Table 15. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a dilated eye examination in the past year,a by gender, United States, 2004

Total
Women
Men

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,595	15,568	67.4	1.5
Age	18-44	237	2,185	46.9	4.0
	45-64	720	7,166	66.3	2.2
	65 and over	638	6,217	76.0	1.8
Race	White only	1,187	12,123	67.8	1.7
	Black only	308	2,358	67.1	3.3
	Other	100	1,087	64.4	4.9
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,230	13,474	68.4	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	839	10,131	69.1	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	301	2,314	67.0	3.4
	Hispanic, all races	365	2,094	60.9	3.3
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	546	6,519	65.5	2.3
	Public only	276	1,833	61.2	3.5
	Uninsured	135	999	38.3	5.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	158	1,687	77.3	3.3
	Medicare and private	300	3,366	76.0	2.8
	Medicare and other public	169	1,062	74.1	4.1
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	360	2,204	62.3	3.3
	Near poor/low	413	3,679	60.9	3.0
	Middle	433	4,479	66.8	2.8
	High	389	5,206	74.8	2.1
Educationc	Less than high school	612	4,579	62.2	2.4
	High school graduate	505	5,554	68.5	2.5
	At least some college	462	5,309	70.7	2.5
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	737	7,429	68.6	2.1
	Metropolitan-small	501	4,864	68.4	2.8
	Micropolitan	223	2,054	64.9	3.5
	Noncore	134	1,222	60.6	5.4
Preferred language	Other	252	1,551	55.5	3.9
	English	1,343	14,018	68.7	1.6

 

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Women

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		925	8,155	67.0	1.9
Age	18-44	144	1,188	47.4	5.1
	45-64	404	3,577	66.2	3.0
	65 and over	377	3,390	74.6	2.6
Race	White only	658	6,147	66.4	2.4
	Black only	210	1,422	69.4	3.4
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	702	6,999	67.8	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	447	5,060	67.6	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	204	1,383	69.0	3.4
	Hispanic, all races	223	1,155	62.1	4.0
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	268	2,967	63.6	3.4
	Public only	198	1,254	65.1	4.1
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	160	1,688	72.9	4.0
	Medicare and other public	122	707	71.3	4.8
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	250	1,373	63.0	4.0
	Near poor/low	257	2,229	62.5	3.6
	Middle	241	2,355	67.4	3.6
	High	177	2,197	73.6	3.3
Educationc	Less than high school	372	2,488	64.4	2.9
	High school graduate	304	3,116	70.0	3.2
	At least some college	240	2,466	65.7	3.6
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	434	3,921	67.1	2.7
	Metropolitan-small	311	2,761	70.6	3.4
	Micropolitan	119	957	57.2	5.4
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	151	877	57.5	5.1
	English	774	7,278	68.1	2.0

 

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Men

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		670	7,414	67.9	2.2
Age	18-44	*	*	*	*
	45-64	316	3,589	66.3	3.0
	65 and over	261	2,827	77.6	3.1
Race	White only	529	5,976	69.2	2.3
	Black only	*	*	*	*
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	528	6,475	69.2	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	392	5,070	70.6	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic, all races	142	939	59.3	5.1
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	278	3,553	67.1	3.0
	Public only	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	140	1,678	79.1	3.9
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	110	831	61.3	5.2
	Near poor/low	156	1,450	58.5	4.8
	Middle	192	2,124	66.1	3.9
	High	212	3,009	75.6	2.9
Educationc	Less than high school	240	2,092	59.6	4.0
	High school graduate	201	2,438	66.5	3.7
	At least some college	222	2,843	75.1	3.3
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	303	3,508	70.3	3.0
	Metropolitan-small	190	2,103	65.5	4.5
	Micropolitan	104	1,096	71.6	4.8
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	101	674	52.8	5.6
	English	569	6,740	69.4	2.3

^a Adults with DSDIA53=1 are defined as with diabetes.
^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.
* 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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