Table 2_1_6-2c

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_6.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,^a by family income,^b United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		54.6	1.6	47.5	3.4	46.2	3.2	54.4	3.0	62.3	3.1
Age, not adjusted	40–59	46.6	2.3	39.0	4.8	34.6	4.6	45.8	4.3	56.4	4.3
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	67.5	2.0	61.3	4.6	64.9	3.7	68.2	3.6	71.6	3.7
Gender	Male	53.3	2.3	*	*	42.9	4.6	56.9	4.7	58.4	4.2
Gender	Female	55.7	2.2	51.0	4.2	48.8	4.2	52.1	4.2	67.3	4.0
Race	White, single race	58.0	1.8	53.2	4.4	48.6	3.6	54.8	3.4	66.4	3.4
	Black, single race	39.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	56.2	1.8	49.4	3.9	46.9	4.0	55.3	3.2	63.5	3.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	60.8	2.1	58.6	5.5	50.8	4.9	55.9	3.9	68.3	3.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	39.7	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic	45.3	3.8	*	*	43.1	5.0	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	45.4	3.0	42.8	4.9	45.7	4.4	43.7	5.9	*	*
	High school graduate	54.7	2.9	*	*	49.5	5.8	53.8	4.7	58.2	5.2
	At least some college	61.3	2.6	*	*	*	*	63.0	4.8	65.3	3.9
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	48.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	49.3	6.1	52.3	5.2
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	48.7	2.8	47.3	4.2	45.8	5.6	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	51.5	2.7	*	*	*	*	47.3	4.5	56.2	4.3
	Public only	49.3	4.1	46.9	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	33.1	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	70.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	76.7	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	76.9	4.6
	Medicare and other public	59.3	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	54.0	1.7	47.5	3.9	47.5	3.7	53.4	3.4	60.7	3.4
	Large central metro	45.6	2.8	40.4	5.5	43.0	4.9	42.7	6.6	51.8	5.3
	Large fringe metro	51.9	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	64.2	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	63.7	6.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	56.7	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	61.6	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	50.4	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	56.2	1.7	48.9	3.5	47.8	3.9	54.9	3.2	64.0	3.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	40.6	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	54.4	2.1	45.0	5.8	41.4	3.6	55.0	3.9	60.5	3.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	54.8	2.2	49.2	4.1	51.3	4.8	53.4	4.0	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	58.6	2.6	50.0	4.5	58.8	5.0	60.9	4.8	67.0	5.9
	Complex activities	57.7	2.9	50.3	4.4	57.8	5.7	57.7	5.5	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	51.7	2.1	*	*	33.4	3.7	50.9	3.9	61.2	3.7

^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_6-2c: 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_6-2c.html