Table 4_1_7.2d
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
49.7 |
0.8 |
46.0 |
1.5 |
46.8 |
1.3 |
54.1 |
1.3 |
Age |
18–44 |
36.8 |
1.2 |
31.2 |
2.2 |
32.8 |
1.9 |
42.6 |
2.0 |
45–64 |
58.6 |
1.4 |
55.0 |
2.4 |
56.0 |
2.2 |
62.1 |
2.0 |
65 and over |
65.5 |
1.8 |
61.3 |
3.1 |
64.8 |
3.1 |
70.6 |
3.0 |
Gender |
Male |
47.1 |
1.2 |
42.6 |
2.3 |
43.1 |
1.9 |
52.3 |
2.1 |
Female |
52.1 |
1.1 |
48.6 |
2.0 |
50.1 |
1.8 |
55.8 |
1.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
50.7 |
1.0 |
46.0 |
1.8 |
48.0 |
1.6 |
55.2 |
1.5 |
Black, single race |
46.7 |
1.6 |
43.1 |
3.2 |
41.8 |
2.6 |
53.1 |
2.5 |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
51.2 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
51.8 |
0.9 |
51.1 |
1.8 |
48.4 |
1.4 |
54.8 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
53.5 |
1.1 |
52.8 |
2.3 |
50.5 |
1.7 |
56.3 |
1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
46.7 |
1.6 |
44.0 |
3.4 |
42.0 |
2.6 |
52.5 |
2.7 |
Hispanic |
37.2 |
1.8 |
33.8 |
2.4 |
35.2 |
3.0 |
45.9 |
3.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
45.4 |
2.0 |
42.8 |
2.7 |
43.8 |
3.4 |
52.4 |
4.3 |
Near poor/low |
43.0 |
1.8 |
45.7 |
2.6 |
39.0 |
2.4 |
45.1 |
3.6 |
Middle |
49.1 |
1.5 |
44.7 |
2.9 |
46.7 |
2.3 |
53.8 |
2.4 |
High |
55.2 |
1.5 |
56.6 |
4.9 |
52.8 |
2.4 |
56.2 |
2.0 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
45.5 |
1.0 |
35.5 |
2.0 |
41.8 |
1.7 |
51.1 |
1.5 |
Not employed |
52.1 |
1.7 |
49.5 |
2.5 |
50.6 |
2.9 |
57.5 |
3.7 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
50.4 |
1.1 |
42.6 |
2.5 |
48.5 |
1.8 |
53.4 |
1.5 |
Public only |
49.3 |
1.9 |
47.8 |
3.0 |
46.3 |
3.6 |
57.7 |
4.3 |
Uninsured |
29.8 |
1.9 |
33.4 |
2.8 |
23.7 |
2.7 |
34.7 |
4.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.4 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
68.8 |
2.4 |
68.0 |
4.6 |
69.2 |
3.8 |
68.8 |
3.8 |
Medicare and other public |
64.5 |
4.6 |
63.6 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
49.9 |
0.9 |
45.4 |
1.6 |
48.2 |
1.5 |
53.3 |
1.5 |
Large central metro |
46.6 |
1.5 |
41.2 |
2.5 |
44.5 |
2.6 |
51.1 |
2.3 |
Large fringe metro |
53.5 |
2.0 |
50.0 |
3.6 |
51.0 |
3.0 |
57.0 |
3.1 |
Medium metro |
50.5 |
2.2 |
43.5 |
3.3 |
50.8 |
3.0 |
53.1 |
3.0 |
Small metro |
49.3 |
2.3 |
53.5 |
4.5 |
45.5 |
4.1 |
50.5 |
3.4 |
Nonmetropolitan |
49.1 |
2.0 |
48.1 |
3.5 |
41.6 |
2.9 |
58.1 |
3.0 |
Micropolitan |
50.6 |
2.6 |
52.6 |
4.4 |
40.7 |
3.9 |
59.5 |
3.9 |
Noncore |
46.2 |
3.5 |
40.9 |
4.5 |
43.0 |
4.3 |
54.9 |
7.2 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
51.3 |
0.9 |
49.8 |
1.8 |
47.6 |
1.4 |
54.9 |
1.3 |
Other |
33.6 |
2.1 |
33.5 |
2.7 |
33.9 |
4.4 |
33.7 |
5.6 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
46.6 |
1.0 |
39.6 |
1.9 |
43.5 |
1.5 |
51.9 |
1.4 |
Fair/poor |
62.7 |
1.6 |
60.5 |
2.4 |
60.4 |
2.7 |
68.2 |
3.2 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
64.7 |
1.6 |
64.1 |
2.9 |
62.4 |
2.7 |
67.5 |
2.6 |
Complex activities |
64.6 |
1.9 |
62.0 |
3.3 |
60.3 |
3.0 |
71.8 |
3.4 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
45.4 |
0.9 |
38.7 |
1.8 |
42.2 |
1.5 |
50.9 |
1.4 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.