Table 62a Adults who were obese who were given advice about eating fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
49.1 |
0.9 |
50.4 |
1.0 |
44.4 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
54.7 |
5.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
35.4 |
1.3 |
36.3 |
1.5 |
32.9 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
59.4 |
1.3 |
60.0 |
1.4 |
55.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
63.8 |
2.0 |
65.0 |
2.3 |
62.6 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
47.1 |
1.2 |
48.1 |
1.3 |
40.8 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
51.0 |
1.1 |
52.7 |
1.3 |
46.6 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
40.4 |
1.9 |
41.5 |
2.3 |
37.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
44.7 |
1.6 |
43.9 |
2.0 |
47.2 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
49.2 |
1.5 |
50.7 |
1.7 |
44.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
54.7 |
1.5 |
55.8 |
1.6 |
48.4 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
46.9 |
1.5 |
47.3 |
1.7 |
47.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
47.1 |
1.4 |
48.7 |
1.6 |
41.5 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
52.1 |
1.4 |
53.4 |
1.5 |
46.1 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
50.4 |
1.1 |
51.6 |
1.2 |
45.3 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
48.9 |
2.2 |
50.0 |
2.7 |
45.8 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
27.2 |
1.7 |
27.5 |
2.1 |
25.8 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
61.4 |
3.9 |
60.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
66.6 |
2.8 |
66.7 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
57.8 |
5.0 |
66.7 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
47.9 |
1.3 |
49.4 |
1.5 |
42.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
51.5 |
1.5 |
52.1 |
1.7 |
49.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
50.1 |
2.8 |
51.3 |
3.2 |
48.9 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
44.9 |
4.1 |
46.8 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
49.2 |
6.0 |
50.8 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
50.3 |
0.9 |
51.7 |
1.0 |
45.0 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.1 |
5.5 |
Other |
37.2 |
2.6 |
39.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
65.2 |
1.6 |
65.6 |
1.8 |
66.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
65.4 |
2.0 |
66.5 |
2.2 |
65.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.9 |
1.0 |
46.5 |
1.0 |
38.9 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.