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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 2_1_5.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,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   59.2 1.6 52.8 2.7 59.0 2.6 63.0 2.5
Age 40–59 51.6 2.2 43.0 3.8 52.2 3.5 55.3 3.7
60 and over 71.5 2.0 68.7 2.8 69.9 3.4 75.4 3.1
Gender Male 55.3 2.6 51.2 4.6 52.0 3.9 59.9 3.8
Female 62.9 2.0 54.0 3.3 65.8 3.3 66.2 3.3
Race White, single race 61.5 1.9 53.8 3.2 61.2 3.0 66.2 2.9
Black, single race 49.3 3.2 48.9 6.2 48.9 5.3 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 61.7 1.8 57.1 3.8 60.8 2.8 64.2 2.7
Non-Hispanic, White 64.4 2.2 58.4 5.1 63.0 3.3 67.8 3.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 49.6 3.4 49.1 6.3 49.8 5.4 DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 46.5 2.9 45.4 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomec Negative/poor 56.0 3.3 58.2 4.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 54.5 3.0 56.0 4.8 53.8 4.7 DSU DSU
Middle 55.4 2.8 41.6 4.2 59.5 5.0 59.9 4.5
High 66.3 2.8 DSU DSU 63.9 5.0 69.0 3.4
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 53.2 2.8 35.3 7.0 51.6 5.0 59.9 4.0
Not employed 60.0 2.9 55.4 4.5 63.1 5.1 61.4 4.9
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 57.8 2.7 40.2 5.9 58.6 4.6 62.3 3.6
Public only 55.6 3.6 59.4 5.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 45.1 5.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 75.8 2.9 74.8 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 74.7 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 78.1 4.4
Medicare and other public 73.3 4.3 74.0 4.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 58.8 1.8 53.9 3.1 59.0 2.9 61.0 2.8
  Large central metro 56.3 2.9 50.4 4.5 55.9 5.0 60.3 4.6
  Large fringe metro 54.5 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 56.8 6.6
  Medium metro 63.3 3.3 58.7 6.2 DSU DSU 63.6 4.8
  Small metro 65.7 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 61.1 3.4 50.6 4.6 58.7 5.4 DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 66.4 3.8 52.4 7.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 52.3 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 60.0 1.7 54.0 3.4 58.8 2.7 63.7 2.6
Other 53.1 3.9 49.7 4.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 58.2 2.2 51.1 3.8 54.3 3.2 63.9 3.1
Fair/poor 60.8 2.3 54.5 3.6 66.1 3.9 60.5 4.1
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 63.6 2.8 61.3 4.7 68.3 4.4 60.5 4.7
Complex activities 66.3 2.7 63.1 4.6 70.0 4.6 63.8 5.1
Neither basic nor complex activities 56.1 2.1 46.1 3.8 52.8 3.2 62.6 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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