Table 62b
Adults who were obese who were given advice about eating fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
49.1 |
0.9 |
50.9 |
1.0 |
52.8 |
1.1 |
44.5 |
2.2 |
37.6 |
1.9 |
| Age |
18-44 |
35.4 |
1.3 |
37.0 |
1.5 |
38.5 |
1.8 |
32.8 |
2.7 |
28.0 |
2.2 |
| 45-64 |
59.4 |
1.3 |
60.6 |
1.4 |
61.6 |
1.6 |
55.6 |
3.0 |
49.3 |
2.8 |
| 65 and over |
63.8 |
2.0 |
63.6 |
2.2 |
64.7 |
2.4 |
62.9 |
5.1 |
67.1 |
5.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
47.1 |
1.2 |
49.3 |
1.3 |
50.9 |
1.5 |
40.7 |
3.1 |
33.1 |
2.5 |
| Female |
51.0 |
1.1 |
52.4 |
1.2 |
54.6 |
1.4 |
46.9 |
2.3 |
41.9 |
2.4 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
40.4 |
1.9 |
41.7 |
2.2 |
43.9 |
2.9 |
37.6 |
3.6 |
34.6 |
2.7 |
| Near poor/low |
44.7 |
1.6 |
48.2 |
1.9 |
48.2 |
2.4 |
47.6 |
3.0 |
31.8 |
2.7 |
| Middle |
49.2 |
1.5 |
50.2 |
1.6 |
52.2 |
1.9 |
44.0 |
3.5 |
42.8 |
3.0 |
| High |
54.7 |
1.5 |
55.9 |
1.6 |
57.2 |
1.7 |
48.5 |
4.4 |
40.1 |
4.9 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
46.9 |
1.5 |
50.8 |
2.0 |
52.5 |
2.4 |
48.0 |
3.1 |
37.3 |
2.4 |
| High school graduate |
47.1 |
1.4 |
48.6 |
1.5 |
50.7 |
1.7 |
41.5 |
3.3 |
34.8 |
3.2 |
| At least some college |
52.1 |
1.4 |
53.0 |
1.5 |
54.6 |
1.6 |
45.9 |
3.7 |
41.7 |
3.3 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
50.4 |
1.1 |
51.5 |
1.2 |
53.1 |
1.3 |
44.8 |
2.9 |
40.3 |
2.9 |
| Public only |
48.9 |
2.2 |
50.6 |
2.5 |
52.3 |
3.3 |
47.1 |
3.4 |
41.8 |
3.9 |
| Uninsured |
27.2 |
1.7 |
28.3 |
2.2 |
29.2 |
2.9 |
25.7 |
3.7 |
24.9 |
2.4 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
61.4 |
3.9 |
61.8 |
4.1 |
61.1 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
66.6 |
2.8 |
66.2 |
2.8 |
66.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
57.8 |
5.0 |
54.8 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
47.9 |
1.3 |
50.0 |
1.5 |
52.6 |
1.7 |
42.8 |
3.0 |
38.2 |
2.3 |
| Metropolitan-small |
51.5 |
1.5 |
52.8 |
1.5 |
53.6 |
1.8 |
49.3 |
3.6 |
40.4 |
3.6 |
| Micropolitan |
50.1 |
2.8 |
52.1 |
2.9 |
53.6 |
3.3 |
48.9 |
4.9 |
26.1 |
6.7 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
44.9 |
4.1 |
46.1 |
4.2 |
48.5 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
49.2 |
6.0 |
49.4 |
6.1 |
51.0 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
50.3 |
0.9 |
51.2 |
1.0 |
52.9 |
1.1 |
45.0 |
2.3 |
38.2 |
2.4 |
| Other |
37.2 |
2.6 |
36.7 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
37.3 |
2.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
65.2 |
1.6 |
65.9 |
1.7 |
66.2 |
1.9 |
68.1 |
3.0 |
56.4 |
4.9 |
| Complex activities |
65.4 |
2.0 |
66.7 |
2.1 |
67.6 |
2.4 |
68.8 |
3.5 |
54.3 |
5.6 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.9 |
1.0 |
46.7 |
1.1 |
49.0 |
1.2 |
38.6 |
2.6 |
34.6 |
1.9 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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