2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.78a

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Table 1.78a
Percent of children under age 18 who had their height and weight measured by a doctor or other health provider, United States, 2004

Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Ever had both measures		Within past year		Within past 2 years
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	Standard error	Percent^f	Standard error	Percent^f	Standard error
Total		73,332	93.0	0.5	74.1	0.8	88.3	0.7
Race	White, single race	56,648	92.5	0.7	74.4	1.0	88.0	0.8
	Black, single race	11,185	95.0	0.7	72.8	1.7	89.9	1.1
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	2,736	91.1	1.7	75.8	3.0	86.9	2.2
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	1,962	95.7	1.7	74.2	3.9	92.3	2.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	14,375	87.2	1.1	69.5	1.2	83.1	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,957	94.4	0.6	75.2	1.0	89.6	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	43,016	94.4	0.8	76.0	1.2	89.7	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,893	94.9	0.7	72.6	1.7	89.8	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, other	5,049	93.0	1.2	74.4	2.3	88.4	1.5
Gender	Male	37,430	93.2	0.5	74.3	1.0	88.9	0.7
Gender	Female	35,902	92.7	0.7	73.9	1.1	87.8	0.9
Age	0-5	23,404	94.9	0.6	87.0	0.8	93.7	0.6
Age	6-17	49,928	92.1	0.6	68.0	1.0	85.8	0.8
Health insurance	Any private	47,037	94.5	0.6	76.1	1.1	90.0	0.8
	Public only	21,040	91.9	0.7	73.9	1.1	87.9	0.9
	Uninsured	5,256	83.3	2.2	56.5	2.6	74.7	2.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	13,346	90.3	1.1	72.1	1.5	85.4	1.3
	Near poor/low	15,596	90.2	1.0	70.5	1.5	85.8	1.1
	Middle	23,843	93.4	0.9	71.8	1.4	88.1	1.0
	High	20,548	96.3	0.6	80.8	1.4	92.4	0.9
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	41,130	92.6	0.6	75.6	1.0	88.7	0.7
	Metropolitan-small	20,120	94.5	0.9	74.0	1.6	89.3	1.2
	Micropolitan	7,147	91.1	3.0	70.2	3.4	85.4	3.5
	Noncore	4,934	92.5	2.0	67.8	3.4	85.5	2.4
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71,833	92.9	0.5	73.9	0.8	88.3	0.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,499	94.4	1.8	83.2	2.8	90.8	2.4
CSHCN^c	Yes	13,835	96.5	0.5	84.2	1.2	93.5	0.7
CSHCN^c	No	59,039	92.1	0.6	71.7	0.9	87.1	0.7

^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.

^c Unknown is not shown.

^d Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.

^e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child has ever had weight and height measured.

^f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child has ever had weight and height measured, and the time of measurements.

DSU - 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.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.