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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_3.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their blood cholesterol checked in the last 2 years,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 96.1 0.8 96.5 0.9 96.9 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Age, not adjusted 40–59 95.0 1.2 95.1 1.4 97.6 1.5 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 97.9 0.6 98.7 0.4 95.8 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 94.8 1.3 95.6 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 97.3 0.6 97.2 0.8 97.2 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 95.3 1.4 95.4 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 91.7 2.9 92.3 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 97.4 1.0 97.8 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
High 97.6 0.9 97.6 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 93.6 2.0 95.3 1.6 94.2 3.7 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 96.5 1.1 96.7 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 97.2 1.2 96.9 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 97.0 1.1 96.4 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Not employed 94.1 1.5 95.3 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 97.2 1.0 96.7 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 93.7 2.1 96.9 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 89.9 3.4 89.2 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 98.9 0.6 99.1 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 99.7 0.3 99.6 0.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 93.2 3.1 97.0 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 96.1 0.8 96.6 0.9 97.5 1.3 * * * * * * * *
  Large central metro 94.2 1.7 94.3 2.1 97.4 2.1 * * * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 96.5 1.4 97.1 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 97.5 1.1 97.7 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 98.9 0.7 98.9 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 96.0 1.8 96.1 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 97.8 1.5 97.5 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 93.5 3.8 94.3 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 96.4 0.8 96.5 0.9 97.0 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Other 93.3 2.2 96.2 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 96.3 0.9 96.1 1.2 99.0 1.0 * * * * * * * *
Fair/poor 95.8 1.2 97.1 1.0 94.6 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 96.3 1.3 97.5 0.9 96.1 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 97.1 1.0 98.0 0.9 94.0 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 96.1 1.0 95.9 1.2 97.5 1.7 * * * * * * * *

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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