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Table 77a
Children age 2-17 who ever received advice about physical activity, 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   31.9 0.8 32.2 1.0 32.6 1.7 30.3 4.5 * * 13.1 3.3 27.9 4.6
Age 2 - 5 25.1 1.2 24.7 1.4 28.3 2.7 * * * * * * * *
6 - 17 34.0 1.0 34.6 1.1 34.1 2.2 31.8 5.0 * * 15.8 4.0 26.7 4.8
Gender Male 31.2 1.0 31.9 1.1 29.5 2.2 30.4 5.0 * * * * 31.4 5.8
Female 32.5 1.0 32.5 1.1 35.9 2.1 30.3 5.6 * * * * 24.1 5.4
Family incomea Negative or poor 29.8 1.5 28.2 1.7 33.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 28.2 1.4 28.0 1.7 32.1 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Middle 29.7 1.3 30.0 1.5 27.7 2.5 * * * * * * * *
High 38.6 1.6 39.4 1.8 42.0 4.7 32.1 6.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 33.5 1.1 33.7 1.3 35.5 2.4 32.5 5.1 * * * * 30.0 5.8
Public only 29.7 1.3 30.1 1.6 30.8 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 24.4 2.4 25.1 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 35.6 1.1 36.3 1.3 36.2 2.5 31.8 4.8 * * * * 29.7 5.5
Metropolitan-small 29.4 1.6 31.0 1.9 25.0 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 22.4 2.6 20.9 2.7 23.9 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 23.5 3.1 22.9 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 41.3 1.6 42.6 1.8 41.2 3.1 * * * * * * * *
No 29.4 0.9 29.5 1.0 30.4 2.0 27.9 4.8 * * 15.6 4.1 31.4 5.4
Preferred language English 32.5 0.9 32.9 1.0 32.6 1.7 36.0 5.4 * * 12.9 3.5 28.3 4.7
Other 26.1 1.9 27.1 2.0 * * 17.9 4.8 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 31.9 0.9 32.2 1.0 32.6 1.7 33.0 5.2 * * 12.7 3.3 28.1 4.7
No 30.3 3.0 32.0 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *

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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