Table 2_1_1-1

2010 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_1.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received all three recommended services for diabetes (hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye examination, and foot examination) in the calendar year,^a United States, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		37.4	1.6	41.2	1.7	40.1	1.8	43.3	1.8	44.8	1.7	43.2	1.62
Age	40-59	33.4	2.4	37.4	2.3	39.0	2.4	41.9	2.4	42.8	2.3	41.3	2.15
Age	60 and over	43.9	2.0	47.2	2.1	41.9	2.1	45.5	2.2	48.0	2.3	46.4	2.13
Gender	Male	39.1	2.3	40.6	2.4	39.2	2.7	42.8	2.5	45.3	2.5	43.4	2.28
Gender	Female	35.9	2.4	41.6	2.1	41.0	2.1	43.8	2.2	44.3	2.4	43.1	2.32
Race	White, single race	38.7	1.9	42.2	1.9	41.0	2.1	43.7	2.1	46.4	2.0	43.3	1.79
	Black, single race	31.7	3.1	36.6	4.0	37.0	3.6	43.3	4.0	36.8	3.7	42.8	3.33
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	39.3	1.8	43.1	1.8	41.2	1.9	44.6	2.0	45.7	1.7	44.6	1.68
	Non-Hispanic, White	41.5	2.2	44.6	2.2	42.4	2.3	45.4	2.4	47.8	2.1	45.1	1.95
	Non-Hispanic, Black	31.5	3.1	36.8	4.0	37.4	3.7	43.8	4.0	36.9	3.7	42.9	3.34
	Hispanic, all races	27.3	3.2	31.6	3.3	33.8	3.2	35.7	3.1	39.3	4.4	33.7	3.46
Family income^b	Negative/poor	22.5	3.1	33.4	4.4	30.3	3.4	33.1	3.8	31.8	3.5	38.6	4.19
	Near poor/low	28.6	3.1	31.9	2.6	28.5	2.7	35.1	3.7	30.5	3.6	35.0	3.41
	Middle	33.1	3.0	42.7	2.7	38.4	3.2	37.9	2.8	46.5	3.2	41.4	2.52
	High	51.4	3.0	47.8	2.7	52.6	3.1	55.3	3.1	55.1	3.2	52.1	2.99
Education^c	Less than high school	29.2	2.9	31.4	2.6	31.5	2.8	32.2	2.8	36.0	2.8	34.1	2.78
	High school graduate	31.9	2.5	42.9	2.8	39.9	2.8	41.7	3.3	48.2	2.9	43.1	2.78
	At least some college	47.1	2.8	46.4	2.6	47.7	3.0	52.3	2.8	48.3	2.8	51.3	2.87
Employment status, ages 40-64	Employed	39.5	3.0	44.6	3.1	44.7	3.8	45.2	3.5	42.3	3.2	44.4	3.20
Employment status, ages 40-64	Not employed	33.4	2.9	43.1	2.9	39.8	2.7	36.9	3.0	42.9	3.5	38.9	3.13
Health insurance, ages 40-64	Any private	42.0	2.7	48.1	2.8	47.8	3.0	44.0	2.9	47.2	2.7	45.8	2.76
	Public only	28.3	4.7	39.0	4.2	32.6	3.7	38.1	5.0	31.2	3.7	34.6	4.17
	Uninsured	21.9	5.0	20.8	5.1	32.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.2	4.72
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	39.0	4.3	43.5	3.8	39.5	4.7	46.1	4.5	48.0	5.0	45.9	3.67
	Medicare and private	46.6	3.2	48.1	3.9	43.1	3.3	47.8	3.2	54.6	3.8	50.9	3.18
	Medicare and other public	43.3	4.9	36.8	5.4	31.0	4.5	40.7	5.6	36.3	5.3	44.5	5.46
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	38.0	1.8	43.5	1.8	41.9	2.1	44.0	2.1	46.5	2.0	45.7	1.91
	Large central metro	32.6	2.8	41.0	3.0	40.4	3.2	41.1	3.3	44.3	3.5	44.6	3.48
	Large fringe metro	45.7	4.0	46.0	3.7	43.5	3.6	48.0	4.7	51.5	3.4	50.4	3.66
	Medium metro	34.1	3.3	42.9	2.6	42.3	4.1	40.7	4.1	48.5	4.2	45.5	3.89
	Small metro	47.6	6.4	47.8	6.1	41.5	8.0	51.1	3.2	38.4	5.0	39.1	5.81
	Nonmetropolitan	35.4	4.1	32.0	3.6	33.8	3.4	40.6	3.8	37.8	2.9	33.4	3.25
	Micropolitan	37.6	4.7	38.6	4.4	35.9	4.9	38.2	5.0	39.4	4.4	35.5	4.59
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	20.5	4.8	31.9	3.9	44.0	6.5	35.8	4.7	29.7	6.15
Language spoken most often at home	English	38.7	1.8	42.1	1.8	40.9	1.9	44.8	1.9	45.8	1.6	44.7	1.72
Language spoken most often at home	Other	29.5	3.4	32.1	4.5	33.1	3.8	31.0	3.6	36.5	4.6	32.1	3.26
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	40.0	2.2	44.0	2.1	41.0	2.3	42.9	2.3	49.6	2.3	45.7	2.09
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.1	2.4	36.4	2.4	38.7	2.3	43.8	2.8	38.0	2.5	39.8	2.45
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	36.5	2.7	38.7	2.7	37.0	2.8	42.9	2.9	45.7	3.1	42.5	2.93
	Complex activities	32.4	3.1	36.3	3.0	38.7	3.2	41.2	3.0	44.6	3.3	40.9	3.04
	Neither basic nor complex activities	38.4	2.3	42.7	2.1	40.7	2.3	44.1	2.3	44.1	2.0	43.4	2.00

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

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 February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 2_1_1-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/2_diabetes/T2_1_1-1.html