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Table 77c
Children age 2-17 who ever received advice about physical activity, by family incomeª, United States, 2002
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   31.9 0.8 29.8 1.5 28.2 1.4 29.7 1.3 38.6 1.6
Age 2 - 5 25.1 1.2 26.7 2.4 22.2 2.1 23.8 2.3 28.1 2.7
6 - 17 34.0 1.0 31.0 1.9 30.1 1.6 31.6 1.5 41.4 1.8
Gender Male 31.2 1.0 28.8 2.0 28.8 1.8 29.7 1.7 36.6 1.9
Female 32.5 1.0 30.8 1.9 27.5 1.8 29.8 1.6 40.6 2.1
Race White, single race 32.2 1.0 28.2 1.7 28.0 1.7 30.0 1.5 39.4 1.8
Black, single race 32.6 1.7 33.1 3.3 32.1 3.2 27.7 2.5 42.0 4.7
Asian, single race 30.3 4.5 * * * * * * 32.1 6.2
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 13.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 27.9 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 31.9 0.9 29.0 2.0 26.5 1.8 29.4 1.5 39.2 1.7
Non-Hispanic, White 32.4 1.1 25.1 2.4 25.6 2.4 29.7 1.7 40.2 1.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 32.4 1.8 32.7 3.4 31.5 3.2 27.8 2.6 42.4 4.7
Hispanic (all races) 31.8 1.5 31.7 2.1 32.4 2.1 31.9 2.9 30.0 4.3
Health insurance Any private 33.5 1.1 32.8 3.8 28.6 2.2 30.2 1.6 39.1 1.7
Public only 29.7 1.3 30.0 1.7 29.1 2.3 30.5 3.0 * *
Uninsured 24.4 2.4 22.2 4.5 23.2 4.2 23.8 3.9 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 35.6 1.1 31.5 2.3 31.9 1.8 34.7 2.0 40.8 1.9
Metropolitan-small 29.4 1.6 31.5 2.8 25.6 2.9 24.9 2.0 37.9 4.0
Micropolitan 22.4 2.6 18.4 4.3 19.4 2.8 25.5 3.9 25.1 4.3
Noncore 23.5 3.1 29.4 6.1 26.6 5.2 * * * *
CSHCN Yes 41.3 1.6 39.3 3.3 34.0 3.0 40.4 2.6 48.3 3.0
No 29.4 0.9 27.3 1.7 26.8 1.5 26.9 1.4 35.9 1.8
Preferred language English 32.5 0.9 30.2 1.8 28.6 1.6 30.3 1.4 38.9 1.7
Other 26.1 1.9 27.5 2.5 26.4 2.8 23.3 3.4 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 31.9 0.9 29.8 1.6 27.5 1.5 30.0 1.4 38.8 1.6
No 30.3 3.0 28.4 4.5 36.0 4.9 23.8 5.6 * *

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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