Women's Health USA 2006

STACKED VERTICAL BAR CHART: Current Insulin Use Among Women Aged 18 and Older with Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

STACKED VERTICAL BAR CHART: Current Insulin Use Among Women Aged 18 and Older with Diabetes,* by Race/Ethnicity,** 2004

(Rate per 1,000 Women)

Total: Non-Hispanic White 61.1; Non-Hispanic Black 103.6; Hispanic 77.8

Taking Insulin: Non-Hispanic White 16.8; Non-Hispanic Black 35.1; Hispanic 21.8

Not Taking Insulin: Non-Hispanic White 44.3; Non-Hispanic Black 68.5; Hispanic 56.0

*Reported a health professional has ever told them they have diabetes.

**Rates reported are not age adjusted. The sample of Asians and those of other races was too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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