Table 2_1_6-2a

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_6.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,^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		54.6	1.6	58.0	1.8	39.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	46.6	2.3	50.3	2.6	32.6	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	67.5	2.0	70.4	2.3	51.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	53.3	2.3	56.3	2.6	40.7	5.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	55.7	2.2	59.6	2.6	39.1	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	47.5	3.4	53.2	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	46.2	3.2	48.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	54.4	3.0	54.8	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	62.3	3.1	66.4	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	45.4	3.0	48.0	3.5	40.9	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	54.7	2.9	57.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	61.3	2.6	65.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	48.5	3.5	49.2	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	48.7	2.8	52.7	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	51.5	2.7	53.6	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	49.3	4.1	55.1	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	33.1	5.5	36.2	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	70.2	3.9	72.8	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	76.7	2.8	78.6	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	59.3	5.0	65.7	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	54.0	1.7	57.9	2.0	38.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	45.6	2.8	50.9	3.8	35.7	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	51.9	3.7	52.7	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	64.2	3.1	66.7	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	63.7	6.7	65.9	6.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	56.7	3.5	58.1	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	61.6	4.1	63.7	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	50.4	5.9	51.2	6.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	56.2	1.7	59.9	1.9	39.5	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	40.6	3.5	40.1	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	54.4	2.1	57.5	2.4	39.5	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	54.8	2.2	58.8	2.7	40.0	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	58.6	2.6	62.9	2.7	40.6	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	57.7	2.9	60.7	3.3	45.2	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	51.7	2.1	54.5	2.4	37.9	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_6-2a: 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_6-2a.html