TABLE 1

Characteristics of the Study Sample

CharacteristicsRespondents (Excluding People With Type 1 Diabetes or GDM)
Excluding Smokers and People With Cancer or CVD
All
(N = 210,317)
With Diabetes
(N = 21,532 [10.2%])
Without Diabetes
(N = 188,785 [89.8%])
All
(N = 142,551)
With Diabetes
(N = 10,437 [7.3%])
Without Diabetes
(N = 132,114 [92.7%])
Age, years, mean (SE) 46.8 (0.2) 61.6 (0.2) 45.3 (0.18) 42.8 (0.1) 57.8 (0.2) 41.7 (0.1) 
Female, % (SE) 51.4 (0.2) 50.1 (0.6) 51.6 (0.2) 52.3 (0.2) 51.4 (0.9) 52.4 (0.2) 
Family income as a percentage of FPL, % (SE)
≥200%
125 to <200%
100 to <125%
<100% 


70.5 (0.5)
13.3 (0.2)
4.2 (0.1)
12.0 (0.3) 


63.1 (0.8)
16.4 (0.4)
6.0 (0.2)
14.5 (0.5) 


71.2 (0.5)
12.9 (0.2)
4.1 (0.1)
11.8 (0.3) 


73.7 (0.5)
12.3 (0.2)
3.7 (0.1)
10.4 (0.3) 


66.9 (0.9)
15.1 (0.5)
5.3 (0.3)
12.7 (0.6) 


74.1 (0.5)
12.1 (0.2)
3.5 (0.1)
10.2 (0.3) 
Education level, % (SE) 5+ years of college
4 years of college
Some college
High school
Less than high school 

9.6 (0.3)
15.8 (0.3)
24.0 (0.2)
25.3 (0.3)
25.4 (0.3) 

6.5 (0.4)
10.0 (0.4)
22.2 (0.6)
29.8 (0.6)
31.6 (0.6) 

9.9 (0.3)
16.4 (0.3)
24.1 (0.2)
24.8 (0.2)
24.8 (0.3) 

10.5 (0.3)
17.8 (0.3)
24.0 (0.3)
22.6 (0.3)
25.1 (0.3) 

7.0 (0.6)
11.3 (0.6)
22.8 (0.8)
28.2 (0.8)
30.7 (0.7) 

10.8 (0.3)
18.3 (0.3)
24.0 (0.3)
22.2 (0.3)
24.7 (0.3) 
Race/ethnicity, % (SE)
Other
Hispanic
Asian
Black 

72.3 (0.8)
12.9 (0.7)
4.6 (0.4)
10.2 (0.5) 

68.7 (1.0)
13.3 (0.9)
4.3 (0.4)
13.7 (0.8) 

72.7 (0.8)
12.9 (0.7)
4.6 (0.4)
9.9 (0.5) 

67.8 (0.9)
15.8 (0.8)
5.9 (0.4)
10.5 (0.5) 

61.7 (1.2)
17.1 (1.1)
6.1 (0.6)
15.1 (0.9) 

68.2 (0.9)
15.7 (0.8)
5.9 (0.4)
10.2 (0.5) 
Health insurance,* % (SE)
Any private
Medicare only
Any public
Uninsured 

66.1 (0.5)
7.4 (0.2)
13.2 (0.4)
13.2 (0.3) 

55.4 (0.7)
17.5 (0.4)
19.9 (0.6)
7.2 (0.3) 

67.2 (0.6)
6.4 (0.2)
12.6 (0.4)
13.8 (0.4) 

70.3 (0.6)
4.5 (0.1)
11.4 (0.3)
13.8 (0.4) 

61.0 (0.9)
12.5 (0.5)
17.0 (0.7)
9.4 (0.5) 

71.0 (0.6)
3.9 (0.1)
11.0 (0.3)
14.1 (0.4) 
Chronic conditions, % (SE)
Hypertension
Asthma
Stroke
Emphysema
CHD
MI
Cancer 

32.9 (0.3)
9.4 (0.1)
3.7 (0.1)
2.2 (0.1)
13.8 (0.2)
3.7 (0.1)
10.5 (0.2) 

77.9 (0.5)
13.4 (0.4)
12.1 (0.4)
5.2 (0.3)
32.7 (0.6)
13.6 (0.4)
18.9 (0.5) 

28.3 (0.3)
9.0 (0.2)
2.8 (0.1)
1.9 (0.1)
11.8 (0.2)
2.7 (0.1)
9.7 (0.2) 

24.4 (0.3)
8.2 (0.2)

0.7 (0.0)


— 

71.1 (0.8)
10.1 (0.5)

1.7 (0.2)


— 

21.2 (0.3)
8.1 (0.2)

0.6 (0.0)


— 
Smoker, % (SE) 15.6 (0.3) 13.8 (0.4) 15.8 (0.3) — — — 
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West 

18.1 (0.6)
21.5 (0.6)
37.1 (0.7)
23.3 (0.6) 

17.2 (0.7)
21.4 (0.8)
41.4 (1.0)
20.0 (0.8) 

18.2 (0.6)
21.5 (0.6)
36.6 (0.7)
21.5 (0.7) 

