Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes Reporting Fair or Poor General Health, by Race, United States, 1994–2010
From 1994 to 2010, the crude and age-adjusted percentages of whites and blacks with diagnosed diabetes who reported that in general their health was fair or poor changed little. Throughout the period, the age-adjusted percentage was similar among whites and blacks (44.1% vs. 49.2% in 2010).

|
Year |
White |
Black |
|
Crude |
Age-Adjusted |
Crude |
Age-Adjusted |
|
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
|
1994 |
48.4 |
1.3 |
40.4 |
1.8 |
57.5 |
2.6 |
47.4 |
3.2 |
|
1995 |
47.3 |
1.3 |
41.4 |
1.8 |
60.0 |
3.5 |
55.5 |
4.0 |
|
1996 |
47.8 |
1.1 |
42.7 |
1.7 |
54.3 |
2.7 |
45.8 |
3.2 |
|
1997 |
46.8 |
1.0 |
39.5 |
1.6 |
57.2 |
2.4 |
52.7 |
2.9 |
|
1998 |
46.2 |
1.0 |
40.3 |
1.4 |
52.8 |
2.2 |
49.1 |
3.1 |
|
1999 |
46.4 |
1.0 |
42.4 |
1.6 |
52.2 |
2.2 |
48.4 |
2.8 |
|
2000 |
47.0 |
1.0 |
45.7 |
2.0 |
52.9 |
2.0 |
48.3 |
2.5 |
|
2001 |
46.9 |
0.8 |
41.2 |
1.2 |
52.9 |
2.0 |
51.6 |
2.6 |
|
2002 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
2003 |
47.9 |
0.7 |
45.2 |
1.3 |
53.2 |
1.7 |
47.8 |
2.3 |
|
2004 |
47.2 |
0.7 |
44.2 |
1.2 |
53.4 |
1.7 |
48.7 |
2.0 |
|
2005 |
47.4 |
0.7 |
45.0 |
1.3 |
52.7 |
1.5 |
50.8 |
2.0 |
|
2006 |
46.1 |
0.6 |
41.9 |
1.2 |
50.3 |
1.5 |
47.5 |
2.2 |
|
2007 |
45.2 |
0.5 |
43.2 |
1.0 |
52.8 |
1.3 |
48.2 |
2.0 |
|
2008 |
44.8 |
0.5 |
41.9 |
1.0 |
49.3 |
1.3 |
43.7 |
1.8 |
|
2009 |
44.3 |
0.5 |
42.6 |
1.0 |
49.4 |
1.3 |
48.0 |
2.4 |
|
2010 |
44.3 |
0.4 |
44.1 |
1.0 |
50.9 |
1.1 |
49.2 |
1.8 |
|
Methods & Limitations
Data Source: Information came from the CDC's
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System. The data were computed by CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation personnel.
Page last modified: March 2, 2012
Page last reviewed: March 2, 2012