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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_2.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year,a by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 90.0 1.1 90.4 1.3 91.4 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Age, not adjusted 40–59 88.0 1.6 88.4 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
60 and over 93.2 1.1 93.5 1.2 89.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 88.9 1.8 89.7 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 91.0 1.3 91.0 1.6 91.9 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 85.5 2.9 86.9 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 85.3 3.0 85.4 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 92.8 1.7 92.2 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
High 91.4 1.7 92.1 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 88.4 2.3 89.2 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 90.7 2.1 91.4 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 91.0 1.6 90.8 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 90.7 1.5 90.6 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Not employed 90.5 1.9 91.1 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 92.5 1.4 92.1 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 88.6 2.6 91.3 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 79.0 4.9 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 91.1 2.4 90.0 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 95.9 1.3 96.1 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 88.1 3.5 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 89.6 1.3 89.8 1.5 91.8 1.9 * * * * * * * *
  Large central metro 91.0 1.7 92.0 2.1 93.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 90.6 2.9 89.0 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 86.7 2.6 87.6 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 89.7 3.1 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 91.8 2.1 92.3 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 91.6 2.8 91.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 91.9 3.2 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 90.0 1.2 90.1 1.4 91.3 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Other 90.1 2.7 92.7 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 89.5 1.4 89.6 1.7 92.0 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Fair/poor 90.8 1.4 91.7 1.6 90.8 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 91.2 1.6 92.8 1.4 89.9 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 93.0 1.4 93.4 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 89.6 1.4 89.3 1.7 93.6 2.6 * * * * * * * *

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

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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - 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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