National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

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Table 11b: Adults with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past 2 years, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	93.8	0.7	94.3	0.7	94.1	0.9	94.9	1.9	90.4	1.9

Age
18-44	84.0	2.8	84.0	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
45-64	95.9	0.9	96.2	1.0	96.5	1.0	95.9	2.5	94.5	1.7
65 and over	95.1	1.0	95.8	1.1	96.0	1.2	94.2	3.0	*	*

Gender
Male	95.0	1.0	95.7	1.1	96.2	1.1	*	*	89.4	3.0
Female	92.6	1.0	92.8	1.1	91.7	1.4	96.7	1.9	91.3	2.7

Family income^a
Negative or poor	92.1	1.9	93.5	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	92.2	1.5	93.2	1.6	94.0	2.0	*	*	*	*
Middle	94.2	1.2	94.3	1.3	94.1	1.5	*	*	93.2	2.1
High	95.3	1.3	95.2	1.4	94.7	1.7	*	*	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	92.1	1.3	92.8	1.5	92.1	1.8	93.7	3.2	90.0	2.4
High school graduate	92.7	1.4	93.2	1.4	93.5	1.5	*	*	*	*
At least some college	96.7	1.1	96.7	1.1	96.4	1.4	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	93.5	1.1	93.4	1.2	93.0	1.4	*	*	*	*
Public only	94.2	2.0	94.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	85.1	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	95.3	1.8	96.1	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	96.0	1.4	95.8	1.4	95.0	1.7	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	92.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	94.4	1.0	94.7	1.2	94.6	1.5	94.1	3.0	93.1	2.1
Metropolitan-small	93.7	1.4	94.6	1.4	94.7	1.6	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	93.1	1.8	93.6	1.9	92.4	2.3	*	*	*	*
Noncore	91.1	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^bLess than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

^cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

^*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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