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<h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig215" name="fig215"></a>Figure 2.15. New adult end stage renal disease patients beginning nephrology care more than 12 months before start of dialysis, by race and ethnicity, 2008-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Asian</td><td align="center">26.3</td><td align="center">27.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">24.5</td><td align="center">24.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">30.0</td><td align="center">29.8</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">28.3</td><td align="center">28.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">21.3</td><td align="center">21.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">32.0</td><td align="center">31.8</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Renal Data System, 2008-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> New end stage renal disease patients age 18 and over.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig215">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig216" name="fig216"></a>Figure 2.16. Incident hemodialysis patients who used an arteriovenous fistula at first outpatient dialysis, by race and ethnicity, 2008-2011</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th><th scope="col">2011</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">14.1</td><td align="center">14.6</td><td align="center">15.4</td><td align="center">16.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">12.2</td><td align="center">13.0</td><td align="center">13.7</td><td align="center">14.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">API</td><td align="center">16.3</td><td align="center">16.7</td><td align="center">16.9</td><td align="center">18.26</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">AI/AN</td><td align="center">16.1</td><td align="center">15.9</td><td align="center">17.8</td><td align="center">15.5</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th><th scope="col">2011</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">13.7</td><td align="center">14.3</td><td align="center">15.0</td><td align="center">15.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">15.4</td><td align="center">16.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">11.3</td><td align="center">11.6</td><td align="center">12.9</td><td align="center">13.1</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> API = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> Medicare eligibility forms (Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services [CMS] Form 2728) (2008-2011), Fistula First Incident AVF Dataset, CMS.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> New end stage renal disease hemodialysis patients, all ages.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig216">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig217" name="fig217"></a>Figure 2.17. Dialysis patients who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation, by race and ethnicity, 2000-2008</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">16.5</td><td align="center">16.1</td><td align="center">16.3</td><td align="center">16.6</td><td align="center">16.8</td><td align="center">17.6</td><td align="center">18.5</td><td align="center">18.2</td><td align="center">18.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">10.9</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">10.7</td><td align="center">10.6</td><td align="center">11.7</td><td align="center">12.1</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">13.4</td><td align="center">13.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">API</td><td align="center">27.5</td><td align="center">27.8</td><td align="center">26.8</td><td align="center">27.6</td><td align="center">29.7</td><td align="center">26.4</td><td align="center">30.1</td><td align="center">32.2</td><td align="center">32.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">AI/AN</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">8.4</td><td align="center">11.1</td><td align="center">9.2</td><td align="center">11.0</td><td align="center">11.4</td><td align="center">11.5</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">13.9</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">14.3</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">15.4</td><td align="center">15.9</td><td align="center">17.0</td><td align="center">17.0</td><td align="center">17.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">13.7</td><td align="center">14.2</td><td align="center">14.6</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">15.9</td><td align="center">17.8</td><td align="center">17.6</td><td align="center">17.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">14.9</td><td align="center">14.4</td><td align="center">14.6</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">15.5</td><td align="center">15.9</td><td align="center">16.8</td><td align="center">16.9</td><td align="center">16.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> API = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Renal Data System, 2000-2008.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> End stage renal disease hemodialysis patients and peritoneal dialysis patients under age 70.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig217">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig218" name="fig218"></a>Figure 2.18. Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who reported receiving four recommended services for diabetes in the calendar year (2+ HbA1c tests, foot exam, dilated eye exam, and flu shot), by race/ethnicity and income, 2008-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">21.0</td><td align="center">23.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">22.7</td><td align="center">26.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">16.6</td><td align="center">18.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">18.7</td><td align="center">13.3</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Income</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">16.2</td><td align="center">15.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">17.9</td><td align="center">17.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">17.0</td><td align="center">20.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">27.8</td><td align="center">32.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population with diagnosed diabetes, age 40 and over.