Table 210a: Outpatient visits with counselling or education about diet and nutrition, by race, United States, 2000-2001a

  Total White Black API AI/AN >1 Race
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                         
Total 13.2 0.5 12.7 0.5 14.5 1.1 21.0 2.7 10.1 2.9 27.5 5.1
                         
Age                        
    0-17 17.4 1.1 17.3 1.1 15.9 1.9 20.1 2.9 * * 37.9 6.9
    18-44 10.7 0.6 10.7 0.6 9.8 1.1 15.4 2.3 * * * *
    45-64 13.3 0.7 12.4 0.7 17.0 1.9 25.3 4.1 * * * *
    65 and over 12.7 0.9 11.9 0.9 16.8 2.1 25.1 6.4 * * * *
                         
Gender                        
    Female 13.2 0.5 12.6 0.5 14.7 1.2 20.8 3.4 * * * *
    Male 13.3 0.6 12.9 0.6 14.1 1.3 21.2 3.1 * * * *
                         
Payment source                        
    Private 13.5 0.6 13.1 0.6 13.9 1.4 19.5 2.5 * * 40.3 7.4
    Medicare 12.8 0.9 12.2 0.9 18.5 2.2 20.2 5.3 * * * *
    Medicaid 15.9 1.1 14.8 1.0 15.6 1.8 35.3 9.8 * * * *
    Uninsured 9.6 1.1 9.5 1.3 9.0 1.5 12.3 3.4 * * * *
                         
Residence location                        
    Urban (MSA) 13.2 0.6 12.6 0.6 14.4 1.1 21.5 2.8 * * 27.5 5.3
    Rural (Non-MSA) 13.5 1.0 13.5 1.0 15.1 3.9 * * * * * *
                         

aPercentages presented in this table are based on the total number of visits for the variable of interest. For example, Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS OPD visits where counseling/education on diet/nutrition was provided. All percentages were calculated using the weighted numbers. The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Therapeutic and Preventive Services Ordered or Provided at this visit" Counseling/Education: (2) Diet/nutrition

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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