Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Sandra Magaña, Susan Parish, Miguel A. Morales, Henan Li and Glenn T. Fujiura

Overview
This study investigated the extent of racial and ethnic disparities in the health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Analyzing data from the 2002-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the 2000-2010 National Health Interview Survey, we found that Black and Latino adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have markedly worse health in contrast to their white peers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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