National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.59

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Table 1.59
Percent of adults age 18 and over who were obese who were given advice about exercise, United States, 2003
		2003
Population group		Total population (in thousands)	Percent	Standard error
Total		52,111	58.2	0.9
Race	White only	41,092	58.5	0.9
	Black only	9,025	56.3	1.8
	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	852	63.4	6.3
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	7,045	47.2	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, all races	45,067	60.0	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	34,397	60.9	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	8,847	56.2	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, other	8,868	50.0	1.9
Gender	Male	24,621	53.8	1.3
Gender	Female	27,490	62.2	1.0
Age	18-44	24,403	48.8	1.3
	45-64	20,329	67.1	1.2
	65 and over	7,379	64.9	2.1
Education^a	Less than high school	11,277	52.2	1.8
	High school graduate	18,745	56.7	1.2
	At least some college	21,803	62.7	1.3
Employment status^b	Employed	34,501	55.5	1.0
Employment status^b	Not employed	10,231	62.5	1.6
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	32,324	60.3	1.1
	Public only	5,623	58.9	1.9
	Uninsured	6,785	40.3	2.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,837	57.5	4.6
	Medicare and private	4,458	69.1	2.7
	Medicare and other public	1,047	58.9	4.3
Family income^c	Negative/poor	6,342	52.2	2.0
	Near poor/low income	9,912	51.5	1.7
	Middle income	16,688	57.4	1.5
	High income	19,168	64.5	1.3
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	27,089	58.7	1.1
	Metropolitan-small	15,663	60.0	1.6
	Micropolitan	5,879	54.7	3.0
	Noncore-adjacent	2,199	48.9	3.4
	Noncore-not adjacent	1,282	60.0	2.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	41,850	55.2	1.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10,262	70.7	1.6

^a Less than high school graduate 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 age 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 See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.

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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