TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Michele Ver Ploeg A2 - Edward Perrin TI - Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs SN - 978-0-309-09231-9 DO - 10.17226/10979 PY - 2004 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10979/eliminating-health-disparities-measurement-and-data-needs PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Behavioral and Social Sciences KW - Surveys and Statistics AB - Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well understood. Current data available on race, ethnicity, SEP, and accumulation and language use are severely limited. The report examines data collection and reporting systems relating to the collection of data on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position and offers recommendations. ER -