Table 2_1_3-1

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_3.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year, United States, 2002 and 2006
		2006			2002
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE	Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE
Total		16,477	59.3	1.5	12,935	62.1	1.5
Age	40–59	7,142	53.2	2.2	5,357	59.1	2.2
Age	60 and over	9,336	69.1	1.8	7,578	67.0	1.6
Gender	Male	8,222	58.1	2.3	6,423	61.2	2.0
Gender	Female	8,256	60.4	2.0	6,512	62.9	2.2
Race	White, single race	12,930	60.2	1.7	9,941	62.0	1.7
	Black, single race	2,465	53.0	4.4	2,167	62.6	3.1
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	14,298	60.8	1.7	11,400	62.7	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	10,924	62.3	1.9	8,486	62.8	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,425	53.5	4.4	2,158	62.6	3.1
	Hispanic, all races	2,179	50.8	3.5	1,535	57.2	3.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	2,127	50.9	4.2	1,629	55.9	3.7
	Near poor/low	3,631	53.7	2.9	3,193	55.5	3.4
	Middle	4,928	60.1	2.5	3,774	61.2	2.5
	High	5,790	64.9	2.5	4,339	69.5	2.7
Education^b	Less than high school	4,553	50.8	2.7	4,299	55.7	2.9
	High school graduate	5,441	60.4	2.5	4,243	63.4	2.8
	At least some college	6,267	63.8	2.5	4,265	66.3	2.5
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	5,597	57.3	3.1	4,298	61.4	2.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	4,089	61.1	2.5	2,868	56.8	2.9
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	6,613	64.1	2.5	4,916	62.9	2.7
	Public only	1,979	55.7	3.7	1,400	52.3	3.8
	Uninsured	1,095	35.4	5.7	850	42.1	5.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	2,207	67.0	3.3	1,730	69.7	3.6
	Medicare and private	3,494	73.0	2.8	3,060	72.2	2.4
	Medicare and other public	1,010	58.5	4.8	927	64.1	4.8
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12,873	61.8	1.8	10,329	63.1	1.8
	Large central metro	4,188	60.0	2.7	4,175	63.9	2.8
	Large fringe metro	3,639	65.0	3.5	2,325	62.7	3.5
	Medium metro	3,586	60.9	3.1	2,625	62.0	3.5
	Small metro	1,460	62.7	6.3	1,204	62.1	6.3
	Nonmetropolitan	3,604	48.7	3.1	2,607	58.0	3.2
	Micropolitan	2,225	52.7	3.9	1,775	58.9	3.9
	Noncore	1,379	42.0	3.8	832	56.5	6.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	14,926	60.1	1.6	11,482	63.3	1.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	1,543	50.7	3.8	1,453	52.5	3.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	10,087	61.8	2.0	7,307	63.6	2.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	6,390	55.1	2.3	5,629	60.2	2.2
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	6,534	57.6	2.8	5,424	61.2	2.6
	Complex activities	4,168	53.9	3.0	3,233	61.1	2.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	9,263	60.7	1.9	7149	62.1	2.0

^a 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.

^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 using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated. Denominator excludes missing values.

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_3-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/2_diabetes/T2_1_3-1.html