Table 1 Demographic and primary care characteristics for adults with diabetes

 18–45

403

2,924,379

13.41

0.86

 46–64

1,164

9,561,753

43.84

1.5

 Above 64

1,049

9,325,508

42.75

1.5

 Male

1,230

11,156,923

51.15

1.2

 Female

1,387

10,656,858

48.85

1.2

 Non-Hispanic White

953

13,159,194

60.33

1.7

 Non-Hispanic Black

683

3,368,274

15.44

1.1

 Hispanic

743

3,592,967

16.47

1.4

 Non-Hispanic Asian

171

1,012,791

4.64

0.55

 Others

67

680,554

3.12

0.62

 Private

1,260

12,567,988

57.61

1.5

 Public

1,041

7,514,538

34.45

1.4

 No insurance

316

1,731,254

7.94

0.65

 No Degree

373

2,135,699

20.92

1.3

 High School Diploma

655

5,823,750

57.04

1.8

 Bachelor and Higher Degree

193

1,686,156

16.51

1.3

 Other

63

565,057

5.53

0.88

 Not employed

1,566

12,807,108

58.86

1.4

 Employed

1,046

8,952,016

41.14

1.4

Income***

  < $20,000

1,500

10,985,633

50.39

1.4

 $20,000–39,999

612

5,322,165

24.41

1

  > = $40,000

504

5,493,176

25.2

1.3

 No

1,245

9,458,394

43.36

1.2

 Yes

1,372

12,355,387

56.64

1.2

MSA**

 No

387

3,870,681

17.75

1.6

 Yes

2,229

17,940,960

82.25

1.6

Census region**

 Northeast

424

3,855,015

17.67

1.3

 Midwest

449

4,705,831

21.57

1.3

 South

1,109

8,893,429

40.77

1.4

 West

634

4,357,367

19.98

1.1

Perceived health status ***

 Excellent/VG/Good

1,656

14,350,075

65.78

1.2

 Fair/Poor

961

7,463,705

34.22

1.2

Perceived mental health status ***

 Excellent/VG/Good

2,203

18,510,339

84.86

0.93

 Fair/Poor

414

3,303,441

15.14

0.93

ADL help screener ***

 No

2,457

20,608,010

94.47

0.64

 Yes

160

1,205,770

5.53

0.64

IADL help screener ***

 No

2,362

19,750,771

90.54

0.72

 Yes

255

2,063,009

9.46

0.72

        First Contact

Have USC ***

 No

253

1,676,213

7.81

0.75

 Yes

2,316

19,799,721

92.19

0.75

Provider type of USC ***

 Facility

1,140

8,879,718

44.85

1.71

 Person/Person in facility

1,176

10,920,003

55.15

1.71

Provider specialty of USC

 Primary care

1,066

9,727,524

89.08

1.52

 Other

110

1,192,479

10.92

1.52

USC location

 Office

1,664

15,321,478

77.48

1.44

 Hospital

648

4,453,434

22.52

1.44

Difficulty in contacting USC by phone ***

 Not very difficult

2,096

17,845,798

93.95

0.71

 Very difficult

139

1,148,599

6.05

0.71

USC has office hours nights/weekends ***

 No

1,412

12,252,897

68.91

1.44

 Yes

670

5,528,129

31.09

1.44

How long it takes get to USC ***

  ≤ 30 min

1,974

17,095,937

86.43

0.96

  > 30 min

338

2,684,740

13.57

0.96

How difficult is it get to USC

 Difficulty

2,280

19,579,459

99.03

0.23

 Not difficult

31

192,250

0.97

0.23

USC provider listens

 No

28

151,190

0.81

0.19

 Yes

2,139

18,552,573

99.19

0.19

Goes to USC for preventive health care ***

 No

24

155,285

0.79

0.20

 Yes

2,288

19,605,865

99.21

0.20

Provider asks about other treatments

 No

379

3,188,383

16.61

1.08

 Yes

1,875

16,007,106

83.39

1.08

Goes to USC for referrals

 No

35

369,907

1.87

0.40

 Yes

2,277

19,416,969

98.13

0.40