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 ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | All races | White | Black | ||||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 47.8 | 1.7 | 48.8 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 2.1 | 41.6 | 4.0 | 41.6 | 4.3 | |
| Age, not age adjusted | 40-59 | 45.9 | 2.4 | 47.6 | 2.5 | 48.7 | 3.0 | 46.3 | 5.7 | 35.2 | 5.6 |
| 60 and over | 50.9 | 2.4 | 50.8 | 2.6 | 54.6 | 2.9 | 34.1 | 4.9 | 51.9 | 5.6 | |
| Gender | Male | 48.8 | 2.5 | 49.7 | 2.6 | 52.2 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * |
| Female | 46.8 | 2.4 | 47.9 | 2.6 | 49.4 | 3.6 | 44.1 | 4.3 | 41.1 | 5.1 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 37.2 | 3.9 | 34.9 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Near poor/low | 33.0 | 3.6 | 34.3 | 4.2 | 38.9 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Middle | 47.6 | 3.1 | 49.6 | 3.2 | 49.1 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| High | 59.2 | 3.0 | 59.1 | 3.2 | 59.1 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Educationc | Less than high school | 38.5 | 2.8 | 39.4 | 3.3 | 43.1 | 4.0 | * | * | 36.6 | 4.9 |
| High school graduate | 50.0 | 3.1 | 50.9 | 3.2 | 54.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| At least some college | 52.5 | 3.0 | 52.3 | 3.0 | 52.6 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 40-64 | Any private | 50.2 | 2.9 | 50.9 | 3.0 | 51.6 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * |
| Public only | 36.8 | 4.0 | 35.8 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Uninsured | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 48.9 | 5.1 | 48.1 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 57.3 | 3.7 | 56.7 | 3.9 | 61.0 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | 41.6 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 50.2 | 2.7 | 52.0 | 2.9 | 57.7 | 3.9 | 41.7 | 5.0 | 40.8 | 5.4 |
| Metropolitan-small | 49.1 | 3.4 | 50.1 | 3.4 | 51.9 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 41.4 | 4.3 | 41.0 | 4.7 | 40.5 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 37.4 | 5.4 | 37.9 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Preferred language | English | 48.9 | 1.7 | 49.3 | 1.7 | 50.8 | 2.1 | 42.0 | 4.0 | * | * |
| Other | 39.7 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 40.1 | 5.0 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 49.6 | 1.7 | 49.9 | 1.8 | 50.9 | 2.1 | 43.5 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 6.5 |
| No | 39.5 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 37.7 | 5.6 | |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.