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Table 2_1_4.2b
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		59.7	1.8	61.3	1.9	62.4	2.2	54.8	3.5	50.3	3.6
Age, not adjusted	40–59	54.9	2.3	56.9	2.5	56.6	3.0	55.5	4.8	43.9	4.7
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	67.5	2.1	68.4	2.2	71.8	2.5	53.6	4.9	60.5	4.9
Gender	Male	59.5	2.7	60.5	2.9	62.0	3.4	57.3	6.2	53.5	5.3
Gender	Female	59.9	2.1	62.0	2.3	62.9	2.9	53.1	3.9	47.1	5.3
Family income^b	Negative/poor	47.5	3.4	47.3	4.0	48.9	5.6	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	47.2	3.1	46.4	3.8	42.0	4.7	*	*	49.4	5.4
	Middle	59.3	3.3	61.4	3.6	60.5	4.2	*	*	*	*
	High	72.3	2.6	73.8	2.7	74.9	3.1	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	48.9	3.1	48.8	4.2	45.5	5.3	51.0	6.3	49.3	3.9
	High school graduate	61.9	2.6	63.2	2.6	64.9	3.1	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	65.4	2.7	66.2	2.8	67.0	3.2	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	61.1	3.4	62.9	3.7	62.8	4.0	*	*	47.9	9.4
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	57.7	2.7	59.4	3.1	62.8	3.6	*	*	49.4	4.8
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	67.9	2.6	69.6	2.6	70.2	3.0	*	*	*	*
	Public only	48.2	3.9	46.4	4.5	48.6	5.1	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	43.9	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	69.8	4.3	69.7	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	69.0	3.2	69.4	3.3	69.0	3.7	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	56.1	5.2	56.0	6.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	60.5	2.1	62.7	2.2	64.5	2.8	55.4	3.8	49.7	3.9
	Large central metro	55.5	2.9	56.6	3.5	60.6	5.6	53.7	4.6	53.2	4.8
	Large fringe metro	69.8	3.4	71.6	3.5	72.9	4.1	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	56.5	4.2	58.3	4.3	57.6	5.0	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	62.9	6.5	65.8	7.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	56.8	3.2	57.0	3.3	57.2	3.8	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	57.2	4.1	57.2	4.1	58.5	4.8	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	56.8	4.6	57.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	60.9	1.9	61.8	1.9	62.7	2.2	54.6	3.6	50.5	5.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	49.5	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	50.2	4.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	61.3	2.2	63.8	2.3	63.9	2.7	60.0	5.6	43.0	5.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	57.2	2.4	57.1	2.7	59.5	3.5	48.6	4.7	57.8	5.0
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	55.6	2.9	56.6	3.1	58.1	3.8	49.9	5.6	48.0	4.6
	Complex activities	58.2	3.0	59.0	3.2	58.1	4.0	52.5	6.3	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	60.9	2.2	63.3	2.4	64.4	2.8	58.5	5.9	48.4	4.6

^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: SE: standard error.

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