Table 1.

Population Characteristics, Adults with Diabetes in the 2000 BRFSS

	BRFSS Sample Population, n =11,647	Weighted Proportion and U.S. Population Estimate, n=13,251,283		Proportion by Age (Years)
Characteristic	n	%	n	<65	≥65
Age<65‡	6,853	60	7,956,315	%	%
Race ethnicity§
White	8,268	66	8,765,677	61	75*
Hispanic	1,220	15	1,940,687	18	9
African American	1,494	15	1,986,490	17	12
Other	590	4	489,239	4	3
Annual income¶
<$15,000	2,530	22	2,422,893	18	28*
$15,000–$35,000	4,021	42	4,736,024	38	50
>$35,000	3,140	36	4,036,036	44	22
Gender
Female	6,835	51	6,791,031	49	54†
Education
<High school	2,825	24	3,246,424	21	31*
High school	3,864	33	4,303,978	32	33
>High school	4,915	43	5,663,073	47	36
Health insurance coverage∥
Private	4,110	39	4,978,770	63	4*
Medicare	5,177	44	5,563,554	14	88
Medicaid/IHS	660	5	589,390	7	1
Uninsured	695	7	885,922	11	0.7
Some care VA	254	3	317,753	2	3
All care VA	281	2	264,995	2	2
Insulin use	3,087	28	3,189,828	29	27
Dilated eye exam in the past year	7,308	70	7,862,552	65	78*
Foot exam in the past year	6,550	65	7,023,422	63	67†
HbA1c test in the past year	7,171	75	8,288,573	78	71
At least daily glucose monitoring	5,296	50	5,561,433	49	51
Diabetes education	5,130	50	5,609,452	52	46*

χ²:

^*p<.001;

^†p<.05.

^‡Data available for n=11,600.

^§Data available for n=11,572.

^¶Data available for n=9,691.

^∥Data available for n=11,177.

Note: column totals may vary because of missing data and rounding error.

BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; IHS, Indian Health Service; VA, Veterans Affairs; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.