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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 4_1_2.2c
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received two or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year,a by family income,b United States, 2008
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   72.0 1.8 68.7 4.2 68.3 4.0 70.5 3.1 76.1 3.0
Age 40-59 69.8 2.6 DSU DSU 65.0 6.2 72.3 4.0 72.7 4.1
60 and over 75.6 1.8 80.8 4.1 73.6 3.4 67.6 4.2 81.6 3.5
Gender Male 72.5 2.3 DSU DSU 64.7 6.4 72.5 4.0 75.6 3.6
Female 71.6 2.5 66.9 5.5 71.6 5.8 68.3 4.2 76.7 4.3
Race White, single race 73.5 2.1 72.1 5.5 72.0 4.3 70.9 3.4 76.7 3.3
Black, single race 68.9 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 73.5 2.0 69.6 5.2 70.6 5.0 72.2 3.5 76.8 3.1
  Non-Hispanic, White 75.8 2.4 DSU DSU 77.5 5.6 73.2 4.0 77.7 3.5
  Non-Hispanic, Black 69.0 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 63.6 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Educationc Less than high school 62.3 3.4 64.0 5.7 67.6 5.5 66.9 6.2 DSU DSU
High school graduate 72.6 3.1 DSU DSU 71.3 7.2 73.4 4.8 76.8 4.7
At least some college 75.6 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 70.3 4.6 79.5 3.4
Employment status, ages 40-64 Employed 71.5 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 64.3 5.1 76.5 3.6
Not employed 71.6 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 73.2 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 68.6 4.6 76.3 3.8
Public only 72.9 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 56.8 6.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 72.6 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 78.2 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 71.7 1.9 70.2 4.4 65.3 4.6 69.7 3.2 76.6 3.1
  Large central metro 66.9 3.1 DSU DSU 54.6 7.1 64.6 5.8 DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 71.1 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 72.8 4.7
  Medium metro 74.7 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 79.3 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 72.8 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 75.9 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 74.0 2.0 70.8 5.1 72.2 4.8 73.5 3.2 76.4 3.1
Other 58.3 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 72.0 2.3 DSU DSU 66.0 5.7 72.8 3.7 75.8 3.5
Fair/poor 72.3 2.7 74.2 5.3 71.0 6.2 67.6 4.5 DSU DSU
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 75.7 3.4 78.8 5.4 73.8 8.0 78.1 4.8 DSU DSU
Complex activities 79.0 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 70.0 2.1 DSU DSU 61.2 5.1 68.0 3.8 76.8 3.1
U.S. born Yes 74.0 2.1 74.7 5.1 72.4 4.8 73.1 3.4 75.6 3.3
No 63.1 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40-59 and 60 and over.

b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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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