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We aim to describe the riskiness of Roma ethnicity using census-derived data and to demonstrate the value of census for monitoring the Roma to non-Roma gap. This study investigated the self-declared occurrence of at least one chronic disease and the existence of activity limitations among subjects with chronic disease by the database of the 2011 Hungarian Census. Risks were assessed by odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) from logistic regression analyses controlled for sociodemographic factors. Roma ethnicity is a risk factor for chronic diseases (OR = 1.17; 95% CI: 1.16\u20131.18) and for activity limitation in everyday life activities (OR = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.17\u20131.23), learning-working (OR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.21\u20131.27), family life (OR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.16\u20131.28), and transport (OR = 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01\u20131.06). The population-level impact of Roma ethnicity was 0.39% (95% CI: 0.37\u20130.41) for chronic diseases and varied between 0 and 1.19% for activity limitations. 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