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Table 12a: Adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 69.6 1.3 70.5 1.5 67.3 3.5 * * * *
                     
Age                    
    18-44 59.9 3.7 62.6 4.0 * * * * * *
    45-64 67.8 2.1 67.9 2.4 72.4 5.1 * * * *
    65 and over 75.1 2.1 76.1 2.4 69.2 5.4 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 70.3 2.1 72.3 2.3 * * * * * *
    Female 69.0 2.0 68.5 2.2 69.2 4.1 * * * *
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 61.7 3.9 64.7 4.8 * * * * * *
    Near poor/low 65.6 3.2 66.2 3.8 * * * * * *
    Middle 69.5 2.7 69.0 3.0 * * * * * *
    High 76.2 2.3 76.8 2.6 * * * * * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 64.0 2.5 62.0 2.8 68.5 5.2 * * * *
    High school graduate 70.3 2.3 73.9 2.6 * * * * * *
    At least some college 74.9 2.5 75.3 2.7 * * * * * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 68.4 2.2 69.4 2.4 * * * * * *
    Public only 63.9 4.2 65.4 5.1 * * * * * *
    Uninsured 49.0 6.4 * * * * * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 68.4 3.9 71.5 4.3 * * * * * *
    Medicare and private 81.9 2.9 82.4 3.1 * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public 66.9 5.6 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 70.3 2.0 71.3 2.3 67.8 4.7 * * * *
    Metropolitan-small 70.8 2.7 71.8 3.0 * * * * * *
    Micropolitan 70.2 3.4 70.0 3.8 * * * * * *
    Noncore 59.0 6.7 * * * * * * * *
                     

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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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