Characteristics: Gender and Education

Population-based objectives	Female	Male	Less than high school	High school graduate	At least some college	Summary index
1-1. Health insurance: < 65 years (1997, 2003)
1-3a. Counseled about physical activity: 18+ years (2001)
1-3b. Counseled about diet and nutrition: 18+ years (2001)
1-3c. Counseled about smoking cessation: 18+ years (2001)
1-3d. Counseled about reduced alcohol consumption: 18+ years (2001)
1-3f. Counseled about unintended pregnancy: females 15-44 years (1995)
1-3h. Counseled about management of menopause: females 45-57 years (2001)
1-4a. Source of ongoing care: all ages (1998, 2003)
1-4b. Source of ongoing care: < 18 years (1998, 2003)
1-4c. Source of ongoing care: 18+ years (1998, 2003)
1-5. Usual primary care provider (1996, 1999)
1-6. Delays or difficulties in obtaining needed health care (1996, 1999)
1-9a. Hospitalization for pediatric asthma: < 18 years (1996)
1-9b. Hospitalization for uncontrolled diabetes: 18-64 years (1996)
1-9c. Hospitalization for immunization-preventable pneumonia or influenza: 65+ years (1996)
1-10. Delay or difficulty in getting emergency care (2001)
1-15a. Access to home health care: 65+ years with long-term care needs (2001)
1-15b. Access to adult day care: 65+ years with long-term care needs (2001)
1-15c. Access to assisted living: 65+ years with long-term care needs (2001)
1-15d. Access to nursing home care: 65+ years with long-term care needs (2001)
1-16. Pressure ulcers: nursing home residents (1997, 1999)

Data for objectives 1-3g, 1-7a through h, 1-8a through t, 1-11a through g, 1-12, 1-13a through i, and 1-14a and b are unavailable or not applicable. Objectives 1-2 and 1-3e were deleted at the midcourse.

Years in parentheses represent the baseline data year and the most recent data year (if available).

Disparity from the best group rate is defined as the percent difference between the best group rate and each of the other group rates for a characteristic (for example, race and ethnicity). The summary index is the average of these percent differences for a characteristic. Change in disparity is estimated by subtracting the disparity at baseline from the disparity at the most recent data point. Change in the summary index is estimated by subtracting the summary index at baseline from the summary index at the most recent data point. See Technical Appendix for more information.

The best group rate at the most recent data point.		The group with the best rate for specified characteristic.		Most favorable group rate for specified characteristic, but reliability criterion not met.		Best group rate reliability criterion not met.
	Percent difference from the best group rate
Disparity from the best group rate at the most recent data point.		Less than 10 percent or not statistically significant		10-49 percent		50-99 percent		100 percent or more
			Increase in disparity (percentage points)
Changes in disparity over time are shown when the change is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points and statistically significant, or when the change is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points and estimates of variability were not available.				10-49		50-99		100 or more
			Decrease in disparity (percentage points)
				10-49		50-99		100 or more
Availability of data.		Data not available.		Characteristic not selected for this objective.

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