Table 2_1_2-2a

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_2.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year,^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		90.0	1.1	90.4	1.3	91.4	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	88.0	1.6	88.4	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	93.2	1.1	93.5	1.2	89.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	88.9	1.8	89.7	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	91.0	1.3	91.0	1.6	91.9	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	85.5	2.9	86.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	85.3	3.0	85.4	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	92.8	1.7	92.2	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	91.4	1.7	92.1	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	88.4	2.3	89.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	90.7	2.1	91.4	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	91.0	1.6	90.8	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	90.7	1.5	90.6	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	90.5	1.9	91.1	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	92.5	1.4	92.1	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	88.6	2.6	91.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	79.0	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	91.1	2.4	90.0	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	95.9	1.3	96.1	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	88.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	89.6	1.3	89.8	1.5	91.8	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	91.0	1.7	92.0	2.1	93.2	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	90.6	2.9	89.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	86.7	2.6	87.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	89.7	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	91.8	2.1	92.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	91.6	2.8	91.6	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	91.9	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	90.0	1.2	90.1	1.4	91.3	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	90.1	2.7	92.7	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	89.5	1.4	89.6	1.7	92.0	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	90.8	1.4	91.7	1.6	90.8	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	91.2	1.6	92.8	1.4	89.9	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	93.0	1.4	93.4	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	89.6	1.4	89.3	1.7	93.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_2-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/2_diabetes/T2_1_2-2a.html