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Table 2_1_6.2a
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months,a by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   54.6 1.6 58.0 1.8 39.8 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Age, not adjusted 40–59 46.6 2.3 50.3 2.6 32.6 4.7 * * * * * * * *
60 and over 67.5 2.0 70.4 2.3 51.2 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 53.3 2.3 56.3 2.6 40.7 5.8 * * * * * * * *
Female 55.7 2.2 59.6 2.6 39.1 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 47.5 3.4 53.2 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 46.2 3.2 48.6 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 54.4 3.0 54.8 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
High 62.3 3.1 66.4 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 45.4 3.0 48.0 3.5 40.9 6.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 54.7 2.9 57.2 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
At least some college 61.3 2.6 65.0 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Employment status, ages 40–64 Employed 48.5 3.5 49.2 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Not employed 48.7 2.8 52.7 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 40–64 Any private 51.5 2.7 53.6 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 49.3 4.1 55.1 5.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 33.1 5.5 36.2 6.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 70.2 3.9 72.8 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 76.7 2.8 78.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 59.3 5.0 65.7 6.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan 54.0 1.7 57.9 2.0 38.5 3.5 * * * * * * * *
  Large central metro 45.6 2.8 50.9 3.8 35.7 4.1 * * * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 51.9 3.7 52.7 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 64.2 3.1 66.7 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 63.7 6.7 65.9 6.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 56.7 3.5 58.1 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 61.6 4.1 63.7 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 50.4 5.9 51.2 6.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 56.2 1.7 59.9 1.9 39.5 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Other 40.6 3.5 40.1 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 54.4 2.1 57.5 2.4 39.5 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Fair/poor 54.8 2.2 58.8 2.7 40.0 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 58.6 2.6 62.9 2.7 40.6 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 57.7 2.9 60.7 3.3 45.2 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 51.7 2.1 54.5 2.4 37.9 4.6 * * * * * * * *

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59, and 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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