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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004

Table 12b: Adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 69.6 1.3 71.5 1.5 72.6 1.7 67.5 3.5 57.1 3.5
                     
Age                    
    18-44 59.9 3.7 63.9 4.1 68.6 4.6 * * * *
    45-64 67.8 2.1 69.2 2.3 69.2 2.7 71.6 5.2 59.8 5.0
    65 and over 75.1 2.1 76.3 2.3 77.4 2.6 70.6 5.4 * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 70.3 2.1 72.1 2.3 74.1 2.4 * * 56.4 5.1
    Female 69.0 2.0 70.8 2.2 70.9 2.5 68.8 4.1 57.7 4.5
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 61.7 3.9 63.5 4.6 * * * * * *
    Near poor/low 65.6 3.2 68.7 3.5 70.5 4.3 * * 50.0 6.0
    Middle 69.5 2.7 71.2 3.1 71.1 3.5 * * 59.3 5.8
    High 76.2 2.3 76.4 2.4 76.9 2.7 * * * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 64.0 2.5 66.0 3.0 64.1 3.6 67.7 5.3 57.2 4.4
    High school graduate 70.3 2.3 71.7 2.4 75.2 2.6 * * * *
    At least some college 74.9 2.5 75.7 2.6 76.4 2.8 * * * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 68.4 2.2 69.4 2.3 70.6 2.6 * * * *
    Public only 63.9 4.2 66.5 4.7 * * * * * *
    Uninsured 49.0 6.4 * * * * * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 68.4 3.9 69.3 4.2 72.7 4.7 * * * *
    Medicare and private 81.9 2.9 82.2 2.9 82.7 3.1 * * * *
    Medicare and other public 66.9 5.6 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 70.3 2.0 72.8 2.3 74.6 2.8 67.7 4.7 57.7 4.2
    Metropolitan-small 70.8 2.7 72.5 2.9 73.5 3.3 * * * *
    Micropolitan 70.2 3.4 71.5 3.3 71.4 3.8 * * * *
    Noncore 59.0 6.7 * * * * * * * *
                     

aNegative or 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.

bLess than high school graduate 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.

cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

*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.

 
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