Table 14b
Adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2002
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   90.4 0.9 90.9 0.9 91.3 1.1 88.3 2.1 86.5 2.4
Age 18-44 83.8 2.8 83.6 3.2 * * * * * *
45-64 92.9 1.1 93.2 1.1 93.5 1.3 91.5 2.9 90.4 2.6
65 and over 89.9 1.5 90.7 1.6 90.9 1.7 * * * *
Gender Male 91.6 1.2 92.6 1.2 93.9 1.2 * * 84.0 3.6
Female 89.2 1.2 89.3 1.4 88.4 1.7 89.1 2.0 88.9 2.4
Family incomea Negative or poor 89.1 2.4 88.0 2.9 * * * * * *
Near poor/low 89.9 1.9 90.5 2.2 90.7 2.8 * * 87.4 3.6
Middle 88.2 1.7 89.6 1.7 89.5 1.9 * * * *
High 93.0 1.3 93.0 1.4 92.9 1.5 * * * *
Educationb Less than high school graduate 87.1 1.8 88.3 2.0 89.8 2.3 * * 83.2 3.4
High school graduate 91.6 1.2 91.5 1.3 91.9 1.5 * * * *
At least some college 92.0 1.4 92.3 1.4 91.5 1.8 * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 92.9 1.1 92.4 1.3 92.0 1.5 * * * *
Public only 87.5 2.9 86.2 3.6 * * * * * *
Uninsured 83.0 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 86.7 3.1 88.5 3.1 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 90.4 2.0 90.6 2.0 90.5 2.3 * * * *
Medicare and other public 94.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 91.0 1.2 92.1 1.2 92.2 1.5 90.4 2.2 85.4 3.3
Metropolitan-small 91.1 1.5 91.5 1.5 93.5 1.6 * * * *
Micropolitan 85.1 2.8 84.6 2.9 83.3 3.5 * * * *
Noncore 93.3 2.7 93.4 2.8 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 90.6 0.9 90.9 0.9 91.3 1.1 88.6 2.1 * *
Other 88.7 2.8 * * * * * * 87.7 3.4
Born in U.S. Yes 90.8 0.9 91.1 0.9 91.4 1.1 88.5 2.1 85.6 3.6
No 88.0 2.7 * * * * * * 87.2 3.5

a Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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.

b Less than high school graduate 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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