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Table 15a
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the past year,a by race, United States, 2003
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 89.6 1.1 90.3 1.3 85.3 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 88.9 1.7 89.7 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
60 and over 90.7 1.3 91.4 1.5 84.1 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 89.0 1.7 89.6 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 90.3 1.5 91.3 1.9 82.7 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 84.8 3.3 87.5 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 84.4 3.2 82.5 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 90.2 1.9 90.8 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
High 93.0 1.3 93.7 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 87.3 2.2 86.9 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 90.9 1.7 92.7 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 89.9 2.1 90.4 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 40-64 Any private 93.8 1.1 94.7 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 85.0 2.9 86.8 3.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 85.8 3.4 85.2 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 92.4 1.9 92.6 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 88.0 4.1 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 87.5 1.7 88.8 2.2 82.9 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 92.9 1.7 92.3 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 92.9 2.1 94.2 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 90.3 1.2 91.1 1.4 85.2 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Other 83.7 3.5 83.8 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 90.8 1.2 91.3 1.4 87.8 2.3 * * * * * * * *
No 83.3 2.9 84.4 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *

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: 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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