2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Tables Appendix: Table 6_4

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Table 6_4_5.3c
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, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		36.9	1.0	35.3	1.6	35.0	1.9	33.5	1.6	43.4	1.8
Age	2–5	31.8	1.3	32.1	2.7	29.3	2.5	28.9	2.7	36.6	3.1
Age	6–17	38.7	1.1	36.7	1.8	36.9	2.1	34.9	1.8	45.5	1.9
Gender	Male	37.1	1.2	35.6	1.8	34.6	2.1	34.3	1.9	42.8	2.2
Gender	Female	36.8	1.1	34.9	2.1	35.5	2.3	32.7	2.0	44.0	2.4
Race	White, single race	37.1	1.1	33.9	2.0	33.2	1.9	34.6	1.9	43.8	2.0
	Black, single race	38.4	1.9	39.0	2.4	42.0	3.9	30.2	3.4	45.6	4.6
	Asian, single race	29.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	37.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	36.1	1.1	33.8	1.9	32.7	2.4	32.2	1.7	43.0	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	36.0	1.3	29.3	2.9	27.7	2.6	33.5	2.2	43.5	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	38.3	2.0	38.9	2.6	41.9	4.0	30.4	3.5	45.3	4.6
	Hispanic, all races	40.3	1.9	38.5	2.4	40.4	3.2	39.3	3.4	47.6	5.8
Health insurance	Any private	38.0	1.3	33.8	4.4	35.9	2.8	33.0	1.8	43.9	1.8
	Public only	36.1	1.4	36.6	1.9	34.5	2.2	38.6	3.2	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	29.7	3.3	25.8	5.1	33.8	5.4	28.0	6.0	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	39.1	1.1	37.1	1.9	37.2	2.0	35.8	1.8	44.8	1.9
	Large central metro	42.0	1.6	41.1	2.7	44.1	2.9	38.2	2.9	45.3	3.3
	Large fringe metro	38.0	2.2	36.1	4.9	29.9	3.9	34.5	3.7	44.0	2.9
	Medium metro	37.1	2.3	36.7	4.4	31.7	3.7	36.5	4.2	42.3	4.0
	Small metro	36.7	2.8	22.3	4.9	39.5	6.0	29.3	4.2	52.4	4.7
	Nonmetropolitan	25.7	1.9	28.7	3.8	26.3	4.1	22.6	2.8	27.6	4.8
	Micropolitan	25.4	2.3	26.5	4.5	22.6	5.3	25.6	3.5	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	26.3	3.7	32.8	6.4	31.7	7.5	17.7	4.2	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	37.3	1.0	34.3	1.8	34.7	2.2	33.7	1.7	44.1	1.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	34.7	2.2	38.3	3.1	36.2	3.4	31.9	3.9	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	36.7	1.0	34.8	1.7	34.8	1.9	33.1	1.6	43.3	1.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	48.9	4.0	46.6	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	43.0	1.5	40.3	3.0	38.4	3.1	41.4	2.9	48.9	2.8
CSHCN	No	35.4	1.1	33.9	1.8	34.1	2.0	31.5	1.8	42.0	2.1

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

DSU - 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.