Table 1.74b
Percent of children age 2-17 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about eating healthy, United States, 2001 |
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Ever given advice |
Given advice within past year |
Given advice within past 2 years |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percente |
Standard error |
Percentf |
Standard error |
Percentf |
Standard error |
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| Total |
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64,969 |
47.7 |
0.9 |
36.0 |
0.9 |
43.7 |
0.9 |
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| Race |
White |
50,744 |
48.5 |
1.0 |
36.2 |
1.0 |
44.1 |
1.0 |
| Black |
10,468 |
46.8 |
2.3 |
37.5 |
2.5 |
44.4 |
2.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
2,882 |
42.0 |
4.4 |
30.8 |
3.7 |
37.8 |
4.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
876 |
29.6 |
6.0 |
26.9 |
5.8 |
29.6 |
6.0 |
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| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
11,360 |
45.2 |
1.8 |
34.7 |
1.6 |
43.0 |
1.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
53,609 |
48.2 |
1.1 |
36.3 |
1.0 |
43.8 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
39,991 |
49.4 |
1.2 |
36.7 |
1.1 |
44.4 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,125 |
46.9 |
2.4 |
37.5 |
2.6 |
44.4 |
2.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
3,493 |
38.7 |
4.1 |
28.9 |
3.3 |
35.2 |
3.6 |
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| Gender |
Male |
33,175 |
46.9 |
1.1 |
35.2 |
1.1 |
42.7 |
1.0 |
| Female |
31,794 |
48.6 |
1.2 |
36.9 |
1.1 |
44.6 |
1.2 |
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| Age |
2-5 |
15,854 |
54.7 |
1.6 |
45.6 |
1.7 |
53.4 |
1.6 |
| 6-17 |
49,115 |
45.4 |
1.0 |
32.9 |
0.9 |
40.5 |
1.0 |
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| Health insurance |
Any private |
44,761 |
50.1 |
1.1 |
37.7 |
1.1 |
45.5 |
1.1 |
| Public only |
14,691 |
43.9 |
1.7 |
35.1 |
1.7 |
41.2 |
1.7 |
| Uninsured |
5,517 |
38.2 |
2.4 |
25.5 |
2.2 |
34.9 |
2.3 |
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| Family incomea |
Negative or poor |
10,477 |
42.5 |
2.1 |
33.7 |
2.0 |
39.4 |
2.1 |
| Near poor/low income |
14,088 |
41.5 |
1.7 |
29.9 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
1.7 |
| Middle income |
21,371 |
46.1 |
1.6 |
33.8 |
1.5 |
41.6 |
1.5 |
| High income |
19,033 |
57.0 |
1.7 |
44.5 |
1.6 |
52.5 |
1.8 |
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| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
36,731 |
50.6 |
1.1 |
38.8 |
1.2 |
46.8 |
1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small |
17,797 |
44.9 |
1.8 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
40.4 |
1.8 |
| Micropolitan |
6,710 |
44.4 |
2.4 |
33.9 |
2.2 |
40.7 |
2.3 |
| Noncore |
3,732 |
38.6 |
4.5 |
26.4 |
3.1 |
33.3 |
3.8 |
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| Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
63,618 |
47.5 |
0.9 |
35.7 |
0.9 |
43.4 |
0.9 |
| Fair or poor |
1,351 |
58.6 |
4.3 |
53.4 |
4.1 |
55.9 |
4.2 |
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| CSHCNc |
Yes |
13,343 |
54.7 |
1.6 |
45.0 |
1.6 |
51.3 |
1.6 |
| No |
51,268 |
46.0 |
1.0 |
33.7 |
1.0 |
41.7 |
1.0 |
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a "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
c CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice.
f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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