Table 2_1_1-2a

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 2_1_1.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received all three recommended services for diabetes in the calendar year (hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye examination, and foot examination),^a by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		40.1	1.8	41.0	2.1	37.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	39.0	2.4	39.0	2.8	40.5	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	41.9	2.1	44.0	2.5	31.4	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	39.2	2.7	40.7	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	41.0	2.1	41.2	2.6	35.1	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	30.3	3.4	33.5	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	28.5	2.7	26.0	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	38.4	3.2	36.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	52.6	3.1	54.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	31.5	2.8	30.3	3.1	33.2	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	39.9	2.8	40.3	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	47.7	3.0	50.0	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	44.7	3.8	44.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	39.8	2.7	42.2	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	47.8	3.0	48.3	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	32.6	3.7	32.9	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	32.9	5.8	33.8	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	39.5	4.7	41.3	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	43.1	3.3	44.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	31.0	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	41.9	2.1	43.1	2.4	38.8	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	40.4	3.2	42.8	4.1	38.3	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	43.5	3.6	42.0	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	42.3	4.1	45.8	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	41.5	8.0	41.1	8.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	33.8	3.4	34.2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	35.9	4.9	36.3	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	31.9	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	40.9	1.9	41.5	2.2	36.8	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.1	3.8	36.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	41.0	2.3	41.0	2.6	42.8	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	38.7	2.3	40.9	2.8	29.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	37.0	2.8	38.1	3.3	33.0	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	38.7	3.2	38.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	40.7	2.3	41.2	2.4	41.6	7.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated.

^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.

^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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 2_1_1-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/2_diabetes/T2_1_1-2a.html