Table 4_1_3-4

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 4_1_3.4
Adults age 18 and over who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years,^a by State, 2001-2005 and 2007
	2007		2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
State	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
All reporting States	74.8	0.2	72.8	0.2	72.6	0.4	73.3	0.2	72.4	0.3	73.3	0.2
Alabama	76.0	0.9	72.1	1.0	DNC	DNC	72.8	0.9	DNC	DNC	73.2	0.9
Alaska	71.8	1.3	68.2	1.3	DNC	DNC	68.4	1.2	DNC	DNC	69.3	1.3
Arizona	71.2	1.5	66.5	1.3	DNC	DNC	70.2	1.2	DNC	DNC	72.0	1.1
Arkansas	69.1	0.8	66.7	0.8	DNC	DNC	69.6	0.8	DNC	DNC	69.6	1.0
California	75.2	0.8	72.5	0.7	DNC	DNC	71.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	71.6	0.8
Colorado	73.9	0.5	71.5	0.7	DNC	DNC	71.7	0.8	72.6	0.8	71.4	1.1
Connecticut	79.6	0.8	77.9	0.9	DNC	DNC	78.4	0.7	DNC	DNC	78.5	0.6
Delaware	79.5	1.1	77.9	0.9	DNC	DNC	77.3	0.9	DNC	DNC	78.2	0.9
District of Columbia	83.9	1.0	80.1	0.9	DNC	DNC	82.2	1.1	79.8	1.1	80.0	1.1
Florida	75.2	0.6	74.3	0.8	DNC	DNC	78.1	1.0	75.0	0.7	75.6	0.8
Georgia	78.6	0.8	75.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	75.9	0.7	DNC	DNC	75.0	0.8
Hawaii	73.0	0.8	71.7	0.8	DNC	DNC	71.5	0.9	DNC	DNC	75.2	0.9
Idaho	66.5	0.9	66.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	67.8	0.8	DNC	DNC	65.1	0.8
Illinois	73.6	0.9	71.3	0.8	DNC	DNC	70.3	0.7	70.2	1.0	70.8	1.1
Indiana	72.7	0.8	70.8	0.7	DNC	DNC	71.5	0.7	DNC	DNC	71.9	0.8
Iowa	71.0	0.8	70.9	0.8	DNC	DNC	69.8	0.8	69.9	0.9	70.3	0.9
Kansas	71.7	0.7	69.8	0.6	DNC	DNC	69.1	0.8	DNC	DNC	71.6	0.7
Kentucky	73.7	1.0	73.2	0.8	DNC	DNC	73.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	71.9	0.8
Louisiana	72.7	0.8	73.8	1.0	71.6	0.6	71.7	0.7	DNC	DNC	73.0	0.7
Maine	79.1	0.8	76.5	0.9	DNC	DNC	75.3	1.1	DNC	DNC	75.7	1.0
Maryland	79.2	0.7	78.7	0.7	DNC	DNC	77.7	0.9	DNC	DNC	79.4	0.8
Massachusetts	81.5	0.5	78.2	0.7	DNC	DNC	80.9	0.6	DNC	DNC	80.8	0.5
Michigan	77.4	0.7	75.1	0.5	DNC	DNC	74.3	0.9	DNC	DNC	73.8	0.8
Minnesota	75.9	0.9	74.9	1.0	74.8	0.8	75.8	0.8	DNC	DNC	75.5	0.8
Mississippi	72.8	0.8	69.9	0.9	DNC	DNC	70.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	70.7	0.9
Missouri	72.6	0.9	72.1	0.9	DNC	DNC	70.7	1.0	DNC	DNC	71.2	0.9
Montana	69.3	0.9	66.7	0.9	DNC	DNC	68.2	1.0	66.1	1.1	68.4	1.1
Nebraska	72.7	0.9	70.3	0.7	DNC	DNC	68.4	0.8	DNC	DNC	65.0	0.9
Nevada	69.9	1.1	66.2	1.3	DNC	DNC	67.2	1.2	DNC	DNC	71.5	1.2
New Hampshire	77.9	0.8	79.0	0.7	DNC	DNC	78.3	0.7	DNC	DNC	76.8	0.7
New Jersey	77.8	0.9	76.1	0.6	DNC	DNC	77.4	0.5	DNC	DNC	78.5	0.7
New Mexico	68.3	0.8	66.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	67.7	0.8	DNC	DNC	68.3	0.9
New York	78.6	0.8	76.7	0.7	DNC	DNC	75.9	0.7	DNC	DNC	76.6	0.8
North Carolina	77.2	0.6	71.6	0.5	DNC	DNC	74.5	0.8	DNC	DNC	74.8	0.9
North Dakota	71.8	0.9	71.0	0.8	DNC	DNC	68.7	0.9	68.7	1.0	70.9	0.9
Ohio	72.4	0.7	71.9	0.8	70.7	1.1	72.9	0.9	69.0	0.9	71.2	0.9
Oklahoma	69.8	0.7	70.4	0.7	67.9	0.7	70.3	0.6	DNC	DNC	70.9	0.9
Oregon	69.4	0.9	67.3	0.5	DNC	DNC	67.5	0.8	65.4	1.0	69.3	1.0
Pennsylvania	74.9	0.8	73.1	0.6	DNC	DNC	73.6	0.8	DNC	DNC	73.7	0.9
Rhode Island	79.7	1.0	79.7	0.9	DNC	DNC	81.2	0.8	DNC	DNC	80.1	0.8
South Carolina	77.6	0.7	78.0	0.6	DNC	DNC	77.5	0.7	76.9	0.9	78.1	0.9
South Dakota	71.9	0.8	69.9	0.7	DNC	DNC	68.9	0.7	69.7	0.8	68.7	0.7
Tennessee	76.5	1.1	75.4	1.0	74.4	1.0	75.1	1.0	73.2	0.9	69.0	1.0
Texas	69.9	0.6	67.1	0.7	DNC	DNC	69.8	0.7	DNC	DNC	70.8	0.6
Utah	69.5	0.8	67.1	0.8	DNC	DNC	68.6	0.9	DNC	DNC	70.0	0.9
Vermont	74.2	0.7	74.2	0.7	DNC	DNC	75.4	0.8	DNC	DNC	75.4	0.7
Virginia	78.3	0.9	77.4	0.8	75.2	0.9	76.3	0.8	75.5	0.9	76.2	0.9
Washington	72.3	0.4	70.8	0.4	DNC	DNC	72.2	0.4	DNC	DNC	70.3	0.8
West Virginia	75.3	0.9	74.2	0.9	DNC	DNC	74.8	0.9	DNC	DNC	73.7	0.9
Wisconsin	75.8	0.9	71.7	0.8	DNC	DNC	74.2	0.8	DNC	DNC	70.8	0.9
Wyoming	72.2	0.8	73.0	0.8	DNC	DNC	72.2	0.8	DNC	DNC	71.9	0.9

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

DNC - Data were not collected by the State.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 4_1_3-4: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_3-4.html