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Table 1.79a
Percent of children ages 2-17 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about amount and kind of physical activity, United States, 2004
Population group Total population  (in thousands)d Ever given advice Within past year Within past 2 years
Percente Standard error Percentf Standard error Percentf Standard error
Total   65,886 33.1 1.0 25.7 0.9 31.0 1.0
Race White, single race 51,021 33.4 1.2 26.0 1.0 31.1 1.1
Black, single race 10,141 33.5 2.0 26.9 1.7 31.9 1.9
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian, single race 2,267 32.9 3.9 24.9 3.6 31.9 3.9
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 1,749 27.4 4.6 19.2 3.8 24.5 4.3
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 12,727 36.2 1.7 28.1 1.6 34.2 1.7
Non-Hispanic, all races 53,158 32.3 1.2 25.2 1.0 30.2 1.1
Non-Hispanic, White 38,958 32.4 1.4 25.3 1.2 30.1 1.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 9,893 33.1 2.0 26.5 1.7 31.5 1.9
Non-Hispanic, other 4,307 30.1 2.7 21.4 2.4 28.1 2.6
Gender Male 33,799 33.5 1.1 26.0 1.0 31.2 1.1
Female 32,086 32.7 1.2 25.5 1.1 30.8 1.2
Age 2-5 15,958 27.6 1.4 25.3 1.4 27.4 1.4
6-17 49,928 34.9 1.2 25.9 1.0 32.1 1.1
Health insurance Any private 42,635 34.7 1.4 26.9 1.2 32.2 1.3
Public only 18,534 31.5 1.3 25.3 1.3 30.2 1.3
Uninsured 4,717 24.9 2.7 17.1 2.1 22.6 2.5
Family incomea Negative/poor 11,651 30.4 1.7 25.4 1.6 29.3 1.7
Near poor/low 14,007 31.1 1.5 23.2 1.4 28.9 1.5
Middle 21,585 31.9 1.7 23.4 1.5 29.2 1.6
High 18,641 37.7 2.0 30.6 1.8 35.6 1.9
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 36,765 38.5 1.3 30.7 1.2 36.1 1.2
Metropolitan-small 18,209 28.1 1.8 21.0 1.5 26.5 1.7
Micropolitan 6,398 22.9 2.8 17.5 2.2 21.9 2.8
Noncore 4,513 24.0 2.9 16.8 2.8 20.3 2.8
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 64,514 32.7 1.0 25.4 0.9 30.6 1.0
Fair/poor 1,372 50.2 4.1 42.9 4.1 48.0 4.2
CSHCNc Yes 13,310 41.9 1.8 34.8 1.8 39.1 1.7
No 52,163 30.9 1.1 23.5 0.9 28.9 1.0

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

c Unknown is not shown.

d Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.

e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice.

f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice, or when they were given advice.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. CSHCN: children with special health care needs.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

 
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