Table 18a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had 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 72.7 1.4 73.2 1.7 72.6 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 71.7 2.0 71.5 2.4 75.2 4.6 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 74.2 1.8 75.9 2.0 68.5 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 72.6 2.0 73.8 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 72.8 1.8 72.3 2.5 75.4 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 64.8 4.1 67.8 5.2 56.8 6.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 68.3 3.3 66.1 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 71.5 2.8 71.3 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
High 78.3 2.8 78.5 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 69.8 2.6 71.3 2.7 72.2 6.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 70.7 2.8 70.2 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 76.4 2.6 77.1 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 40-64 Any private 74.0 2.4 72.8 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 65.9 4.8 67.1 5.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 72.8 3.8 73.6 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 75.9 2.9 80.0 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 78.4 3.9 80.0 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 74.8 2.0 77.6 2.7 71.2 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 75.2 2.7 75.2 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 64.8 4.2 62.8 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 60.1 5.5 61.8 5.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 73.1 1.4 73.7 1.8 72.8 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Other 69.6 3.7 70.2 4.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 73.0 1.4 73.4 1.8 73.6 3.7 * * * * * * * *
No 71.1 3.2 72.2 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *

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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