Table 2_1_4-2d

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_4.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year,^a by education,^b United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		59.9	1.8	48.9	3.1	61.9	2.6	65.4	2.7
Age, not adjusted	40–59	55.1	2.3	41.0	4.3	58.3	3.6	59.6	3.7
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	67.8	2.1	61.7	3.3	67.6	3.5	74.8	3.3
Gender	Male	59.6	2.7	54.0	4.4	63.0	3.9	59.8	4.0
Gender	Female	60.3	2.1	45.0	3.9	61.0	3.5	72.5	3.3
Race	White, single race	60.6	2.0	47.5	3.5	63.5	3.0	66.3	3.1
	Black, single race	54.7	3.5	50.3	6.1	*	*	*	*
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	61.4	1.9	48.8	4.2	63.2	2.6	66.2	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	62.3	2.3	45.5	5.3	64.9	3.1	67.0	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	55.2	3.6	51.0	6.3	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic	51.3	3.4	49.3	3.9	*	*	*	*
Family income^c	Negative/poor	48.0	3.5	41.4	4.3	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	47.2	3.1	44.0	4.5	52.9	5.8	*	*
	Middle	59.2	3.3	49.9	5.7	60.7	4.6	62.3	5.6
	High	72.6	2.5	*	*	72.0	4.6	73.0	3.1
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	61.3	3.5	*	*	59.0	4.9	66.2	4.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	57.6	2.7	45.0	3.7	63.7	4.1	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	68.0	2.6	*	*	67.9	3.7	70.5	3.7
	Public only	48.0	4.0	43.2	4.6	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	44.3	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	70.0	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	68.8	3.2	*	*	*	*	75.7	4.3
	Medicare and other public	57.1	5.2	57.9	6.1	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	60.8	2.1	50.8	3.6	63.5	3.0	64.9	3.0
	Large central metro	55.8	3.0	46.4	5.7	60.6	5.9	60.0	5.4
	Large fringe metro	69.6	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	57.2	4.1	58.5	6.2	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	62.9	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	57.0	3.2	42.2	5.7	56.7	5.0	*	*
	Micropolitan	57.6	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	56.8	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	61.0	1.9	49.5	3.8	62.1	2.6	66.2	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	50.5	4.7	47.1	5.0	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	61.5	2.2	51.6	4.8	61.5	3.2	66.9	3.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	57.4	2.5	47.4	3.7	62.4	4.2	61.6	4.3
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	55.7	2.9	46.8	4.1	60.4	3.9	59.7	5.1
	Complex activities	58.0	3.0	48.9	4.3	66.5	4.6	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	61.3	2.2	47.6	4.0	62.4	3.5	66.9	3.3

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

^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 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.

^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_4-2d: 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_4-2d.html