Table 16. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a foot 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		1,556	15,173	70.6	1.4
Age	18-44	236	2,124	62.6	3.8
	45-64	702	7,045	72.6	2.3
	65 and over	618	6,005	71.1	2.1
Race	White only	1,161	11,794	71.1	1.6
	Black only	295	2,288	72.8	3.1
	Other	100	1,092	61.6	6.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,200	13,135	70.9	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	822	9,858	71.4	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	288	2,244	73.5	3.2
	Hispanic, all races	356	2,038	68.9	3.4
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	537	6,383	71.8	2.7
	Public only	265	1,773	72.2	3.7
	Uninsured	136	1,013	58.0	4.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	159	1,714	67.2	4.0
	Medicare and private	287	3,183	73.1	2.9
	Medicare and other public	161	1,006	72.1	4.7
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	346	2,095	71.2	3.2
	Near poor/low	399	3,549	64.3	2.7
	Middle	428	4,401	69.9	2.4
	High	383	5,129	75.4	2.6
Educationc	Less than high school	586	4,387	66.7	2.4
	High school graduate	492	5,360	69.8	2.4
	At least some college	464	5,306	74.9	2.4
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	724	7,313	73.1	1.9
	Metropolitan-small	480	4,614	69.5	2.3
	Micropolitan	220	2,037	68.8	3.3
	Noncore	132	1,209	63.1	5.4
Preferred language	Other	246	1,522	65.2	4.3
	English	1,310	13,651	71.2	1.5

 

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Women

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		900	7,954	70.1	2.0
Age	18-44	144	1,166	60.7	5.1
	45-64	390	3,498	73.8	3.0
	65 and over	366	3,290	69.4	2.9
Race	White only	643	6,002	69.7	2.3
	Black only	201	1,372	77.4	3.9
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	681	6,810	69.8	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	436	4,927	69.1	2.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	195	1,333	78.9	3.9
	Hispanic, all races	219	1,144	71.6	3.7
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	264	2,910	73.1	3.5
	Public only	187	1,196	70.8	4.2
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	153	1,597	73.3	4.2
	Medicare and other public	118	687	66.0	5.7
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	241	1,323	74.8	3.4
	Near poor/low	247	2,150	63.9	3.6
	Middle	238	2,317	67.2	3.3
	High	174	2,163	76.4	4.1
Educationc	Less than high school	352	2,362	64.4	3.3
	High school graduate	298	3,032	72.4	3.2
	At least some college	242	2,477	72.5	3.8
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	427	3,874	71.7	2.8
	Metropolitan-small	299	2,644	70.6	3.3
	Micropolitan	115	932	65.6	5.1
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	148	861	69.2	5.3
	English	752	7,093	70.2	2.1

 

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Men

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		656	7,220	71.2	1.9
Age	18-44	*	*	*	*
	45-64	312	3,547	71.5	3.3
	65 and over	252	2,715	73.1	2.7
Race	White only	518	5,792	72.4	2.2
	Black only	*	*	*	*
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	519	6,325	72.1	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	386	4,930	73.8	2.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic, all races	137	895	65.4	5.3
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	273	3,472	70.7	3.7
	Public only	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	134	1,586	73.0	3.8
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	105	772	65.0	6.3
	Near poor/low	152	1,398	65.0	4.1
	Middle	190	2,084	73.0	3.4
	High	209	2,966	74.6	3.4
Educationc	Less than high school	234	2,024	69.5	3.3
	High school graduate	194	2,328	66.3	3.4
	At least some college	222	2,829	76.9	3.1
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	297	3,439	74.6	2.7
	Metropolitan-small	181	1,970	68.2	3.5
	Micropolitan	105	1,104	71.5	5.1
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	*	*	*	*
	English	558	6,559	72.4	2.1

^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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