6-5

Baseline: 71 percent of adults aged 18 years and older with disabilities reported sufficient emotional support in 1998 (data from 11 States and the District of columbia; age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Target setting method: 11 percent improvement (parity with adults aged 18 years and older without disabilities in 1998).

Data source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), CDC, NCCDPHP.

Adults Aged 18 Years and Older, 1998	Reported Sufficient Emotional Support*
	With Disabilities		Without Disabilities**
	Percent
TOTAL	71	79
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	56	72
Asian or Pacific Islander	49	66
Asian	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU
Black or African American	53	68
White	74	82

Hispanic or Latino	44	68
Not Hispanic or Latino	72	80
Black or African American	DNA	DNA
White	DNA	DNA
Gender
Female	70	79
Male	70	78
Education level (aged 25 years and older)
Less than high school	58	70
High school graduate	74	76
At least some college	74	83

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
*Data are from 11 States and the District of Columbia.
**The total represents the target. Data for population groups by race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and geographic location are displayed to further characterize the issue.


6-5.		Increase the proportion of adults with disabilities reporting sufficient emotional support.