Table 2_1_4-2c

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_4.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year,^a by family income,^b United States, 2007
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		66.6	1.7	63.0	3.6	62.1	3.6	62.3	2.9	74.2	2.5
Age	40-59	64.4	2.4	59.4	5.0	60.9	5.0	56.4	4.5	75.0	3.6
Age	60 and over	70.1	1.7	68.7	4.8	63.9	4.1	71.7	2.9	73.1	3.3
Gender	Male	66.9	2.3	66.0	5.7	62.6	5.4	58.9	4.0	75.2	3.4
Gender	Female	66.6	2.1	60.7	4.7	62.0	4.4	66.6	3.7	73.0	3.7
Race	White, single race	66.1	1.9	59.5	4.7	61.3	4.0	63.4	3.2	72.5	2.9
	Black, single race	70.9	3.1	73.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	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	67.3	1.9	63.8	4.3	60.7	4.4	61.6	3.4	75.6	2.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	66.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	58.7	5.6	62.3	3.8	74.1	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	70.3	3.1	71.8	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	63.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	68.4	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	63.9	3.0	69.1	4.5	62.4	5.1	59.6	5.7	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	63.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	58.4	6.1	65.4	4.3	68.1	4.2
	At least some college	71.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.4	5.3	77.9	3.2
Employment status, ages 40-64	Employed	65.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.5	4.7	76.5	3.5
Employment status, ages 40-64	Not employed	70.8	2.7	67.4	5.0	69.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40-64	Any private	67.2	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.9	4.2	75.7	3.2
	Public only	76.2	3.7	71.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	52.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	72.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	66.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.6	4.4	69.3	4.8
	Medicare and other public	71.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	67.1	1.9	60.8	4.0	63.8	4.1	62.7	3.2	74.7	2.7
	Large central metro	62.8	3.0	58.8	6.1	65.9	6.0	54.4	4.6	72.3	5.5
	Large fringe metro	70.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.5	4.7
	Medium metro	68.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	71.2	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	64.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	66.9	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	67.5	1.8	66.4	4.0	62.3	4.2	61.7	3.2	74.8	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	61.4	3.7	DSU	DSU	65.7	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	64.2	2.2	59.3	5.9	56.8	4.8	56.1	3.9	74.1	3.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	70.5	2.3	64.5	4.8	68.6	5.0	71.8	3.9	75.8	4.4
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	68.6	2.7	68.6	4.7	73.6	5.0	68.3	5.0	67.0	6.4
	Complex activities	72.3	2.9	70.7	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	64.6	2.2	53.3	5.8	53.1	5.0	57.3	4.0	76.3	2.9
U.S. born	Yes	66.9	1.9	65.8	4.1	61.9	4.3	61.4	3.3	73.9	2.7
U.S. born	No	65.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	64.7	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age-groups: 40-59, 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_4-2c: 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_4-2c.html