18.4 (0.6)
20.3 (0.6)
36.2 (0.8)
25.1 (0.7) 

16.9 (0.7)
19.8 (0.9)
41.4 (1.1)
22.0 (1.0) 

18.5 (0.6)
20.3 (0.6)
35.9 (0.8)
25.3 (0.7) 
BMI, kg/m2, % (SE)
<20
20 to <25
25 to <30
30 to <35
≥35 

5.5 (0.1)
30.2 (0.3)
34.2 (0.2)
17.9 (0.2)
12.1 (0.2) 

1.5 (0.1)
12.6 (0.4)
30.3 (0.5)
27.2 (0.5)
28.5 (0.6) 

5.9 (0.3)
32.1 (0.3)
34.6 (0.2)
16.9 (0.2)
10.5 (0.2) 

5.6 (0.1)
31.3 (0.3)
34.1 (0.2)
17.4 (0.2)
11.5 (0.2) 

1.0 (0.1)
11.8 (0.5)
29.8 (0.7)
28.4 (0.7)
29.0 (0.7) 

5.9 (0.1)
32.7 (0.3)
34.4 (0.3)
16.7 (0.2)
10.3 (0.2) 
Health care expenditures, $, mean (SE) 
 Total
Expense1§
Expense2‖
ER visits
Inpatient stay
OBD visits
OP visits 
4,847 (54)
3,767 (45)
4,284 (49)
194 (4)
1,301 (28)
1,194 (15)
450 (13) 
11,291 (218)
9,318 (188)
10,242 (202)
311 (10)
3,110 (111)
2,256 (52)
820 (41) 
4,189 (51)
3,201 (41)
3,676 (46)
183 (4)
1,116 (27)
1,086 (15)
412 (13) 
3,197 (42)
2,407 (35)
2,782 (39)
141 (4)
726 (19)
852 (12)
315 (13) 
7,300 (228)
6,076 (212)
6,699 (224)
217 (14)
1,454 (97)
1,547 (62)
608 (64) 
2,915 (42)
2,156 (34)
2,514 (38)
135 (4)
676 (19)
804 (12)
295 (13) 
CharacteristicsRespondents (Excluding People With Type 1 Diabetes or GDM)
Excluding Smokers and People With Cancer or CVD
All
(N = 210,317)
With Diabetes
(N = 21,532 [10.2%])
Without Diabetes
(N = 188,785 [89.8%])
All
(N = 142,551)
With Diabetes
(N = 10,437 [7.3%])
Without Diabetes
(N = 132,114 [92.7%])
Age, years, mean (SE) 46.8 (0.2) 61.6 (0.2) 45.3 (0.18) 42.8 (0.1) 57.8 (0.2) 41.7 (0.1) 
Female, % (SE) 51.4 (0.2) 50.1 (0.6) 51.6 (0.2) 52.3 (0.2) 51.4 (0.9) 52.4 (0.2) 
Family income as a percentage of FPL, % (SE)
≥200%
125 to <200%
100 to <125%
<100% 


70.5 (0.5)
13.3 (0.2)
4.2 (0.1)
12.0 (0.3) 


63.1 (0.8)
16.4 (0.4)
6.0 (0.2)
14.5 (0.5) 


71.2 (0.5)
12.9 (0.2)
4.1 (0.1)
11.8 (0.3) 


73.7 (0.5)
12.3 (0.2)
3.7 (0.1)
10.4 (0.3) 


66.9 (0.9)
15.1 (0.5)
5.3 (0.3)
12.7 (0.6) 


74.1 (0.5)
12.1 (0.2)
3.5 (0.1)
10.2 (0.3) 
Education level, % (SE) 5+ years of college
4 years of college
Some college
High school
Less than high school 

9.6 (0.3)
15.8 (0.3)
24.0 (0.2)
25.3 (0.3)
25.4 (0.3) 

6.5 (0.4)
10.0 (0.4)
22.2 (0.6)
29.8 (0.6)
31.6 (0.6) 

9.9 (0.3)
16.4 (0.3)
24.1 (0.2)
24.8 (0.2)
24.8 (0.3) 

10.5 (0.3)
17.8 (0.3)
24.0 (0.3)
22.6 (0.3)
25.1 (0.3) 

7.0 (0.6)
11.3 (0.6)
22.8 (0.8)
28.2 (0.8)
30.7 (0.7) 

10.8 (0.3)
18.3 (0.3)
24.0 (0.3)
22.2 (0.3)
24.7 (0.3) 
Race/ethnicity, % (SE)
Other
Hispanic
Asian
Black 

72.3 (0.8)
12.9 (0.7)
4.6 (0.4)
10.2 (0.5) 

68.7 (1.0)
13.3 (0.9)
4.3 (0.4)
13.7 (0.8) 

72.7 (0.8)
12.9 (0.7)
4.6 (0.4)
9.9 (0.5) 

67.8 (0.9)
15.8 (0.8)
5.9 (0.4)
10.5 (0.5) 

61.7 (1.2)
17.1 (1.1)
6.1 (0.6)
15.1 (0.9) 

