T9_1_6_1_2b

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_6.1_2b
Adults with obesity who did not spend half an hour or more in moderate or vigorous physical activity at least three times a week, by ethnicity,^a United States, 2008
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		53.1	1.0	52.0	1.1	51.6	1.3	53.0	1.7	58.4	2.2
Age	18-44	48.8	1.3	46.9	1.5	46.6	1.9	47.5	2.4	56.6	2.4
	45-64	54.7	1.3	54.4	1.4	53.9	1.6	55.0	2.3	57.1	3.0
	65 and over	63.9	1.9	63.7	2.0	63.1	2.2	66.7	4.0	66.2	5.4
Gender	Male	47.7	1.3	46.7	1.4	47.4	1.7	43.1	2.7	51.8	2.8
Gender	Female	58.2	1.2	56.9	1.3	55.8	1.6	59.0	1.9	64.4	2.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	57.8	2.1	56.0	2.2	53.6	3.1	60.2	3.0	62.2	4.4
	Near poor/low	59.1	1.8	59.2	2.2	59.3	2.9	57.0	3.2	58.5	2.7
	Middle	52.2	1.6	51.0	1.8	51.0	2.3	50.4	2.9	59.2	3.7
	High	48.4	1.5	47.7	1.7	47.8	1.9	45.3	4.1	53.1	4.0
Education^c	Less than high school	59.5	2.0	58.0	2.4	57.5	3.3	60.2	3.6	61.8	2.9
	High school graduate	53.9	1.4	53.0	1.6	52.8	2.0	53.5	2.5	56.4	3.5
	At least some college	49.6	1.3	48.9	1.4	48.8	1.6	46.1	2.7	53.9	3.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	48.5	1.1	47.4	1.3	47.2	1.6	47.4	2.2	54.0	2.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	59.5	1.9	57.2	2.1	57.0	2.8	58.1	3.3	65.8	3.4
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	49.5	1.3	49.5	1.4	49.6	1.7	47.7	2.4	50.3	2.6
	Public only	58.8	2.1	57.2	2.5	54.5	3.5	60.7	3.4	63.8	3.5
	Uninsured	50.5	2.3	44.5	2.5	43.2	3.4	47.9	3.3	61.5	3.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	65.5	3.4	65.3	3.8	64.1	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	59.8	2.7	60.2	2.7	60.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	77.4	5.0	77.0	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	53.5	1.1	52.2	1.2	51.9	1.5	52.7	1.8	58.7	2.3
	Large central metro	53.0	1.7	50.8	2.0	49.7	3.1	52.1	2.8	57.8	2.8
	Large fringe metro	52.1	1.7	51.7	1.8	51.6	2.1	49.2	3.5	56.8	4.5
	Medium metro	56.8	2.3	55.1	2.5	55.1	3.1	55.9	3.6	64.2	5.4
	Small metro	51.5	3.4	51.2	3.5	50.7	3.3	57.7	5.0	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	51.6	2.4	51.3	2.5	50.8	2.7	54.1	4.6	55.7	5.5
	Micropolitan	52.1	3.1	52.0	3.2	50.6	3.6	55.3	6.1	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	51.1	3.7	50.6	4.0	51.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	52.4	1.0	52.1	1.1	51.8	1.3	52.7	1.7	55.1	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	58.9	2.6	48.4	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.1	2.7
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	49.3	1.1	48.1	1.2	47.7	1.4	49.4	1.9	55.3	2.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	67.3	1.8	67.1	2.1	67.0	2.6	65.0	3.6	67.7	3.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	63.7	2.5	63.5	2.6	62.2	3.0	71.4	4.2	66.9	7.3
	Complex activities	69.6	3.2	68.6	3.4	69.3	3.8	71.3	5.6	79.6	4.8
	Neither basic nor complex activities	49.5	1.2	48.1	1.3	47.6	1.5	48.8	2.1	56.3	2.5
U.S. born	Yes	52.5	1.0	52.1	1.1	51.8	1.3	52.6	1.7	57.3	2.7
U.S. born	No	57.1	2.3	51.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	61.1	6.4	59.8	2.7

^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.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: 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_6_1_2b: 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_6_1_2b.html