Table 16d
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a lipid profile in the past 2 years,a by education, United States, 2003
        Educationb
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 96.9 0.6 96.4 0.9 96.5 1.1 97.9 0.8
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 96.3 0.9 96.3 1.3 95.4 1.7 97.0 1.2
60 and over 98.0 0.5 96.6 1.0 98.2 0.8 99.3 0.5
Gender Male 96.5 0.8 96.6 1.1 93.8 2.3 98.5 0.8
Female 97.3 0.7 96.0 1.6 98.7 0.6 97.0 1.4
Race White, single race 97.2 0.7 96.7 1.0 97.1 1.4 97.7 1.0
Black, single race 96.2 1.1 97.0 1.6 94.0 2.3 * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 97.6 0.6 98.0 0.7 97.0 1.1 98.1 0.8
Non-Hispanic, White 98.2 0.7 99.1 0.5 98.0 1.5 98.0 1.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 96.2 1.2 96.9 1.6 94.0 2.3 * *
Hispanic 92.5 2.0 92.0 2.8 * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 95.3 1.4 95.5 1.8 * * * *
Near poor/low 93.6 2.0 95.0 1.7 89.2 4.5 * *
Middle 97.1 1.0 96.8 1.9 99.3 0.6 95.2 2.2
High 99.2 0.4 * * 98.8 0.8 99.3 0.5
Health insurance, age 40-64 Any private 98.5 0.5 * * 99.1 0.6 98.1 0.8
Public only 97.0 1.0 97.4 1.4 * * * *
Uninsured 83.3 4.7 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 97.3 1.2 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 99.5 0.3 99.6 0.4 99.7 0.3 * *
Medicare and other public 96.5 1.7 95.1 2.5 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 97.4 0.6 96.8 1.1 96.4 1.2 99.0 0.6
Metropolitan-small 96.5 1.1 95.7 1.8 98.5 0.8 95.8 2.2
Micropolitan 94.7 3.0 * * * * * *
Noncore 98.9 0.8 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 97.6 0.6 98.5 0.6 96.7 1.1 98.1 0.8
Other 90.6 2.7 88.5 3.8 * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 97.4 0.6 98.1 0.7 96.6 1.2 97.9 0.9
No 94.0 1.8 90.5 3.4 * * * *

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

b 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.

c 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.

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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