Children age 2-17 who ever received advice about eating healthy, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 51.0 | 0.9 | 46.0 | 1.9 | 46.9 | 1.7 | 49.1 | 1.4 | 59.4 | 1.7 | |
| Age | 2 - 5 | 58.0 | 1.5 | 51.5 | 3.0 | 51.8 | 3.1 | 55.9 | 2.5 | 71.5 | 2.8 |
| 6 - 17 | 48.7 | 0.9 | 43.8 | 2.1 | 45.2 | 1.8 | 47.0 | 1.6 | 56.1 | 1.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 49.5 | 1.0 | 43.2 | 2.3 | 45.9 | 2.2 | 49.7 | 1.7 | 56.0 | 2.0 |
| Female | 52.5 | 1.1 | 48.9 | 2.2 | 47.8 | 1.8 | 48.6 | 1.8 | 62.8 | 2.1 | |
| Race | White, single race | 51.2 | 1.0 | 44.9 | 2.1 | 44.8 | 2.1 | 49.5 | 1.6 | 60.3 | 1.8 |
| Black, single race | 51.5 | 1.9 | 48.6 | 3.4 | 57.2 | 2.9 | 47.6 | 3.1 | 55.3 | 5.1 | |
| Asian, single race | 47.0 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 54.4 | 7.6 | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 29.1 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 54.8 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 51.6 | 1.0 | 46.7 | 2.4 | 46.7 | 2.1 | 48.6 | 1.6 | 60.2 | 1.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 52.1 | 1.2 | 44.3 | 3.1 | 43.6 | 3.1 | 49.1 | 1.8 | 61.2 | 1.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 51.8 | 1.9 | 49.2 | 3.5 | 56.7 | 3.0 | 47.9 | 3.1 | 55.9 | 5.2 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 48.0 | 1.5 | 44.4 | 2.6 | 47.2 | 2.4 | 52.3 | 2.8 | 48.2 | 5.1 | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 53.2 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 4.0 | 46.4 | 2.5 | 50.4 | 1.6 | 59.9 | 1.8 |
| Public only | 48.4 | 1.5 | 48.7 | 2.2 | 49.9 | 2.5 | 44.5 | 3.6 | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 39.6 | 2.7 | 28.5 | 4.4 | 37.5 | 4.6 | 43.5 | 4.2 | * | * | |
| Residence locationb | Metropolitan-large | 54.9 | 1.0 | 45.7 | 2.8 | 50.8 | 2.0 | 53.5 | 2.0 | 63.1 | 1.9 |
| Metropolitan-small | 48.6 | 1.9 | 49.0 | 3.0 | 45.3 | 3.5 | 44.8 | 2.5 | 56.6 | 3.8 | |
| Micropolitan | 40.2 | 3.1 | 39.5 | 5.7 | 37.8 | 4.1 | 44.1 | 3.7 | 36.3 | 6.4 | |
| Noncore | 43.3 | 3.6 | 47.6 | 7.6 | 40.2 | 6.2 | 42.3 | 5.8 | * | * | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 57.0 | 1.5 | 54.5 | 3.4 | 51.5 | 3.0 | 52.0 | 2.6 | 67.6 | 2.3 |
| No | 49.5 | 1.0 | 43.7 | 2.1 | 45.8 | 1.8 | 48.4 | 1.5 | 57.2 | 1.9 | |
| Preferred language | English | 51.9 | 0.9 | 46.8 | 2.0 | 47.8 | 1.8 | 49.7 | 1.5 | 59.8 | 1.7 |
| Other | 42.8 | 2.4 | 41.8 | 4.3 | 42.9 | 3.6 | 42.2 | 3.9 | * | * | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 51.6 | 0.9 | 46.7 | 2.0 | 47.3 | 1.8 | 49.6 | 1.5 | 59.9 | 1.7 |
| No | 39.3 | 3.0 | 36.7 | 4.7 | 42.3 | 4.5 | 36.3 | 5.6 | * | * | |
a Negative or 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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; SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.