T9_1_4_1

2011 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 9_1_4.1
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods,^a United States, 2002-2008
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		49.2	1.0	50.0	0.8	48.5	0.9	48.1	0.8	47.4	0.9	48.3	0.9	47.7	0.7
Age	18-44	39.2	1.2	39.1	1.2	36.3	1.2	36.7	1.2	35.4	1.3	37.3	1.3	35.9	1.0
	45-64	60.0	1.3	60.1	1.3	60.2	1.3	58.6	1.4	59.4	1.3	60.3	1.3	59.9	1.1
	65 and over	61.4	2.3	66.4	2.1	66.0	2.0	65.4	1.8	63.8	2.0	61.6	2.1	63.1	1.9
Gender	Male	49.6	1.4	48.8	1.2	47.5	1.3	46.4	1.2	46.1	1.2	46.9	1.3	47.9	0.9
Gender	Female	48.9	1.1	51.3	1.1	49.7	1.0	50.1	1.1	48.8	1.1	49.6	1.1	47.8	1.0
Race	White, single race	49.1	1.1	49.5	0.9	49.0	1.0	48.6	1.0	48.3	1.0	48.5	1.0	47.6	0.8
	Black, single race	48.3	1.7	51.7	1.7	45.4	1.6	47.3	1.5	44.8	2.2	47.3	1.9	46.8	1.7
	Asian, single race	53.5	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	60.0	5.7	DSU	DSU	58.6	5.7	52.3	5.6	52.3	4.8	59.8	5.8	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	48.8	1.1	50.5	0.9	49.2	1.0	49.6	0.9	48.6	1.0	49.2	1.0	49.1	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	48.7	1.2	50.2	1.0	50.1	1.2	50.9	1.1	49.9	1.1	49.7	1.1	49.3	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	48.0	1.7	51.3	1.7	45.8	1.6	47.1	1.5	44.7	2.2	47.4	1.8	46.7	1.7
	Hispanic, all races	53.0	1.8	48.1	1.8	45.7	1.7	40.9	1.8	41.0	2.0	44.3	1.8	38.6	1.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	48.4	2.0	46.8	1.8	45.0	1.8	46.2	1.9	40.4	1.9	46.6	1.9	43.1	1.8
	Near poor/low	46.1	2.0	44.8	1.9	45.3	1.4	41.3	1.8	43.5	1.7	43.3	1.7	43.6	1.6
	Middle	49.1	1.7	48.4	1.4	46.7	1.6	48.6	1.5	48.4	1.4	46.8	1.4	47.9	1.4
	High	52.1	1.7	55.7	1.5	53.6	1.6	52.7	1.5	51.3	1.8	53.8	1.5	52.1	1.3
Education^c	Less than high school	49.1	1.7	44.5	1.6	43.3	1.5	43.4	1.4	45.0	1.4	45.3	1.6	42.1	1.4
	High school graduate	46.0	1.5	47.2	1.2	47.4	1.4	45.2	1.3	45.5	1.3	45.2	1.4	46.4	1.2
	At least some college	51.7	1.4	54.9	1.3	52.0	1.3	53.2	1.3	50.8	1.5	52.7	1.4	52.0	1.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	46.7	1.1	46.2	1.0	43.9	1.1	43.8	1.0	43.7	1.0	44.6	1.1	44.3	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	46.0	1.8	47.5	1.9	48.0	1.8	47.0	1.8	44.7	1.8	48.4	1.7	44.4	1.7
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	49.0	1.0	49.3	1.1	47.1	1.2	47.6	1.1	47.4	1.2	48.0	1.1	47.1	1.0
	Public only	48.7	2.1	50.8	2.2	49.7	2.1	47.5	1.8	47.5	2.1	47.3	1.8	44.9	2.0
	Uninsured	36.9	1.9	32.3	1.8	32.3	1.8	29.7	1.8	27.6	1.8	34.4	1.9	33.6	1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	65.4	3.6	60.3	3.8	59.9	3.6	59.2	3.9	61.4	3.9	54.6	4.3	61.9	3.3
	Medicare and private	58.0	3.6	70.1	2.6	69.4	2.5	68.7	2.4	66.6	2.8	64.2	2.8	65.9	2.6
	Medicare and other public	63.8	5.2	65.0	4.3	65.3	4.4	65.0	4.5	57.8	5.0	62.4	4.7	52.8	4.3
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	51.3	1.0	51.2	0.9	49.3	1.0	48.5	0.9	47.7	1.0	49.0	0.9	48.0	0.8
	Large central metro	50.8	1.5	53.1	1.5	51.1	1.5	46.9	1.4	45.8	1.7	49.7	1.6	50.2	1.6
	Large fringe metro	54.0	1.8	51.6	1.5	47.7	2.0	52.2	2.1	47.9	1.9	50.5	1.7	48.4	1.6
	Medium metro	50.1	2.0	48.4	1.9	48.6	1.8	46.9	2.2	50.8	1.9	46.4	2.0	44.7	1.5
	Small metro	48.8	2.8	50.0	2.4	48.8	3.1	46.5	2.0	46.3	2.3	49.1	2.4	47.7	2.7
	Nonmetropolitan	40.5	2.2	45.4	1.8	45.5	2.1	46.6	1.9	46.1	2.1	44.5	2.2	46.4	1.4
	Micropolitan	40.7	2.9	45.2	2.4	48.4	2.6	48.0	2.3	46.9	2.4	44.5	2.9	45.7	2.0
	Noncore	40.4	3.6	45.6	3.0	40.8	3.7	43.9	3.5	44.7	3.6	44.5	2.4	47.6	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	48.9	1.0	50.6	0.9	49.3	1.0	49.4	0.9	48.3	0.9	49.0	1.0	48.8	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	52.3	2.1	45.6	2.3	42.0	1.9	37.1	2.0	39.4	2.5	42.4	2.1	37.2	2.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	47.1	1.0	47.5	0.9	46.0	1.0	46.0	1.0	45.1	1.0	45.7	1.0	45.6	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	59.1	1.9	63.0	2.0	59.9	2.0	60.3	1.9	57.7	1.9	59.5	1.7	57.7	2.0
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	53.6	2.5	65.0	2.6	62.0	2.4	58.6	2.2	60.7	2.5	62.2	2.2	57.5	2.0
	Complex activities	58.8	3.1	64.1	2.8	63.7	2.6	61.0	2.3	60.2	2.5	60.1	2.6	59.4	2.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	47.5	1.0	47.4	0.9	45.6	1.0	45.6	0.9	45.3	1.0	46.0	1.0	45.9	0.9
U.S. born	Yes	49.2	1.0	50.0	0.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	49.2	0.9	48.8	0.8
U.S. born	No	49.8	1.9	50.2	2.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	41.4	2.0	38.6	2.0

^a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

^b. 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.

^c. 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.

^d. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DNC - Data not collected.

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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T9_1_4_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/9_lifestylemodification/T9_1_4_1.html