Table T2_10_1_5-2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_10_1_5.2d
Adults with obesity who did not spend half an hour or more in moderate or vigorous physical activity at least three times a week,^a by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		51.7	1.0	56.8	1.7	53.9	1.5	48.0	1.4
Age	18–44	46.3	1.3	47.1	2.4	51.2	2.2	42.8	1.8
	45–64	54.8	1.3	62.3	2.4	56.1	2.2	51.6	2.0
	65 and over	63.1	2.0	77.6	2.7	58.4	3.2	57.7	3.5
Gender	Male	46.9	1.3	51.5	2.4	49.1	2.1	43.5	1.9
Gender	Female	56.2	1.1	61.5	2.1	58.7	1.9	52.2	1.6
Race	White, single race	51.9	1.1	57.5	1.9	54.2	1.7	48.1	1.6
	Black, single race	52.0	1.6	54.8	3.1	54.6	2.1	47.3	2.4
	Asian, single race	45.6	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	57.6	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	51.1	1.1	57.1	1.9	53.7	1.6	47.4	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	51.1	1.2	58.4	2.3	53.8	2.0	47.4	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	52.0	1.6	54.0	3.1	54.9	2.2	47.3	2.3
	Hispanic, all races	54.3	1.8	54.8	2.8	55.9	2.7	50.7	2.8
Family income^c	Negative/poor	55.7	2.0	59.0	2.5	58.5	3.0	45.7	3.6
	Near poor/low	57.6	1.7	57.9	2.6	61.3	2.6	51.3	2.8
	Middle	50.8	1.7	54.8	3.0	52.8	2.6	48.1	2.2
	High	47.6	1.8	54.1	4.8	46.8	3.3	47.3	2.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	46.9	1.2	47.7	2.4	49.9	1.9	45.1	1.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	57.4	1.5	58.8	2.2	61.1	2.7	52.0	3.0
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	47.7	1.3	50.0	2.7	51.1	2.0	45.8	1.8
	Public only	60.7	2.2	59.8	3.2	62.3	2.9	60.0	4.0
	Uninsured	47.1	2.3	49.0	3.2	51.5	3.3	39.4	3.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	65.2	3.2	83.8	3.3	55.8	5.2	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	59.1	2.6	72.4	5.2	56.9	4.2	55.1	4.2
	Medicare and other public	78.4	3.6	76.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	51.0	1.0	54.7	1.9	53.5	1.6	47.8	1.5
	Large central metro	51.3	1.9	56.0	3.1	51.4	2.7	49.0	2.9
	Large fringe metro	50.2	1.6	56.2	3.4	53.8	3.0	46.8	2.0
	Medium metro	50.5	2.4	48.4	3.9	55.2	3.3	47.7	3.3
	Small metro	52.9	2.9	59.4	3.8	55.9	4.7	47.4	4.1
	Nonmetropolitan	54.9	2.2	64.7	3.4	55.7	3.4	49.3	3.2
	Micropolitan	55.6	2.7	69.2	3.6	54.4	3.7	50.2	3.9
	Noncore	53.4	4.4	56.2	5.2	58.7	6.1	46.9	6.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	51.1	1.1	56.1	1.7	53.6	1.6	47.7	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	57.1	2.2	58.5	3.1	56.6	4.1	53.9	3.7
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	47.6	1.1	51.8	2.1	50.2	1.7	44.4	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	70.0	1.6	69.7	2.9	70.1	2.4	69.5	2.8
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	67.9	2.7	67.4	5.2	67.9	3.9	68.4	3.7
	Complex activities	72.1	2.6	76.2	4.0	73.5	3.7	66.5	5.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	47.8	1.2	51.9	1.9	50.2	1.7	44.8	1.6
U.S. born	Yes	51.0	1.1	56.5	1.7	53.7	1.6	47.3	1.5
U.S. born	No	56.9	2.0	58.3	2.9	56.0	3.4	55.4	3.2

^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 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 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.

^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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_10_1_5-2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/10_lifestylemodification/T2_10_1_5-2d.html