Table 1.25 Percent of adults age 40 and over with diabetes whose condition is diagnosed, United States, 1999-2004a |
Priority population |
1999-2004 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
71.6 |
2.2 |
Age, not age adjusted |
40-59 |
70.5 |
3.7 |
60 and over |
73.3 |
2.3 |
Gender |
Male |
65.1 |
2.9 |
Female |
80.3 |
2.9 |
Ethnicity |
Mexican American |
79.9 |
3.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
80.1 |
3.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
67.0 |
3.1 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
74.8 |
5.0 |
Near poor/low |
72.3 |
4.0 |
Middle |
73.6 |
5.0 |
High |
67.9 |
3.7 |
Education |
Less than high school |
73.5 |
2.8 |
High school graduate |
71.5 |
5.1 |
Some college |
71.0 |
4.3 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using 2 age groups: 40-59, 60 and over.
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.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.