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Data include people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig218">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig219" name="fig219"></a>Figure 2.19. Composite measure: Adjusted percentages of adults ages 40-64 with diagnosed diabetes who received four recommended services for diabetes in the calendar year, by gender, race/ethnicity, family income, education, insurance status, and residence location, 2008/2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Gender / Race/Ethnicity / Income / Education / Insurance / Location</th><th scope="col">2008-2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Male</td><td align="center">18.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Female</td><td align="center">22.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">22.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic Black</td><td align="center">16.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">16.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">14.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">16.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">16.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">27.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;High School</td><td align="center">19.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High School Grad</td><td align="center">16.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any College</td><td align="center">23.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Private Insurance</td><td align="center">21.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Public Insurance Only</td><td align="center">22.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Uninsured</td><td align="center">9.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Metropolitan</td><td align="center">20.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Nonmetropolitan</td><td align="center">19.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, pooled 2008/2009.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Adjusted percentages are predicted marginals from a statistical model that includes the covariates race/ethnicity, family income, education, health insurance, gender, and residence location. Chapter 1, Introduction and Methods, provides more information.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig219">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig220" name="fig220"></a>Figure 2.20. Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes with hemoglobin A1c and blood pressure under control, by race/ethnicity, 1988-1994, 1999-2002, 2003-2006, and 2007-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">1988-1994</th><th scope="col">1999-2002</th><th scope="col">2003-2006</th><th scope="col">2007-2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">41.2</td><td align="center">45.5</td><td align="center">54.6</td><td align="center">52.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Mexican</td><td align="center">34.5</td><td align="center">34.3</td><td align="center">37.6</td><td align="center">40.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">39.9</td><td align="center">35.2</td><td align="center">43.0</td><td align="center">51.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">41.6</td><td align="center">51.8</td><td align="center">60.5</td><td align="center">52.2</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">1988-1994</th><th scope="col">1999-2002</th><th scope="col">2003-2006</th><th scope="col">2007-2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">54.5</td><td align="center">53.4</td><td align="center">58.5</td><td align="center">64.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Mexican</td><td align="center">48.5</td><td align="center">48.9</td><td align="center">66.8</td><td align="center">64.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">39.4</td><td align="center">38.7</td><td align="center">57.9</td><td align="center">56.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">57.5</td><td align="center">61.9</td><td align="center">58.9</td><td align="center">67.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994, 1999-2002, 2003-2006, and 2007-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population with diagnosed diabetes, age 40 and over.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40-59 and 60 and over. White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Mexican American includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig220">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig221" name="fig221"></a>Figure 2.21. Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, by race/ethnicity and area income, 2001-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">26.2</td><td align="center">25.2</td><td align="center">22.0</td><td align="center">22.1</td><td align="center">21.0</td><td align="center">20.3</td><td align="center">20.9</td><td align="center">20.6</td><td align="center">20.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">16.9</td><td align="center">15.2</td><td align="center">13.5</td><td align="center">12.9</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">12.2</td><td align="center">12.7</td><td align="center">13.6</td><td align="center">13.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">84.7</td><td align="center">85.2</td><td align="center">67.5</td><td align="center">70.7</td><td align="center">63.2</td><td align="center">65.7</td><td align="center">65.0</td><td align="center">61.4</td><td align="center">62.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">API</td><td align="center">13.6</td><td align="center">10.0</td><td align="center">9.4</td><td align="center">10.8</td><td align="center">8.0</td><td align="center">7.2</td><td align="center">10.0</td><td align="center">9.1</td><td align="center">7.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">43.5</td><td align="center">50.1</td><td align="center">48.2</td><td align="center">51.0</td><td align="center">40.7</td><td align="center">37.8</td><td align="center">37.3</td><td align="center">30.7</td><td align="center">34.0</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Area Income</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Q1 (Lowest)</td><td align="center">47.9</td><td align="center">41.4</td><td align="center">43.8</td><td align="center">41.3</td><td align="center">38.4</td><td align="center">41.4</td><td align="center">37.8</td><td align="center">40.7</td><td align="center">40.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Q2</td><td align="center">28.7</td><td align="center">29.1</td><td align="center">26.8</td><td align="center">22.6</td><td align="center">20.1</td><td align="center">22.3</td><td align="center">22.5</td><td align="center">22.7</td><td align="center">22.