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Table 14d
Adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the past year, by educationa, United States, 2002
Population group Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   90.5 0.9 87.1 1.8 91.6 1.2 92.0 1.4
Age 18-44 83.7 2.9 * * * * * *
45-64 93.1 1.0 88.6 2.7 92.4 1.6 96.8 1.1
65 and over 89.8 1.5 88.6 2.3 92.9 2.2 88.1 3.5
Gender Male 91.8 1.1 87.8 2.6 93.3 1.8 93.1 1.8
Female 89.1 1.3 86.6 2.2 90.2 1.8 90.5 2.4
Race White, single race 90.5 1.0 87.9 2.0 92.1 1.4 91.2 1.7
Black, single race 88.0 2.1 * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 91.0 0.9 88.3 2.0 91.5 1.3 92.3 1.4
Non-Hispanic, White 91.2 1.1 89.8 2.3 91.9 1.5 91.5 1.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 88.0 2.2 * * * * * *
Hispanic (all races) 86.3 2.4 83.2 3.4 * * * *
Family incomeb Negative or poor 88.9 2.4 89.2 4.2 * * * *
Near poor/low 89.8 2.0 87.2 2.8 * * * *
Middle 88.1 1.7 81.5 4.2 88.7 2.4 93.4 2.5
High 93.3 1.3 * * 95.1 1.9 92.0 2.0
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 93.2 1.1 * * 93.0 1.7 94.2 1.6
Public only 87.5 3.0 85.7 4.0 * * * *
Uninsured 82.5 3.9 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 86.4 3.1 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 90.3 2.0 * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 94.0 2.3 * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 91.2 1.2 87.3 2.5 90.2 2.1 94.6 1.5
Metropolitan-small 91.1 1.5 86.7 3.7 94.7 1.5 90.8 2.7
Micropolitan 84.9 2.8 * * * * * *
Noncore 93.3 2.7 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 90.7 0.9 86.7 2.1 91.5 1.3 92.6 1.3
Other 88.5 2.8 88.5 3.4 * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 90.7 0.9 87.1 2.1 91.5 1.3 92.4 1.4
No 89.0 2.6 87.3 3.7 * * * *

a Persons age 18 and over. Less 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.

b Negative 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.

c See 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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