Table 1.77b
Percent of children age 2-17 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about amount and kind of physical activity, United States, 2001
| |
|
|
Ever given advice |
Given advice within past year |
Given advice within past 2 years |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percentd |
Standard error |
Percente |
Standard error |
Percente |
Standard error |
| Total |
64,969 |
28.0 |
0.9 |
22.8 |
0.8 |
26.3 |
0.9 |
| Race |
White |
50,744 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
26.7 |
1.0 |
| Black |
10,468 |
27.7 |
1.8 |
22.7 |
1.8 |
26.3 |
1.8 |
| API |
2,882 |
25.9 |
4.1 |
18.2 |
3.5 |
22.7 |
3.5 |
| AI/AN |
876 |
17.2 |
4.5 |
16.3 |
4.5 |
17.2 |
4.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
11,360 |
27.0 |
1.6 |
20.7 |
1.5 |
25.7 |
1.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
53,609 |
28.2 |
1.0 |
23.2 |
1.0 |
26.4 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
39,991 |
28.7 |
1.1 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
26.9 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,125 |
27.6 |
1.8 |
22.7 |
1.9 |
26.2 |
1.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
3,493 |
24.2 |
3.7 |
17.8 |
3.0 |
21.6 |
3.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
33,175 |
27.7 |
0.9 |
22.1 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
0.9 |
| Female |
31,794 |
28.3 |
1.2 |
23.4 |
1.1 |
26.8 |
1.2 |
| Age |
2-5 |
15,854 |
19.9 |
1.1 |
17.9 |
1.1 |
19.6 |
1.1 |
| 6-17 |
49,115 |
30.6 |
1.0 |
24.3 |
0.9 |
28.5 |
1.0 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
44,761 |
30.0 |
1.0 |
24.5 |
1.0 |
28.0 |
1.0 |
| Public only |
14,691 |
23.9 |
1.3 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
22.9 |
1.3 |
| Uninsured |
5,517 |
23.3 |
2.2 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
21.1 |
2.1 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
10,477 |
21.6 |
1.5 |
17.6 |
1.3 |
20.2 |
1.5 |
| Near poor/low |
14,088 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
18.4 |
1.4 |
21.7 |
1.4 |
| Middle |
21,371 |
26.6 |
1.3 |
20.3 |
1.2 |
24.6 |
1.3 |
| High |
19,033 |
36.9 |
1.7 |
31.5 |
1.6 |
35.0 |
1.7 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
36,731 |
30.8 |
1.2 |
25.3 |
1.2 |
29.1 |
1.3 |
| Metropolitan-small |
17,797 |
25.8 |
1.5 |
20.6 |
1.5 |
23.8 |
1.5 |
| Micropolitan |
6,710 |
22.7 |
2.1 |
18.8 |
2.2 |
21.6 |
2.0 |
| Noncore |
3,732 |
21.3 |
2.8 |
15.6 |
2.1 |
19.7 |
2.5 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
63,618 |
27.6 |
0.9 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
25.9 |
0.9 |
| Fair/poor |
1,351 |
45.9 |
4.4 |
44.5 |
4.3 |
45.2 |
4.4 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
13,343 |
39.2 |
1.5 |
34.2 |
1.6 |
37.8 |
1.5 |
| No |
51,268 |
25.1 |
0.9 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
0.9 |
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 See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
c Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn't know if they had ever been given advice.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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