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Q3</td><td align="center">18.4</td><td align="center">19.0</td><td align="center">16.4</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">15.0</td><td align="center">15.6</td><td align="center">15.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Q4 (Highest)</td><td align="center">13.2</td><td align="center">11.7</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">9.7</td><td align="center">10.8</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">9.4</td><td align="center">11.0</td><td align="center">10.4</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> API = Asian or Pacific Islander. Q1 represents the lowest income quartile and Q4 represents the highest income quartile based on the median income of a patient&#39;s ZIP Code of residence.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file and Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001-2009, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 4.1.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. resident population age 18 and over.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For this measure, lower rates are better. White, Black, and API groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races. Data are adjusted for age and gender.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig221">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig222" name="fig222"></a>Figure 2.22. Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population in IHS, Tribal, and contract hospitals, age 18 and over, by age group, 2003-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Age Group</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">37.8</td><td align="center">31.4</td><td align="center">29.3</td><td align="center">26.3</td><td align="center">23.8</td><td align="center">17.3</td><td align="center">23.9</td><td align="center">22.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">18-44</td><td align="center">20.5</td><td align="center">15.3</td><td align="center">14.4</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">14.9</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">15.1</td><td align="center">14.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">45-64</td><td align="center">51.7</td><td align="center">47.7</td><td align="center">37.8</td><td align="center">36.5</td><td align="center">32.6</td><td align="center">23.8</td><td align="center">27.4</td><td align="center">28.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">65+</td><td align="center">62.5</td><td align="center">50.1</td><td align="center">56.2</td><td align="center">40.9</td><td align="center">32.2</td><td align="center">24.5</td><td align="center">41.1</td><td align="center">31.7</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Indian Health Service, Office of Information Technology/National Patient Information Reporting System, National Data Warehouse, Workload and Population Data Mart, 2003-2010.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For this measure, lower rates are better. Total estimates are age adjusted using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the U.S. standard population. Service population does not include the Portland and California regions.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig222">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig223" name="fig223"></a>Figure 2.23. End stage renal disease due to diabetes per million population, by race and ethnicity, 2000-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">116.6</td><td align="center">118.6</td><td align="center">116.7</td><td align="center">117.5</td><td align="center">119.7</td><td align="center">119.7</td><td align="center">123.4</td><td align="center">119.9</td><td align="center">118.0</td><td align="center">119.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">438.3</td><td align="center">457.4</td><td align="center">456.1</td><td align="center">452.6</td><td align="center">439.5</td><td align="center">442.8</td><td align="center">447.5</td><td align="center">429.2</td><td align="center">425.6</td><td align="center">419.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">API</td><td align="center">184.4</td><td align="center">187.1</td><td align="center">178.4</td><td align="center">176.2</td><td align="center">179.2</td><td align="center">179.9</td><td align="center">198.5</td><td align="center">191.5</td><td align="center">190.7</td><td align="center">193.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">AI/AN</td><td align="center">484.3</td><td align="center">438.3</td><td align="center">419.9</td><td align="center">404.8</td><td align="center">405.7</td><td align="center">361.0</td><td align="center">332.3</td><td align="center">341.2</td><td align="center">343.2</td><td align="center">357.6</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">154.0</td><td align="center">157.3</td><td align="center">155.0</td><td align="center">155.3</td><td align="center">156.0</td><td align="center">156.1</td><td align="center">160.3</td><td align="center">155.2</td><td align="center">153.4</td><td align="center">154.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">364.0</td><td align="center">324.5</td><td align="center">326.7</td><td align="center">328.4</td><td align="center">323.4</td><td align="center">315.4</td><td align="center">325.2</td><td align="center">315.7</td><td align="center">315.3</td><td align="center">306.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">138.0</td><td align="center">144.2</td><td align="center">141.7</td><td align="center">141.7</td><td align="center">142.8</td><td align="center">143.5</td><td align="center">146.9</td><td align="center">142.1</td><td align="center">140.0</td><td align="center">141.5</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> API = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Renal Data System, 2000-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. resident population.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For this measure, lower rates are better. Rates are age adjusted. Hispanic and non-Hispanic include all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig223">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig224" name="fig224"></a>Figure 2.24. New AIDS cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over, by race/ethnicity, 2000-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">16.8</td><td align="center">16.2</td><td align="center">16.2</td><td align="center">16.3</td><td align="center">15.6</td><td align="center">14.8</td><td align="center">14.5</td><td align="center">14.4</td><td align="center">13.8</td><td align="center">13.