Table 2_1_4-1

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_4.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation 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	69.1	1.6	12,935	73.0	1.3
Age	40–59	7,142	66.2	2.3	5,357	73.0	1.9
Age	60 and over	9,336	73.8	1.8	7,578	72.9	1.6
Gender	Male	8,222	68.2	2.2	6,423	74.1	1.8
Gender	Female	8,256	70.0	1.9	6,512	72.0	1.8
Race	White, single race	12,930	68.1	1.9	9,941	72.9	1.6
	Black, single race	2,465	78.0	2.8	2,167	74.2	2.8
	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	70.6	1.6	11,400	74.3	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	10,924	69.5	2.1	8,486	74.7	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,425	78.0	2.8	2,158	74.1	2.8
	Hispanic, all races	2,179	62.0	3.4	1,535	65.2	3.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	2,127	70.6	3.2	1,629	70.0	3.7
	Near poor/low	3,631	61.1	3.1	3,193	73.4	2.9
	Middle	4,928	70.4	2.7	3,774	69.7	2.6
	High	5,790	72.0	2.8	4,339	77.2	2.1
Education^b	Less than high school	4,553	64.0	2.5	4,299	66.3	2.5
	High school graduate	5,441	67.9	2.5	4,243	72.2	2.4
	At least some college	6,267	72.9	2.3	4,265	78.3	2.0
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	5,597	70.7	2.6	4,298	71.5	2.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	4,089	73.2	2.3	2,868	74.2	2.6
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	6,613	72.2	2.4	4,916	73.6	2.4
	Public only	1,979	76.7	2.9	1,400	73.1	3.6
	Uninsured	1,095	56.8	5.5	850	61.5	4.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	2,207	68.7	3.6	1,730	68.6	3.4
	Medicare and private	3,494	73.5	3.2	3,060	77.2	2.4
	Medicare and other public	1,010	71.0	5.6	927	70.0	4.7
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12,873	70.6	1.6	10,329	74.1	1.6
	Large central metro	4,188	71.0	2.8	4,175	73.1	2.6
	Large fringe metro	3,639	72.9	3.4	2,325	78.0	2.9
	Medium metro	3,586	67.3	2.9	2,625	73.9	3.2
	Small metro	1,460	71.9	4.9	1,204	68.6	5.4
	Nonmetropolitan	3,604	63.7	3.9	2,607	68.5	3.2
	Micropolitan	2,225	71.7	3.9	1,775	69.4	3.8
	Noncore	1,379	50.4	5.6	832	66.5	6.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	14,926	70.1	1.7	11,482	74.0	1.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	1,543	59.7	3.8	1,453	65.5	4.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	10,087	67.8	2.0	7,307	72.5	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	6,390	71.3	2.2	5,629	73.6	2.0
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	6,534	73.6	2.2	5,424	76.6	2.3
	Complex activities	4,168	74.9	2.5	3,233	75.7	2.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	9,263	66.2	2.1	7149	70.5	1.7

^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_4-1: 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_4-1.html