Table 88a Children ages 2-17 with advice about eating healthy, by race, United States, 2004 |
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 |
|
53.3 |
1.1 |
53.8 |
1.2 |
52.3 |
2.5 |
54.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
50.0 |
5.0 |
Age |
2-5 |
60.5 |
1.6 |
61.0 |
1.8 |
57.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
51.0 |
1.2 |
51.4 |
1.4 |
50.8 |
2.7 |
52.8 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45.2 |
5.4 |
Gender |
Male |
52.1 |
1.2 |
53.0 |
1.4 |
49.8 |
3.0 |
49.4 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
47.0 |
5.8 |
Female |
54.6 |
1.3 |
54.5 |
1.5 |
54.9 |
2.7 |
60.4 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
52.3 |
6.2 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
50.3 |
1.9 |
49.5 |
2.4 |
55.0 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
49.0 |
1.6 |
47.7 |
2.0 |
53.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
51.6 |
1.9 |
52.5 |
2.1 |
47.0 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
60.4 |
1.9 |
61.1 |
2.1 |
55.7 |
6.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
55.4 |
1.3 |
56.5 |
1.5 |
48.1 |
3.6 |
59.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
49.8 |
7.3 |
Public only |
52.2 |
1.5 |
50.4 |
1.7 |
58.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45.7 |
7.1 |
Uninsured |
38.7 |
2.8 |
39.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
58.5 |
1.3 |
59.3 |
1.5 |
57.5 |
2.8 |
56.7 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
51.0 |
2.0 |
51.5 |
2.3 |
48.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
41.0 |
3.4 |
41.3 |
4.0 |
40.4 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
37.8 |
3.3 |
40.9 |
3.2 |
19.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
61.3 |
1.6 |
61.5 |
1.9 |
63.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
51.2 |
1.2 |
51.7 |
1.4 |
49.0 |
2.7 |
53.7 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
49.1 |
6.0 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
53.6 |
1.2 |
54.2 |
1.4 |
51.9 |
2.5 |
61.0 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
50.1 |
5.1 |
Other |
51.1 |
1.9 |
51.1 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
48.3 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.