Table T2_4_1_2-2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_4_1_2.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year,^a by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		72.9	1.8	66.0	3.5	73.0	2.8	75.9	2.3
Age	40–59	70.6	2.5	62.4	4.8	71.2	4.1	73.1	3.4
Age	60 and over	76.7	2.0	71.7	4.0	76.0	3.2	80.4	2.7
Gender	Male	73.7	2.2	69.2	4.7	73.2	3.5	75.9	3.3
Gender	Female	72.1	2.6	63.6	4.5	73.0	4.2	75.3	3.6
Race	White, single race	74.1	2.1	66.8	4.1	74.4	3.3	77.1	2.8
	Black, single race	72.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	70.4	5.3	73.2	4.5
	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	74.8	2.0	69.2	4.7	74.2	3.0	77.1	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	76.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	76.0	3.6	78.4	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	72.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	70.4	5.3	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	61.8	3.6	61.5	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	68.9	4.1	63.0	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	71.4	3.5	67.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	71.5	2.7	71.6	5.6	71.2	4.4	71.0	4.3
	High	77.0	2.9	DSU	DSU	74.5	5.8	80.2	3.0
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	71.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	63.9	5.2	76.2	3.7
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	71.5	3.2	59.3	5.1	77.0	4.6	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	74.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	73.6	3.8	76.3	3.2
	Public only	67.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	58.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	78.3	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	79.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	73.8	1.9	64.0	4.1	74.9	2.9	77.1	2.5
	Large central metro	69.0	3.2	62.8	4.9	67.5	6.1	72.4	4.4
	Large fringe metro	74.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	81.1	4.8
	Medium metro	79.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	72.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	69.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	69.4	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	74.4	1.9	67.1	4.5	74.7	2.8	76.5	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	59.1	4.5	62.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72.0	2.2	62.2	5.2	70.6	3.6	75.9	2.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	75.0	2.6	69.9	4.3	78.2	4.2	75.8	4.7
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	74.7	3.3	67.8	5.6	76.5	5.1	77.8	5.6
	Complex activities	73.7	4.2	66.2	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	71.4	2.1	61.6	4.7	70.9	3.5	74.7	2.6
U.S. born	Yes	75.3	1.9	65.8	4.8	76.7	2.7	77.2	2.5
U.S. born	No	59.3	4.2	66.2	4.3	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 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 June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_4_1_2-2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/4_diabetes/T2_4_1_2-2d.html