Table 2_1_2.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year,a by education,b United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
90.2 |
1.1 |
88.4 |
2.3 |
90.7 |
2.1 |
91.0 |
1.6 |
Age, not adjusted |
40–59 |
88.2 |
1.7 |
85.9 |
3.4 |
89.2 |
3.1 |
88.4 |
2.5 |
60 and over |
93.5 |
1.0 |
92.3 |
1.9 |
93.0 |
1.8 |
95.3 |
1.6 |
Gender |
Male |
89.2 |
1.9 |
85.0 |
4.0 |
90.6 |
3.1 |
90.1 |
2.7 |
Female |
91.2 |
1.3 |
91.0 |
2.3 |
90.7 |
2.1 |
91.9 |
2.4 |
Race |
White, single race |
90.6 |
1.3 |
89.2 |
2.2 |
91.4 |
2.4 |
90.8 |
1.9 |
Black, single race |
91.5 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
90.9 |
1.2 |
88.0 |
3.2 |
92.2 |
1.9 |
91.1 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
91.6 |
1.4 |
89.4 |
3.2 |
93.5 |
2.1 |
90.8 |
2.1 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
91.4 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
86.8 |
2.4 |
89.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
86.6 |
2.8 |
89.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
85.2 |
3.1 |
83.3 |
5.1 |
88.7 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
Middle |
92.8 |
1.7 |
95.4 |
2.6 |
91.8 |
2.8 |
92.2 |
2.8 |
High |
91.7 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
92.7 |
2.6 |
92.1 |
2.6 |
Employment status, ages 40–64 |
Employed |
90.9 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
92.6 |
2.5 |
91.0 |
1.9 |
Not employed |
90.4 |
2.0 |
88.1 |
3.6 |
88.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 |
Any private |
92.4 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
93.3 |
2.3 |
93.4 |
1.7 |
Public only |
88.5 |
2.6 |
86.6 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
79.8 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
91.9 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
96.0 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
88.6 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan |
89.8 |
1.3 |
88.0 |
2.7 |
89.1 |
2.6 |
91.7 |
1.7 |
Large central metro |
91.3 |
1.9 |
90.0 |
3.8 |
88.3 |
3.9 |
95.3 |
2.0 |
Large fringe metro |
91.2 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
86.6 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
89.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
91.9 |
2.1 |
89.7 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
91.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
91.9 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
90.3 |
1.2 |
86.7 |
3.0 |
91.1 |
2.2 |
91.3 |
1.7 |
Other |
90.1 |
2.7 |
93.3 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
89.7 |
1.4 |
89.9 |
2.6 |
89.3 |
2.7 |
90.4 |
2.0 |
Fair/poor |
91.2 |
1.6 |
87.3 |
3.3 |
93.2 |
2.2 |
93.3 |
2.4 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
91.2 |
1.7 |
88.2 |
3.8 |
92.1 |
2.3 |
93.3 |
2.5 |
Complex activities |
93.0 |
1.4 |
91.9 |
2.4 |
92.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
90.0 |
1.4 |
88.2 |
3.0 |
90.7 |
2.5 |
90.2 |
2.1 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 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.