2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 218

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Table 218
Outpatient visits with counseling or education about diet and nutrition^a, by race, United States, 2001-2002

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		12.8	0.5	12.5	0.5	14.5	1.3	15.7	1.9	18.5	3.5	18.8	4.7	25.5	5.3
Age	0-17	15.6	1.0	15.2	1.0	17.3	1.7	16.1	2.9	16.0	4.6	*	*	29.7	7.1
	18-44	11.7	0.8	11.6	0.8	10.8	1.2	17.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	13.2	0.6	12.7	0.6	15.4	2.1	15.7	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	11.5	0.8	11.0	0.7	15.6	3.3	12.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	13.1	0.6	12.8	0.6	14.3	1.4	14.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	30.0	7.4
Gender	Male	12.5	0.5	11.9	0.5	14.7	1.6	17.5	2.4	19.0	5.5	*	*	19.8	4.6
Payment source	Private	13.2	0.6	12.9	0.6	13.7	1.6	15.2	1.7	17.0	4.4	*	*	33.2	8.3
	Medicare	11.5	0.8	10.9	0.8	17.8	3.1	14.4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicaid	15.9	1.1	15.5	1.2	15.3	1.5	25.5	6.4	31.6	8.8	*	*	20.8	7.6
	Uninsured	11.2	2.4	11.5	2.6	10.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Unknown	10.3	1.6	9.3	1.7	11.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Location	MSA	13.1	0.6	12.8	0.6	14.5	1.4	16.0	1.9	19.8	3.8	20.0	5.9	26.2	5.4
Location	Non-MSA	11.0	1.1	10.8	1.0	14.6	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS outpatient department visits where counseling or education on diet or nutrition was provided.

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

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.

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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