Table 2_1_4-1

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_4.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year, United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group		2005			2002
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE	Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE
Total		15,757	59.7	1.8	12,935	62.1	1.5
Age, not adjusted	40–59	6,921	54.9	2.3	5,357	59.1	2.2
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	8,835	67.5	2.1	7,578	67.0	1.6
Gender	Male	7,569	59.5	2.6	6,423	61.2	2.0
Gender	Female	8,187	59.9	2.2	6,512	62.9	2.2
Race	White, single race	12,235	60.5	2.1	9,941	62.0	1.7
	Black, single race	2,358	54.3	3.5	2,167	62.6	3.1
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13,613	61.3	1.9	11,400	62.7	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	10,157	62.4	2.3	8,486	62.8	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,335	54.8	3.5	2,158	62.6	3.1
	Hispanic	2,144	50.3	3.6	1,535	57.2	3.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	2,174	47.5	3.5	1,629	55.9	3.7
	Near poor/low	3,547	47.2	3.2	3,193	55.5	3.4
	Middle	4,865	59.3	3.3	3,774	61.2	2.5
	High	5,171	72.3	2.6	4,339	69.5	2.7
Education^b	Less than high school	4,606	48.9	3.0	4,299	55.7	2.9
	High school graduate	5,471	61.9	2.6	4,243	63.4	2.8
	At least some college	5,476	65.4	2.8	4,265	66.3	2.5
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	5,192	61.1	3.4	4,298	61.4	2.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	3,800	57.7	2.7	2,868	56.8	2.9
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	6,080	67.9	2.6	4,916	62.9	2.7
	Public only	1,884	48.2	4.0	1,400	52.3	3.8
	Uninsured	1,028	43.9	5.5	850	42.1	5.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,989	69.8	4.3	1,730	69.7	3.6
	Medicare and private	3,527	69.0	3.2	3,060	72.2	2.4
	Medicare and other public	1,143	56.1	5.3	927	64.1	4.8
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12,335	60.5	2.1	10,329	63.1	1.8
	Large central metro	4,283	55.5	3.0	4,175	63.9	2.8
	Large fringe metro	3,332	69.8	3.5	2,325	62.7	3.5
	Medium metro	3,336	56.5	4.2	2,625	62.0	3.5
	Small metro	1,382	62.9	6.5	1,204	62.1	6.3
	Nonmetropolitan	3,422	56.8	3.3	2,607	58.0	3.2
	Micropolitan	2,153	57.2	4.2	1,775	58.9	3.9
	Noncore	1,269	56.8	4.6	832	56.5	6.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	14,190	60.9	1.9	11,482	63.3	1.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	1,567	49.5	4.7	1,453	52.5	3.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	9,567	61.3	2.3	7,307	63.6	2.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	6,190	57.2	2.4	5,629	60.2	2.2
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	6,549	55.6	2.9	5,424	61.2	2.6
	Complex activities	3,916	58.2	3.1	3,233	61.1	2.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8,616	60.9	2.2	7,149	62.1	2.0

^a 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.

^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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^d Adult diabetes population, age 40 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

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

* - 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_4-1: 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_4-1.html