Obese persons in community health centers who were asked about their diet and eating habits in the past 12 months, by race, 2002 |
Population group | Total | White | Black | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 52.7 | 5.6 | 52.2 | 7.8 | 51.0 | 11.6 | |
Age | 18-44 | 52.4 | 7.2 | 53.3 | 10.4 | 48.1 | 13.3 |
45-64 | 56.0 | 7.5 | 52.0 | 11.0 | * | * | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 48.8 | 10.3 | * | * | * | * |
Female | 54.8 | 7.2 | 49.4 | 10.4 | 61.8 | 10.0 | |
Family incomea | Negative or poor | 54.7 | 7.4 | 54.2 | 10.6 | * | * |
Near poor/low | 54.1 | 7.4 | 52.7 | 10.4 | * | * | |
Middle | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb (age 18 and over) | Less than high school graduate | 57.9 | 8.1 | 63.1 | 10.0 | * | * |
High school graduate | 42.2 | 10.0 | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 54.0 | 9.3 | 52.5 | 11.9 | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 45.5 | 11.1 | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 55.5 | 7.8 | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 56.6 | 8.3 | 57.4 | 10.6 | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence location | MSA | 59.7 | 8.0 | 55.8 | 12.4 | 65.0 | 12.9 |
Non-MSA | 43.7 | 7.5 | 47.9 | 8.8 | * | * | |
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 Less than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education or up to 12th grade but no diploma; high school graduate, 12 years of education or equivalent; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, 2002 Community Health Center User Survey.