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Table 4_1_7-2a

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_7.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, by race, United States, 2005
Population groupTotalSingle raceMultiple races
WhiteBlackAsianNHOPIAI/AN
PercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSE
Total49.70.850.71.046.51.6******51.25.6
Age18–4436.71.237.31.534.92.1********
45–6458.61.458.81.658.92.3********
65 and over65.41.865.82.065.53.4********
GenderMale47.01.248.41.441.02.9********
Female52.11.152.81.349.91.8********
Family incomeaNegative/poor45.32.046.02.444.63.3********
Near poor/low42.91.843.22.340.43.5********
Middle49.01.549.11.749.52.9********
High55.21.556.51.649.73.6********
EducationbLess than high school46.01.546.01.843.13.2********
High school graduate46.81.348.01.641.82.6********
At least some college54.11.355.21.553.12.5********
Employment status, ages 18–64Employed45.41.046.41.142.32.0********
Not employed52.01.752.62.049.82.8********
Health insurance, ages 18–64Any private50.31.151.71.245.42.3********
Public only49.31.949.62.550.34.0********
Uninsured29.81.927.72.233.73.1********
Health insurance, age 65 and overMedicare only59.23.960.34.2**********
Medicare and private68.72.468.82.5**********
Medicare and other public65.04.563.65.7**********
Residence locationcMetropolitan49.80.950.61.148.21.7********
  Large central metro46.61.646.92.247.92.1********
  Large fringe metro53.42.055.52.146.84.6********
  Medium metro50.42.250.52.649.44.2********
  Small metro49.32.348.62.752.48.1********
Nonmetropolitan49.02.150.72.333.75.3********
  Micropolitan50.52.751.83.139.26.7********
  Noncore46.13.648.74.0**********
Language spoken most often at homeEnglish51.20.952.41.047.11.6******51.15.7
Other33.72.134.72.1**********
Perceived health statusExcellent/very good/good46.61.047.71.243.31.9********
Fair/poor62.71.663.41.958.82.8********
Activity limitationscBasic activities64.61.665.61.860.93.6********
Complex activities64.51.965.02.263.13.9********
Neither basic nor complex activities45.40.946.41.143.01.8********

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_7-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_7-2a.html

 

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