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Table 23d
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year,a by education, United States, 2004
Population group Total Educationb
Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   71.6 1.6 67.1 2.7 69.7 3.0 76.7 2.5
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 71.7 2.3 66.8 3.9 68.0 4.3 78.1 3.4
60 and over 71.5 1.7 67.6 2.9 72.4 2.7 74.6 3.5
Gender Male 71.7 2.2 69.3 4.0 65.7 3.7 77.3 3.2
Female 71.7 2.3 65.4 3.5 72.7 3.8 76.1 3.9
Race White, single race 71.8 1.9 65.0 3.2 70.9 3.6 77.6 2.9
Black, single race 75.2 3.5 81.5 4.2 * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 71.7 1.8 67.3 3.2 69.0 3.2 76.7 2.6
Non-Hispanic, White 71.9 2.2 64.3 4.2 69.9 3.8 77.6 3.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 75.5 3.6 82.6 4.2 * * * *
Hispanic 70.9 3.4 66.7 4.9 * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 74.9 3.1 75.6 4.1 * * * *
Near poor/low 63.6 3.6 56.4 5.6 69.6 5.5 * *
Middle 69.2 2.9 66.6 5.4 66.1 4.7 76.3 5.3
High 76.1 2.9 * * 72.7 6.2 78.6 3.1
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 72.1 2.8 * * 69.6 4.5 76.9 3.7
Public only 74.5 4.0 69.3 6.0 * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.4 4.0 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 72.9 2.9 * * * * 76.6 4.9
Medicare and other public 71.9 4.5 72.0 4.8 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 73.7 2.3 72.0 3.7 68.7 4.7 80.1 3.0
Metropolitan-small 70.9 2.6 64.2 5.6 70.2 5.0 74.1 3.9
Micropolitan 68.6 4.4 * * * * * *
Noncore 66.4 6.3 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 72.4 1.7 67.8 3.0 70.2 3.1 77.5 2.5
Other 64.5 4.7 65.9 5.5 * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 74.5 2.4 71.9 4.0 74.1 4.3 78.5 4.0
Complex activities 75.8 2.3 73.3 3.6 75.4 4.1 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 70.3 2.2 64.2 4.0 66.4 4.2 76.8 2.9

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

b 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.

c 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.

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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