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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.

 

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