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Table 22c
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year,a by family income, United States, 2004
Population group Total Family incomeb
Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   67.9 1.6 62.4 3.7 58.2 3.6 65.1 3.2 77.1 2.1
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 64.1 2.1 55.0 5.5 51.4 5.2 59.6 4.2 76.5 3.1
60 and over 73.9 1.8 74.3 4.1 69.1 3.7 73.8 3.4 78.2 3.0
Gender Male 68.5 2.2 * * 50.5 5.7 67.0 4.1 77.2 2.8
Female 67.2 2.2 64.0 4.4 64.0 4.4 63.7 4.2 76.8 3.5
Race White, single race 68.0 1.9 59.4 4.7 56.0 4.7 65.1 3.5 77.6 2.5
Black, single race 68.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 69.4 1.7 61.4 4.3 60.3 4.0 67.6 3.5 77.4 2.2
Non-Hispanic, White 69.9 2.1 56.8 5.9 58.2 5.7 67.9 4.0 78.1 2.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 68.9 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Hispanic 58.8 3.4 * * * * 54.9 5.5 * *
Educationc Less than high school 60.1 2.7 69.6 4.3 48.9 4.7 57.4 4.9 * *
High school graduate 68.6 2.9 * * 62.6 6.3 69.7 5.0 77.1 4.8
At least some college 73.1 2.5 * * * * 67.8 4.9 78.7 3.2
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 67.0 2.6 * * * * 61.8 4.8 74.8 3.2
Public only 66.0 3.6 69.9 4.4 * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 77.3 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 76.0 2.8 * * * * 75.6 4.6 * *
Medicare and other public 74.1 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 69.1 2.1 67.2 5.3 59.0 5.1 63.5 4.6 77.7 2.9
Metropolitan-small 67.7 2.9 62.3 6.8 65.8 6.6 62.6 5.8 * *
Micropolitan 66.2 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 63.8 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 69.6 1.7 61.6 4.0 60.9 3.9 67.1 3.4 78.2 2.1
Other 53.2 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 70.0 2.5 62.4 4.8 64.8 5.6 74.5 4.8 79.7 5.0
Complex activities 68.1 2.7 65.5 5.0 64.4 5.0 70.6 5.7 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 67.7 2.0 59.5 7.1 57.2 4.9 62.0 3.9 75.9 2.6

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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