2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.18a

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Table 1.18a
Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a retinal eye examination in the past year, United States, 2000 and 2002

		2002			2000
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^g	Percent	Standard error	Total population (in thousands)^g	Percent	Standard error

Total		14,015	67.6	1.3	12,608	66.5	1.8

Race^a	White	10,765	67.9	1.4	- -	- -	- -
	Black	2,368	66.7	2.9	- -	- -	- -
	American Indian /Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	- -	- -	- -
	Asian	DSU	DSU	DSU	- -	- -	- -
	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU	- -	- -	- -
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	- -	- -	- -

Ethnicity^b	Hispanic, all races	1,753	58.1	3.1	1,633	58.3	4.3
	Non-Hispanic, all races	12,262	69.0	1.3	10,975	67.7	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	9,093	69.9	1.6	8,415	67.8	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,359	66.7	2.9	2,081	65.8	4.7
	Non-Hispanic, other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

Gender	Male	6,914	66.2	1.8	5,872	69.2	2.7
Gender	Female	7,101	69.1	1.7	6,736	64.2	2.2

Age	18-44	1,884	51.6	3.6	2,072	53.8	4.9
	45-64	6,386	65.0	2.0	5,309	66.1	2.8
	65 and over	5,745	76.0	1.7	5,227	72.1	2.6

Education^c	Less than high school	4,511	63.6	2.5	3,986	63.7	2.8
	High school graduate	4,554	70.0	2.1	4,211	61.0	3.4
	At least some college	4,808	69.8	2.2	4,245	74.5	2.5

Employment status^d	Employed	5,124	63.3	2.1	4,726	60.1	3.4
Employment status^d	Not employed	3,146	59.7	2.7	2,655	67.0	3.7

Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	5,677	66.7	2.1	5,330	62.9	3.0
	Public only	1,570	57.0	3.1	1,213	68.3	4.3
	Uninsured	1,023	42.7	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU

Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,730	75.8	3.3	1,593	76.7	4.7
	Medicare and private	3,060	77.7	2.3	2,749	71.3	3.8
	Medicare and other public	924	70.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU

Family income^e	Negative or poor	1,801	59.0	3.3	1,744	65.6	3.5
	Near poor/low income	3,454	65.5	2.5	3,085	62.2	3.5
	Middle income	4,112	65.2	2.3	3,610	61.5	3.7
	High income	4,647	74.8	2.0	4,168	74.5	2.6

Residence location^f	Metropolitan-large	7,127	68.6	2.0	6,417	68.5	2.9
	Metropolitan-small	4,049	67.5	2.3	3,457	64.0	3.2
	Micropolitan	1,872	66.3	3.2	1,706	69.0	4.0
	Noncore	967	63.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU

Perceived health status	Excellent, very good or good	8,038	69.4	1.6	7,588	68.0	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair or poor	5,977	65.3	1.8	5,020	64.2	3.0

^a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 data. Thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.

^b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic White and Black categories exclude multiple race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.

^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 Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.

^e "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^f See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.

^g Total adult diabetes population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.

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

- - Data not shown. See footnote a.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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