Table 6_3_3.2
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about eating healthy, United States, 2002
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Ever given advice |
Within past year |
Within past 2 years |
| Percentd |
SE |
Percente |
SE |
Percente |
SE |
| Total |
65,261 |
51.0 |
0.9 |
39.4 |
0.8 |
46.9 |
0.8 |
| Age |
2–5 |
15,715 |
58.0 |
1.5 |
50.7 |
1.5 |
57.0 |
1.5 |
| 6–17 |
49,546 |
48.7 |
0.9 |
35.8 |
0.9 |
43.7 |
0.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
33,465 |
49.5 |
1.0 |
38.0 |
0.9 |
44.9 |
1.0 |
| Female |
31,796 |
52.5 |
1.1 |
40.8 |
1.0 |
49.0 |
1.0 |
| Race |
White, single race |
50,296 |
51.2 |
1.0 |
39.2 |
1.0 |
46.8 |
1.0 |
| Black, single race |
10,137 |
51.5 |
1.9 |
41.6 |
1.7 |
49.1 |
1.9 |
| Asian, single race |
2,341 |
47.0 |
4.9 |
37.7 |
4.5 |
43.6 |
4.7 |
| NHOPI, single race |
280 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
789 |
29.1 |
6.1 |
25.6 |
5.8 |
28.7 |
6.1 |
| Multiple races |
1,417 |
54.8 |
4.2 |
38.2 |
4.4 |
49.0 |
4.2 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
53,547 |
51.6 |
1.0 |
40.0 |
0.9 |
47.2 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
39,108 |
52.1 |
1.2 |
40.1 |
1.2 |
47.2 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
9,917 |
51.8 |
1.9 |
41.8 |
1.7 |
49.3 |
1.9 |
| Hispanic |
11,713 |
48.0 |
1.5 |
36.4 |
1.5 |
45.5 |
1.5 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
10,871 |
46.0 |
1.9 |
35.1 |
1.6 |
42.4 |
1.8 |
| Near poor/low |
13,746 |
46.9 |
1.6 |
36.1 |
1.6 |
44.1 |
1.7 |
| Middle |
22,506 |
49.1 |
1.4 |
37.0 |
1.3 |
44.3 |
1.4 |
| High |
18,138 |
59.4 |
1.7 |
47.4 |
1.7 |
55.1 |
1.7 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
43,493 |
53.2 |
1.1 |
41.3 |
1.0 |
48.9 |
1.1 |
| Public only |
16,816 |
48.4 |
1.5 |
37.6 |
1.4 |
45.5 |
1.5 |
| Uninsured |
4,952 |
39.6 |
2.7 |
28.1 |
2.4 |
34.6 |
2.7 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
55,430 |
52.6 |
1.0 |
40.9 |
0.9 |
48.5 |
0.9 |
| Large central metro |
19,867 |
53.2 |
1.4 |
41.6 |
1.2 |
50.3 |
1.4 |
| Large fringe metro |
16,461 |
56.5 |
1.6 |
43.4 |
1.7 |
51.0 |
1.7 |
| Medium metro |
13,459 |
49.1 |
2.3 |
38.8 |
2.0 |
45.2 |
2.1 |
| Small metro |
5,644 |
47.5 |
3.5 |
35.8 |
2.8 |
42.8 |
3.2 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
9,830 |
41.9 |
2.2 |
30.9 |
1.9 |
38.1 |
2.1 |
| Micropolitan |
6,556 |
41.6 |
3.0 |
30.6 |
2.5 |
38.5 |
2.8 |
| Noncore |
3,274 |
42.6 |
3.6 |
31.5 |
2.7 |
37.4 |
3.1 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
58,663 |
51.9 |
0.9 |
39.9 |
0.8 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
| Other |
6,539 |
42.8 |
2.4 |
34.2 |
2.3 |
40.8 |
2.4 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
63,830 |
50.8 |
0.9 |
39.1 |
0.8 |
46.7 |
0.9 |
| Fair/poor |
1,431 |
59.9 |
4.0 |
52.7 |
4.1 |
57.1 |
4.1 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
13,563 |
57.0 |
1.5 |
47.6 |
1.5 |
53.5 |
1.5 |
| No |
51,143 |
49.5 |
1.0 |
37.3 |
0.9 |
45.3 |
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 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 they had ever been given advice.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.
* - 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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