Table 6_3_1.2
Children who ever had their height and weight measured by a health provider, United States, 2002
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Ever had both measures |
Within past year |
Within past 2 years |
| Percentd |
SE |
Percente |
SE |
Percente |
SE |
| Total |
72,699 |
91.9 |
0.5 |
72.9 |
0.8 |
86.7 |
0.6 |
| Age |
0–5 |
23,153 |
93.4 |
0.7 |
85.2 |
1.0 |
91.7 |
0.8 |
| 6–17 |
49,546 |
91.2 |
0.5 |
67.1 |
0.9 |
84.4 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
91.7 |
0.6 |
73.0 |
0.9 |
86.9 |
0.7 |
| Female |
35,463 |
92.1 |
0.5 |
72.8 |
0.9 |
86.6 |
0.6 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
92.3 |
0.5 |
74.1 |
0.8 |
86.9 |
0.6 |
| Black, single race |
11,123 |
91.3 |
1.1 |
68.6 |
2.0 |
86.7 |
1.5 |
| Asian, single race |
2,576 |
88.1 |
3.0 |
67.5 |
3.6 |
83.6 |
3.2 |
| NHOPI, single race |
295 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
815 |
77.7 |
6.9 |
59.4 |
6.4 |
73.0 |
7.1 |
| Multiple races |
1,757 |
93.2 |
2.0 |
73.8 |
3.5 |
90.5 |
2.2 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
93.1 |
0.5 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
87.9 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
94.0 |
0.5 |
75.5 |
1.0 |
88.5 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
91.3 |
1.2 |
68.3 |
2.0 |
86.6 |
1.5 |
| Hispanic |
13,297 |
86.4 |
1.0 |
69.4 |
1.2 |
81.7 |
1.0 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
88.0 |
1.3 |
66.8 |
1.7 |
82.5 |
1.4 |
| Near poor/low |
15,494 |
89.5 |
0.9 |
69.7 |
1.4 |
84.2 |
1.1 |
| Middle |
25,004 |
91.9 |
0.7 |
73.0 |
1.2 |
86.5 |
0.8 |
| High |
19,762 |
96.1 |
0.5 |
79.1 |
1.2 |
91.6 |
0.7 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
94.2 |
0.4 |
76.2 |
0.9 |
89.7 |
0.6 |
| Public only |
19,360 |
89.6 |
0.9 |
70.2 |
1.3 |
84.7 |
1.1 |
| Uninsured |
5,382 |
79.1 |
2.4 |
53.4 |
2.6 |
68.1 |
2.9 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,800 |
92.2 |
0.5 |
73.5 |
0.9 |
87.3 |
0.7 |
| Large central metro |
22,159 |
90.0 |
0.9 |
71.6 |
1.2 |
85.3 |
1.0 |
| Large fringe metro |
18,261 |
93.8 |
0.8 |
74.9 |
1.6 |
89.0 |
1.1 |
| Medium metro |
14,969 |
92.8 |
1.2 |
74.6 |
1.6 |
87.4 |
1.5 |
| Small metro |
6,410 |
94.0 |
0.8 |
73.6 |
2.8 |
88.9 |
1.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
10,899 |
90.0 |
1.3 |
69.5 |
1.9 |
83.8 |
1.4 |
| Micropolitan |
7,270 |
89.2 |
1.6 |
70.5 |
2.2 |
84.6 |
1.7 |
| Noncore |
3,629 |
91.5 |
1.8 |
67.5 |
2.8 |
82.1 |
2.4 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
64,808 |
93.0 |
0.4 |
73.7 |
0.8 |
87.8 |
0.6 |
| Other |
7,582 |
82.3 |
2.0 |
65.5 |
2.0 |
77.5 |
2.1 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
91.9 |
0.5 |
72.7 |
0.8 |
86.7 |
0.6 |
| Fair/poor |
1,619 |
92.7 |
2.4 |
80.6 |
3.2 |
88.8 |
2.6 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
14,116 |
95.4 |
0.6 |
83.4 |
1.1 |
92.5 |
0.7 |
| No |
57,966 |
91.1 |
0.5 |
70.4 |
0.9 |
85.4 |
0.7 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
c Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had weight and height measured.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had weight and height measured, and the time of measurements.
* - 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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