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Table 19A_a
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 race, United States, 2004
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   46.7 1.9 47.4 2.1 46.7 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 45.5 2.5 45.7 3.0 48.3 5.9 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 48.6 2.1 50.2 2.3 44.2 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 46.8 2.5 48.9 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 46.7 2.4 46.0 2.9 54.5 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 38.4 4.0 40.5 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 37.6 4.0 36.8 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 41.9 3.1 40.8 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
High 58.4 3.1 59.3 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 35.2 2.9 35.7 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 45.7 3.4 47.6 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 55.9 2.8 55.8 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 47.3 2.8 48.0 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 42.3 5.0 43.5 5.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 47.3 4.6 51.0 4.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 51.7 3.1 52.0 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 44.9 5.3 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 48.0 2.9 49.2 3.4 49.3 6.0 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 47.4 3.0 49.3 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 39.6 5.5 38.8 5.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 47.3 6.3 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 48.3 2.0 48.5 2.3 47.0 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Other 33.9 4.0 40.2 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 46.9 3.0 50.9 3.7 39.4 6.5 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 45.9 3.1 49.0 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 47.2 2.4 46.5 2.7 52.1 5.8 * * * * * * * *

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

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 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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