Table 2_1_5-2b

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_5.2b
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2006
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		59.1	1.6	61.6	1.8	64.3	2.2	49.9	3.4	46.4	2.9
Age	40–59	51.4	2.2	54.9	2.6	58.0	3.1	44.4	4.7	35.9	3.6
Age	60 and over	71.5	2.0	72.4	2.2	74.3	2.4	58.7	4.2	63.2	4.5
Gender	Male	55.1	2.6	57.7	2.9	59.9	3.4	46.7	5.6	40.5	4.7
Gender	Female	62.8	2.0	65.2	2.4	68.7	2.9	51.9	3.9	51.3	3.6
Family income^b	Negative/poor	55.7	3.3	58.3	4.1	62.3	6.1	DSU	DSU	47.0	5.6
	Near poor/low	54.7	2.9	56.6	3.4	55.9	4.1	48.4	5.2	47.2	5.8
	Middle	55.2	2.8	58.0	3.3	60.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	42.3	4.3
	High	66.1	2.8	67.4	3.0	70.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	52.8	2.7	57.1	3.8	58.4	5.1	49.1	6.3	45.4	3.3
	High school graduate	59.0	2.6	60.8	2.8	63.0	3.3	49.8	5.4	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	63.0	2.5	64.2	2.7	67.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	53.0	2.8	56.4	3.1	57.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	30.9	6.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	60.1	2.9	60.9	3.2	63.4	3.9	47.9	5.7	60.8	5.2
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	57.6	2.7	59.9	2.8	62.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	36.1	8.4
	Public only	55.6	3.6	55.8	4.1	55.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	44.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	75.4	3.0	75.9	3.2	80.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	74.8	3.1	75.7	3.2	77.5	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	73.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	58.7	1.8	61.7	2.1	64.4	2.6	49.4	3.8	45.9	3.1
	Large central metro	56.1	2.9	58.8	3.7	63.6	5.5	50.4	5.4	49.5	4.4
	Large fringe metro	54.4	4.1	58.1	4.4	57.6	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	63.3	3.3	65.6	3.7	70.5	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	65.7	5.5	68.2	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	61.0	3.3	61.5	3.6	63.8	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	66.4	3.8	67.0	4.1	70.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	52.1	5.9	52.6	6.0	53.8	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	59.9	1.7	61.4	1.9	64.2	2.2	49.7	3.5	43.8	4.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	52.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.3	4.0
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	58.0	2.1	60.7	2.4	63.7	2.9	46.2	4.5	44.8	4.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	60.9	2.3	63.1	2.6	65.3	3.3	53.4	4.7	49.2	4.3
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	63.6	2.7	65.0	3.1	66.2	3.7	57.4	5.2	54.2	5.6
	Complex activities	66.4	2.7	67.0	3.1	69.1	3.5	57.2	6.2	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	55.8	2.1	58.6	2.4	62.0	2.9	44.4	4.9	43.4	3.9

^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: 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_5-2b: 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_5-2b.html