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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_3.2b
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their blood cholesterol checked in the last 2 years,a by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 96.1 0.8 96.5 0.8 97.1 0.9 96.9 1.4 93.8 1.8
Age, not adjusted 40–59 95.0 1.2 95.7 1.2 96.1 1.5 97.6 1.5 91.0 3.0
60 and over 97.9 0.6 97.8 0.6 98.7 0.5 95.8 1.7 98.4 0.9
Gender Male 94.8 1.3 95.3 1.5 96.3 1.6 * * 92.7 2.9
Female 97.3 0.6 97.7 0.6 97.8 0.8 97.2 1.2 95.0 2.3
Family incomeb Negative/poor 95.3 1.4 95.6 1.7 95.9 2.1 * * * *
Near poor/low 91.7 2.9 90.2 3.7 90.2 4.6 * * 96.6 1.7
Middle 97.4 1.0 98.7 0.7 99.7 0.3 * * * *
High 97.6 0.9 97.9 0.9 97.8 1.1 * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 93.6 2.0 93.2 2.7 96.0 2.2 94.2 3.7 94.4 2.1
High school graduate 96.5 1.1 97.3 0.9 97.7 1.0 * * * *
At least some college 97.2 1.2 97.3 1.2 96.9 1.6 * * * *
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 97.0 1.1 97.3 1.1 96.8 1.5 * * 95.0 2.3
Not employed 94.1 1.5 94.5 1.6 96.2 1.5 * * 92.7 3.1
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 97.2 1.0 97.1 1.0 96.6 1.3 * * * *
Public only 93.7 2.1 92.8 2.6 * * * * * *
Uninsured 89.9 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 98.9 0.6 99.0 0.6 99.3 0.7 * * * *
Medicare and private 99.7 0.3 99.7 0.4 99.6 0.4 * * * *
Medicare and other public 93.2 3.1 91.5 4.2 * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 96.1 0.8 96.7 0.9 97.5 0.9 97.5 1.3 93.4 2.0
  Large central metro 94.2 1.7 95.5 2.1 97.2 2.3 97.3 2.2 91.6 2.9
  Large fringe metro 96.5 1.4 96.2 1.5 96.8 1.7 * * * *
  Medium metro 97.5 1.1 98.0 1.2 98.1 1.3 * * * *
  Small metro 98.9 0.7 98.8 0.8 * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 96.0 1.8 95.9 2.0 96.0 2.2 * * * *
  Micropolitan 97.8 1.5 97.6 1.6 97.3 2.0 * * * *
  Noncore 93.5 3.8 93.6 4.0 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 96.4 0.8 96.8 0.8 97.1 0.9 97.0 1.4 92.3 3.0
Other 93.3 2.2 * * * * * * 95.4 2.0
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 96.3 0.9 96.5 1.0 96.3 1.3 99.0 1.0 95.0 2.2
Fair/poor 95.8 1.2 96.6 1.3 98.6 0.8 94.5 2.5 92.5 3.2
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 96.3 1.3 96.2 1.4 97.6 1.0 96.1 2.4 97.1 1.8
Complex activities 97.1 1.0 96.9 1.1 97.9 1.0 94.0 3.5 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 96.1 1.0 96.9 1.0 96.8 1.3 97.5 1.7 92.7 2.3

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: 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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