Table 1.

Sample characteristics of adults ≥19 years by diabetes status, demographics and access-to-care variables, National Health Interview Survey, 2009.

Characteristic	All adults		Persons with diabetes		Persons without diabetes
Characteristic	Sample (n)	Weighted %	Sample (n)	Weighted %	Sample (n)	Weighted %
Total	25,179	100	2511	9.3	22,668	90.7
Age (years)
19–39	8841	37.0	206	8.7	8635	39.9^a
40–44	2284	9.4	137	7.1	2147	9.6^a
45–49	2423	10.3	192	9.0	2231	10.4
50–54	2403	10.0	283	12.6	2120	9.7^a
55–59	2137	8.5	307	12.6	1830	8.1^a
60–64	1931	7.5	339	13.9	1592	6.9^a
65–69	1536	5.2	314	10.5	1222	4.7^a
≥70	3624	12.1	733	25.6	2891	10.7^a
Sex
Male	11,059	48.0	1122	51.1	9937	47.7^a
Female	14,120	52.0	1389	48.9	12,731	52.3^a
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	14,843	69.1	1333	65.0	13,510	69.5^a
Black, non-Hispanic	3965	11.5	559	15.5	3406	11.0^a
Other, non-Hispanic^b	1795	6.0	150	5.7	1645	6.1
Hispanic	4530	13.4	464	13.8	4066	13.4
Education
High school or less	11,032	42.1	1429	55.9	9603	40.6^a
Some college and above	14,035	57.9	1067	44.1	12,968	59.4^a
Poverty level
Below	3843	12.9	447	14.4	3396	12.8
At or above	18,472	87.1	1746	85.6	16,726	87.2
Insured
No	4543	17.5	228	9.7	4315	18.3^a
Yes	20,586	82.5	2280	90.3	18,306	81.7^a
Number of physician visits^c
None	4757	18.9	116	4.9	4641	20.3^a
1	4056	16.4	161	6.1	3895	17.4^a
2–3	6324	26.1	431	17.3	5893	30.0^a
4–9	6285	24.4	103S	41.3	5250	22.7^a
≥10	3664	14.2	752	30.5	2912	12.6^a
Usual place of care
None	3151	12.7	85	4.3	3066	13.6^a
Clinic or health center	4787	17.8	506	18.5	4281	17.8
Doctor’s office or HMO^d	16,294	66.5	1826	73.7	14,468	65.8^a
Some other place^e	833	2.9	93	3.5	740	2.8
Ever tested HIV
No	14,343	60.4	1599	67.7	12,744	59.7^a
Yes	10,274	39.6	831	32.3	9443	40.3^a
Indicated for HepB^f
Has kidney disease	558	2.0	202	7.6	356	1.4^a
Has chronic liver disease	320	1.2	66	2.4	254	1.0^a
Has high-risk behavior^g	1366	5.1	101	3.8	1265	5.2^a
Is a healthcare provider	2137	8.4	167	5.6	1970	8.8^a
Not indicated for HepB
No kidney disease	24,612	98.0	2309	92.4	22,303	98.6^a
No chronic liver disease	24,828	98.8	2444	97.6	22,384	99.0^a
No high-risk behavior^g	23,813	94.9	2410	96.2	21,403	94.8^a
Is not a healthcare provider	23,015	91.6	2344	94.4	20,671	91.3^a

Wald chi-square P-value for difference between persons with and without diabetes of <0.05.

“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and multiracial persons.

Includes visits to non-physician healthcare providers.

Health Maintenance Organization.

Includes responses of “some other place” and hospital ER and hospital outpatient departments.

HepB indicates hepatitis B vaccine.

High-risk behaviors includes persons who considered themselves at high risk for HIV infection, persons who reported having a sexually transmitted disease other then HIV/AIDS during the previous 5 years, and persons who reported any one of the following risk factors: hemophilia with receipt of clotting factor concentrates, men who have sex with men, injecting street drugs, trading sex for money or drugs, testing positive for HIV, or having sex with someone with any of these risk factors. Percentages were rounded to the nearest one-tenth decimal place.