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Table 19A_c
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 family income, United States, 2004
Population group Total Family incomeb
Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   46.7 1.9 38.4 4.0 37.6 4.0 41.9 3.1 58.4 3.1
Age, not age adjusted 40-59 45.5 2.5 32.4 5.2 35.9 5.9 36.4 4.2 60.9 4.1
60 and over 48.6 2.1 48.0 5.7 40.3 4.3 50.7 3.6 54.3 3.9
Gender Male 46.8 2.5 * * 31.7 5.4 43.5 4.6 56.2 3.9
Female 46.7 2.4 39.2 4.7 42.4 5.3 40.5 3.7 61.2 4.2
Race White, single race 47.4 2.1 40.5 4.9 36.8 5.2 40.8 3.4 59.3 3.5
Black, single race 46.7 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 48.0 2.1 38.6 4.6 39.3 4.6 42.9 3.6 58.6 3.2
Non-Hispanic, White 49.2 2.5 41.6 5.9 38.8 6.5 41.7 4.0 59.4 3.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 47.4 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Hispanic 38.8 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 35.2 2.9 45.7 5.7 20.7 4.0 36.3 4.7 * *
High school graduate 45.7 3.4 * * * * 41.1 5.0 54.3 6.8
At least some college 55.9 2.8 * * * * 49.6 5.7 62.3 4.2
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 47.3 2.8 * * * * 38.2 5.2 56.7 3.9
Public only 42.3 5.0 45.1 7.3 * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 47.3 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 51.7 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 44.9 5.3 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 48.0 2.9 40.2 6.5 35.6 5.6 42.9 4.4 59.7 4.6
Metropolitan-small 47.4 3.0 * * * * 37.9 5.1 * *
Micropolitan 39.6 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 47.3 6.3 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 48.3 2.0 37.3 4.2 39.5 4.6 43.6 3.4 59.3 3.2
Other 33.9 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 46.9 3.0 37.8 4.8 42.0 6.8 46.2 5.5 * *
Complex activities 45.9 3.1 39.1 5.4 41.6 6.1 * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 47.2 2.4 * * 36.8 5.1 41.8 4.2 57.0 3.6

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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