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Table 1.79b
Percent of children ages 2-17 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about amount and kind of physical activity, United States, 2002
Population group Total population  (in thousands)d Ever given advice Within past year Within past 2 years
Percente Standard error Percentf Standard error Percentf Standard error
Total   65,261 31.9 0.8 25.8 0.7 30.0 0.8
Race White, single race 50,296 32.2 1.0 26.2 0.9 30.4 0.9
Black, single race 10,137 32.6 1.7 26.1 1.5 30.8 1.7
AI/AN, single race 789 13.1 3.3 10.8 3.2 12.8 3.3
Asian, single race 2,341 30.3 4.5 22.3 3.5 27.7 4.2
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 1,417 27.9 4.6 23.4 4.2 25.8 4.4
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 11,713 31.8 1.4 25.3 1.3 30.4 1.4
Non-Hispanic, all races 53,547 31.9 0.9 25.9 0.8 30.0 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 39,108 32.4 1.1 26.5 1.1 30.5 1.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 9,917 32.4 1.7 25.9 1.5 30.5 1.8
Non-Hispanic, other 4,522 26.2 3.0 20.4 2.4 24.1 2.8
Gender Male 33,465 31.2 1.0 25.4 0.8 29.2 0.9
Female 31,796 32.5 1.0 26.1 0.9 30.9 1.0
Age 2-5 15,715 25.1 1.2 23.2 1.2 25.0 1.2
6-17 49,546 34.0 1.0 26.6 0.8 31.6 0.9
Health insurance Any private 43,493 33.5 1.1 27.3 1.0 31.6 1.1
Public only 16,816 29.7 1.3 23.9 1.1 28.1 1.2
Uninsured 4,952 24.4 2.4 18.4 2.1 22.5 2.3
Family incomea Negative/poor 10,871 29.8 1.5 23.4 1.3 27.5 1.5
Near poor/low 13,746 28.2 1.4 22.7 1.3 26.7 1.3
Middle 22,506 29.7 1.3 24.3 1.2 28.2 1.3
High 18,138 38.6 1.6 31.4 1.6 36.4 1.6
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 36,433 35.6 1.1 28.8 1.0 33.6 1.1
Metropolitan-small 19,015 29.4 1.6 24.3 1.5 27.6 1.5
Micropolitan 6,506 22.4 2.6 16.6 2.1 20.8 2.5
Noncore 3,308 23.5 3.1 18.8 2.8 22.7 3.0
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 63,830 31.6 0.8 25.5 0.7 29.7 0.8
Fair/poor 1,431 44.5 4.3 38.4 4.3 43.1 4.4
CSHCNc Yes 13,563 41.3 1.6 35.8 1.5 39.6 1.6
No 51,143 29.4 0.9 23.1 0.8 27.5 0.8

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 they had ever been given advice.

f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice, or when they were given advice.

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.

 

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