Table 4_1_6-2a

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 4_1_6.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider to exercise more, by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		58.3	0.9	58.7	1.1	56.0	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	60.8	5.7
Age	18–44	47.4	1.4	48.0	1.6	44.8	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	67.8	1.3	67.5	1.4	69.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	66.0	2.0	65.1	2.2	69.9	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	53.5	1.2	54.3	1.4	47.4	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	62.6	1.0	63.0	1.3	61.1	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	49.5	2.0	49.4	2.4	48.2	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	51.9	1.6	51.9	2.0	51.4	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	58.7	1.5	58.8	1.7	58.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	64.2	1.4	64.2	1.6	63.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	50.5	1.6	50.7	2.0	47.0	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	57.0	1.5	58.1	1.7	52.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	63.2	1.3	63.2	1.5	64.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	56.0	1.1	56.4	1.3	54.0	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	60.0	1.7	61.7	2.0	54.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	60.7	1.2	61.4	1.3	58.3	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	59.4	1.9	60.6	2.4	57.9	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	38.2	2.0	37.2	2.3	36.8	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	62.5	3.9	62.3	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	68.6	2.3	67.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	62.4	4.5	61.1	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	59.1	1.1	59.4	1.2	57.8	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	55.2	1.4	54.2	1.8	57.3	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	61.4	1.9	63.3	2.0	53.2	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	60.5	2.4	60.1	2.7	64.3	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	62.1	2.7	61.6	3.1	62.3	7.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	55.0	1.9	56.2	2.1	42.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	55.2	2.5	55.6	2.8	46.1	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	54.4	3.4	57.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	60.2	1.0	61.0	1.1	56.5	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	61.4	6.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	38.4	2.4	38.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	55.7	1.0	56.3	1.2	53.2	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	69.3	1.7	69.1	2.0	66.6	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	70.6	1.5	70.2	1.7	69.9	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	69.3	1.8	69.3	2.0	67.2	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	54.8	1.0	55.6	1.2	52.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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 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.

* - 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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 4_1_6-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_6-2a.html