Table 2_1_5-1

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_5.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation 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	70.7	1.4	12,935	73.0	1.3
Age, not adjusted	40–59	6,921	70.6	2.0	5,357	73.0	1.9
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	8,835	70.9	1.9	7,578	72.9	1.6
Gender	Male	7,569	70.8	2.4	6,423	74.1	1.8
Gender	Female	8,187	70.6	1.8	6,512	72.0	1.8
Race	White, single race	12,235	70.9	1.7	9,941	72.9	1.6
	Black, single race	2,358	75.4	3.1	2,167	74.2	2.8
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13,613	71.9	1.5	11,400	74.3	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	10,157	72.2	1.9	8,486	74.7	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,335	75.5	3.2	2,158	74.1	2.8
	Hispanic	2,144	64.7	3.1	1,535	65.2	3.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	2,174	67.9	3.2	1,629	70.0	3.7
	Near poor/low	3,547	63.8	3.5	3,193	73.4	2.9
	Middle	4,865	71.6	2.5	3,774	69.7	2.6
	High	5,171	74.6	2.6	4,339	77.2	2.1
Education^b	Less than high school	4,606	67.6	2.7	4,299	66.3	2.5
	High school graduate	5,471	69.9	2.5	4,243	72.2	2.4
	At least some college	5,476	75.0	2.6	4,265	78.3	2.0
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	5,192	72.3	3.2	4,298	71.5	2.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	3,800	67.3	2.8	2,868	74.2	2.6
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	6,080	71.3	2.6	4,916	73.6	2.4
	Public only	1,884	72.7	3.9	1,400	73.1	3.6
	Uninsured	1,028	60.4	5.3	850	61.5	4.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,989	67.1	4.3	1,730	68.6	3.4
	Medicare and private	3,527	73.8	2.8	3,060	77.2	2.4
	Medicare and other public	1,143	69.3	5.0	927	70.0	4.7
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12,335	71.3	1.7	10,329	74.1	1.6
	Large central metro	4,283	72.4	2.7	4,175	73.1	2.6
	Large fringe metro	3,332	68.3	3.4	2,325	78.0	2.9
	Medium metro	3,336	72.2	3.2	2,625	73.9	3.2
	Small metro	1,382	73.7	5.9	1,204	68.6	5.4
	Nonmetropolitan	3,422	68.7	2.9	2,607	68.5	3.2
	Micropolitan	2,153	70.3	3.8	1,775	69.4	3.8
	Noncore	1,269	67.4	4.3	832	66.5	6.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	14,190	71.2	1.6	11,482	74.0	1.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	1,567	66.7	3.7	1,453	65.5	4.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	9,567	71.0	1.8	7,307	72.5	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	6,190	70.1	2.2	5,629	73.6	2.0
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	6,549	72.5	2.4	5,424	76.6	2.3
	Complex activities	3,916	72.0	2.7	3,233	75.7	2.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8,616	68.6	1.9	7,149	70.5	1.7

^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_5-1: 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_5-1.html