Table T2_4_1_2-2b

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_4_1_2.2b
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		72.8	1.8	74.8	2.0	76.4	2.4	73.0	3.2	61.5	3.6
Age	40–59	70.5	2.5	73.4	2.8	74.5	3.5	73.4	4.2	54.2	4.5
Age	60 and over	76.6	2.0	76.9	2.1	79.5	2.3	72.3	4.1	73.4	5.0
Gender	Male	73.6	2.2	76.1	2.4	79.7	2.8	66.0	5.7	58.8	5.0
Gender	Female	72.0	2.6	73.4	2.9	73.3	3.5	79.4	3.6	63.9	4.5
Family income^b	Negative/poor	68.9	4.1	72.4	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	71.2	3.5	75.3	3.7	79.7	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	71.3	2.8	72.7	3.1	72.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	77.0	2.9	77.6	3.1	79.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	66.0	3.5	69.2	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.5	4.3
	High school graduate	73.0	2.8	74.2	3.0	76.0	3.6	70.4	5.3	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	75.9	2.3	77.1	2.4	78.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 40–64	Employed	71.3	3.0	73.4	3.3	76.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	56.8	7.0
Employment status, ages 40–64	Not employed	71.6	3.2	74.6	3.7	74.5	4.7	DSU	DSU	55.8	5.2
Health insurance, ages 40–64	Any private	74.7	2.5	76.2	2.7	77.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	62.2	6.4
	Public only	67.6	4.6	70.8	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	58.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	78.3	4.3	77.2	4.6	77.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	79.6	3.3	80.2	3.3	82.8	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	73.7	1.9	76.2	2.1	78.2	2.6	74.1	3.3	60.8	4.0
	Large central metro	68.6	3.1	71.5	3.5	DSU	DSU	66.3	5.1	59.1	5.0
	Large fringe metro	74.5	3.4	77.2	3.7	78.5	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	79.8	3.0	81.9	3.3	84.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	73.0	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	69.2	3.8	69.5	4.0	70.5	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	69.3	5.1	69.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	74.3	1.9	75.3	2.0	76.3	2.4	72.7	3.2	63.7	4.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	59.0	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.8	4.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71.9	2.2	73.6	2.4	74.7	2.8	74.5	3.9	57.0	4.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	74.9	2.5	77.6	2.8	80.8	3.7	71.4	4.8	66.1	4.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	74.6	3.3	76.7	3.6	76.8	4.4	80.7	4.3	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	73.6	4.2	75.2	4.6	75.8	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	71.2	2.1	73.3	2.3	75.3	2.9	69.4	4.5	58.6	4.1
U.S. born	Yes	75.3	1.9	76.3	2.0	77.0	2.3	74.5	3.2	61.6	5.3
U.S. born	No	58.9	4.2	56.3	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.0	4.2

^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 MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_4_1_2-2b: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/4_diabetes/T2_4_1_2-2b.html