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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_3.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year,a by education,b United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   59.4 1.5 50.8 2.7 60.4 2.5 63.8 2.5
Age 40–59 53.4 2.2 43.5 4.1 54.7 3.7 57.2 3.7
60 and over 69.0 1.8 62.6 3.0 69.7 3.1 74.5 3.3
Gender Male 58.5 2.3 47.6 4.3 58.7 4.0 64.8 3.5
Female 60.3 2.0 53.6 3.7 62.8 3.2 62.3 3.2
Race White, single race 60.4 1.7 50.8 3.1 62.3 3.0 64.5 2.8
Black, single race 52.7 4.4 51.7 6.1 51.5 7.1 DSU DSU
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 61.0 1.6 49.1 3.7 62.4 2.7 64.7 2.6
Non-Hispanic, White 62.6 1.9 48.3 4.6 64.8 3.2 65.8 2.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 53.2 4.5 52.4 6.1 52.3 7.1 DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 50.9 3.6 52.7 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomec Negative/poor 51.2 4.3 53.6 5.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 53.9 2.9 45.6 4.5 63.6 4.8 DSU DSU
Middle 59.7 2.4 51.1 4.3 60.1 4.7 65.0 4.1
High 65.4 2.4 DSU DSU 62.2 4.6 68.6 3.6
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 57.6 3.0 45.6 6.2 55.0 5.1 63.2 4.2
Not employed 60.9 2.5 52.3 4.2 66.4 4.3 63.2 5.0
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 64.5 2.5 53.8 5.0 64.3 4.0 67.9 3.7
Public only 55.2 3.6 55.0 5.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 35.6 5.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 66.1 3.4 61.2 5.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 72.9 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU 76.4 4.3
Medicare and other public 59.9 4.8 62.1 5.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 62.1 1.7 54.9 3.1 62.2 2.9 65.9 2.6
  Large central metro 60.6 2.5 55.6 4.7 64.0 4.6 60.4 4.0
  Large fringe metro 65.2 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 69.8 4.5
  Medium metro 61.0 3.0 53.5 6.1 DSU DSU 67.0 5.0
  Small metro 62.7 6.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 48.4 3.0 37.2 5.2 53.9 4.5 DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 52.5 3.8 39.3 7.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 41.5 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 60.3 1.6 50.3 3.5 60.7 2.6 64.7 2.5
Other 50.6 4.0 50.6 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 61.8 2.0 50.9 3.5 63.0 3.4 65.6 3.2
Fair/poor 55.5 2.3 50.6 3.8 56.5 4.1 59.5 4.1
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 57.6 2.8 58.5 4.6 62.8 4.4 51.8 4.1
Complex activities 54.1 3.0 49.0 5.0 59.7 4.9 52.9 4.7
Neither basic nor complex activities 60.8 1.9 48.0 3.3 60.0 3.4 67.7 2.9

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.

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, 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.

DSU - 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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