Table 2_1_5-2c

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_5.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,^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		59.1	1.6	55.7	3.3	54.7	2.9	55.2	2.8	66.1	2.8
Age	40–59	51.4	2.2	51.0	4.5	42.7	4.4	45.6	4.0	61.6	4.0
Age	60 and over	71.5	2.0	63.4	5.0	73.9	2.8	70.5	3.5	73.3	3.4
Gender	Male	55.1	2.6	51.8	6.0	57.2	4.3	49.1	4.4	58.9	4.4
Gender	Female	62.8	2.0	58.0	3.9	52.7	4.0	60.4	3.7	75.5	3.6
Race	White, single race	61.2	1.9	57.6	4.5	54.7	3.3	57.5	3.5	68.2	3.3
	Black, single race	49.6	3.3	53.8	5.3	47.8	5.1	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	61.6	1.8	58.3	4.1	56.6	3.4	58.0	3.3	67.4	3.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	64.3	2.2	62.3	6.1	55.9	4.1	60.7	4.2	70.0	3.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	49.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	48.4	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	46.4	2.9	47.0	5.6	47.2	5.8	42.3	4.3	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	52.8	2.7	58.2	4.4	56.0	4.8	41.6	4.2	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	59.0	2.6	DSU	DSU	53.8	4.7	59.5	5.0	63.9	5.0
	At least some college	63.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.9	4.5	69.0	3.4
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	53.0	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	47.0	5.1	62.1	3.9
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	60.1	2.9	51.7	4.9	59.3	5.1	64.9	5.8	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	57.6	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	53.8	4.6	62.2	3.4
	Public only	55.6	3.6	48.4	5.5	DSU	DSU	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	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	74.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.7	5.0
	Medicare and other public	73.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	58.7	1.8	56.8	3.7	54.4	3.5	54.8	3.2	64.3	3.1
	Large central metro	56.1	2.9	54.5	5.1	49.0	4.9	54.2	5.0	62.6	5.6
	Large fringe metro	54.4	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.0	6.1
	Medium metro	63.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	65.7	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	61.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	55.8	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	66.4	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	52.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	59.9	1.7	56.7	3.8	54.7	3.2	56.2	3.1	66.3	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	52.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	58.0	2.1	58.2	5.6	53.4	4.1	51.6	3.5	64.2	3.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	60.9	2.3	54.3	4.4	56.0	4.2	62.1	4.7	71.6	5.8
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	63.6	2.7	61.0	4.6	59.7	4.2	58.6	5.7	77.4	6.5
	Complex activities	66.4	2.7	58.8	5.2	63.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	55.8	2.1	48.7	5.9	46.7	3.8	52.4	3.4	63.3	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_5-2c: 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_5-2c.html