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

  Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 69.6 1.3 61.7 3.9 65.6 3.2 69.5 2.7 76.2 2.3
                     
Age                    
    18-44 59.9 3.7 * * * * * * * *
    45-64 67.8 2.1 * * 59.8 5.4 65.2 3.8 75.4 3.3
    65 and over 75.1 2.1 * * 70.2 4.0 79.5 4.2 78.2 4.0
                     
Gender                    
    Male 70.3 2.1 * * 68.4 4.5 67.8 3.7 74.9 3.3
    Female 69.0 2.0 60.3 4.6 63.6 4 71.4 3.6 78.0 3.6
                     
Race                    
    White 70.5 1.5 64.7 4.8 66.2 3.8 69.0 3.0 76.8 2.6
    Black 67.3 3.5 * * * * * * * *
    Asian or Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 71.5 1.5 63.5 4.6 68.7 3.5 71.2 3.1 76.4 2.4
      White 72.6 1.7 * * 70.5 4.3 71.1 3.5 76.9 2.7
      Black 67.5 3.5 * * * * * * * *
    Hispanic 57.1 3.5 * * 50.0 6.0 59.3 5.8 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 64.0 2.5 67.0 5.0 60.8 4.2 65.6 5.1 * *
    High school graduate 70.3 2.3 * * * * 70.1 4.4 74.8 4.4
    At least some college 74.9 2.5 * * * * 71.7 4.9 79.9 3.1
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65 years                    
    Any private 68.4 2.2 * * * * 62.5 3.7 75.5 3.0
    Public only 63.9 4.2 * * * * * * * *
    Uninsured 49.0 6.4 * * * * * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 68.4 3.9 * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and private 81.9 2.9 * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public 66.9 5.6 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 70.3 2.0 62.1 5.6 64.0 4.6 67.6 4.4 78.3 3.2
    Metropolitan-small 70.8 2.7 * * 67.2 5.7 73.8 5.6 * *
    Micropolitan 70.2 3.4 * * * * * * * *
    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: 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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