Table T2_4_1_4-2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_4_1_4.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year,^a by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		64.6	1.5	57.3	3.0	63.8	2.7	68.4	2.4
Age	40–59	60.9	2.0	50.5	4.6	58.7	3.9	66.8	3.4
Age	60 and over	70.6	1.9	68.3	2.7	71.9	3.1	71.0	3.3
Gender	Male	66.4	2.1	57.6	4.5	64.6	3.7	70.7	3.3
Gender	Female	63.0	2.0	57.2	3.7	62.8	3.7	66.1	3.3
Race	White, single race	65.0	1.9	55.7	3.6	64.3	3.3	69.7	2.9
	Black, single race	64.6	2.7	65.3	4.9	60.3	4.2	66.5	4.7
	Asian, single race	57.4	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	65.8	1.7	59.1	4.2	64.2	3.0	68.7	2.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	66.5	2.1	56.0	5.9	64.9	3.8	70.3	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	65.3	2.7	66.9	4.8	60.9	4.2	66.6	4.7
	Hispanic, all races	57.5	3.0	53.5	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	58.9	3.6	57.5	5.1	59.4	5.5	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	63.9	3.1	64.2	4.8	65.4	5.1	63.4	5.8
	Middle	61.4	2.7	50.0	4.8	60.8	4.7	68.1	3.9
	High	70.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	68.6	5.3	72.3	3.5
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	62.6	2.6	55.8	6.7	56.6	4.8	67.9	3.6
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	65.4	2.7	56.8	4.2	65.9	4.2	71.8	5.0
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	67.0	2.4	56.2	6.4	65.4	3.8	70.2	3.4
	Public only	59.8	3.8	60.2	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	46.3	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	71.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	70.9	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	70.8	3.3	DSU	DSU	74.8	5.3	67.6	5.3
	Medicare and other public	78.0	3.7	72.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	65.6	1.6	58.8	3.2	65.3	2.9	68.6	2.5
	Large central metro	64.4	2.8	62.3	4.1	65.6	4.0	64.4	4.6
	Large fringe metro	64.4	3.1	49.7	6.0	62.8	5.2	70.4	4.9
	Medium metro	67.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	63.7	6.8	75.7	4.5
	Small metro	67.6	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	60.7	3.6	53.2	5.6	57.9	5.5	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	66.6	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	51.5	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	66.1	1.6	59.1	3.9	65.5	2.8	68.8	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	53.2	3.3	53.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	64.8	1.7	56.1	3.9	64.2	3.2	68.0	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	64.3	2.5	58.6	4.2	62.9	4.3	69.6	4.3
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	65.1	2.9	62.2	5.6	65.4	4.8	66.2	5.0
	Complex activities	63.5	3.3	60.5	5.8	63.0	5.5	66.0	6.0
	Neither basic nor complex activities	64.7	1.8	55.6	3.6	63.2	3.2	69.0	2.9
U.S. born	Yes	66.8	1.6	58.2	4.1	66.2	2.8	70.1	2.5
U.S. born	No	53.2	2.9	55.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	56.4	6.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.

^b 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.

^c 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.

^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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_4_1_4-2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/4_diabetes/T2_4_1_4-2d.html