TABLE 2.

Health Status Measures

	Racial or Ethnic Group
Measure	Whites	Blacks	Hispanics
Self-rated general health (%)
Excellent	18.4	12.7	13.7
Very good	27.0	21.1	19.7
Good	31.3	26.3	31.3
Fair	16.3	26.6	22.3
Poor	6.9	13.3	12.9
Physical health
Chronic conditions (%)
Diabetes	12.8	21.3	22.5
Hypertension	39.1	54.5	42.2
Angina	4.1	2.1	2.6
Myocardial infarction	2.5	3.0	2.5
Congestive heart failure	2.8	1.7	2.1
Hyperlipidemia	12.9	6.9	7.5
Stroke	3.8	5.2	4.3
Arthritis	21.1	28.9	26.1
Emphysema	2.8	3.1	1.4
Asthma	3.5	4.2	4.3
Depression	7.0	2.5	8.1
Anxiety disorder	3.0	0.8	5.4
Thyroid disorder	4.9	0.8	1.6
Peptic ulcer	2.0	2.9	2.2
Cancer	6.6	4.3	4.0
Functional limitations (%)
Lifting: some	11.1	14.4	10.7
Lifting: a lot	10.6	18.8	19.9
Reaching: some	11.3	13.4	11.2
Reaching: a lot	9.6	16.3	13.4
Grasping: some	9.6	12.3	10.9
Grasping: a lot	3.4	5.9	7.5
Standing: some	11.7	14.3	11.5
Standing: a lot	15.1	19.5	17.2
Walking 3 blocks: some	10.7	11.3	9.6
Walking 3 blocks: a lot	20.3	28.5	24.0
Walking 1 mile: some	7.2	7.3	5.8
Walking 1 mile: a lot	27.1	34.7	30.3
Climbing: some	12.5	13.7	9.8
Climbing: a lot	12.7	22.3	19.9
Bending: some	14.4	14.7	13.3
Bending: a lot	13.1	20.6	19.2
Limitations with housework or work (%)	20.9	27.7	23.4
Limitations in activities of daily living (%)	6.4	9.9	9.6
Died during the year (%)	3.4	3.2	2.7
Mental health
Self-rated mental health (%)
Excellent	31.6	25.1	22.5
Very good	29.5	24.6	30.1
Good	29.8	35.4	30.6
Fair	6.7	11.1	12.0
Poor	2.3	3.9	4.8
Cognitive limitations (%)	9.4	11.6	15.5
Social health
Social limitations (%)	12.5	15.3	11.8