Table 2 TB rates by U.S. Census SES variables for foreign-born and U.S.-born persons, 1996–2005
TB rate per 100 000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Foreign-Born | U.S.-Born | Rate Ratio | |
(95% CI*) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
(n = 75,246) | (n = 68,333) | ||
Overall | 25.8 (25.3, 26.4) | 3.94 (3.91, 3.98) | 6.55 (6.47, 6.63) |
Education † | |||
1 (Low SES) | 27.2 (26.2, 28.3) | 8.18 (8.06, 8.30) | 3.33 (3.26, 3.41) |
2 | 27.9 (26.7, 29.0) | 4.31 (4.24, 4.39) | 6.46 (6.31, 6.61) |
3 | 26.0 (24.8, 27.2) | 2.65 (2.60, 2.70) | 9.82 (9.57, 10.1) |
4 (High SES ) | 21.6 (20.5, 22.7) | 1.71 (1.68, 1.75) | 12.6 (12.2, 13.0) |
Crowding ‡ | |||
1 (Low SES) | 27.5 (26.5, 28.5) | 7.66 (7.54, 7.78) | 3.59 (3.51, 3.66) |
2 | 25.0 (23.9, 26.2) | 4.12 (4.04, 4.19) | 6.08 (5.92, 6.25) |
3 | 23.1 (21.9, 24.3) | 2.30 (2.26, 2.35) | 10.0 (9.72, 10.3) |
4 (High SES ) | 19.4 (18.3, 20.6) | 1.31 (1.27, 1.34) | 14.9 (14.4, 15.4) |
Income § | |||
1 (Low SES) | 28.1 (27.1, 29.1) | 8.83 (8.70, 8.96) | 3.18 (3.11, 3.25) |
2 | 27.7 (26.6, 28.9) | 3.65 (3.58, 3.71) | 7.60 (7.42, 7.79) |
3 | 25.3 (24.1, 26.5) | 2.29 (2.25, 2.34) | 11.0 (10.7, 11.3) |
4 (High SES ) | 21.3 (20.2, 22.4) | 1.81 (1.77, 1.85) | 11.8 (11.4, 12.1) |
Unemployment ll | |||
1 (Low SES) | 27.7 (26.7, 28.7) | 8.74 (8.62, 8.87) | 3.17 (3.10, 3.24) |
2 | 26.6 (25.5, 27.7) | 3.56 (3.50, 3.62) | 7.46 (7.29, 7.64) |
3 | 24.3 (23.2, 25.5) | 2.16 (2.11, 2.20) | 11.3 (11.0, 11.6) |
4 (High SES) | 21.6 (20.4, 22.8) | 1.21 (1.18, 1.25) | 17.7 (17.2, 18.3) |