National Healthcare Quality Report 2004

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Table 1.34a: Percent of adults age 18 and over who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years, United States, 1998

Population group	Percent^a	Standard error

Total	67.0	0.3

Age (not age adjusted)
18-44	53.0	0.5
45-64	80.8	0.5
65 and over	87.3	0.5

Race
American Indian or Alaska Native only	58.3	3.5
Asian or Pacific Islander only	68.2	1.7
Asian only	69.3	1.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	67.3	0.9
White only	67.0	0.4
More than one race	DSU	DSU

Ethnicity
Hispanic	59.1	0.9
Total, non-Hispanic	67.9	0.4
Black or African American	67.1	0.9
White	68	0.4

Gender
Male	64.2	0.5
Female	69.7	0.4

Health Insurance
Persons under age 65	66.6	0.4
Private	67.1	0.4
Public	61.5	1.2
Uninsured	42.9	0.9
Persons age 65 and over	87.3	0.5
Medicare + any private	89.8	0.5
Medicare + any public	86.2	1.4
Medicare only	80.2	1.3

Family income
< 100% of poverty level	56.2	1.0
100-199% of poverty level	59.5	0.9
200-399% of poverty level	67.0	0.6
≥ 400% of poverty level	74.6	0.6
Unknown	63.5	0.7

Education (persons age 25 and over)
Less than high school	57.9	0.9
High school graduate	68.6	0.6
At least some college	78.2	0.4

Residence location
MSA	68.4	0.4
Non-MSA	63.3	0.7

^a Percents are age adjusted.

Race categories represent "primary" race (persons reported only one race or more than one race and identified one race as best representing their race).

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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