Table 61b Adults who were obese who were given advice about exercise, 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 |
|
58.8 |
0.9 |
61.0 |
1.0 |
62.6 |
1.0 |
55.1 |
2.2 |
44.7 |
2.2 |
Age |
18-44 |
47.4 |
1.3 |
50.2 |
1.5 |
51.3 |
1.8 |
46.6 |
2.7 |
34.9 |
2.4 |
45-64 |
68.6 |
1.2 |
69.8 |
1.4 |
70.8 |
1.5 |
64.6 |
3.6 |
58.8 |
3.2 |
65 and over |
67.6 |
2.0 |
67.7 |
2.1 |
68.9 |
2.4 |
64.7 |
4.1 |
66.5 |
5.7 |
Gender |
Male |
53.5 |
1.1 |
56.2 |
1.3 |
57.6 |
1.4 |
48.5 |
3.1 |
36.3 |
2.4 |
Female |
63.7 |
1.1 |
65.3 |
1.1 |
67.6 |
1.3 |
59.3 |
2.4 |
52.7 |
2.9 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
52.0 |
1.8 |
53.8 |
2.1 |
54.0 |
2.8 |
53.8 |
3.9 |
43.9 |
4.0 |
Near poor/low |
53.5 |
1.7 |
57.9 |
1.8 |
58.2 |
2.3 |
56.5 |
3.5 |
37.0 |
3.1 |
Middle |
58.1 |
1.3 |
59.9 |
1.5 |
62.1 |
1.7 |
52.0 |
3.3 |
46.9 |
3.4 |
High |
65.0 |
1.4 |
65.8 |
1.4 |
66.7 |
1.5 |
59.4 |
4.7 |
54.1 |
5.5 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
52.0 |
1.7 |
56.5 |
2.0 |
57.3 |
2.6 |
56.9 |
3.5 |
41.0 |
2.9 |
High school graduate |
57.7 |
1.4 |
59.4 |
1.5 |
61.1 |
1.7 |
53.2 |
3.2 |
43.2 |
3.8 |
At least some college |
63.4 |
1.3 |
64.2 |
1.4 |
65.7 |
1.5 |
56.1 |
3.1 |
54.0 |
3.4 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
61.3 |
1.1 |
62.6 |
1.1 |
63.9 |
1.3 |
56.5 |
2.7 |
49.2 |
3.1 |
Public only |
61.5 |
1.9 |
63.1 |
2.2 |
62.6 |
2.9 |
63.1 |
3.4 |
54.6 |
4.7 |
Uninsured |
36.0 |
2.0 |
39.3 |
2.5 |
41.3 |
3.3 |
34.4 |
5.1 |
28.9 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
64.4 |
3.8 |
63.5 |
4.1 |
65.8 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
70.1 |
2.6 |
70.1 |
2.6 |
70.2 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
64.7 |
4.8 |
65.3 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
58.6 |
1.3 |
61.4 |
1.4 |
63.9 |
1.6 |
53.8 |
2.8 |
45.2 |
2.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
60.4 |
1.7 |
61.7 |
1.8 |
62.4 |
1.9 |
61.6 |
3.9 |
49.6 |
4.6 |
Micropolitan |
57.0 |
2.3 |
59.3 |
2.3 |
60.0 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
29.0 |
6.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
55.2 |
5.0 |
57.0 |
5.2 |
60.6 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
59.1 |
4.5 |
59.4 |
4.4 |
60.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
60.4 |
0.9 |
61.2 |
1.0 |
62.8 |
1.1 |
55.0 |
2.2 |
50.8 |
2.8 |
Other |
42.5 |
2.4 |
54.6 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
39.2 |
2.6 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
73.6 |
1.6 |
74.2 |
1.6 |
75.0 |
1.8 |
72.1 |
3.4 |
66.2 |
4.4 |
Complex activities |
72.8 |
1.9 |
73.3 |
2.0 |
74.4 |
2.2 |
75.0 |
3.7 |
68.3 |
5.0 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
55.0 |
1.0 |
57.4 |
1.1 |
59.2 |
1.2 |
50.8 |
2.5 |
41.1 |
2.1 |
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.
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.