Table 4_1_7.2b
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, 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 |
49.7 |
0.8 |
51.7 |
0.9 |
53.5 |
1.1 |
46.5 |
1.6 |
37.3 |
1.8 |
Age |
18–44 |
36.7 |
1.2 |
39.0 |
1.4 |
40.9 |
1.7 |
34.6 |
2.3 |
27.0 |
2.1 |
45–64 |
58.6 |
1.4 |
59.7 |
1.4 |
60.3 |
1.7 |
59.0 |
2.3 |
48.7 |
3.1 |
65 and over |
65.4 |
1.8 |
64.9 |
1.9 |
65.2 |
2.2 |
65.3 |
3.5 |
70.7 |
4.8 |
Gender |
Male |
47.0 |
1.2 |
49.7 |
1.3 |
51.8 |
1.5 |
41.4 |
2.9 |
31.2 |
2.4 |
Female |
52.1 |
1.1 |
53.6 |
1.1 |
55.2 |
1.5 |
49.6 |
1.8 |
43.1 |
2.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
45.3 |
2.0 |
47.3 |
2.3 |
49.5 |
3.1 |
44.2 |
3.4 |
37.4 |
3.0 |
Near poor/low |
42.9 |
1.8 |
45.2 |
2.1 |
46.5 |
2.8 |
40.7 |
3.5 |
34.4 |
2.9 |
Middle |
49.0 |
1.5 |
51.5 |
1.6 |
52.4 |
1.9 |
49.4 |
2.9 |
33.4 |
3.3 |
High |
55.2 |
1.5 |
56.1 |
1.5 |
57.8 |
1.7 |
49.9 |
3.6 |
46.2 |
4.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
46.0 |
1.5 |
51.1 |
1.8 |
52.8 |
2.3 |
44.0 |
3.4 |
33.8 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
46.8 |
1.3 |
48.4 |
1.4 |
50.5 |
1.7 |
42.0 |
2.6 |
35.2 |
3.0 |
At least some college |
54.1 |
1.3 |
54.8 |
1.3 |
56.3 |
1.6 |
52.5 |
2.7 |
45.9 |
3.9 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
45.4 |
1.0 |
47.9 |
1.0 |
49.8 |
1.2 |
42.5 |
2.0 |
30.3 |
2.2 |
Not employed |
52.0 |
1.7 |
54.1 |
1.9 |
56.0 |
2.3 |
49.2 |
2.8 |
43.3 |
3.1 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
50.3 |
1.1 |
52.0 |
1.1 |
53.9 |
1.3 |
45.5 |
2.3 |
37.7 |
2.8 |
Public only |
49.3 |
1.9 |
50.2 |
2.2 |
51.3 |
3.0 |
49.0 |
3.7 |
45.1 |
3.7 |
Uninsured |
29.8 |
1.9 |
33.0 |
2.4 |
31.9 |
3.1 |
34.4 |
3.1 |
22.0 |
2.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.2 |
3.9 |
57.6 |
4.1 |
58.6 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
68.7 |
2.4 |
68.9 |
2.4 |
69.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
65.0 |
4.5 |
62.8 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
49.8 |
0.9 |
52.1 |
1.0 |
53.8 |
1.3 |
48.3 |
1.7 |
38.1 |
1.9 |
Large central metro |
46.6 |
1.6 |
50.3 |
1.8 |
52.7 |
2.8 |
47.8 |
2.2 |
37.0 |
2.4 |
Large fringe metro |
53.4 |
2.0 |
54.1 |
2.2 |
56.8 |
2.4 |
47.0 |
4.6 |
47.5 |
4.6 |
Medium metro |
50.4 |
2.2 |
52.7 |
2.2 |
53.4 |
2.7 |
49.6 |
4.3 |
29.3 |
3.0 |
Small metro |
49.3 |
2.3 |
50.1 |
2.5 |
49.5 |
2.9 |
52.4 |
8.1 |
41.2 |
6.0 |
Nonmetropolitan |
49.0 |
2.1 |
50.4 |
2.0 |
52.5 |
2.3 |
33.6 |
5.3 |
30.3 |
6.2 |
Micropolitan |
50.5 |
2.7 |
52.4 |
2.6 |
54.0 |
3.1 |
38.8 |
6.7 |
31.2 |
7.1 |
Noncore |
46.1 |
3.6 |
46.9 |
3.6 |
49.6 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
51.2 |
0.9 |
52.1 |
0.9 |
53.7 |
1.1 |
46.9 |
1.6 |
40.1 |
2.9 |
Other |
33.7 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
34.1 |
2.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
46.6 |
1.0 |
49.0 |
1.1 |
51.1 |
1.3 |
43.2 |
1.9 |
32.0 |
1.8 |
Fair/poor |
62.7 |
1.6 |
62.9 |
1.9 |
63.6 |
2.3 |
59.3 |
2.8 |
61.1 |
3.6 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
64.6 |
1.6 |
64.1 |
1.6 |
65.1 |
2.0 |
60.9 |
3.6 |
70.0 |
4.1 |
Complex activities |
64.5 |
1.9 |
64.5 |
1.9 |
64.9 |
2.4 |
63.1 |
4.0 |
65.0 |
5.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
45.4 |
0.9 |
48.0 |
1.0 |
49.9 |
1.2 |
43.0 |
1.8 |
31.9 |
1.9 |
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 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.