Table 2_1_4-2a

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_4.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination 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		59.7	1.8	60.5	2.0	54.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	54.9	2.3	54.5	2.7	54.6	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	67.5	2.1	70.0	2.3	53.8	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	59.5	2.7	60.8	3.1	56.1	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	59.9	2.1	60.2	2.5	53.0	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	47.5	3.4	48.9	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	47.2	3.1	45.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	59.3	3.3	58.5	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	72.3	2.6	73.2	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	48.9	3.1	47.5	3.5	50.3	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	61.9	2.6	63.5	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	65.4	2.7	66.3	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	61.1	3.4	60.6	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	57.7	2.7	60.3	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	67.9	2.6	68.3	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	48.2	3.9	50.6	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	43.9	5.6	43.2	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	69.8	4.3	76.2	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	69.0	3.2	68.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	56.1	5.2	58.7	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	60.5	2.1	61.7	2.4	54.8	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	55.5	2.9	57.4	3.6	53.1	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	69.8	3.4	71.1	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	56.5	4.2	56.0	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	62.9	6.5	63.2	7.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	56.8	3.2	56.9	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	57.2	4.1	58.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	56.8	4.6	55.8	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	60.9	1.9	61.6	2.2	54.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	49.5	4.8	50.2	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	61.3	2.2	61.0	2.5	59.6	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	57.2	2.4	59.7	3.0	48.0	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	55.6	2.9	56.9	3.3	49.1	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	58.2	3.0	57.5	3.6	51.4	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	60.9	2.2	61.6	2.5	58.3	5.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_4-2a: 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_4-2a.html