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Table 23a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a foot 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   71.5 1.6 71.8 1.9 74.7 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 71.4 2.3 71.8 2.8 75.6 5.1 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 71.7 1.7 71.9 1.9 73.1 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 71.5 2.2 72.3 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 71.6 2.3 71.5 2.7 79.7 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 74.7 3.1 76.8 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 63.3 3.6 62.8 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 69.1 2.9 68.0 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
High 76.2 2.9 77.0 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 67.1 2.7 65.0 3.2 81.5 4.2 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 69.7 3.0 70.9 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 76.7 2.5 77.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 72.1 2.8 72.7 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 73.6 4.0 73.0 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.2 3.9 67.3 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 73.1 2.9 73.7 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 72.1 4.4 72.0 5.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 73.5 2.3 74.5 3.0 76.2 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 70.9 2.6 72.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 68.9 4.3 66.5 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 65.7 6.4 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 72.2 1.7 72.3 2.1 75.1 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Other 65.6 4.6 68.8 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 74.6 2.4 78.0 2.7 72.2 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 75.6 2.3 77.0 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 70.1 2.2 69.4 2.6 75.0 4.2 * * * * * * * *

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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