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Table 87a
Children ages 2-17 with advice about physical activity, 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   33.1 1.0 33.4 1.2 33.5 2.0 32.9 3.9 * * * * 27.4 4.6
Age 2-5 27.6 1.4 27.5 1.6 27.9 2.9 * * * * * * * *
6-17 34.9 1.2 35.3 1.4 35.2 2.2 33.4 4.4 * * * * 29.2 5.1
Gender Male 33.5 1.1 33.9 1.3 33.4 2.6 32.1 4.5 * * * * 24.0 5.3
Female 32.7 1.2 32.8 1.5 33.7 2.1 33.8 5.5 * * * * 29.9 5.5
Family incomea Negative/poor 30.4 1.7 29.8 2.3 35.3 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 31.1 1.5 29.9 1.8 36.2 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 31.9 1.7 32.8 1.9 26.9 3.8 * * * * * * * *
High 37.7 2.0 37.9 2.3 38.6 6.5 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 34.7 1.4 35.3 1.6 31.8 3.5 35.0 4.5 * * * * 30.0 6.7
Public only 31.5 1.3 30.3 1.7 36.6 2.2 * * * * * * 21.6 6.3
Uninsured 24.9 2.7 25.5 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 38.5 1.3 39.5 1.6 37.0 2.5 34.4 4.6 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 28.1 1.8 27.7 2.0 31.3 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 22.9 2.8 23.4 3.2 21.0 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 24.0 2.9 25.4 3.2 14.6 2.8 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 41.9 1.8 43.4 2.1 38.9 3.1 * * * * * * * *
No 30.9 1.1 30.8 1.3 31.9 2.3 31.0 4.1 * * * * 29.3 5.6
Language spoken most often at home English 32.9 1.1 33.1 1.3 33.2 2.0 38.1 6.0 * * * * 27.2 4.7
Other 34.4 1.8 35.0 2.0 * * 28.0 4.7 * * * * * *

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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