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">7.0</td><td align="center">6.6</td><td align="center">6.8</td><td align="center">6.6</td><td align="center">6.6</td><td align="center">6.3</td><td align="center">6.2</td><td align="center">6.1</td><td align="center">5.7</td><td align="center">5.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic Black</td><td align="center">73.0</td><td align="center">70.5</td><td align="center">70.0</td><td align="center">70.2</td><td align="center">66.1</td><td align="center">61.5</td><td align="center">59.1</td><td align="center">59.2</td><td align="center">56.9</td><td align="center">55.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">26.4</td><td align="center">25.1</td><td align="center">23.9</td><td align="center">24.4</td><td align="center">22.2</td><td align="center">21.4</td><td align="center">20.9</td><td align="center">20.4</td><td align="center">19.3</td><td align="center">18.8</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, HIV/AIDS Surveillance System, 2000-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. population age 13 and over.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig224">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig225" name="fig225"></a>Figure 2.25. Adults with HIV who received recommended care, by race/ethnicity and gender, 2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2 or More Outpatient Visits</th><th scope="col">2 or More CD4 Tests</th><th scope="col">HAART</th><th scope="col">PCP</th><th scope="col">MAC</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">88.9</td><td align="center">82.8</td><td align="center">93.0</td><td align="center">93.3</td><td align="center">88.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">86.2</td><td align="center">84.6</td><td align="center">94.3</td><td align="center">92.3</td><td align="center">84.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">88.5</td><td align="center">79.9</td><td align="center">92.0</td><td align="center">95.0</td><td align="center">89.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">92.8</td><td align="center">88.5</td><td align="center">93.7</td><td align="center">90.3</td><td align="center">87.2</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Gender</th><th scope="col">2 or More Outpatient Visits</th><th scope="col">2 or More CD4 Tests</th><th scope="col">HAART</th><th scope="col">PCP</th><th scope="col">MAC</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Male</td><td align="center">88.9</td><td align="center">82.7</td><td align="center">93.5</td><td align="center">93.2</td><td align="center">88.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Female</td><td align="center">88.9</td><td align="center">83.2</td><td align="center">91.6</td><td align="center">93.3</td><td align="center">86.7</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> HAART = highly active antiretroviral therapy; PCP = Pneumocystis pneumonia; MAC = Mycobacterium avium complex.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HIV Research Network, 2009.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For HAART measure, adult HIV patients had to be enrolled in an HIV Network clinic, receive at least one CD4 test, and have at least one outpatient visit in addition to having at least one CD4 test result of 350 or less.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig225">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig226" name="fig226"></a>Figure 2.26. HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population, by race/ethnicity and gender, 2000-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">5.2</td><td align="center">5.0</td><td align="center">4.9</td><td align="center">4.7</td><td align="center">4.5</td><td align="center">4.2</td><td align="center">4.0</td><td align="center">3.7</td><td align="center">3.3</td><td align="center">3.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">2.2</td><td align="center">2.1</td><td align="center">2.1</td><td align="center">2.0</td><td align="center">1.9</td><td align="center">1.8</td><td align="center">1.7</td><td align="center">1.5</td><td align="center">1.4</td><td align="center">1.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">23.6</td><td align="center">23.2</td><td align="center">23.0</td><td align="center">21.7</td><td align="center">20.9</td><td align="center">19.8</td><td align="center">19.1</td><td align="center">17.8</td><td align="center">15.7</td><td align="center">14.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">6.7</td><td align="center">6.2</td><td align="center">5.8</td><td align="center">5.9</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">4.7</td><td align="center">4.5</td><td align="center">4.1</td><td align="center">3.6</td><td align="center">3.3</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Gender</th><th scope="col">2000</th><th scope="col">2001</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Male</td><td align="center">7.9</td><td align="center">7.5</td><td align="center">7.4</td><td align="center">7.1</td><td align="center">6.6</td><td align="center">6.2</td><td align="center">5.9</td><td align="center">5.4</td><td align="center">4.8</td><td align="center">4.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Female</td><td align="center">2.5</td><td align="center">2.5</td><td align="center">2.5</td><td align="center">2.4</td><td align="center">2.4</td><td align="center">2.3</td><td align="center">2.2</td><td align="center">2.1</td><td align="center">1.9</td><td align="center">1.7</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System&#8212;Mortality, 2007.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For this measure, lower rates are better. Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2a.html#fig226">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig227" name="fig227"></a>Figure 2.27. Absolute differences between percentages of White and Black infants born in 2009 whose mothers had obtained early and adequate prenatal care, by State quartiles</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Quartile</th><th scope="col">States</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">First quartile, smallest difference</td><td align="center">California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Delaware</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2nd quartile</td><td align="center">Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida, New York</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">3rd quartile</td><td align="center">North Dakota, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">4th quartile, largest difference</td><td align="center">Idaho, Montana, Utah, South Dakota, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Missing</td><td align="center">Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, massachusetts, Maine</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, 2009.