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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004

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Table 1.2. Availability of measures of effectiveness of health care with comparable data for 2000 and 2001 for different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups

Measure	Data Source	Black	Hispanic	Asian or API	AI/AN	Poor
Rate of late stage breast cancer (Stage II and higher) among women age 40 and over	SEER	√	√	√	√
Rate of invasive cervical cancer among women age 20 and over	SEER	√	√	√	√
Rate of late stage colorectal cancer (regional and distant) among people age 50 and over	SEER	√	√	√	√
Dialysis patients registered on the waiting list for transplantation	USRDS	√	√	√	√
Persons receiving a kidney transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure	USRDS	√	√	√	√
Adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in past year	MEPS	√	√			√
Adults with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past 2 years	MEPS	√	√			√
Adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year	MEPS	√	√			√
Adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year	MEPS	√	√			√
Adults with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year	MEPS	√	√			√
Smokers receiving advice to quit smoking	MEPS	√	√			√
New AIDS cases among persons ages 13 and over	CDC AIDS Surveillance	√	√	√	√
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Live-born infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams)	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Live-born infants with very low birthweight (<1,500 grams)	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight >2,499 grams	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight 1,500-2,499 grams	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams	NVSS-N	√	√	√	√
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births	NVSS-N	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccinations	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of polio vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of varicella vaccine	NIS	√	√	√	√	√
Adolescents (13-15) who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine	NHIS	√	√			√
Adolescents (13-15) who received 2 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	NHIS	√	√			√
Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus booster	NHIS	√	√			√
Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine	NHIS	√	√			√
Children 2-17 with a dental visit	MEPS	√	√	√		√
High risk persons 18-64 who received influenza vaccine in past year	NHIS	√	√	√	√	√
People 65 and over who received influenza vaccine in the past year	NHIS	√	√	√		√
High risk persons 18-64 who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	NHIS	√	√			√
People 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	NHIS	√	√	√		√
Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population under 18	NHDS	√
Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population 18 and over	NHDS	√

√ Indicates that reliable data on measure are available for this group and included in summary across measures of access for this group.
Key: API=Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN=American Indian or Alaska Native; Poor=Individuals with household incomes <100% of Federal poverty thresholds.

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