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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 9_1_4.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, by race,a United States, 2008
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   49.2 1.0 49.1 1.1 48.3 1.7 53.5 6.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU 60.0 5.7
Age 18-44 39.2 1.2 39.3 1.4 37.3 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
45-64 60.0 1.3 59.9 1.5 56.4 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
65 and over 61.4 2.3 60.5 2.6 68.1 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 49.6 1.4 49.5 1.6 46.0 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Female 48.9 1.1 48.8 1.4 49.6 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomeb Negative/poor 48.4 2.0 47.7 2.5 47.1 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 46.1 2.0 46.1 2.3 46.3 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 49.1 1.7 49.1 1.9 48.5 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 52.1 1.7 51.7 1.9 53.9 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Educationc Less than high school 49.1 1.7 48.6 2.0 48.0 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High school graduate 46.0 1.5 46.0 1.6 42.7 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
At least some college 51.7 1.4 51.7 1.5 52.3 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 46.7 1.1 46.6 1.2 44.3 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Not employed 46.0 1.8 46.3 2.2 42.9 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 49.0 1.0 49.2 1.2 46.6 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Public only 48.7 2.1 48.5 2.8 48.8 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 36.9 1.9 36.5 2.3 32.8 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 65.4 3.6 65.3 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 58.0 3.6 57.6 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public 63.8 5.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 51.3 1.0 51.5 1.1 49.7 1.8 56.3 6.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large central metro 50.8 1.5 51.9 2.0 46.8 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 54.0 1.8 54.5 2.1 50.7 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro 50.1 2.0 48.9 2.0 52.4 4.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 48.8 2.8 48.4 2.9 52.7 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 40.5 2.2 40.0 2.4 38.8 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 40.7 2.9 39.6 3.0 39.7 6.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 40.4 3.6 40.9 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 48.9 1.0 48.7 1.2 48.4 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Other 52.3 2.1 52.8 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 47.1 1.0 46.9 1.2 47.5 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Fair/poor 59.1 1.9 59.1 2.2 51.5 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 53.6 2.5 52.0 3.0 60.2 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities 58.8 3.1 58.6 3.5 61.8 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 47.5 1.0 47.6 1.2 46.0 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
U.S. born Yes 49.2 1.0 49.2 1.2 48.2 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 49.8 1.9 49.4 2.1 50.1 5.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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. 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.

d. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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.

 
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