Table 2_1_3-1

2008 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_3.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their blood cholesterol checked in the last 2 years, United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group		2005			2002
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE	Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	SE
Total		15,757	96.1	0.8	12,935	95.7	0.7
Age, not adjusted	40–59	6,921	95.0	1.2	5,357	94.7	1.1
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	8,835	97.9	0.6	7,578	97.3	0.5
Gender	Male	7,569	94.8	1.3	6,423	95.1	1.1
Gender	Female	8,187	97.3	0.7	6,512	96.3	0.8
Race	White, single race	12,235	96.5	0.9	9,941	95.8	0.8
	Black, single race	2,358	96.9	1.4	2,167	95.3	1.5
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13,613	96.5	0.8	11,400	96.0	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	10,157	97.1	0.9	8,486	96.2	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,335	96.9	1.4	2,158	95.3	1.5
	Hispanic	2,144	93.8	1.9	1,535	93.2	1.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	2,174	95.3	1.4	1,629	94.5	1.6
	Near poor/low	3,547	91.7	2.8	3,193	92.4	2.2
	Middle	4,865	97.4	1.0	3,774	95.9	1.2
	High	5,171	97.6	0.9	4,339	97.6	0.8
Education^b	Less than high school	4,606	93.6	2.0	4,299	94.5	1.2
	High school graduate	5,471	96.5	1.1	4,243	96.5	0.9
	At least some college	5,476	97.2	1.2	4,265	96.1	1.4
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	5,192	97.0	1.1	4,298	96.6	0.8
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	3,800	94.1	1.5	2,868	94.7	1.3
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	6,080	97.2	1.0	4,916	97.5	0.7
	Public only	1,884	93.7	2.1	1,400	95.4	1.5
	Uninsured	1,028	89.9	3.4	850	85.6	3.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,989	98.9	0.6	1,730	96.6	1.3
	Medicare and private	3,527	99.7	0.3	3,060	98.0	0.8
	Medicare and other public	1,143	93.2	3.1	927	96.3	1.7
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12,335	96.1	0.8	10,329	95.7	0.8
	Large central metro	4,283	94.2	1.7	4,175	95.3	1.4
	Large fringe metro	3,332	96.5	1.4	2,325	97.7	1.0
	Medium metro	3,336	97.5	1.1	2,625	95.3	1.4
	Small metro	1,382	98.9	0.7	1,204	93.5	2.9
	Nonmetropolitan	3,422	96.0	1.8	2,607	95.6	1.3
	Micropolitan	2,153	97.8	1.5	1,775	96.0	1.3
	Noncore	1,269	93.5	3.7	832	94.7	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	14,190	96.4	0.8	11,482	96.2	0.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	1,567	93.3	2.2	1,453	91.4	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	9,567	96.3	0.9	7,307	95.3	0.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	6,190	95.8	1.2	5,629	96.1	0.9
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	6,549	96.3	1.3	5,424	96.3	1.3
	Complex activities	3,916	97.1	1.0	3,233	96.3	1.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8,616	96.1	1.0	7,149	95.4	0.8

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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.

^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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^d Adult diabetes population, age 40 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

^e Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated. Denominator excludes missing values.

* - 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 September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 2_1_3-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/2_diabetes/T2_1_3-1.html