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig227">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig228" name="fig228"></a>Figure 2.28. Children ages 19-35 months who received the 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 vaccine series, by race/ethnicity, 2009-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">63.6</td><td align="center">70.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">65.3</td><td align="center">70.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">58.5</td><td align="center">66.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Asian</td><td align="center">62.3</td><td align="center">68.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">67.1</td><td align="center">72</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&gt;1 Race</td><td align="center">56.9</td><td align="center">71.1</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, National Immunization Survey, 2009-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 19-35 months.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> White, Black, Asian, and more than one race are non-Hispanic groups; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig228">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig229" name="fig229"></a>Figure 2.29. Children ages 3-6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, by race/ethnicity and income, United States, 2002-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Total</th><th scope="col">White</th><th scope="col">Black</th><th scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2002</td><td align="center">59.8</td><td align="center">60.4</td><td align="center">65.2</td><td align="center">53.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2003</td><td align="center">60.7</td><td align="center">61.6</td><td align="center">62.0</td><td align="center">57.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2004</td><td align="center">57.6</td><td align="center">56.7</td><td align="center">61.6</td><td align="center">56.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2005</td><td align="center">60.2</td><td align="center">61.0</td><td align="center">64.1</td><td align="center">58.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2006</td><td align="center">62.8</td><td align="center">64.6</td><td align="center">65.2</td><td align="center">57.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2007</td><td align="center">66.0</td><td align="center">69.4</td><td align="center">73.0</td><td align="center">56.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2008</td><td align="center">63.9</td><td align="center">63.8</td><td align="center">68.4</td><td align="center">63.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2009</td><td align="center">64.2</td><td align="center">64.9</td><td align="center">66.7</td><td align="center">59.9</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Poor</th><th scope="col">Low Income</th><th scope="col">Middle Income</th><th scope="col">High Income</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2002</td><td align="center">54.9</td><td align="center">57.5</td><td align="center">59.3</td><td align="center">66.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2003</td><td align="center">58.2</td><td align="center">57.5</td><td align="center">60.2</td><td align="center">65.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2004</td><td align="center">56.4</td><td align="center">58.0</td><td align="center">51.4</td><td align="center">66.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2005</td><td align="center">59.1</td><td align="center">59.8</td><td align="center">58.4</td><td align="center">63.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2006</td><td align="center">56.9</td><td align="center">59.7</td><td align="center">62.3</td><td align="center">69.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2007</td><td align="center">64.5</td><td align="center">60.3</td><td align="center">66.6</td><td align="center">70.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2008</td><td align="center">63.6</td><td align="center">61.4</td><td align="center">64.0</td><td align="center">66.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">2009</td><td align="center">60.2</td><td align="center">62.3</td><td align="center">62.7</td><td align="center">72.1</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 3-6.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig229">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig230" name="fig230"></a>Figure 2.30. Children ages 0-17 years with a well visit in the last 12 months, by race/ethnicity and income, 2009-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">77.9</td><td align="center">79.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">77.6</td><td align="center">80.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">83.6</td><td align="center">83.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">74.9</td><td align="center">76.3</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Income</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">84.5</td><td align="center">85.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">77.1</td><td align="center">79.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">73.5</td><td align="center">75.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">75.8</td><td align="center">77.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2009-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 0-17.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig230">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig231" name="fig231"></a>Figure 2.31. Adolescents ages 13-15 who ever received at least 1 dose of the meningococcal vaccine, by race/ethnicity and income, 2008-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">43.9</td><td align="center">54.8</td><td align="center">64.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">40.7</td><td align="center">53.4</td><td align="center">63.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">46.7</td><td align="center">53.4</td><td align="center">65.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">50.6</td><td align="center">58.5</td><td align="center">68.2</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Income</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">51.3</td><td align="center">61.8</td><td align="center">71.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">41.3</td><td align="center">50.9</td><td align="center">63.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">35.6</td><td align="center">51.7</td><td align="center">60.