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Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition
Chapter 8: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS WITH DIABETES

Figure 8.1 -- Line graph showing that the age distribution of people with diagnosed diabetes was older compared to people without diagnosed diabetes.

Figure 8.2 -- Bar graphs showing that among adults with diabetes diagnosed equal to or greater than 20 years of age, the distribution of sex was similar by race and ethnicity.

Figure 8.3 -- Pie chart showing that people with diabetes in the United States have diverse ethnic backgrounds with non-Hispanic white persons comprising the largest subgroup at 65 percent.

Figure 8.4 -- Bar graph showing that non-Hispanic whites comprised the largest race and ethnicity subgroup of persons with diabetes in the United States, regardless of age of diagnosis. 

Figure 8.5 -- Bar graphs showing that adults with diabetes were older than adults without diabetes in every race and ethnicity group examined.

Figure 8.6 -- Bar graph showing that for adults with diabetes diagnosed equal to or greater than 20 years of age, mean age at diagnosis for adults was 50.6 years and similar by sex but differed by ethnicity.

Figure 8.7 -- Bar graph showing that for adults with diabetes diagnosed equal to or greater than 20 years of age, 58.6 percent had a duration of diabetes less than 10 years.

Figure 8.8 -- Bar graph showing that the majority of adults with and without diabetes lived in more urban counties with the largest percentage living in large center metro areas.

Figure 8.9 -- Bar graph showing that the regional distribution of all adults with diabetes diagnosed greater than or equal to 20 years was similar to the distribution of adults without diabetes.

Figure 8.10 -- Bar graph showing that a higher percentage of immigrant adults with diabetes, regardless of age of diagnosis, lived in the United States for more than 15 years than those without diabetes.

Figure 8.11 -- Bar graph showing that a higher percentage of adults who had diabetes diagnosed at age 20 years or greater were ever married compared to adults without diabetes.

Figure 8.12 -- Bar graph showing that 78.9 percent of adults with diabetes diagnosed greater than or equal to 20 years lived with others and the majority lived with a married spouse.

Figure 8.13 -- Bar graph showing that adults with diabetes diagnosed at age 20 years or greater lived in households with smaller family size compared to adults without diabetes.

Figure 8.14 -- Bar graph showing that adults age 25 years or greater with diabetes attained less education than similar age adults without diabetes.

Figure 8.15 -- Bar graph showing that adults with diabetes, regardless of age of diagnosis, had a lower family income than those without diabetes.

Figure 8.16 -- Bar graph showing that 23.8 percent of adults with diabetes diagnosed age less than 20 years lived below poverty compared to 14.8 percent who had diabetes diagnosed age greater than 20 years.

Figure 8.17 -- Pie charts showing that nearly all adults with diabetes had access to a telephone in their home but 20 percent with diabetes had only a landline compared to 11 percent without diabetes.

Figure 8.18 -- Bar chart showing that adults with diabetes diagnosed greater than or equal to 20 years were less likely to be working in the last year or never worked compared to adults without diabetes.

Figure 8.19 -- Bar graphs showing that among adults with diabetes diagnosed greater than or equal to 20 years, retirement and disability were the main reasons for not working the prior week.

Figure 8.20 -- Pie charts showing that a slightly larger percentage of adults with diabetes diagnosed greater than or equal to 20 years worked for government employers compared to those without diabetes.

Figure 8.21 -- Bar graph showing that among employed adults, the number of hours worked in the prior week was similar for adults with or without diabetes and about 70 percent worked at least 40 hours.

Figure 8.22 -- Bar graph showing that, among men, a higher percentage of veterans with diabetes compared to men without diabetes were observed in younger age groups with no difference among those age 65 or older.




