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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 4_1_7.1
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group 2005 2002
Total population (in thousands)d Percent obese Percent with advicee SE Total population (in thousands)d Percent obese Percent with advicee SE
Total 220,480 26.4 49.7 0.8 213,242 24.3 48.9 0.8
Age 18–44 110,381 23.8 36.7 1.2 110,621 22.2 35.9 1.0
45–64 73,925 31.3 58.6 1.4 67,868 28.9 59.9 1.1
65 and over 36,175 24.3 65.4 1.8 34,753 21.8 63.2 1.9
Gender Male 106,178 26.0 47.0 1.2 102,503 23.9 48.4 1.0
Female 114,302 26.8 52.1 1.1 110,739 24.6 49.4 1.0
Race White, single race 179,840 25.6 50.7 1.0 175,673 23.5 49.6 0.9
Black, single race 25,570 36.8 46.5 1.6 24,065 35.7 45.9 1.7
Asian, single race 9,564 6.7 * * 8,828 5.4 * *
NHOPI, single race 771 * * * 590 * * *
AI/AN, single race 1,621 42.9 * * 1,749 31.3 * *
Multiple races 3,114 33.5 51.2 5.6 2,337 29.0 * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 191,988 25.9 51.7 0.9 187,266 23.9 51.0 0.8
Non-Hispanic, White 152,734 25.0 53.5 1.1 150,650 23.0 52.3 0.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 24,894 37.0 46.5 1.6 23,717 35.8 45.8 1.7
Hispanic 28,492 29.5 37.3 1.8 25,975 27.0 35.6 1.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 23,781 30.3 45.3 2.0 22,506 28.4 41.8 1.9
Near poor/low 37,981 28.4 42.9 1.8 36,471 26.2 44.3 1.7
Middle 68,345 27.9 49.0 1.5 65,448 25.2 47.7 1.4
High 90,374 23.4 55.2 1.5 88,816 21.8 54.5 1.4
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 42,593 28.1 46.0 1.5 45,699 26.1 44.1 1.3
High school graduate 69,768 30.5 46.8 1.3 69,044 27.3 47.9 1.2
At least some college 106,829 23.0 54.1 1.3 97,284 21.3 52.7 1.3
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 145,636 26.3 45.4 1.0 141,728 24.1 45.4 1.0
Not employed 38,597 28.8 52.0 1.7 36,729 27.3 50.4 1.6
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 136,291 26.1 50.3 1.1 135,781 23.8 49.4 1.0
Public only 16,765 34.3 49.3 1.9 14,881 33.7 46.8 2.1
Uninsured 31,250 25.7 29.8 1.9 27,827 24.5 32.5 1.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 9,835 24.5 59.2 3.9 9,940 21.0 61.9 3.3
Medicare and private 21,553 23.3 68.7 2.4 20,705 21.1 65.9 2.6
Medicare and other public 4,323 29.5 65.0 4.5 3,692 27.9 52.8 4.4
Residence locationc Metropolitan 183,519 25.7 49.8 0.9 177,667 23.6 49.1 0.9
  Large central metro 65,960 25.2 46.6 1.6 64,883 23.3 50.6 1.6
  Large fringe metro 54,205 25.6 53.4 2.0 51,015 23.0 50.2 1.6
  Medium metro 44,403 25.8 50.4 2.2 43,170 24.3 45.5 1.7
  Small metro 18,951 27.7 49.3 2.3 18,599 24.0 49.3 3.2
Nonmetropolitan 36,961 29.7 49.0 2.1 35,575 27.8 48.5 1.4
  Micropolitan 24,320 29.6 50.5 2.7 23,831 27.2 48.1 2.0
  Noncore 12,641 29.9 46.2 3.6 11,743 28.9 49.3 2.3
Language spoken most often at home English 196,028 26.9 51.2 0.9 189,328 24.8 50.2 0.8
Other 24,191 21.7 33.7 2.1 23,560 20.0 36.3 2.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 191,657 24.5 46.6 1.0 184,952 22.4 45.7 0.8
Fair/poor 28,824 39.4 62.7 1.6 28,289 36.8 62.3 1.7
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 29,155 39.7 64.6 1.6 27,597 35.8 63.7 1.6
Complex activities 17,728 40.3 64.5 1.9 16,397 38.6 64.2 1.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 185,120 24.0 45.4 0.9 180,777 22.3 45.2 0.9

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 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

e Denominator is adults with obesity, excluding missing values.

* - 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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