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Table 19A_d
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 education, United States, 2004
Population group Total Educationb
Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   46.8 1.9 35.2 2.9 45.7 3.4 55.9 2.8
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 45.7 2.5 32.3 4.2 41.9 4.7 57.3 3.9
60 and over 48.5 2.1 39.8 3.4 52.0 3.7 53.6 4.0
Gender Male 46.9 2.5 37.9 4.2 40.3 4.4 56.7 4.0
Female 46.7 2.4 33.0 3.6 49.7 4.5 54.8 4.2
Race White, single race 47.5 2.1 35.7 3.3 47.6 4.0 55.8 3.1
Black, single race 46.9 4.3 * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 48.2 2.1 37.2 3.8 44.9 3.7 56.9 3.0
Non-Hispanic, White 49.3 2.5 38.9 4.6 46.7 4.3 56.9 3.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 47.6 4.3 * * * * * *
Hispanic 38.3 3.2 31.0 4.5 * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 38.3 4.1 45.7 5.7 * * * *
Near poor/low 37.5 4.1 20.7 4.0 * * * *
Middle 42.1 3.1 36.3 4.7 41.1 5.0 49.6 5.7
High 58.2 3.1 * * 54.3 6.8 62.3 4.2
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 47.3 2.8 * * 44.1 4.7 55.0 4.1
Public only 42.8 5.0 44.7 6.9 * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 47.4 4.6 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 51.8 3.2 * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 44.4 5.4 * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 48.0 2.9 36.2 4.1 45.9 5.2 58.7 3.7
Metropolitan-small 47.3 3.0 40.7 5.7 46.7 6.0 52.3 4.8
Micropolitan 39.7 5.6 * * * * * *
Noncore 47.8 6.4 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 48.5 2.0 37.0 3.5 46.8 3.7 56.9 2.8
Other 32.3 4.1 32.0 5.4 * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 46.8 3.0 39.0 4.8 48.6 5.6 53.0 4.9
Complex activities 46.1 3.1 39.5 5.1 47.9 5.3 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 47.4 2.3 32.4 3.9 44.3 4.3 58.1 3.3

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

b 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.

c 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.

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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