Table 1.64 Percent of obese adults age 18 and over who were ever given advice about eating fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods, United States, 2002 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2002 |
Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent obese |
Percent with advicef |
Standard error |
Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent obese |
Percent with advicef |
Standard error |
Total |
|
218,271 |
25.9 |
49.1 |
0.9 |
213,242 |
24.3 |
48.9 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
178,146 |
25.1 |
50.4 |
1.0 |
175,673 |
23.5 |
49.6 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
25,133 |
37.1 |
44.4 |
2.2 |
24,065 |
35.7 |
45.9 |
1.7 |
AI/AN, single race |
1,579 |
40.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
1,749 |
31.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
9,513 |
7.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
8,828 |
5.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
3,155 |
32.5 |
54.7 |
5.4 |
2,337 |
29.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
27,564 |
28.1 |
37.6 |
1.9 |
25,975 |
27.0 |
35.6 |
1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
190,706 |
25.6 |
50.9 |
1.0 |
187,266 |
23.9 |
51.0 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
151,940 |
24.6 |
52.8 |
1.1 |
150,650 |
23.0 |
52.3 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
24,427 |
37.3 |
44.5 |
2.2 |
23,717 |
35.8 |
45.8 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
41,904 |
23.9 |
39.4 |
1.8 |
12,899 |
12.8 |
49.3 |
4.1 |
Gender |
Male |
105,367 |
25.7 |
47.1 |
1.2 |
102,503 |
23.9 |
48.4 |
1.0 |
Female |
112,903 |
26.2 |
51.0 |
1.1 |
110,739 |
24.6 |
49.4 |
1.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
110,475 |
23.3 |
35.4 |
1.3 |
110,621 |
22.2 |
35.9 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
71,789 |
31.0 |
59.4 |
1.3 |
67,868 |
28.9 |
59.9 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
36,006 |
23.8 |
63.8 |
2.1 |
34,753 |
21.8 |
63.2 |
1.9 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
42,130 |
28.6 |
46.9 |
1.5 |
45,699 |
26.1 |
44.1 |
1.3 |
High school graduate |
69,763 |
29.0 |
47.1 |
1.4 |
69,044 |
27.3 |
47.9 |
1.2 |
At least some college |
105,038 |
22.7 |
52.1 |
1.4 |
97,284 |
21.3 |
52.7 |
1.3 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
144,925 |
25.7 |
45.2 |
1.0 |
141,728 |
24.1 |
45.4 |
1.0 |
Not employed |
37,297 |
28.5 |
51.1 |
1.8 |
36,729 |
27.3 |
50.4 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
135,779 |
25.2 |
50.4 |
1.1 |
135,781 |
23.8 |
49.4 |
1.0 |
Public only |
16,288 |
35.7 |
48.9 |
2.2 |
14,881 |
33.7 |
46.8 |
2.1 |
Uninsured |
30,198 |
26.2 |
27.2 |
1.8 |
27,827 |
24.5 |
32.5 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,281 |
22.7 |
61.4 |
3.9 |
9,940 |
21.0 |
61.9 |
3.3 |
Medicare and private |
21,127 |
23.6 |
66.6 |
2.8 |
20,705 |
21.1 |
65.9 |
2.6 |
Medicare and other public |
4,155 |
27.8 |
57.8 |
5.0 |
3,692 |
27.9 |
52.8 |
4.4 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
23,513 |
30.8 |
40.4 |
1.9 |
22,506 |
28.4 |
41.8 |
1.9 |
Near poor/low |
37,869 |
28.4 |
44.7 |
1.6 |
36,471 |
26.2 |
44.3 |
1.7 |
Middle |
69,213 |
27.9 |
49.2 |
1.5 |
65,448 |
25.2 |
47.7 |
1.4 |
High |
87,676 |
22.0 |
54.7 |
1.5 |
88,816 |
21.8 |
54.5 |
1.4 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
118,769 |
24.7 |
47.9 |
1.3 |
116,266 |
23.3 |
50.6 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
61,750 |
26.6 |
51.5 |
1.5 |
61,668 |
24.4 |
46.2 |
1.4 |
Micropolitan |
24,108 |
28.5 |
50.1 |
2.8 |
23,590 |
26.9 |
47.9 |
2.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
9,397 |
29.1 |
44.9 |
4.1 |
7,942 |
28.0 |
49.0 |
2.9 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
4,247 |
27.8 |
49.2 |
6.0 |
3,776 |
28.5 |
50.6 |
4.1 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
188,953 |
23.9 |
45.6 |
1.0 |
184,952 |
22.4 |
45.7 |
0.8 |
Fair/poor |
29,311 |
39.3 |
62.9 |
1.6 |
28,289 |
36.8 |
62.3 |
1.7 |
a Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
b Employment status for persons ages 18-64 only.
c 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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
e Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
f Denominator is adults with obesity, excluding missing values.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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