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Table 22a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination 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   67.9 1.6 68.0 1.9 68.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 64.1 2.1 63.9 2.6 65.6 5.1 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 73.9 1.8 74.6 2.0 73.3 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 68.5 2.2 70.3 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 67.2 2.2 65.4 2.8 72.3 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 62.4 3.7 59.4 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 58.2 3.6 56.0 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 65.1 3.2 65.1 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
High 77.1 2.1 77.6 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 60.1 2.7 59.8 3.1 66.5 6.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 68.6 2.9 69.4 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 73.1 2.5 72.5 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 67.0 2.6 66.1 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 66.0 3.6 66.8 4.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 77.3 3.4 79.6 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 76.0 2.8 76.9 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 74.1 4.3 76.2 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 69.1 2.1 69.6 2.6 70.6 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 67.7 2.9 68.2 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 66.2 4.5 66.5 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 63.8 5.5 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 69.6 1.7 69.2 2.0 69.0 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 53.2 4.0 58.9 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 70.0 2.5 71.9 3.1 64.2 5.2 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 68.1 2.7 68.4 3.2 65.1 5.7 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 67.7 2.0 66.8 2.3 72.9 5.2 * * * * * * * *

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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