Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a retinal eye examination in the past year, United States, 2000 and 2002 |
2002 | 2000 | ||||||
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Population group | Total population (in thousands)g | Percent | Standard error | Total population (in thousands)g | Percent | Standard error | |
Total | 14,015 | 67.6 | 1.3 | 12,608 | 66.5 | 1.8 | |
Racea | White | 10,765 | 67.9 | 1.4 | - - | - - | - - |
Black | 2,368 | 66.7 | 2.9 | - - | - - | - - | |
American Indian /Alaska Native | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
Asian | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
Ethnicityb | Hispanic, all races | 1,753 | 58.1 | 3.1 | 1,633 | 58.3 | 4.3 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 12,262 | 69.0 | 1.3 | 10,975 | 67.7 | 1.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 9,093 | 69.9 | 1.6 | 8,415 | 67.8 | 2.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 2,359 | 66.7 | 2.9 | 2,081 | 65.8 | 4.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 6,914 | 66.2 | 1.8 | 5,872 | 69.2 | 2.7 |
Female | 7,101 | 69.1 | 1.7 | 6,736 | 64.2 | 2.2 | |
Age | 18-44 | 1,884 | 51.6 | 3.6 | 2,072 | 53.8 | 4.9 |
45-64 | 6,386 | 65.0 | 2.0 | 5,309 | 66.1 | 2.8 | |
65 and over | 5,745 | 76.0 | 1.7 | 5,227 | 72.1 | 2.6 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 4,511 | 63.6 | 2.5 | 3,986 | 63.7 | 2.8 |
High school graduate | 4,554 | 70.0 | 2.1 | 4,211 | 61.0 | 3.4 | |
At least some college | 4,808 | 69.8 | 2.2 | 4,245 | 74.5 | 2.5 | |
Employment statusd | Employed | 5,124 | 63.3 | 2.1 | 4,726 | 60.1 | 3.4 |
Not employed | 3,146 | 59.7 | 2.7 | 2,655 | 67.0 | 3.7 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 5,677 | 66.7 | 2.1 | 5,330 | 62.9 | 3.0 |
Public only | 1,570 | 57.0 | 3.1 | 1,213 | 68.3 | 4.3 | |
Uninsured | 1,023 | 42.7 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 1,730 | 75.8 | 3.3 | 1,593 | 76.7 | 4.7 |
Medicare and private | 3,060 | 77.7 | 2.3 | 2,749 | 71.3 | 3.8 | |
Medicare and other public | 924 | 70.5 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomee | Negative or poor | 1,801 | 59.0 | 3.3 | 1,744 | 65.6 | 3.5 |
Near poor/low income | 3,454 | 65.5 | 2.5 | 3,085 | 62.2 | 3.5 | |
Middle income | 4,112 | 65.2 | 2.3 | 3,610 | 61.5 | 3.7 | |
High income | 4,647 | 74.8 | 2.0 | 4,168 | 74.5 | 2.6 | |
Residence locationf | Metropolitan-large | 7,127 | 68.6 | 2.0 | 6,417 | 68.5 | 2.9 |
Metropolitan-small | 4,049 | 67.5 | 2.3 | 3,457 | 64.0 | 3.2 | |
Micropolitan | 1,872 | 66.3 | 3.2 | 1,706 | 69.0 | 4.0 | |
Noncore | 967 | 63.8 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 8,038 | 69.4 | 1.6 | 7,588 | 68.0 | 1.9 |
Fair or poor | 5,977 | 65.3 | 1.8 | 5,020 | 64.2 | 3.0 | |
a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 data. Thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.
b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic White and Black categories exclude multiple race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.
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 Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
e "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
f See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
g Total adult diabetes population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
- - Data not shown. See footnote a.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.