Flashcards on Vanishing into Visibility
Vanishing into Visibility: Native American Resilience & Identity
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Native American health and socioeconomic issues
20 cards
Card 1
Question: What was the all-causes mortality rate for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in 2008–2010 and how did it compare to the U.S. all races rate
Answer: AI/AN all-causes mortality rate: 986.5 per 100,000; U.S. all races rate: 749.6 per 100,000; ratio 1.3 (AI/AN higher).
Card 2
Question: Which cause of death had the largest disparity (highest ratio) between AI/AN and U.S. all races, and what was the ratio?
Answer: Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis had the largest disparity with a ratio of 4.8 (AI/AN rate 43.7 vs U.S. 9.1).
Card 3
Question: Which causes of death had roughly equal mortality rates (ratio ≈1.0) for AI/AN compared with the U.S. all races?
Answer: Diseases of the heart (ratio 1.0), malignant neoplasm/cancer (1.0), cerebrovascular diseases/stroke (1.0), and hypertensive diseases (1.0).
Card 4
Question: Name three causes of death with substantially higher AI/AN mortality rates (ratio ≥1.5) compared to U.S. all races and give their ratios.
Answer: Accidents (unintentional injuries) ratio 2.5; Diabetes mellitus ratio 3.0; Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ratio 4.8. Also influenza & pneumonia 1
Card 5
Question: What was the AI/AN mortality rate for diabetes and how did it compare to the U.S. all races rate?
Answer: AI/AN diabetes mortality rate: 63.6 per 100,000; U.S. all races: 21.0 per 100,000; ratio 3.0 (AI/AN three times higher).
Card 6
Question: How did AI/AN mortality from Alzheimer's disease compare to the U.S. all races rate?
Answer: AI/AN Alzheimer's mortality rate: 17.9 per 100,000 versus U.S. 24.2 per 100,000; ratio 0.7 (AI/AN lower).
Card 7
Question: Which causes of death related to external causes showed elevated AI/AN rates and what were those rates?
Answer: Accidents/unintentional injuries: 94.7 per 100,000 (ratio 2.5); drug-induced deaths: 23.9 (ratio 1.9); intentional self-harm/suicide: 20.2 (ratio 1.7)
Card 8
Question: What percent of households in poverty were reported for American Indian and Alaska Native households?
Answer: 47% of American Indian and Alaska Native households were in poverty.
Card 9
Question: How did child poverty (share of children in poverty, 2016) compare for Native American children versus White and Asian American children?
Answer: Native American children: 33.8%; White children: 10.8%; Asian American children: 11.1%.
Card 10
Question: What were the child poverty rates for Black and Hispanic children in 2016?
Answer: Black children: 30.8%; Hispanic children: 26.6%.