Table 88c
Children ages 2-17 with advice about eating healthy, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
53.3 |
1.1 |
50.3 |
1.9 |
49.0 |
1.6 |
51.6 |
1.9 |
60.4 |
1.9 |
| Age |
2-5 |
60.5 |
1.6 |
54.6 |
2.7 |
56.0 |
2.6 |
59.6 |
2.8 |
70.5 |
2.8 |
| 6-17 |
51.0 |
1.2 |
48.5 |
2.2 |
46.6 |
1.7 |
49.2 |
2.0 |
57.5 |
2.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
52.1 |
1.2 |
49.8 |
2.4 |
48.6 |
2.0 |
50.3 |
2.0 |
58.2 |
2.2 |
| Female |
54.6 |
1.3 |
50.8 |
2.4 |
49.5 |
2.1 |
52.9 |
2.4 |
62.8 |
2.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
53.8 |
1.2 |
49.5 |
2.4 |
47.7 |
2.0 |
52.5 |
2.1 |
61.1 |
2.1 |
| Black, single race |
52.3 |
2.5 |
55.0 |
3.0 |
53.1 |
3.4 |
47.0 |
4.4 |
55.7 |
6.9 |
| Asian, single race |
54.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
50.0 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
53.1 |
1.2 |
50.0 |
2.4 |
48.6 |
2.1 |
50.7 |
2.0 |
59.8 |
2.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
53.6 |
1.4 |
48.5 |
3.6 |
46.2 |
2.9 |
51.6 |
2.4 |
60.3 |
2.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
51.8 |
2.5 |
54.5 |
3.1 |
52.5 |
3.5 |
46.4 |
4.5 |
55.7 |
6.9 |
| Hispanic, all races |
54.2 |
1.6 |
50.9 |
2.6 |
50.0 |
2.3 |
56.8 |
3.5 |
66.8 |
4.8 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
55.4 |
1.3 |
48.5 |
5.5 |
49.1 |
2.7 |
52.7 |
2.1 |
61.1 |
1.9 |
| Public only |
52.2 |
1.5 |
52.4 |
2.1 |
51.6 |
2.1 |
53.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
38.7 |
2.8 |
33.2 |
4.7 |
36.3 |
4.7 |
38.1 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
58.5 |
1.3 |
55.7 |
2.5 |
54.6 |
1.9 |
56.6 |
2.3 |
64.6 |
2.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
51.0 |
2.0 |
48.0 |
3.4 |
43.6 |
3.7 |
52.5 |
3.8 |
56.6 |
3.1 |
| Micropolitan |
41.0 |
3.4 |
40.2 |
4.8 |
44.0 |
5.6 |
36.5 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
| Noncore |
37.8 |
3.3 |
36.8 |
6.4 |
39.2 |
5.0 |
33.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
61.3 |
1.6 |
58.6 |
3.1 |
59.5 |
3.1 |
62.5 |
2.9 |
63.3 |
3.8 |
| No |
51.2 |
1.2 |
47.6 |
2.1 |
46.7 |
1.8 |
48.7 |
2.1 |
59.6 |
2.0 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
53.6 |
1.2 |
50.6 |
2.2 |
48.9 |
1.9 |
51.6 |
2.0 |
60.3 |
1.9 |
| Other |
51.1 |
1.9 |
49.3 |
3.2 |
49.5 |
2.9 |
50.9 |
3.6 |
63.2 |
6.4 |
a Negative/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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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