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Table 76a
Children age 0-17 who ever received both weight and height measurements, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   91.9 0.5 92.3 0.5 91.3 1.1 88.1 3.0 * * 77.7 6.9 93.3 2.0
Age 0 - 5 93.4 0.7 93.8 0.6 91.4 2.1 * * * * * * 95.9 1.9
6 - 17 91.2 0.5 91.6 0.6 91.2 1.1 86.4 3.1 * * 78.0 7.6 91.2 3.1
Gender Male 91.7 0.6 92.1 0.7 91.9 1.5 85.8 3.9 * * * * 91.7 2.8
Female 92.1 0.5 92.6 0.5 90.7 1.3 90.7 2.9 * * * * 94.7 2.6
Family incomea Negative or poor 88.0 1.3 88.9 1.1 88.6 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 89.5 0.9 89.5 1.1 91.7 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 91.9 0.7 92.0 0.8 92.2 1.6 * * * * * * * *
High 96.1 0.5 96.3 0.6 95.7 1.7 96.7 1.7 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 94.2 0.4 94.6 0.5 93.5 1.2 91.1 3.0 * * * * 94.8 1.9
Public only 89.7 0.9 90.4 1.0 89.8 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 79.1 2.4 78.1 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 91.8 0.7 91.8 0.7 92.3 1.6 89.1 3.5 * * * * 95.3 2.1
Metropolitan-small 93.2 0.9 94.2 0.9 92.4 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 88.5 1.7 89.2 1.8 77.0 6.2 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 92.1 1.8 92.4 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 95.4 0.6 95.6 0.6 94.7 1.4 * * * * * * * *
No 91.1 0.5 91.6 0.6 90.4 1.3 86.8 3.3 * * 74.0 7.9 92.9 2.2
Preferred language English 93.0 0.4 93.7 0.4 91.3 1.2 90.3 2.7 * * 78.6 7.1 92.9 2.1
Other 82.3 2.0 82.1 2.1 * * 83.0 6.6 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 92.3 0.5 92.9 0.5 91.3 1.1 87.8 3.2 * * 78.1 7.0 93.0 2.1
No 82.0 2.1 79.1 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *

a Negative or 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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