Table 6_3_2.3c
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have, by family income,a United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
34.8 |
0.9 |
30.9 |
1.5 |
34.6 |
1.7 |
33.7 |
1.5 |
38.7 |
1.9 |
| Age |
2–5 |
31.6 |
1.5 |
27.2 |
2.4 |
31.9 |
2.8 |
32.2 |
2.8 |
34.2 |
3.3 |
| 6–17 |
35.8 |
1.0 |
32.4 |
1.8 |
35.5 |
1.9 |
34.1 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
2.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
35.2 |
1.1 |
31.1 |
1.9 |
32.6 |
2.1 |
34.5 |
2.0 |
40.3 |
2.5 |
| Female |
34.4 |
1.0 |
30.7 |
2.1 |
36.8 |
2.2 |
32.8 |
2.0 |
37.0 |
2.2 |
| Race |
White, single race |
35.9 |
1.0 |
31.4 |
1.9 |
35.4 |
2.1 |
34.3 |
1.8 |
40.3 |
2.0 |
| Black, single race |
33.5 |
1.9 |
30.9 |
3.1 |
36.8 |
3.3 |
30.6 |
3.0 |
38.4 |
6.3 |
| Asian, single race |
26.3 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
25.1 |
4.4 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
28.0 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
34.3 |
1.0 |
29.6 |
2.0 |
32.0 |
2.3 |
34.1 |
1.8 |
38.1 |
2.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
35.5 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
2.8 |
31.9 |
3.2 |
34.8 |
2.2 |
39.6 |
2.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
33.3 |
1.9 |
31.1 |
3.2 |
36.3 |
3.4 |
30.5 |
3.0 |
37.4 |
6.7 |
| Hispanic, all races |
36.8 |
1.7 |
33.8 |
2.5 |
40.4 |
2.4 |
31.7 |
3.4 |
46.0 |
6.2 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
36.1 |
1.2 |
36.1 |
4.7 |
34.2 |
2.8 |
33.9 |
1.7 |
39.1 |
2.0 |
| Public only |
33.2 |
1.4 |
30.8 |
1.6 |
34.2 |
2.3 |
38.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
28.5 |
2.9 |
19.0 |
4.7 |
39.5 |
4.9 |
20.5 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
36.6 |
1.0 |
31.6 |
1.6 |
37.0 |
2.0 |
35.5 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
2.0 |
| Large central metro |
37.5 |
1.3 |
31.2 |
2.5 |
40.0 |
2.2 |
36.2 |
3.1 |
42.0 |
3.2 |
| Large fringe metro |
38.6 |
2.0 |
30.1 |
4.7 |
40.3 |
5.2 |
37.8 |
3.3 |
40.9 |
3.2 |
| Medium metro |
33.8 |
2.3 |
33.0 |
3.5 |
33.1 |
5.0 |
32.4 |
3.9 |
36.5 |
4.8 |
| Small metro |
33.1 |
2.6 |
32.6 |
4.3 |
27.5 |
4.9 |
32.6 |
5.4 |
38.7 |
6.0 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
25.5 |
1.9 |
28.1 |
4.1 |
23.9 |
3.4 |
25.1 |
2.6 |
25.1 |
4.4 |
| Micropolitan |
24.1 |
2.2 |
29.0 |
5.0 |
23.0 |
3.8 |
22.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
| Noncore |
28.0 |
4.4 |
26.7 |
6.9 |
25.2 |
5.2 |
31.3 |
7.3 |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
34.8 |
1.0 |
29.7 |
1.9 |
32.8 |
2.1 |
34.6 |
1.7 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
| Other |
34.7 |
2.0 |
34.6 |
2.9 |
40.3 |
2.6 |
27.2 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
34.8 |
0.9 |
30.7 |
1.6 |
34.3 |
1.8 |
33.7 |
1.5 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
| Fair/poor |
36.0 |
4.0 |
34.9 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
43.5 |
1.6 |
45.0 |
3.0 |
41.1 |
3.3 |
41.9 |
3.1 |
45.9 |
3.4 |
| No |
32.5 |
1.0 |
26.8 |
1.5 |
33.0 |
1.9 |
31.7 |
1.7 |
36.7 |
2.0 |
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.
* - 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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