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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_4.2d
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, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   69.2 1.6 64.0 2.5 67.9 2.5 72.9 2.3
Age 40–59 66.5 2.3 58.8 3.9 63.8 3.5 72.3 3.3
60 and over 73.5 1.8 72.3 3.0 74.4 3.2 73.8 2.9
Gender Male 68.3 2.3 57.8 4.2 70.0 3.6 71.8 3.4
Female 70.0 1.9 68.6 3.2 66.1 3.3 73.9 3.2
Race White, single race 68.3 1.9 64.7 3.0 66.8 3.0 71.4 2.7
Black, single race 77.9 2.8 73.0 6.3 78.1 4.0 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 70.6 1.7 65.3 3.6 68.8 2.7 73.9 2.4
Non-Hispanic, White 69.7 2.1 64.7 4.6 67.4 3.2 73.0 2.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 78.0 2.8 73.2 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 62.1 3.6 61.9 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomec Negative/poor 71.1 3.1 76.6 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 60.9 3.1 60.8 5.0 61.1 4.8 DSU DSU
Middle 70.1 2.7 56.6 4.5 70.1 4.7 75.8 3.7
High 72.3 2.8 DSU DSU 72.1 4.6 74.2 3.4
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 71.0 2.6 59.3 5.9 71.1 4.1 74.6 3.8
Not employed 73.1 2.3 74.8 3.5 71.0 3.6 73.3 4.5
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 72.4 2.4 DSU DSU 72.9 3.5 74.4 3.4
Public only 76.5 2.9 75.6 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 57.1 5.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.8 3.7 67.4 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 73.4 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 75.9 4.5
Medicare and other public 70.3 5.7 69.1 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 70.7 1.6 64.9 2.8 70.9 2.6 73.0 2.6
  Large central metro 70.9 2.9 69.5 4.3 69.4 4.9 72.6 4.2
  Large fringe metro 73.2 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU 74.0 5.4
  Medium metro 67.2 2.9 61.8 4.9 DSU DSU 70.9 4.3
  Small metro 71.9 4.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 63.9 4.0 62.2 6.5 57.8 5.4 DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 71.8 4.0 67.9 6.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 50.7 5.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 70.2 1.7 65.2 3.3 68.2 2.6 73.9 2.5
Other 59.6 4.0 60.5 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 67.8 2.0 56.3 3.5 68.0 3.5 71.9 3.0
Fair/poor 71.4 2.2 71.9 3.6 67.6 3.6 75.2 3.8
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 73.6 2.2 74.5 4.1 73.8 3.7 72.9 4.0
Complex activities 74.8 2.5 76.6 4.2 76.0 4.0 71.2 5.2
Neither basic nor complex activities 66.3 2.1 56.1 3.4 64.0 3.7 72.2 3.0

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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