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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 9_1_4.1
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, United States, 2002 and 2006
    2006 2002
Population group Total population (in thousands)d Percent obese Percent with advicee SE Total population (in thousands)d Percent obese Percent with advicee SE
Total   223,040 27.1 50.3 0.9 213,242 24.3 48.9 0.8
Age 18–44 110,576 24.6 36.3 1.2 110,621 22.2 35.9 1.0
45–64 75,820 31.8 60.2 1.3 67,868 28.9 59.9 1.1
65 and over 36,644 24.9 66.0 2.0 34,753 21.8 63.2 1.9
Gender Male 107,956 27.4 48.5 1.3 102,503 23.9 48.4 1.0
Female 115,084 26.8 52.0 1.1 110,739 24.6 49.4 1.0
Race White, single race 181,631 26.7 51.5 1.0 175,673 23.5 49.6 0.9
Black, single race 25,855 36.3 44.5 1.7 24,065 35.7 45.9 1.7
Asian, single race 10,056 7.8 DSU DSU 8,828 5.4 DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 1,869 36.2 DSU DSU 1,749 31.3 DSU DSU
Multiple races 2,839 28.5 56.9 5.9 2,337 29.0 DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 193,287 26.5 51.7 1.0 187,266 23.9 51.0 0.8
Non-Hispanic, White 153,155 25.8 53.6 1.2 150,650 23.0 52.3 0.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 25,395 36.4 44.9 1.7 23,717 35.8 45.8 1.7
Hispanic 29,754 31.3 42.2 1.6 25,975 27.0 35.6 1.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 23,697 30.6 43.3 1.9 22,506 28.4 41.8 1.9
Near poor/low 37,652 30.1 46.6 1.5 36,471 26.2 44.3 1.7
Middle 68,850 28.3 47.4 1.6 65,448 25.2 47.7 1.4
High 92,841 24.1 56.8 1.5 88,816 21.8 54.5 1.4
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 42,405 28.8 45.7 1.6 45,699 26.1 44.1 1.3
High school graduate 68,199 31.6 49.2 1.4 69,044 27.3 47.9 1.2
At least some college 111,011 23.7 53.4 1.3 97,284 21.3 52.7 1.3
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 148,234 26.7 45.6 1.1 141,728 24.1 45.4 1.0
Not employed 38,084 30.8 54.0 1.8 36,729 27.3 50.4 1.6
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 137,173 26.8 50.3 1.1 135,781 23.8 49.4 1.0
Public only 16,832 37.4 51.3 2.3 14,881 33.7 46.8 2.1
Uninsured 32,392 25.6 32.0 1.8 27,827 24.5 32.5 1.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 10,977 25.4 59.9 3.6 9,940 21.0 61.9 3.3
Medicare and private 20,984 24.0 69.4 2.5 20,705 21.1 65.9 2.6
Medicare and other public 4,010 29.9 65.3 4.4 3,692 27.9 52.8 4.4
Residence locationc Metropolitan 185,920 26.3 50.8 1.0 177,667 23.6 49.1 0.9
  Large central metro 66,319 24.7 51.4 1.6 64,883 23.3 50.6 1.6
  Large fringe metro 54,137 26.6 49.8 2.1 51,015 23.0 50.2 1.6
  Medium metro 46,196 28.4 51.6 1.9 43,170 24.3 45.5 1.7
  Small metro 19,268 25.9 49.5 2.9 18,599 24.0 49.3 3.2
Nonmetropolitan 37,120 31.3 48.2 2.1 35,575 27.8 48.5 1.4
  Micropolitan 24,757 30.1 51.0 2.6 23,831 27.2 48.1 2.0
  Noncore 12,364 33.6 43.1 3.6 11,743 28.9 49.3 2.3
Language spoken most often at home English 198,082 27.7 51.4 1.0 189,328 24.8 50.2 0.8
Other 24,725 22.4 39.4 2.0 23,560 20.0 36.3 2.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 194,810 24.9 46.6 1.0 184,952 22.4 45.7 0.8
Fair/poor 28,231 42.7 65.3 1.8 28,289 36.8 62.3 1.7
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 29,321 39.5 68.9 1.6 27,597 35.8 63.7 1.6
Complex activities 17,185 41.7 68.4 2.0 16,397 38.6 64.2 1.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 188,138 24.9 45.4 1.0 180,777 22.3 45.2 0.9

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 Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

e Denominator is adults with obesity, excluding missing values.

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; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.