Table 6_3_3.3c
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about healthy eating, 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 |
54.5 |
1.0 |
51.4 |
1.7 |
50.0 |
1.8 |
54.6 |
1.7 |
59.9 |
2.0 |
| Age |
2–5 |
62.0 |
1.6 |
52.7 |
2.6 |
54.9 |
3.1 |
67.2 |
2.8 |
69.3 |
3.3 |
| 6–17 |
52.1 |
1.1 |
50.9 |
2.0 |
48.3 |
1.8 |
50.9 |
1.9 |
57.0 |
2.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
53.4 |
1.3 |
51.1 |
2.3 |
47.6 |
2.3 |
53.3 |
2.1 |
59.5 |
2.4 |
| Female |
55.6 |
1.2 |
51.7 |
2.1 |
52.5 |
2.2 |
55.9 |
2.0 |
60.3 |
2.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
55.4 |
1.2 |
50.7 |
2.2 |
50.1 |
2.2 |
55.4 |
1.9 |
60.9 |
2.1 |
| Black, single race |
54.3 |
2.0 |
52.7 |
3.2 |
54.5 |
3.3 |
52.4 |
3.9 |
60.4 |
5.4 |
| Asian, single race |
50.6 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.8 |
7.0 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
43.5 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
54.8 |
1.2 |
51.0 |
2.2 |
48.8 |
2.2 |
55.2 |
1.9 |
59.7 |
2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
56.0 |
1.4 |
49.1 |
3.2 |
48.8 |
3.1 |
56.1 |
2.3 |
60.6 |
2.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
54.1 |
2.0 |
52.9 |
3.2 |
54.0 |
3.4 |
52.2 |
3.9 |
59.9 |
5.6 |
| Hispanic, all races |
53.3 |
1.8 |
52.4 |
2.7 |
52.7 |
2.6 |
51.4 |
3.7 |
61.7 |
5.6 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
56.9 |
1.3 |
54.9 |
4.7 |
49.5 |
3.0 |
56.0 |
1.9 |
60.6 |
2.0 |
| Public only |
51.8 |
1.4 |
52.4 |
1.8 |
50.4 |
2.3 |
53.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
42.2 |
3.4 |
31.6 |
5.5 |
50.0 |
4.7 |
35.5 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
56.7 |
1.1 |
52.5 |
1.8 |
52.5 |
1.9 |
57.1 |
1.9 |
61.4 |
2.0 |
| Large central metro |
57.2 |
1.8 |
52.6 |
2.7 |
55.8 |
2.5 |
56.3 |
3.4 |
63.7 |
3.7 |
| Large fringe metro |
60.1 |
2.0 |
56.2 |
4.7 |
50.4 |
4.6 |
62.1 |
3.3 |
63.1 |
3.0 |
| Medium metro |
53.8 |
2.3 |
51.7 |
3.8 |
50.0 |
4.2 |
54.8 |
3.4 |
57.0 |
4.6 |
| Small metro |
50.9 |
3.2 |
46.6 |
6.5 |
48.8 |
6.6 |
49.5 |
6.3 |
56.9 |
5.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
42.9 |
2.2 |
47.3 |
5.1 |
38.9 |
4.1 |
42.6 |
3.2 |
43.9 |
6.2 |
| Micropolitan |
41.7 |
3.0 |
48.2 |
6.6 |
38.2 |
4.8 |
37.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
| Noncore |
45.2 |
4.0 |
45.9 |
7.4 |
39.8 |
6.6 |
53.4 |
6.8 |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
55.2 |
1.1 |
51.5 |
2.1 |
49.6 |
2.1 |
55.6 |
1.8 |
59.8 |
2.1 |
| Other |
50.7 |
2.1 |
50.7 |
2.9 |
51.2 |
2.7 |
46.6 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
54.5 |
1.1 |
50.9 |
1.8 |
49.8 |
1.8 |
54.6 |
1.7 |
60.2 |
2.0 |
| Fair/poor |
54.5 |
4.0 |
63.1 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
62.2 |
1.7 |
64.0 |
2.8 |
56.0 |
3.6 |
60.9 |
2.6 |
66.4 |
3.1 |
| No |
52.4 |
1.1 |
47.7 |
1.9 |
48.5 |
1.9 |
52.9 |
1.9 |
57.8 |
2.2 |
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.
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 