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Table 81c
Children age 0-17 with both weight and height measurements, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 93.3 0.4 89.8 0.9 90.5 0.9 94.4 0.6 96.2 0.6
Age 0-5 94.7 0.5 93.2 1.0 93.8 1.1 94.2 1.1 97.5 0.7
6-17 92.6 0.5 87.8 1.2 88.9 1.0 94.6 0.6 95.7 0.8
Gender Male 93.4 0.5 89.8 1.0 90.7 1.0 94.7 0.7 96.2 0.8
Female 93.2 0.5 89.9 1.1 90.4 1.1 94.2 0.8 96.2 0.7
Race White, single race 93.6 0.5 89.7 1.2 90.7 1.0 94.5 0.6 96.2 0.7
Black, single race 93.1 1.0 91.2 1.6 92.4 1.8 94.4 1.8 96.3 1.8
Asian, single race 88.3 2.6 * * * * 92.6 3.4 93.8 2.9
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 94.5 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 94.7 0.5 92.4 1.0 92.6 1.0 95.2 0.6 96.6 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 95.7 0.5 94.9 1.0 94.3 1.1 95.5 0.6 96.7 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 92.9 1.1 90.9 1.6 92.2 1.9 94.3 1.9 96.2 1.8
Hispanic 87.0 1.0 84.4 2.0 85.5 1.5 90.1 1.9 91.6 2.8
Health insurance Any private 95.0 0.5 92.3 2.3 92.5 1.1 94.7 0.6 96.4 0.6
Public only 91.5 0.7 90.3 1.0 91.1 1.0 95.1 1.4 * *
Uninsured 84.8 1.6 78.3 3.9 80.1 2.9 89.4 2.5 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 92.8 0.6 87.5 1.3 89.3 1.2 94.3 0.9 96.4 0.8
Metropolitan-small 94.5 0.9 93.9 1.5 93.1 1.5 94.4 1.3 96.0 1.1
Micropolitan 92.4 1.2 88.9 2.5 90.6 2.0 94.0 2.0 95.5 1.9
Noncore 93.5 1.9 90.1 4.3 89.6 4.5 96.7 1.9 * *
CSHCN Yes 96.2 0.6 94.9 1.2 95.9 1.0 96.8 0.9 96.7 1.2
No 92.6 0.5 88.5 1.0 89.3 1.0 94.0 0.7 96.0 0.7
Preferred language English 94.8 0.4 93.1 0.9 92.8 0.9 95.1 0.6 96.5 0.6
Other 84.1 1.2 79.9 2.5 83.8 1.7 88.2 2.2 89.3 3.8
Born in U.S. Yes 93.8 0.4 90.6 0.9 91.6 0.8 94.7 0.6 96.3 0.6
No 82.4 2.1 77.8 4.0 76.2 4.0 87.7 3.8 * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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