Table 4_1_6.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider to exercise more, by race, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
58.3 |
0.9 |
58.7 |
1.1 |
56.0 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
60.8 |
5.7 |
Age |
18–44 |
47.4 |
1.4 |
48.0 |
1.6 |
44.8 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45–64 |
67.8 |
1.3 |
67.5 |
1.4 |
69.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
66.0 |
2.0 |
65.1 |
2.2 |
69.9 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
53.5 |
1.2 |
54.3 |
1.4 |
47.4 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
62.6 |
1.0 |
63.0 |
1.3 |
61.1 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
49.5 |
2.0 |
49.4 |
2.4 |
48.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
51.9 |
1.6 |
51.9 |
2.0 |
51.4 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
58.7 |
1.5 |
58.8 |
1.7 |
58.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
64.2 |
1.4 |
64.2 |
1.6 |
63.6 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
50.5 |
1.6 |
50.7 |
2.0 |
47.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
57.0 |
1.5 |
58.1 |
1.7 |
52.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
63.2 |
1.3 |
63.2 |
1.5 |
64.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
56.0 |
1.1 |
56.4 |
1.3 |
54.0 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Not employed |
60.0 |
1.7 |
61.7 |
2.0 |
54.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
60.7 |
1.2 |
61.4 |
1.3 |
58.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
59.4 |
1.9 |
60.6 |
2.4 |
57.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
38.2 |
2.0 |
37.2 |
2.3 |
36.8 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
62.5 |
3.9 |
62.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
68.6 |
2.3 |
67.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
62.4 |
4.5 |
61.1 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
59.1 |
1.1 |
59.4 |
1.2 |
57.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large central metro |
55.2 |
1.4 |
54.2 |
1.8 |
57.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
61.4 |
1.9 |
63.3 |
2.0 |
53.2 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
60.5 |
2.4 |
60.1 |
2.7 |
64.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
62.1 |
2.7 |
61.6 |
3.1 |
62.3 |
7.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
55.0 |
1.9 |
56.2 |
2.1 |
42.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
55.2 |
2.5 |
55.6 |
2.8 |
46.1 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
54.4 |
3.4 |
57.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
60.2 |
1.0 |
61.0 |
1.1 |
56.5 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
61.4 |
6.0 |
Other |
38.4 |
2.4 |
38.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
55.7 |
1.0 |
56.3 |
1.2 |
53.2 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Fair/poor |
69.3 |
1.7 |
69.1 |
2.0 |
66.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.6 |
1.5 |
70.2 |
1.7 |
69.9 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
69.3 |
1.8 |
69.3 |
2.0 |
67.2 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
54.8 |
1.0 |
55.6 |
1.2 |
52.5 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* - 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.