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">44.7</td><td align="center">52.6</td><td align="center">62.6</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, National Immunization Survey, 2008-2010.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> White, Black, and Asian groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig231">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig232" name="fig232"></a>Figure 2.32. Adults (top) and adolescents (bottom) with a major depressive episode in the past year who received treatment for depression in the past year, by age and race/ethnicity, 2008-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">68.3</td><td align="center">64.4</td><td align="center">68.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">71.8</td><td align="center">68.7</td><td align="center">71.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">56.1</td><td align="center">53.2</td><td align="center">54.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">57.4</td><td align="center">49.3</td><td align="center">64.2</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">37.7</td><td align="center">34.7</td><td align="center">37.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">43.1</td><td align="center">37.6</td><td align="center">41.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">32.6</td><td align="center">25.4</td><td align="center">23.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">30.3</td><td align="center">33.1</td><td align="center">38.4</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Adults age 18 and over (left) and adolescents ages 12-17 (right) with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Major depressive episode is defined as a period of at least 2 weeks when a person experienced a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities and had a majority of the symptoms of depression described in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Treatment for depression is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or other professional or using prescription medication in the past year for depression. White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig232">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig233" name="fig233"></a>Figure 2.33. Suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by race and ethnicity, 2008-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">14.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">15.6</td><td align="center">15.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">6.4</td><td align="center">6.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">API</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">7.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">AI/AN</td><td align="center">14.2</td><td align="center">14.5</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">17.1</td><td align="center">17.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">6.8</td><td align="center">7.2</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> API = Asian and Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System&#8212;Mortality, 2000-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> U.S. population age 12 and over.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> For this measure, lower rates are better. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig233">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig234" name="fig234"></a>Figure 2.34. People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use or an alcohol problem and who received such treatment at a specialty facility in the last 12 months, by race/ethnicity and gender, 2002-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">10.1</td><td align="center">8.2</td><td align="center">8.6</td><td align="center">8.5</td><td align="center">9.6</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">10.8</td><td align="center">11.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">15.3</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">17.3</td><td align="center">18.4</td><td align="center">14.2</td><td align="center">18.2</td><td align="center">13.2</td><td align="center">14.7</td><td align="center">12.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">7.4</td><td align="center">6.4</td><td align="center">9.7</td><td align="center">11.7</td><td align="center">14.3</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">5.4</td><td align="center">7.4</td><td align="center">8.1</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Gender</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">8.5</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">10.0</td><td align="center">10.8</td><td align="center">10.4</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">10.7</td><td align="center">11.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Male</td><td align="center">9.9</td><td align="center">8.8</td><td align="center">10.2</td><td align="center">10.2</td><td align="center">10.7</td><td align="center">10.9</td><td align="center">10.3</td><td align="center">11.2</td><td align="center">11</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Female</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">7.9</td><td align="center">9.4</td><td align="center">9.5</td><td align="center">10.9</td><td align="center">9.3</td><td align="center">9.3</td><td align="center">9.7</td><td align="center">11.4</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use or alcohol problem.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Treatment refers to treatment at a specialty facility, such as a drug and alcohol inpatient and/or outpatient rehabilitation facility, inpatient hospital setting, or a mental health center. White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig234">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig235" name="fig235"></a>Figure 2.35. People age 12 and over treated for substance abuse who completed treatment course, by race/ethnicity and education, 2005-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">45</td><td align="center">47.5</td><td align="center">45.1</td><td align="center">46.6</td><td align="center">46.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">46.7</td><td align="center">49.2</td><td align="center">46.6</td><td align="center">48.3</td><td align="center">48.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">40.4</td><td align="center">43.6</td><td align="center">41</td><td align="center">42.5</td><td align="center">43.