Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care: Heart Disease

Measure	Income Difference[1]			Educational Difference[2]		Insurance Difference[3]
	<100%	100-199%	200-399%	<HS	HS Grad	Uninsured
Screening for High Blood Pressure
Adults who have had their blood pressure measured within the preceding 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high[4]
Screening for High Cholesterol
Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years4
Counseling on Risk Factors
Smokers receiving advice to quit smoking[5]
Management of Hypertension
Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control[6]

Key to Quality of Health Care Tables : Selected population and comparison population receive about same quality of health care : Selected population receives better quality care than the comparison population : Selected population receives worse quality care than the comparison population : Data are collected but do not meet criteria for statistical reliability

[1] Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of federal poverty thresholds or above.

[2] Compared with persons with any college education.

[3] Compared with person under 65 with any private health insurance.

[4] Source: NHIS, 1998.

[5] Source: MEPS, 2000. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian or Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.

[6] Source: NHANES, 1999-2000.

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