68.2 (0.9)
15.7 (0.8)
5.9 (0.4)
10.2 (0.5) 
Health insurance,* % (SE)
Any private
Medicare only
Any public
Uninsured 

66.1 (0.5)
7.4 (0.2)
13.2 (0.4)
13.2 (0.3) 

55.4 (0.7)
17.5 (0.4)
19.9 (0.6)
7.2 (0.3) 

67.2 (0.6)
6.4 (0.2)
12.6 (0.4)
13.8 (0.4) 

70.3 (0.6)
4.5 (0.1)
11.4 (0.3)
13.8 (0.4) 

61.0 (0.9)
12.5 (0.5)
17.0 (0.7)
9.4 (0.5) 

71.0 (0.6)
3.9 (0.1)
11.0 (0.3)
14.1 (0.4) 
Chronic conditions, % (SE)
Hypertension
Asthma
Stroke
Emphysema
CHD
MI
Cancer 

32.9 (0.3)
9.4 (0.1)
3.7 (0.1)
2.2 (0.1)
13.8 (0.2)
3.7 (0.1)
10.5 (0.2) 

77.9 (0.5)
13.4 (0.4)
12.1 (0.4)
5.2 (0.3)
32.7 (0.6)
13.6 (0.4)
18.9 (0.5) 

28.3 (0.3)
9.0 (0.2)
2.8 (0.1)
1.9 (0.1)
11.8 (0.2)
2.7 (0.1)
9.7 (0.2) 

24.4 (0.3)
8.2 (0.2)

0.7 (0.0)


— 

71.1 (0.8)
10.1 (0.5)

1.7 (0.2)


— 

21.2 (0.3)
8.1 (0.2)

0.6 (0.0)


— 
Smoker, % (SE) 15.6 (0.3) 13.8 (0.4) 15.8 (0.3) — — — 
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West 

18.1 (0.6)
21.5 (0.6)
37.1 (0.7)
23.3 (0.6) 

17.2 (0.7)
21.4 (0.8)
41.4 (1.0)
20.0 (0.8) 

18.2 (0.6)
21.5 (0.6)
36.6 (0.7)
21.5 (0.7) 

18.4 (0.6)
20.3 (0.6)
36.2 (0.8)
25.1 (0.7) 

16.9 (0.7)
19.8 (0.9)
41.4 (1.1)
22.0 (1.0) 

18.5 (0.6)
20.3 (0.6)
35.9 (0.8)
25.3 (0.7) 
BMI, kg/m2, % (SE)
<20
20 to <25
25 to <30
30 to <35
≥35 

5.5 (0.1)
30.2 (0.3)
34.2 (0.2)
17.9 (0.2)
12.1 (0.2) 

1.5 (0.1)
12.6 (0.4)
30.3 (0.5)
27.2 (0.5)
28.5 (0.6) 

5.9 (0.3)
32.1 (0.3)
34.6 (0.2)
16.9 (0.2)
10.5 (0.2) 

5.6 (0.1)
31.3 (0.3)
34.1 (0.2)
17.4 (0.2)
11.5 (0.2) 

1.0 (0.1)
11.8 (0.5)
29.8 (0.7)
28.4 (0.7)
29.0 (0.7) 

5.9 (0.1)
32.7 (0.3)
34.4 (0.3)
16.7 (0.2)
10.3 (0.2) 
Health care expenditures, $, mean (SE) 
 Total
Expense1§
Expense2‖
ER visits
Inpatient stay
OBD visits
OP visits 
4,847 (54)
3,767 (45)
4,284 (49)
194 (4)
1,301 (28)
1,194 (15)
450 (13) 
11,291 (218)
9,318 (188)
10,242 (202)
311 (10)
3,110 (111)
2,256 (52)
820 (41) 
4,189 (51)
3,201 (41)
3,676 (46)
183 (4)
1,116 (27)
1,086 (15)
412 (13) 
3,197 (42)
2,407 (35)
2,782 (39)
141 (4)
726 (19)
852 (12)
315 (13) 
7,300 (228)
6,076 (212)
6,699 (224)
217 (14)
1,454 (97)
1,547 (62)
608 (64) 
2,915 (42)
2,156 (34)
2,514 (38)
135 (4)
676 (19)
804 (12)
295 (13) 
*

Any private includes any coverage through a private insurer or Tricare but not combined with a non-Medicare public plan any time during the year; any public includes any coverage through non-Medicare public plans (e.g., Medicaid or State Children’s Health Insurance Program); Medicare includes coverage through Medicare only; and uninsured includes no coverage throughout the year.

BMI <20 kg/m2 = underweight, 20 to <25 kg/m2 = normal weight, 25 to <30 kg/m2 = overweight, 30 to <35 kg/m2 = obese, and ≥35 kg/m2 = severely obese.

Includes expenditures for all health services, including dental, other medical, home health, and so forth.

§

Includes expenditures for inpatient stays, ER visits, office-based physician visits, outpatient department physician visits, and prescription medicine. ‖Includes expenditures for inpatient stays, ER visits, prescription medicine, and all office-based and outpatient department visits. FPL, federal poverty level; OBD, all office-based providers; OP, all outpatient department providers.

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