Table 14a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c test, a retinal eye examination, and a foot examination in the past year,a by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 47.8 1.7 49.4 2.0 41.5 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 45.9 2.4 46.3 2.8 46.5 5.7 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 50.9 2.4 54.4 2.7 33.5 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 48.8 2.5 51.0 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 46.8 2.4 47.6 3.1 43.8 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 37.2 3.9 41.1 5.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 33.0 3.6 35.5 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 47.6 3.1 46.8 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
High 59.2 3.0 59.5 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 38.5 2.8 41.2 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 50.0 3.1 52.6 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 52.5 3.0 53.0 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 40-64 Any private 50.2 2.9 50.9 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 36.8 4.0 45.8 5.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 48.9 5.1 49.1 5.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 57.3 3.7 61.8 3.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 41.6 5.5 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 50.2 2.7 54.1 3.3 41.5 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 49.1 3.4 50.2 3.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 41.4 4.3 41.3 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 37.4 5.4 38.8 5.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 48.9 1.7 50.3 2.1 41.8 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Other 39.7 4.7 43.6 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 49.6 1.7 50.5 2.1 43.5 4.3 * * * * * * * *
No 39.5 4.0 44.2 5.4 * * * * * * * * * *

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age-groups: 40-59, 60 and over.

b Negative/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 Less than high school 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.

d 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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