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Table 86a
Children ages 0-17 with both weight and height measurements, 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   93.0 0.5 92.5 0.7 95.0 0.7 91.1 1.7 * * * * 95.7 1.7
Age 0-5 94.9 0.6 94.5 0.7 95.9 0.9 95.4 2.0 * * * * * *
6-17 92.1 0.6 91.6 0.8 94.6 0.8 88.3 2.5 * * * * 93.7 2.5
Gender Male 93.2 0.5 93.0 0.7 95.0 0.9 88.6 2.6 * * * * 97.8 1.0
Female 92.7 0.7 92.1 0.8 95.0 0.9 93.9 1.7 * * * * 93.9 2.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 90.3 1.1 89.2 1.5 92.6 1.2 * * * * * * 94.1 4.5
Near poor/low 90.2 1.0 88.8 1.3 94.6 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Middle 93.4 0.9 92.9 1.0 96.0 1.2 * * * * * * * *
High 96.3 0.6 96.3 0.7 99.7 0.3 92.3 2.6 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 94.5 0.6 94.2 0.7 96.3 1.1 94.5 1.4 * * * * 96.3 1.8
Public only 91.9 0.7 91.4 0.9 94.0 0.9 * * * * * * 95.3 3.5
Uninsured 83.3 2.2 81.7 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 92.6 0.6 91.9 0.7 95.4 0.9 90.9 1.8 * * * * 96.7 2.2
Metropolitan-small 94.5 0.9 94.4 1.0 95.0 1.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 91.1 3.0 90.2 3.6 92.6 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 92.5 2.0 93.4 2.2 91.9 2.3 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 96.5 0.5 96.4 0.6 97.1 1.2 * * * * * * * *
No 92.1 0.6 91.6 0.8 94.4 0.8 91.0 1.8 * * * * 95.2 2.0
Language spoken most often at home English 94.4 0.6 94.2 0.7 95.1 0.7 92.0 2.1 * * * * 95.8 1.7
Other 84.3 1.4 83.2 1.6 * * 90.2 2.5 * * * * * *

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.

* 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.

 
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