Table 2_1_5-2a

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_5.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation 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		70.7	1.4	70.9	1.8	75.4	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	70.6	2.0	70.7	2.5	76.9	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	70.9	1.9	71.2	2.1	72.9	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	70.8	2.4	71.2	2.8	77.1	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	70.6	1.8	70.6	2.3	74.3	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	67.9	3.2	69.9	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	63.8	3.4	62.2	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	71.6	2.6	69.9	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	74.6	2.6	75.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	67.6	2.7	68.0	3.0	74.3	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	69.9	2.5	68.2	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	75.0	2.6	76.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	72.3	3.2	72.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	67.3	2.7	67.9	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	71.3	2.6	72.3	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	72.7	3.9	72.5	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	60.4	5.3	60.1	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	67.1	4.3	65.5	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	73.8	2.8	74.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	69.3	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	71.3	1.7	70.9	2.2	78.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	72.4	2.7	73.3	3.6	78.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	68.3	3.5	65.5	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	72.2	3.2	74.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	73.7	6.0	69.9	7.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	68.7	2.8	70.6	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	70.3	3.8	73.5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	67.4	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	71.2	1.6	70.8	1.9	75.6	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	66.7	3.6	71.7	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71.0	1.9	70.8	2.2	76.7	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	70.1	2.2	70.9	2.6	73.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	72.5	2.4	73.5	2.8	79.2	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	72.0	2.7	72.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	68.6	1.9	68.5	2.2	73.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_5-2a: 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_5-2a.html