Table 2_1_1-2d

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 2_1_1.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received all three recommended services for diabetes (hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye examination, and foot examination) in the calendar year,^a by education, United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school ^b		High school graduate ^b		At least some college ^b
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		37.5	1.7	29.2	2.9	31.9	2.5	47.1	2.8
Age	40-59	33.5	2.4	26.3	4.2	26.3	3.7	42.8	4.0
Age	60 and over	43.9	2.0	33.9	3.2	40.9	3.6	53.9	3.6
Gender	Male	39.0	2.3	30.7	4.5	34.1	3.6	47.8	3.8
Gender	Female	36.1	2.4	27.7	3.8	30.9	3.7	46.0	4.1
Race	White, single race	38.8	1.9	29.5	3.4	32.8	3.0	49.3	3.2
	Black, single race	31.6	3.1	26.2	5.5	31.2	5.3	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	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	39.3	1.9	30.4	4.1	32.4	2.8	49.0	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	41.6	2.2	31.4	5.1	33.6	3.4	51.9	3.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	31.4	3.1	26.2	5.5	30.6	5.3	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	26.9	3.3	26.6	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	23.1	3.2	22.6	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	28.2	3.1	25.2	4.1	25.2	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Middle	32.6	3.0	31.3	6.3	29.3	3.9	38.4	5.3
	High	51.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	46.0	4.9	55.6	4.0
Employment status, ages 40-64	Employed	39.6	3.1	31.0	7.6	32.2	5.9	47.6	4.0
Employment status, ages 40-64	Not employed	33.2	2.9	30.8	5.1	30.2	4.8	38.9	5.2
Health insurance, ages 40-64	Any private	42.0	2.8	DSU	DSU	36.0	4.8	48.4	3.6
	Public only	28.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	21.4	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	38.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	46.6	3.2	DSU	DSU	42.9	4.8	55.3	5.4
	Medicare and other public	43.5	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	38.0	1.8	27.3	3.4	32.7	2.8	46.8	2.8
	Large central metro	32.6	2.8	24.7	3.8	29.8	4.9	39.2	4.8
	Large fringe metro	45.9	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.9	5.2
	Medium metro	33.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.0	5.6
	Small metro	46.8	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	35.6	4.1	34.2	5.6	29.5	5.3	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	37.9	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	38.7	1.8	30.4	3.9	32.2	2.6	47.9	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	29.5	3.5	25.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	40.2	2.3	31.6	4.3	32.3	3.3	50.4	3.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.9	2.4	26.5	4.1	31.3	3.8	40.2	4.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	36.5	2.8	35.3	5.7	30.7	4.0	43.8	4.6
	Complex activities	31.9	3.1	33.6	6.4	DSU	DSU	41.1	5.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	38.6	2.3	24.7	3.4	33.9	3.4	48.5	3.6
U.S. born	Yes	38.7	1.8	30.9	4.1	32.8	2.6	48.0	3.0
U.S. born	No	31.3	3.3	26.4	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age-groups: 40-59, 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 October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 2_1_1-2d: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/2_diabetes/T2_1_1-2d.html