Table 248b
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over who had an eye examination in the past year,a by ethnicity, 2002 |
| |
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|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| |
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
61.3 |
0.7 |
61.8 |
0.7 |
62.7 |
0.7 |
54.7 |
1.7 |
55.3 |
2.1 |
| Age |
65-74 |
57.1 |
0.9 |
57.4 |
0.9 |
57.5 |
1.0 |
53.8 |
2.5 |
53.5 |
2.8 |
| 75-84 |
66.3 |
0.8 |
66.6 |
0.9 |
68.0 |
0.9 |
57.4 |
3.1 |
61.7 |
2.9 |
| 85 and over |
65.6 |
1.3 |
67.0 |
1.3 |
69.0 |
1.4 |
50.6 |
4.3 |
46.4 |
4.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
57.7 |
0.9 |
58.2 |
0.9 |
59.1 |
1.0 |
49.1 |
2.7 |
51.6 |
3.2 |
| Female |
64.1 |
0.8 |
64.5 |
0.9 |
65.4 |
0.9 |
58.4 |
2.4 |
58.2 |
2.5 |
| Incomeb |
Negative/poor |
53.3 |
1.5 |
53.1 |
1.7 |
54.7 |
1.9 |
48.2 |
3.5 |
55.2 |
3.3 |
| Near poor/low |
58.7 |
1.1 |
59.4 |
1.1 |
60.0 |
1.2 |
55.5 |
3.0 |
51.3 |
3.4 |
| Middle |
63.8 |
1.0 |
63.9 |
1.0 |
64.2 |
1.0 |
60.0 |
4.1 |
61.7 |
3.9 |
| High |
66.6 |
1.2 |
66.8 |
1.1 |
66.9 |
1.1 |
62.7 |
7.4 |
58.9 |
8.3 |
| Health insurance |
Medicare and private |
65.0 |
0.8 |
65.2 |
0.8 |
65.2 |
0.8 |
65.6 |
2.7 |
60.5 |
3.6 |
| Medicare and Medicaid |
51.7 |
1.7 |
52.2 |
1.9 |
55.6 |
2.2 |
48.4 |
3.7 |
50.5 |
3.4 |
| Medicare HMO |
61.2 |
1.5 |
61.6 |
1.5 |
61.1 |
1.5 |
61.8 |
4.7 |
57.6 |
4.5 |
| Medicare fee-for-service only |
43.5 |
2.2 |
43.1 |
2.2 |
45.1 |
2.5 |
34.6 |
4.5 |
48.0 |
7.9 |
| Residence location |
MSA |
62.1 |
0.6 |
62.6 |
0.7 |
63.3 |
0.7 |
56.5 |
1.9 |
56.5 |
2.0 |
| Non-MSA |
59.2 |
1.8 |
59.7 |
1.8 |
60.9 |
1.8 |
47.5 |
2.5 |
43.3 |
8.2 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
61.9 |
0.7 |
62.3 |
0.7 |
63.0 |
0.8 |
54.0 |
2.1 |
55.9 |
2.4 |
| Fair/poor |
59.3 |
1.2 |
60.0 |
1.3 |
61.0 |
1.4 |
56.0 |
3.3 |
53.9 |
3.1 |
| Functional limitations |
No limitations |
60.9 |
0.8 |
61.2 |
0.8 |
61.7 |
0.9 |
55.0 |
2.6 |
56.3 |
3.3 |
| IADL only |
66.1 |
1.5 |
66.5 |
1.6 |
67.3 |
1.7 |
62.2 |
4.7 |
61.4 |
5.1 |
| At least 1 IADL and 1-2 ADLs |
62.3 |
1.2 |
62.9 |
1.3 |
64.2 |
1.3 |
54.7 |
4.3 |
56.8 |
4.9 |
| At least 1 IADL and 3-6 ADLs |
54.6 |
1.6 |
56.0 |
1.7 |
58.6 |
1.8 |
44.7 |
5.1 |
42.1 |
4.6 |
| At least 1 ADL/IADL |
62.0 |
0.8 |
62.7 |
0.8 |
64.2 |
0.9 |
54.4 |
2.7 |
54.1 |
2.9 |
a Full-year community residents age 65 or older.
b Negative/poor refers to 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.
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