2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 95

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Table 95
Percent of overweight children and teens ages 2-19 who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight, United States, 1999-2004

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		38.8	1.6
Age	2-5	19.8	2.8
	6-11	35	2.9
	12-19	47.6	2.5
Ethnicity	Mexican American	39.7	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	43.3	2
	Non-Hispanic, White	37.7	2.3
Gender	Male	37.6	2.3
Gender	Female	40.1	2.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	44.9	3.2
	Near poor/low	38.5	3
	Middle	36.1	3.1
	High	35.4	5.1

^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.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.