T4_1_1_2d

2011 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 4_1_1.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received all four recommended services for diabetes^a in the calendar year,^b by education,^c United States, 2008
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		21.1	1.4	16.1	2.3	19.5	2.1	25.2	2.3
Age	40-59	16.1	1.8	11.9	3.0	11.8	2.7	21.5	3.1
Age	60 and over	29.1	1.9	22.8	3.0	31.7	3.1	31.2	3.3
Gender	Male	21.5	1.7	12.6	2.6	20.3	3.1	27.2	3.0
Gender	Female	20.6	1.9	19.7	3.1	19.2	2.8	23.1	3.1
Race	White, single race	22.0	1.8	15.0	2.8	21.4	2.6	26.2	2.8
	Black, single race	16.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	13.8	3.1	19.5	4.0
	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	21.6	1.5	15.6	3.3	19.6	2.2	25.8	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	22.9	2.1	DSU	DSU	21.8	2.9	26.8	3.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	16.6	2.3	14.2	4.2	13.3	3.1	19.6	4.1
	Hispanic, all races	18.6	2.6	18.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^d	Negative/poor	16.5	2.6	22.5	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	17.9	2.4	12.3	3.1	21.4	4.5	DSU	DSU
	Middle	17.0	2.3	14.7	4.3	15.3	3.3	20.5	3.8
	High	27.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	23.9	4.1	31.0	3.2
Employment status, ages 40-64	Employed	20.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	13.4	3.1	28.1	3.5
Employment status, ages 40-64	Not employed	17.9	2.3	23.7	5.0	13.9	3.8	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40-64	Any private	22.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	17.5	3.4	26.4	3.2
	Public only	17.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	25.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	33.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.2	5.1
	Medicare and other public	36.7	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^e	Metropolitan	20.3	1.3	14.6	2.2	19.3	2.1	23.6	2.2
	Large central metro	18.7	2.2	10.9	2.3	22.3	4.4	20.8	4.0
	Large fringe metro	21.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	18.4	4.1	25.5	4.1
	Medium metro	20.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	14.4	3.1	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	22.3	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	25.4	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	27.6	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	21.2	1.5	14.9	3.0	19.7	2.2	25.2	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	20.3	3.1	19.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	21.1	1.8	12.0	3.0	18.4	2.4	26.7	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	21.3	1.9	20.4	3.1	21.7	3.8	22.0	3.4
Activity limitations^e	Basic activities	24.2	2.2	20.6	4.0	25.0	3.6	27.3	4.6
	Complex activities	25.7	2.9	25.2	5.5	DSU	DSU	28.2	5.0
	Neither basic nor complex activities	19.2	1.7	12.9	2.9	16.3	2.4	24.0	2.6
U.S. born	Yes	21.4	1.6	14.9	3.0	20.1	2.3	25.5	2.5
U.S. born	No	19.6	2.6	19.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Includes two or more hemoglobin A1c measurements, a dilated eye examination, a foot examination, and a flu shot.

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

^e. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 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: T4_1_1_2d: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/4_diabetes/T4_1_1_2d.html