National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.60

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Table 1.60
Percent of adults age 18 and over who were obese who were given advice about eating fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods, United States, 2003
		2003
Population group		Total population (in thousands)	Percent	Standard error
Total		52,111	49.7	0.9
Race	White only	41,092	50.3	1.0
	Black only	9,025	46.7	1.9
	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	852	58.8	6.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	7,045	40.0	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, all races	45,067	51.2	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	34,397	52.3	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	8,847	46.7	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, other	8,868	42.4	1.8
Gender	Male	24,621	47.9	1.3
Gender	Female	27,490	51.3	1.1
Age	18-44	24,403	37.3	1.3
	45-64	20,329	60.3	1.3
	65 and over	7,379	61.6	2.1
Education^a	Less than high school	11,277	46.9	1.6
	High school graduate	18,745	46.7	1.4
	At least some college	21,803	53.6	1.4
Employment status^b	Employed	34,501	45.9	1.1
Employment status^b	Not employed	10,231	53.6	1.6
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	32,324	50.5	1.1
	Public only	5,623	48.0	1.9
	Uninsured	6,785	34.1	2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,837	54.6	4.3
	Medicare and private	4,458	64.2	2.8
	Medicare and other public	1,047	62.4	4.7
Family income^c	Negative/poor	6,342	45.3	2.0
	Near poor/low income	9,912	44.4	1.8
	Middle income	16,688	47.2	1.5
	High income	19,168	56.1	1.4
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	27,089	51.0	1.1
	Metropolitan-small	15,663	48.4	1.5
	Micropolitan	5,879	47.7	3.0
	Noncore-adjacent	2,199	46.8	2.8
	Noncore-not adjacent	1,282	51.2	3.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	41,850	46.2	1.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10,262	63.8	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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