Table 2_1_3-2a

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_3.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their blood cholesterol checked in the last 2 years,^a by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		96.1	0.8	96.5	0.9	96.9	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	40–59	95.0	1.2	95.1	1.4	97.6	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age, not adjusted	60 and over	97.9	0.6	98.7	0.4	95.8	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	94.8	1.3	95.6	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	97.3	0.6	97.2	0.8	97.2	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^b	Negative/poor	95.3	1.4	95.4	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	91.7	2.9	92.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	97.4	1.0	97.8	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	97.6	0.9	97.6	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	93.6	2.0	95.3	1.6	94.2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	96.5	1.1	96.7	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	97.2	1.2	96.9	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	97.0	1.1	96.4	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	94.1	1.5	95.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	97.2	1.0	96.7	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	93.7	2.1	96.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	89.9	3.4	89.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	98.9	0.6	99.1	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	99.7	0.3	99.6	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	93.2	3.1	97.0	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	96.1	0.8	96.6	0.9	97.5	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	94.2	1.7	94.3	2.1	97.4	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	96.5	1.4	97.1	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	97.5	1.1	97.7	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	98.9	0.7	98.9	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	96.0	1.8	96.1	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	97.8	1.5	97.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	93.5	3.8	94.3	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	96.4	0.8	96.5	0.9	97.0	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	93.3	2.2	96.2	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	96.3	0.9	96.1	1.2	99.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	95.8	1.2	97.1	1.0	94.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	96.3	1.3	97.5	0.9	96.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	97.1	1.0	98.0	0.9	94.0	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	96.1	1.0	95.9	1.2	97.5	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

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

^b 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.

^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 A, Data Sources.

* - 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_3-2a: 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_3-2a.html