6-6

Baseline: 87 percent of adults aged 18 years and older with disabilities reported satisfaction with life in 1998 (data from 11 States and the District of Columbia; age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Target setting method: 10 percent improvement (parity with adults without disabilities in 1998).

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

Adults Aged 18 Years and Older, 1998	Reported Satisfaction With Life*
	With Disabilities		Without Disabilities**
	Percent
TOTAL	87	96
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	78	92
Asian or Pacific Islander	78	98
Asian	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU
Black or African American	83	92
White	88	96

Hispanic or Latino	80	93
Not Hispanic or Latino	87	96
Black or African American	DNA	DNA
White	DNA	DNA
Gender
Female	87	95
Male	86	96
Education level (aged 25 years and older)
Less than high school	84	94
High school graduate	87	95
At least some college	89	97

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.


6-6.		Increase the proportion of adults with disabilities reporting satisfaction with life.