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Tuberculosis Among Foreign- and U.S.-born |
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Number of Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
Foreign Born |
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Year |
U.S. Born |
Foreign-born |
U.S. Born |
Foreign-born |
as % All cases |
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1993 |
17,464 |
7,354 |
7.4 |
33.6 |
29.6% |
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1994 |
16,278 |
7,627 |
6.8 |
33.9 |
31.9% |
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1995 |
14,772 |
7,930 |
6.1 |
34.2 |
34.9% |
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1996 |
13,333 |
7,704 |
5.5 |
32.3 |
36.6% |
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1997 |
11,898 |
7,702 |
4.9 |
31.2 |
39.3% |
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1998 |
10,675 |
7,591 |
4.3 |
30.0 |
41.6% |
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1999 |
9,809 |
7,553 |
4.0 |
29.2 |
43.5% |
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2000 |
8,714 |
7,554 |
3.5 |
24.1 |
46.4% |
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2001 |
7,845 |
7,865 |
3.1 |
24.2 |
50.1% |
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2002 |
7,296 |
7,659 |
2.9 |
23.1 |
51.2% |
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2003 |
6,903 |
7,902 |
2.7 |
23.6 |
53.4% |
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Source: Centers For Disease Control, Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports, 2003. |
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Tuberculosis Cases: The Ten Largest State Caseloads, 2003 |
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Foreign-born as |
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State |
Total(a) |
U.S.-born Persons |
Foreign-born Persons |
Percent of Total |
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U.S. |
14,805 |
6,903 |
7,902 |
53.4% |
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California |
3,204 |
783 |
2421 |
75.6% |
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Texas |
1,593 |
882 |
711 |
44.6% |
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New York |
1,465 |
488 |
977 |
66.7% |
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Florida |
1,046 |
577 |
469 |
44.8% |
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Illinois |
632 |
361 |
271 |
42.9% |
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Georgia |
517 |
367 |
150 |
29.0% |
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New Jersey |
494 |
147 |
347 |
70.2% |
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Pennsylvania |
336 |
193 |
143 |
42.6% |
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Virginia |
332 |
128 |
204 |
61.4% |
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Arizona |
291 |
120 |
171 |
58.8% |
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Source: Centers For Disease Control, Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports, 2003. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
