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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.

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Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year,^a United States, 2002-2008
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		64.3	1.6	66.6	1.7	69.1	1.6	70.7	1.4	71.5	1.6	72.7	1.4	73.0	1.3
Age	40-59	61.2	2.4	64.4	2.4	66.2	2.2	70.6	2.0	71.4	2.4	71.7	2.0	73.0	1.9
Age	60 and over	69.2	1.7	70.1	1.7	73.8	1.8	70.9	1.9	71.7	1.7	74.2	1.8	72.9	1.6
Gender	Male	64.3	2.3	66.9	2.3	68.2	2.2	70.8	2.4	71.5	2.1	72.6	2.0	74.1	1.8
Gender	Female	64.3	2.0	66.6	2.1	70.0	1.9	70.6	1.9	71.6	2.3	72.8	1.8	72.0	1.8
Race	White, single race	64.8	1.9	66.1	1.9	68.1	1.8	70.9	1.8	71.8	1.9	73.2	1.7	72.9	1.6
	Black, single race	64.3	2.9	70.9	3.1	78.0	2.8	75.4	3.1	74.7	3.4	72.6	3.4	74.2	2.8
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	65.9	1.8	67.3	1.9	70.6	1.7	71.9	1.5	71.5	1.8	73.1	1.5	74.3	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	66.8	2.3	66.8	2.2	69.5	2.1	72.2	1.9	71.9	2.2	73.6	1.8	74.7	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	64.8	2.8	70.3	3.1	78.0	2.8	75.5	3.1	75.0	3.5	72.9	3.5	74.1	2.8
	Hispanic, all races	54.6	3.0	63.1	3.5	62.0	3.4	64.7	3.1	71.4	3.4	70.3	3.6	65.2	3.6
Family income^b	Negative/poor	59.2	3.8	63.0	3.6	70.6	3.1	67.9	3.2	74.7	3.1	64.8	4.1	70.0	3.7
	Near poor/low	66.7	3.0	62.1	3.6	61.1	3.1	63.8	3.4	63.3	3.6	68.3	3.3	73.4	2.8
	Middle	60.5	2.9	62.3	2.9	70.4	2.7	71.6	2.6	69.1	2.9	71.5	2.8	69.7	2.6
	High	67.9	2.6	74.2	2.5	72.0	2.8	74.6	2.6	76.2	2.9	78.3	2.8	77.2	2.1
Education^c	Less than high school	56.8	2.9	63.9	3.0	64.0	2.5	67.6	2.7	67.1	2.6	69.8	2.6	66.3	2.5
	High school graduate	63.0	2.9	63.1	2.7	67.9	2.5	69.9	2.5	69.7	3.0	70.7	2.8	72.2	2.4
	At least some college	69.1	2.3	71.8	2.5	72.9	2.3	75.0	2.6	76.7	2.5	76.4	2.6	78.3	2.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	66.2	2.5	65.5	2.9	70.7	2.6	72.3	3.2	69.4	3.7	71.5	2.9	71.5	2.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	63.0	3.2	70.8	2.7	73.2	2.3	67.3	2.8	74.4	2.6	70.6	3.0	74.2	2.6
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	66.3	2.5	67.2	2.6	72.2	2.4	71.3	2.6	72.1	2.8	74.0	2.4	73.6	2.4
	Public only	63.0	3.6	76.2	3.7	76.7	2.9	72.7	3.9	73.6	4.1	65.9	4.8	73.1	3.6
	Uninsured	56.0	5.7	52.9	5.9	56.8	5.5	60.4	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.5	4.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	66.9	3.8	72.2	3.2	68.7	3.6	67.1	4.3	67.2	3.9	72.8	3.8	68.6	3.4
	Medicare and private	71.0	3.2	66.8	3.0	73.5	3.2	73.8	2.8	73.1	2.9	75.9	2.9	77.2	2.4
	Medicare and other public	69.4	4.7	71.2	4.5	71.0	5.6	69.3	5.0	72.1	4.6	78.4	4.0	70.0	4.9
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	66.1	1.6	67.1	1.9	70.6	1.6	71.3	1.7	72.5	1.8	75.1	1.6	74.1	1.5
	Large central metro	60.0	3.0	62.8	3.0	71.0	2.8	72.4	2.7	73.2	2.8	73.5	2.8	73.1	2.6
	Large fringe metro	69.0	3.0	70.4	3.5	72.9	3.4	68.3	3.5	73.8	4.0	76.9	3.1	78.0	2.9
	Medium metro	70.9	3.2	68.1	3.6	67.3	3.0	72.2	3.2	70.1	3.3	76.4	3.8	73.9	3.2
	Small metro	66.9	4.6	71.2	5.0	71.9	4.9	73.7	6.0	73.4	4.7	72.8	4.1	68.6	5.3
	Nonmetropolitan	54.3	4.5	64.5	4.0	63.7	3.9	68.7	2.8	67.6	3.5	62.9	3.2	68.5	3.2
	Micropolitan	55.1	6.1	66.9	4.7	71.7	4.0	70.3	3.8	69.1	4.4	64.8	4.2	69.4	3.8
	Noncore	52.5	5.1	DSU	DSU	50.4	5.6	67.4	4.2	65.4	6.5	60.1	5.5	66.5	6.2
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.4	1.8	67.5	1.8	70.1	1.7	71.2	1.6	72.2	1.8	73.1	1.4	74.0	1.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	56.5	3.5	61.4	3.7	59.7	3.8	66.7	3.6	65.6	4.5	69.6	3.7	65.5	4.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	63.3	2.1	64.2	2.2	67.8	2.0	71.0	1.9	71.4	2.2	74.0	1.8	72.5	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	66.3	2.3	70.5	2.2	71.3	2.2	70.1	2.2	71.6	2.2	70.8	2.3	73.6	2.0
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	69.3	2.8	68.6	2.7	73.6	2.1	72.5	2.4	74.6	2.4	75.7	2.4	76.6	2.3
	Complex activities	66.9	3.0	72.3	2.9	74.9	2.4	72.0	2.7	75.6	2.2	72.0	2.9	75.7	2.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	62.2	2.0	64.6	2.2	66.2	2.1	68.6	1.9	70.1	2.2	70.8	1.7	70.5	1.7
U.S. born	Yes	65.3	1.8	66.9	1.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	73.0	1.4	74.3	1.4
U.S. born	No	59.2	3.2	65.4	3.4	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	71.1	3.2	65.2	4.0

^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.

DNC - Data not collected.

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_4_1: 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_4_1.html