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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 4_1_4.2d
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year,a by education,b United States, 2008
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   64.3 1.6 56.8 2.9 63.0 2.9 69.1 2.3
Age 40-59 61.1 2.4 51.7 4.2 56.4 4.4 69.2 3.3
60 and over 69.5 1.6 65.1 2.9 73.6 2.7 69.1 3.1
Gender Male 64.7 2.3 52.7 4.2 65.1 4.2 70.8 3.2
Female 64.0 2.0 61.5 3.3 61.8 3.6 67.4 3.1
Race White, single race 64.8 1.9 53.8 3.2 62.1 3.7 72.8 2.7
Black, single race  64.2 2.9 67.3 6.6 66.3 4.6 59.7 4.9
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 66.0 1.8 56.9 4.2 63.7 3.3 70.7 2.4
  Non-Hispanic, White 66.8 2.3 52.5 5.3 62.3 4.2 74.5 2.8
  Non-Hispanic, Black 64.7 2.8 67.6 6.3 67.0 4.6 60.2 4.9
Hispanic, all races 54.4 3.0 56.2 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomec Negative/poor 58.9 3.8 62.6 5.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 66.8 3.0 59.9 5.0 69.8 4.8 DSU DSU
Middle 60.5 2.9 56.1 5.0 58.5 5.1 65.8 4.5
High 68.1 2.6 DSU DSU 67.0 5.3 71.4 2.9
Employment status, ages 40-64 Employed 66.3 2.5 55.2 7.2 62.8 3.9 71.9 3.2
Not employed 63.2 3.3 60.6 4.8 66.4 5.1 63.6 6.0
Health insurance, ages 40-64 Any private 66.3 2.5 58.9 6.0 63.5 4.2 70.0 3.4
Public only 63.1 3.5 67.6 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 58.3 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 66.9 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 71.6 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 72.5 4.5
Medicare and other public 68.6 4.8 61.4 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 66.1 1.6 58.9 3.2 66.2 2.7 69.2 2.5
  Large central metro 59.8 3.0 54.7 4.4 58.9 4.7 63.6 4.4
  Large fringe metro 69.1 3.0 DSU DSU 73.0 4.8 69.2 4.0
  Medium metro 71.2 3.2 DSU DSU 70.3 4.9 77.4 4.2
  Small metro 66.5 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 54.6 4.5 48.5 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 55.4 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 52.8 5.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 65.4 1.7 54.9 3.9 64.2 3.1 70.0 2.5
Other 56.3 3.6 59.1 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 63.3 2.1 53.9 4.3 60.7 3.6 68.8 3.0
Fair/poor 66.4 2.3 60.2 3.9 67.7 4.0 70.0 4.0
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 69.0 2.9 59.6 5.3 70.0 4.8 76.1 4.4
Complex activities 67.0 3.1 64.9 5.7 DSU DSU 70.1 4.9
Neither basic nor complex activities 62.3 2.0 55.5 3.7 59.8 3.4 66.7 2.8
U.S. born Yes 65.3 1.8 52.6 4.0 64.8 3.1 70.5 2.5
No 59.2 3.3 63.1 4.2 DSU DSU 60.7 5.8

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

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, 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 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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