T4_1_2_2a

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_2.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received two or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year,^a by race, United States, 2008
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		72.0	1.8	73.5	2.1	68.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	40-59	69.8	2.6	71.5	3.0	67.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	60 and over	75.6	1.8	76.7	2.2	71.7	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	72.5	2.3	73.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	71.6	2.5	73.4	2.9	71.1	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	68.7	4.2	72.1	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	68.3	4.0	72.0	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	70.5	3.1	70.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	76.1	3.0	76.7	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	62.3	3.4	62.0	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	72.6	3.1	75.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	75.6	2.6	77.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 40-64	Employed	71.5	2.6	73.7	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 40-64	Not employed	71.6	3.4	74.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40-64	Any private	73.2	2.7	75.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	72.9	4.2	79.0	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	56.8	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	72.6	3.8	74.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	78.2	3.3	76.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	71.7	1.9	73.2	2.2	68.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	66.9	3.1	70.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	71.1	3.3	69.9	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	74.7	4.0	77.7	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	79.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	72.8	4.8	74.1	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	75.9	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	74.0	2.0	76.0	2.3	69.3	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	58.3	4.0	55.4	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72.0	2.3	72.8	2.8	68.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	72.3	2.7	74.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	75.7	3.4	78.8	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	79.0	3.5	82.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	70.0	2.1	71.3	2.5	64.8	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	74.0	2.1	75.8	2.4	69.6	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	63.1	3.6	61.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

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

^b. 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.

^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 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_2_2a: 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_2_2a.html