National Healthcare Disparities Report 2005

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Table 2.1b. Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care

Core Report Measure	Income Differenceⁱ			Educational Differenceⁱⁱ		Insurance Differenceⁱⁱⁱ
	<100%	100-199%	200-399%	<HS	HS Grad	Uninsured
Cancer
Women age 40 and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer^v				=	↓
Diabetes
Adults with diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c measurement, retinal eye exam, and foot exam in the past year^vi	↓	↓	↓	↓	=	↓
Heart Disease
Current smokers age 18 and over receiving advice to quit smoking^vi	↓	=	=	=	=	↓
Maternal and Child Health
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester^vii				↓	↓
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams^vii				↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines^viii	↓	↓	↓
Adolescents (13-15) who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine^iv	=	=	=			↓
Children 2-17 with advice about physical activity^vi	↓	↓	↓			↓
Children 2-17 with a dental visit^vi	↓	↓	↓			↓
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Adults with serious psychological distress who receive mental health treatment or counseling^ix	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population^v
Persons age 12 and over who needed treatment for substance abuse who received such treatment^ix	↑	=	=	=	=
Patients receiving substance abuse treatment who completed treatment^x				↓	=
Respiratory Diseases
Persons 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination^iv	↓	=	=	↓	=

ⁱ Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.

ⁱⁱ Compared with persons with any college education.

ⁱⁱⁱ Compared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.

^iv Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2003.

^v Source: National Vital Statistics System-Mortality, 2002. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.

^vi Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002.

^vii Source: National Vital Statistics System-Natality, 2002. This source did not collect information for >1 race.

^viii Source: National Immunization Survey, 2003.

^ix Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003.

^x Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 2003.

Key: HS = high school.

Key to Symbols Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:

= Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.

↑ Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.

↓ Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.

Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.

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