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Table 14b
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c test, a retinal eye examination, and a foot examination in the past year,a by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 47.8 1.7 48.8 1.8 51.0 2.1 41.6 4.0 41.6 4.3
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 45.9 2.4 47.6 2.5 48.7 3.0 46.3 5.7 35.2 5.6
60 and over 50.9 2.4 50.8 2.6 54.6 2.9 34.1 4.9 51.9 5.6
Gender Male 48.8 2.5 49.7 2.6 52.2 3.2 * * * *
Female 46.8 2.4 47.9 2.6 49.4 3.6 44.1 4.3 41.1 5.1
Family incomeb Negative/poor 37.2 3.9 34.9 4.5 * * * * * *
Near poor/low 33.0 3.6 34.3 4.2 38.9 6.1 * * * *
Middle 47.6 3.1 49.6 3.2 49.1 3.8 * * * *
High 59.2 3.0 59.1 3.2 59.1 3.9 * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 38.5 2.8 39.4 3.3 43.1 4.0 * * 36.6 4.9
High school graduate 50.0 3.1 50.9 3.2 54.1 3.7 * * * *
At least some college 52.5 3.0 52.3 3.0 52.6 3.9 * * * *
Health insurance, age 40-64 Any private 50.2 2.9 50.9 3.0 51.6 3.5 * * * *
Public only 36.8 4.0 35.8 4.4 * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 48.9 5.1 48.1 5.7 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 57.3 3.7 56.7 3.9 61.0 4.2 * * * *
Medicare and other public 41.6 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 50.2 2.7 52.0 2.9 57.7 3.9 41.7 5.0 40.8 5.4
Metropolitan-small 49.1 3.4 50.1 3.4 51.9 3.9 * * * *
Micropolitan 41.4 4.3 41.0 4.7 40.5 5.1 * * * *
Noncore 37.4 5.4 37.9 5.3 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 48.9 1.7 49.3 1.7 50.8 2.1 42.0 4.0 * *
Other 39.7 4.7 * * * * * * 40.1 5.0
Born in U.S. Yes 49.6 1.7 49.9 1.8 50.9 2.1 43.5 4.3 46.2 6.5
No 39.5 4.0 * * * * * * 37.7 5.6

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two 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.

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: 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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