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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 9_1_8.2a
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have by race, 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   33.5 1.1 33.2 1.2 35.0 2.0 30.1 3.6 DSU DSU 32.0 8.2 38.4 4.8
Age 2-5 30.3 1.8 30.4 2.2 28.7 2.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
6-17 34.6 1.2 34.1 1.3 37.0 2.2 34.5 4.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU 37.3 4.5
Gender Male 34.0 1.2 34.0 1.3 35.6 2.3 26.7 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 34.8 5.4
Female 33.0 1.4 32.4 1.5 34.4 2.6 33.5 5.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU 41.7 5.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 32.0 1.9 28.8 2.4 34.8 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 45.5 7.8
Near poor/low 31.4 1.7 30.3 2.0 36.2 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 31.9 1.8 32.2 2.0 31.2 3.8 31.1 6.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 38.6 2.0 39.1 2.2 40.3 5.6 29.9 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance Any private 35.2 1.5 35.4 1.6 36.6 3.2 30.3 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 34.2 5.8
Public only 33.0 1.5 31.2 1.9 34.8 2.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 46.4 6.7
Uninsured 22.8 2.6 22.7 3.1 23.8 6.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationb Metropolitan 34.8 1.2 34.4 1.3 36.6 2.1 29.9 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 42.4 5.0
  Large central metro 38.4 1.7 38.1 2.0 41.3 3.1 27.7 4.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 49.6 7.9
  Large fringe metro 34.2 2.2 34.3 2.5 33.8 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro 33.7 2.6 33.8 2.8 30.9 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 28.5 3.4 27.3 3.8 35.1 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 26.7 2.4 27.7 2.7 21.5 5.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 26.4 3.1 26.5 3.4 24.1 7.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 27.2 4.0 29.6 4.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 33.5 1.2 33.0 1.4 35.1 2.1 30.8 5.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU 37.5 4.8
Other 33.9 1.7 34.2 2.0 DSU DSU 29.5 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 33.3 1.1 32.9 1.3 35.1 2.0 30.1 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 37.7 4.8
Fair/poor 47.1 5.2 48.9 6.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCNc Yes 42.8 2.0 42.9 2.2 41.4 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 31.2 1.1 30.8 1.2 33.3 2.3 28.6 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 34.5 5.6
U.S. born Yes 33.7 1.1 33.4 1.3 35.0 2.1 29.1 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 38.7 4.8
No 30.3 3.3 28.6 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. 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.

b. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

c. CSHCN: children with special health care needs. See  MEPS documentation for the 2008  Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121 for details.

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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