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Table 20a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement in past year,a by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   91.5 1.0 91.7 1.1 88.3 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 90.7 1.4 90.7 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
60 and over 92.8 1.0 93.2 1.1 88.7 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 91.0 1.5 92.1 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 91.8 1.3 91.3 1.6 93.4 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 87.1 3.2 88.4 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 92.2 1.7 91.6 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 90.5 1.9 90.6 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
High 93.4 1.6 93.5 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 87.5 2.1 85.7 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 91.3 2.1 93.1 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 94.1 1.4 94.1 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 92.8 1.3 93.4 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 89.8 2.5 89.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 92.7 2.2 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 92.4 1.8 92.1 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 96.5 1.4 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 91.2 1.3 90.8 1.6 92.0 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 90.2 1.8 91.2 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 93.1 2.7 93.4 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 91.6 1.1 92.2 1.2 88.3 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Other 90.4 3.1 87.9 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 92.0 1.6 93.8 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 92.2 1.9 93.9 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 90.9 1.3 90.4 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age-groups: 40-59, 60 and over, except where indicated.

b Negative/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.

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 MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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.

 
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