Table 2_1_1-2c

2009 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_1.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received all three recommended services for diabetes in the calendar year (hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye examination, and foot examination),^a by family income,^b United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		41.2	1.7	33.4	4.4	31.9	2.6	42.7	2.7	47.8	2.7
Age	40–59	37.4	2.3	35.4	6.0	25.3	3.6	36.2	3.7	46.1	4.0
Age	60 and over	47.2	2.1	30.2	5.2	42.4	3.9	53.2	3.6	50.6	3.7
Gender	Male	40.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	31.5	4.1	41.8	4.3	43.5	3.7
Gender	Female	41.6	2.1	29.7	4.5	32.4	3.0	43.0	3.8	53.9	3.9
Race	White, single race	42.2	1.9	34.0	4.9	32.0	3.2	41.1	3.1	50.1	3.1
	Black, single race	36.6	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	43.1	1.8	34.3	5.5	32.4	3.2	46.2	3.1	48.2	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	44.6	2.2	36.4	6.6	32.1	4.0	44.8	3.7	50.8	3.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	36.8	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	31.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	30.4	5.1	28.7	4.0	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	31.4	2.6	33.9	5.6	27.6	4.3	27.7	3.6	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	42.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	37.8	4.7	44.0	5.1	49.3	4.8
	At least some college	46.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	50.5	4.3	49.3	3.9
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	44.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.0	5.7	49.9	4.1
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	43.1	2.9	34.5	6.0	38.7	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	48.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	44.9	4.2	52.0	3.8
	Public only	39.0	4.2	37.8	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	20.8	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	43.5	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	48.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.0	6.2
	Medicare and other public	36.8	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	43.5	1.8	36.4	5.2	32.7	3.1	47.7	3.1	47.7	2.7
	Large central metro	41.0	3.0	36.2	7.6	34.3	5.4	44.9	5.7	44.0	4.6
	Large fringe metro	46.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.5	5.2
	Medium metro	42.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	47.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	32.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	29.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	38.6	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	20.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	42.1	1.8	32.0	5.1	32.1	3.0	44.1	2.9	48.7	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	32.1	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	44.0	2.1	36.5	7.3	37.1	4.0	45.4	3.8	46.8	3.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	36.4	2.4	31.2	4.8	26.6	3.3	36.5	4.1	51.6	6.1
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	38.7	2.7	30.4	5.3	35.2	4.0	41.1	4.9	45.8	7.3
	Complex activities	36.3	3.0	34.4	6.2	34.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	42.7	2.1	34.7	6.2	30.2	3.8	42.2	3.4	49.2	3.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

DSU - 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 March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 2_1_1-2c: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/2_diabetes/T2_1_1-2c.html