Table 2_1_3-2c

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_3.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year,^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		59.3	1.5	50.9	4.2	53.7	2.9	60.1	2.5	64.9	2.4
Age	40–59	53.2	2.2	47.6	6.1	45.6	4.3	52.8	3.5	60.1	3.9
Age	60 and over	69.1	1.8	56.2	4.7	66.8	3.2	71.8	3.1	72.5	2.8
Gender	Male	58.1	2.3	56.4	7.0	52.6	4.5	55.6	4.4	62.4	3.3
Gender	Female	60.4	2.0	47.8	4.3	54.7	3.6	64.0	3.3	68.2	3.8
Race	White, single race	60.2	1.7	54.2	4.6	55.1	3.4	57.2	3.0	66.7	2.7
	Black, single race	53.0	4.4	47.2	8.5	48.7	6.6	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	60.8	1.7	52.0	5.4	55.3	3.5	61.5	2.9	65.5	2.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	62.3	1.9	57.5	6.0	57.4	4.2	58.6	3.5	67.6	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	53.5	4.4	DSU	DSU	49.1	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	50.8	3.6	47.2	5.8	46.5	5.8	52.4	5.0	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	50.8	2.7	53.6	5.1	45.6	4.5	51.1	4.3	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	60.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	63.6	4.8	60.1	4.7	62.2	4.6
	At least some college	63.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	65.0	4.1	68.6	3.6
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	57.3	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.0	5.4	61.0	4.0
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	61.1	2.5	52.3	5.8	57.4	4.6	65.1	5.0	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	64.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.8	3.7	66.4	3.5
	Public only	55.7	3.7	56.0	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	35.4	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	67.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	73.0	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.2	4.2
	Medicare and other public	58.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	61.8	1.8	52.1	4.9	57.4	3.4	64.2	2.8	65.5	2.6
	Large central metro	60.0	2.6	52.2	6.0	61.2	4.6	63.0	4.8	62.0	4.7
	Large fringe metro	65.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	68.9	4.9
	Medium metro	60.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	62.7	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	48.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	42.2	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	52.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	42.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	60.1	1.6	49.9	5.0	54.7	3.2	60.8	2.8	65.7	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	50.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	61.8	2.0	56.0	6.6	57.1	3.9	63.1	3.3	63.6	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	55.1	2.3	47.5	4.6	50.4	4.1	53.8	4.5	68.3	5.3
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	57.6	2.7	49.6	5.2	56.0	4.2	58.9	5.3	65.0	7.6
	Complex activities	53.9	3.0	50.6	5.5	54.6	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	60.7	1.9	54.2	5.8	52.9	4.1	61.2	3.1	64.5	2.9

^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_3-2c: 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_3-2c.html