Table T2_10_1_7-2a

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_7.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods,^a by race, United States, 2009
				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		51.3	0.9	51.0	1.0	50.5	1.5	62.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.2	6.2
Age	18–44	41.3	1.2	40.8	1.4	42.7	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45–64	61.1	1.4	60.7	1.6	59.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	65.3	2.1	65.9	2.3	59.5	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	51.4	1.1	51.2	1.3	50.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	51.3	1.1	51.0	1.4	50.8	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	49.0	1.9	46.5	2.3	53.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	49.1	1.6	50.2	1.9	43.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	51.5	1.5	51.1	1.7	51.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	53.4	1.7	53.4	1.9	54.5	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	52.0	1.4	52.5	1.7	46.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	47.6	1.5	46.9	1.7	47.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	53.6	1.3	53.5	1.5	53.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	47.4	1.0	47.3	1.2	46.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	51.3	1.6	50.2	1.9	51.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	50.8	1.1	51.1	1.4	48.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	51.1	2.1	49.2	2.7	53.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	38.2	2.0	36.1	2.4	44.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	63.0	3.3	65.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	66.4	2.8	66.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	67.5	3.8	67.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	52.7	1.0	52.3	1.1	51.7	1.5	62.4	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	51.0	1.5	50.8	1.9	48.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	54.6	1.8	54.9	2.1	52.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	52.0	2.0	51.5	2.2	52.0	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	53.6	2.6	51.8	3.0	65.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	45.2	2.2	45.9	2.4	39.8	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	44.6	2.9	45.5	3.2	36.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	46.0	3.6	46.4	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	51.1	0.9	50.9	1.1	50.8	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.6	6.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	54.9	2.3	54.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	49.2	0.9	49.0	1.1	47.1	1.6	64.7	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	63.0	2.0	63.4	2.5	63.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	60.8	2.5	59.9	3.1	60.9	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	58.7	2.6	58.4	3.1	60.6	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	50.4	1.0	50.4	1.1	48.6	1.7	60.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	50.8	1.0	50.5	1.1	51.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	55.4	1.9	55.9	2.3	41.0	6.1	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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_10_1_7-2a: 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_7-2a.html