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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_5.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation 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 70.9 1.5 67.6 2.7 69.9 2.5 75.0 2.6
Age, not adjusted 40–59 70.7 2.1 69.0 3.9 67.4 3.5 75.0 3.5
60 and over 71.2 1.9 65.4 2.9 73.9 3.0 75.2 3.4
Gender Male 71.1 2.4 71.0 4.5 67.9 4.1 74.1 3.6
Female 70.7 1.9 65.1 3.4 71.5 3.2 76.0 3.4
Race White, single race 71.0 1.8 68.0 3.0 68.2 3.1 76.8 2.8
Black, single race 76.5 3.0 74.3 6.6 * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 72.1 1.5 69.0 3.5 71.7 2.5 75.1 2.7
Non-Hispanic, White 72.3 1.9 70.0 4.4 69.9 3.2 77.1 2.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 76.6 3.1 75.8 6.8 * * * *
Hispanic 64.6 3.2 66.2 3.6 * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 69.0 3.3 67.9 5.2 * * * *
Near poor/low 64.0 3.4 67.3 5.3 64.1 4.8 * *
Middle 71.4 2.6 64.6 5.5 67.8 4.8 79.8 3.7
High 74.7 2.6 * * 73.9 4.4 76.2 3.9
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 72.4 3.2 * * 65.2 5.2 80.8 3.8
Not employed 67.3 2.7 68.4 4.2 65.4 4.3 * *
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 71.2 2.6 * * 67.9 3.6 75.6 4.1
Public only 72.7 3.9 69.7 6.1 * * * *
Uninsured 61.1 5.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 68.9 4.3 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 73.8 2.8 * * * * 73.5 4.4
Medicare and other public 69.1 5.2 66.9 6.2 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 71.5 1.7 68.3 3.2 71.1 3.0 74.8 3.0
Large central metro 72.5 2.8 72.5 4.6 72.3 4.4 72.6 5.3
Large fringe metro 68.5 3.5 * * * * * *
Medium metro 72.7 3.3 62.9 7.1 * * * *
Small metro 73.7 6.0 * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 68.8 2.9 65.1 4.4 66.2 4.6 * *
Micropolitan 70.5 3.9 * * * * * *
Noncore 67.4 4.2 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 71.5 1.6 67.6 3.3 69.8 2.7 76.5 2.6
Other 66.0 3.7 69.5 4.6 * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 71.1 1.9 65.1 4.0 69.2 3.2 75.8 2.9
Fair/poor 70.5 2.2 69.9 3.8 71.3 3.5 72.6 4.1
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 72.7 2.4 69.2 4.4 73.9 3.5 75.9 4.5
Complex activities 71.9 2.7 72.5 4.1 73.1 4.1 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 68.9 1.9 63.4 4.3 66.7 3.4 74.3 3.2

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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