Blacks, Non-Bilingual Hispanics At Higher Risk For Old Age Disability

Although disability rates among the elderly are falling, African-Americans and Hispanics who are not fluent in English are nearly 50 percent more likely to become disabled after age 65, compared to whites and Hispanics who speak English, according to a new study.

The study, which appears in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health, included interviews with more than 8,000 adults age 65 years or older who took part in the Health and Retirement Study. The University of Michigan conducted the study and the National Institute of Aging provided funding.”*

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