Table 4_1_6.2b
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider to exercise more, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
58.3 |
0.9 |
60.7 |
1.1 |
61.9 |
1.2 |
56.1 |
1.6 |
44.1 |
1.9 |
Age |
18–44 |
47.4 |
1.4 |
50.4 |
1.6 |
52.6 |
2.0 |
44.7 |
2.2 |
35.1 |
2.1 |
45–64 |
67.8 |
1.3 |
69.0 |
1.4 |
69.0 |
1.6 |
69.4 |
2.3 |
57.2 |
2.8 |
65 and over |
66.0 |
2.0 |
66.3 |
2.1 |
65.3 |
2.4 |
69.8 |
3.8 |
63.1 |
5.4 |
Gender |
Male |
53.5 |
1.2 |
56.6 |
1.3 |
58.3 |
1.5 |
47.9 |
2.8 |
35.1 |
2.4 |
Female |
62.6 |
1.0 |
64.3 |
1.2 |
65.4 |
1.4 |
61.0 |
1.7 |
52.5 |
2.4 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
49.5 |
2.0 |
51.1 |
2.3 |
52.0 |
3.1 |
48.0 |
3.1 |
43.5 |
2.9 |
Near poor/low |
51.9 |
1.6 |
55.4 |
1.9 |
56.8 |
2.5 |
51.5 |
3.5 |
39.1 |
3.0 |
Middle |
58.7 |
1.5 |
61.6 |
1.7 |
62.6 |
1.9 |
58.7 |
2.9 |
41.0 |
3.7 |
High |
64.2 |
1.4 |
65.1 |
1.5 |
65.3 |
1.7 |
64.0 |
3.7 |
54.8 |
5.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
50.5 |
1.6 |
56.1 |
2.0 |
58.3 |
2.6 |
47.7 |
2.9 |
37.1 |
2.5 |
High school graduate |
57.0 |
1.5 |
58.7 |
1.6 |
60.5 |
1.9 |
52.4 |
2.9 |
44.9 |
3.4 |
At least some college |
63.2 |
1.3 |
64.0 |
1.4 |
64.2 |
1.6 |
63.9 |
2.5 |
55.2 |
3.7 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
56.0 |
1.1 |
58.8 |
1.3 |
59.9 |
1.4 |
54.4 |
2.1 |
39.2 |
2.4 |
Not employed |
60.0 |
1.7 |
62.5 |
2.0 |
65.9 |
2.3 |
54.4 |
3.0 |
49.8 |
3.1 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
60.7 |
1.2 |
62.5 |
1.3 |
63.6 |
1.4 |
58.5 |
2.3 |
47.7 |
2.9 |
Public only |
59.4 |
1.9 |
61.2 |
2.3 |
64.0 |
3.0 |
56.6 |
3.5 |
51.9 |
3.3 |
Uninsured |
38.2 |
2.0 |
42.4 |
2.5 |
43.3 |
3.2 |
37.5 |
3.8 |
27.8 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
62.5 |
3.9 |
61.2 |
4.1 |
60.7 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
68.6 |
2.3 |
68.9 |
2.4 |
67.4 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
62.4 |
4.5 |
65.3 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
59.1 |
1.1 |
61.8 |
1.2 |
63.1 |
1.5 |
58.0 |
1.8 |
44.7 |
1.9 |
Large central metro |
55.2 |
1.4 |
59.6 |
1.7 |
60.8 |
2.3 |
57.5 |
2.4 |
43.7 |
2.5 |
Large fringe metro |
61.4 |
1.9 |
62.8 |
2.0 |
65.4 |
2.2 |
53.6 |
4.2 |
48.9 |
4.2 |
Medium metro |
60.5 |
2.4 |
62.6 |
2.7 |
62.6 |
3.0 |
64.3 |
3.9 |
41.1 |
4.7 |
Small metro |
62.1 |
2.7 |
63.3 |
2.9 |
63.0 |
3.4 |
62.3 |
7.9 |
49.7 |
6.9 |
Nonmetropolitan |
55.0 |
1.9 |
56.2 |
1.9 |
57.7 |
2.1 |
41.8 |
4.0 |
38.5 |
6.8 |
Micropolitan |
55.2 |
2.5 |
56.8 |
2.4 |
57.4 |
2.7 |
45.8 |
6.5 |
39.0 |
7.8 |
Noncore |
54.4 |
3.4 |
55.1 |
3.4 |
58.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
60.2 |
1.0 |
61.0 |
1.1 |
62.1 |
1.2 |
56.4 |
1.6 |
51.0 |
2.7 |
Other |
38.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
37.2 |
2.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
55.7 |
1.0 |
58.4 |
1.2 |
60.0 |
1.3 |
53.2 |
1.9 |
39.5 |
1.9 |
Fair/poor |
69.3 |
1.7 |
70.0 |
1.8 |
69.9 |
2.3 |
67.1 |
2.7 |
64.8 |
3.8 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.6 |
1.5 |
70.5 |
1.6 |
70.2 |
1.9 |
69.9 |
3.0 |
71.2 |
4.2 |
Complex activities |
69.3 |
1.8 |
69.0 |
1.9 |
69.2 |
2.3 |
67.0 |
3.7 |
72.3 |
4.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
54.8 |
1.0 |
57.8 |
1.2 |
59.4 |
1.4 |
52.7 |
1.8 |
39.4 |
2.0 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.