Table 9b. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported an emergency room visit in the past year,a by gender, United States, 2004

Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,620	13,810	23.0	1.3
Age	18-44	241	1,940	26.5	3.7
	45-64	730	6,147	21.1	1.8
	65 and over	649	5,722	23.9	2.0
Race	White only	1,203	10,775	22.9	1.5
	Black only	315	2,058	26.4	3.2
	Other	102	977	17.2	4.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,252	12,087	23.0	1.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	852	9,135	23.1	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	308	2,023	25.4	3.2
	Hispanic, all races	368	1,723	23.6	3.3
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	551	5,627	17.7	1.9
	Public only	283	1,620	38.8	3.5
	Uninsured	137	841	22.1	4.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	162	1,555	22.8	3.7
	Medicare and private	305	3,104	24.2	2.9
	Medicare and other public	171	977	26.9	4.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	367	1,951	36.6	3.4
	Near poor/low	420	3,321	26.1	2.7
	Middle	441	3,993	21.8	2.2
	High	392	4,545	16.1	2.1
Education^c	Less than high school	620	4,068	28.1	2.4
	High school graduate	512	4,881	22.4	2.1
	At least some college	472	4,760	19.3	2.2
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	751	6,571	22.4	1.9
	Metropolitan-small	506	4,295	23.5	2.6
	Micropolitan	228	1,868	23.8	2.9
	Noncore	135	1,076	24.0	4.3
Preferred language	Other	254	1,314	14.3	2.5
Preferred language	English	1,366	12,496	24.0	1.4

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Women

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		940	7,235	23.9	1.6
Age	18-44	148	1,055	23.1	3.9
	45-64	409	3,095	25.6	2.5
	65 and over	383	3,085	22.4	2.4
Race	White only	667	5,441	22.9	1.9
	Black only	216	1,290	31.0	4.0
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	715	6,246	23.7	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	454	4,512	22.9	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	210	1,259	29.4	4.2
	Hispanic, all races	225	990	24.7	4.0
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	272	2,567	20.0	2.6
	Public only	202	1,106	40.0	4.1
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	162	1,534	20.5	3.3
	Medicare and other public	124	641	32.2	5.3
Family income^b	Negative/poor	255	1,234	36.2	3.5
	Near poor/low	261	2,012	25.8	3.2
	Middle	246	2,097	23.0	3.0
	High	178	1,893	14.8	2.9
Education^c	Less than high school	376	2,239	27.3	2.8
	High school graduate	310	2,752	22.0	2.5
	At least some college	245	2,177	22.4	3.0
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	443	3,512	23.6	2.4
	Metropolitan-small	315	2,417	24.8	2.8
	Micropolitan	121	858	23.9	4.3
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	151	760	13.9	3.0
Preferred language	English	789	6,475	25.1	1.7

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Men

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		680	6,575	22.1	2.1
Age	18-44	*	*	*	*
	45-64	321	3,053	16.6	2.4
	65 and over	266	2,637	25.7	3.2
Race	White only	536	5,333	23.0	2.4
	Black only	*	*	*	*
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	537	5,841	22.1	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	398	4,623	23.3	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic, all races	143	734	22.0	6.0
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	279	3,060	15.8	2.7
	Public only	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	143	1,570	27.8	4.6
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	112	717	37.4	7.1
	Near poor/low	159	1,310	26.6	4.4
	Middle	195	1,896	20.4	3.4
	High	214	2,652	17.0	2.7
Education^c	Less than high school	244	1,829	29.1	3.9
	High school graduate	202	2,129	23.0	3.5
	At least some college	227	2,582	16.8	2.8
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	308	3,059	21.0	2.3
	Metropolitan-small	191	1,878	21.8	5.4
	Micropolitan	107	1,010	23.6	4.2
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	103	554	15.0	4.3
Preferred language	English	577	6,021	22.8	2.3

^a Adults with DSDIA53=1 are defined as with diabetes.
^b 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.
^c 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of November 2008

Internet Citation: Table 9b. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported an emergency room visit in the past year,a by gender, United States, 2004: Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005. November 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/women-and-diabetes-2004-2005/wmdiabapbtab9b.html