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">46</td><td align="center">46.7</td><td align="center">45.8</td><td align="center">46.5</td><td align="center">47.1</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Education</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;High School</td><td align="center">41</td><td align="center">43.1</td><td align="center">40.6</td><td align="center">42.0</td><td align="center">42.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High School Grad</td><td align="center">46.3</td><td align="center">48.7</td><td align="center">46.1</td><td align="center">47.7</td><td align="center">48.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any College</td><td align="center">50</td><td align="center">52.7</td><td align="center">50.7</td><td align="center">52.3</td><td align="center">51.9</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, Discharge Data Set, 2005-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Discharges age 12 and over from publicly funded substance abuse treatment facilities.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> White and Black groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig235">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig236" name="fig236"></a>Figure 2.36. Adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who reported they had effective, evidence-based arthritis education as an integral part of the management of their condition, by race, ethnicity, income, education, and activity limitation, 2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity / Income / Education / Limitation</th><th scope="col">Effective arthritis education</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">11.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">10.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">13.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">11.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">9.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">10.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">12.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">9.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">12.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;High School</td><td align="center">9.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High School Grad</td><td align="center">8.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any College</td><td align="center">13</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Basic</td><td align="center">14.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Complex</td><td align="center">15.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Neither</td><td align="center">9.1</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Health insurance refers to adults under age 65. Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig236">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig237" name="fig237"></a>Figure 2.37. Adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who reported they received health care provider counseling about physical activity or exercise, by race, ethnicity, income, education, and activity limitation, 2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity / Income / Education / Limitation</th><th scope="col">Fitness</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">57.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">56.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">61.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Asian</td><td align="center">49.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">AI/AN</td><td align="center">55.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&gt;1 Race</td><td align="center">61.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">56</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">64.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">56.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">52.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">56.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">61.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;High School</td><td align="center">53.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High School Grad</td><td align="center">52.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any College</td><td align="center">61.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Basic</td><td align="center">64.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Complex</td><td align="center">63.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Neither</td><td align="center">53.3</td></tr></table><p><strong>Key:</strong> AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br /><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Health insurance refers to adults under age 65. Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig237">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig238" name="fig238"></a>Figure 2.38. Overweight adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who reported they received health care provider counseling about weight reduction, by race, ethnicity, income, education, and activity limitation, 2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Race/Ethnicity / Income / Education / Limitation</th><th scope="col">Fitness</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">42.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">White</td><td align="center">40.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Black</td><td align="center">47.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Asian</td><td align="center">44.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&gt;1 Race</td><td align="center">49.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Hispanic White</td><td align="center">39.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Hispanic</td><td align="center">52.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">46.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">40.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">40</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">44.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;High School</td><td align="center">45.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High School Grad</td><td align="center">38.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any College</td><td align="center">44.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Basic</td><td align="center">52.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Complex</td><td align="center">48.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Neither</td><td align="center">36.1</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Health insurance refers to adults under age 65. Hispanic includes all races.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr12/chap2b.html#fig238">Return to Document</a></p> </div>
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