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Diabetes Module

Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Diabetes

Respondents Who Reported Ever Having Been Told By A Provider That They Had Diabetes, Excluding Pregnancy Only, 2002

Characteristics

# of Respondents

# Who Have Diabetes

Percent Of Respondents Who Have Diabetes

% Confidence Interval

Total

2994

213

6.1

5.2-7.0

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

303

1

0.5

0-1.4

25 – 34

393

4

0.9

0-1.9

35 – 44

615

28

3.9

2.3-5.6

45 – 54

603

36

5.6

3.6-7.7

55 – 64

414

50

12.0

8.6-15.4

65+

645

94

14.0

11.1-16.9

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

1264

88

6.0

4.6-7.3

Female

1730

125

6.2

5.0-7.4

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

2776

194

5.9

4.9-6.7

Amer. Indian

87

8

8.0

1.6-14.4

Other

101

7

8.4

1.4-15.3

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

297

46

13.3

8.9-17.6

H.S. Grad

929

67

6.2

4.6-7.8

Some College

936

59

5.1

3.7-6.5

College Grad

826

41

4.7

3.2-6.2

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

343

39

8.9

5.8-11.9

$15,000 – 24,999

553

48

7.4

5.0-9.8

$25,000 – 49,999

974

62

6.0

4.4-7.6

$50,000 – 74,999

455

19

3.5

1.8-5.2

$75,000+

313

12

4.0

1.6-6.4

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

1733

106

5.9

4.7-7.1

Divorced

339

24

7.6

4.2-10.9

Widowed

330

53

15.4

11.4-19.4

Separated

33

1

2.6

0-8.0

Never Married

505

27

3.7

2.1-5.3

Member of Unmarried Couple

45

1

1.4

0-4.4

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

1971

75

3.1

2.4-3.9

Not Employed

69

7

8.3

1.0-15.6

Student/Homeworker

332

18

4.3

2.1-6.5

Retired/Unable to Work

617

112

18.5

15.1-21.9

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

2727

196

6.1

5.2-7.0

Don’t Have Coverage

254

17

6.4

2.8-9.8

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability

Yes

548

81

13.9

10.8-17.0

No

2348

126

4.5

3.7-5.4

 

 

 

 

 

High Blood Pressure

Yes

811

149

17.2

14.4-20.0

No

38

3

5.4

0-12.1

 

 

 

 

 

High cholesterol

Yes

816

115

13.2

10.7-15.6

No

1439

85

5.1

3.9-6.3

 

 

 

 

 

Moderate Physical Activity

Yes

2590

171

5.7

4.8-6.6

No

314

36

9.8

6.4-13.2


Respondents Who Reported Ever Having Been Told By A Provider That They Had Diabetes, Excluding Pregnancy Only, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of Respondents

# who have diabetes

Percent of respondents who have diabetes

% Confidence Interval

Total

14809

778

4.6

4.3-4.9

 

Race

White

14119

714

4.4

4.0-4.7

Amer. Indian

436

48

10.5

7.5-13.4

Other

211

15

6.9

2.9-10.9


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

At Risk for Diabetes: Respondents Who Reported Ever Having Been Told By A Provider That They Had Diabetes, Excluding Pregnancy Only

Denominator:

All respondents

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

Distribution Table: Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor

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