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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_4.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year,a by education,b United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 59.9 1.8 48.9 3.1 61.9 2.6 65.4 2.7
Age, not adjusted 40–59 55.1 2.3 41.0 4.3 58.3 3.6 59.6 3.7
60 and over 67.8 2.1 61.7 3.3 67.6 3.5 74.8 3.3
Gender Male 59.6 2.7 54.0 4.4 63.0 3.9 59.8 4.0
Female 60.3 2.1 45.0 3.9 61.0 3.5 72.5 3.3
Race White, single race 60.6 2.0 47.5 3.5 63.5 3.0 66.3 3.1
Black, single race 54.7 3.5 50.3 6.1 * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 61.4 1.9 48.8 4.2 63.2 2.6 66.2 2.8
Non-Hispanic, White 62.3 2.3 45.5 5.3 64.9 3.1 67.0 3.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 55.2 3.6 51.0 6.3 * * * *
Hispanic 51.3 3.4 49.3 3.9 * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 48.0 3.5 41.4 4.3 * * * *
Near poor/low 47.2 3.1 44.0 4.5 52.9 5.8 * *
Middle 59.2 3.3 49.9 5.7 60.7 4.6 62.3 5.6
High 72.6 2.5 * * 72.0 4.6 73.0 3.1
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 61.3 3.5 * * 59.0 4.9 66.2 4.8
Not employed 57.6 2.7 45.0 3.7 63.7 4.1 * *
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 68.0 2.6 * * 67.9 3.7 70.5 3.7
Public only 48.0 4.0 43.2 4.6 * * * *
Uninsured 44.3 5.6 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 70.0 4.4 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 68.8 3.2 * * * * 75.7 4.3
Medicare and other public 57.1 5.2 57.9 6.1 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 60.8 2.1 50.8 3.6 63.5 3.0 64.9 3.0
  Large central metro 55.8 3.0 46.4 5.7 60.6 5.9 60.0 5.4
  Large fringe metro 69.6 3.4 * * * * * *
  Medium metro 57.2 4.1 58.5 6.2 * * * *
  Small metro 62.9 6.5 * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 57.0 3.2 42.2 5.7 56.7 5.0 * *
  Micropolitan 57.6 4.1 * * * * * *
  Noncore 56.8 4.6 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 61.0 1.9 49.5 3.8 62.1 2.6 66.2 2.8
Other 50.5 4.7 47.1 5.0 * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 61.5 2.2 51.6 4.8 61.5 3.2 66.9 3.2
Fair/poor 57.4 2.5 47.4 3.7 62.4 4.2 61.6 4.3
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 55.7 2.9 46.8 4.1 60.4 3.9 59.7 5.1
Complex activities 58.0 3.0 48.9 4.3 66.5 4.6 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 61.3 2.2 47.6 4.0 62.4 3.5 66.9 3.3

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

b 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.

c 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.

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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