Table 9_1_7-2b

2010 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_7.2b
Percentage of adults who were obese, by ethnicity, United States, 2007
		Total		Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		27.5	0.4	27.1	0.5	26.5	0.5	37.5	1.1	30.2	1.0
Age	18-44	25.3	0.6	24.6	0.7	23.6	0.8	35.1	1.5	28.4	1.2
	45-64	31.9	0.6	31.5	0.7	30.9	0.8	43.6	1.8	35.3	1.5
	65 and over	25.1	0.9	24.8	1.0	24.8	1.1	31.5	2.2	29.2	3.2
Gender	Male	27.2	0.6	27.0	0.6	27.5	0.7	31.1	1.6	28.3	1.3
Gender	Female	27.8	0.5	27.2	0.6	25.6	0.6	42.7	1.4	32.2	1.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	31.0	1.0	30.3	1.1	28.7	1.6	36.3	1.7	33.7	2.0
	Near poor/low	28.5	0.8	29.1	1.0	27.9	1.2	36.9	1.9	26.4	1.5
	Middle	30.3	0.8	29.8	0.9	28.9	1.0	40.7	2.0	33.4	1.8
	High	24.2	0.6	24.0	0.6	24.2	0.7	34.7	2.3	26.8	2.2
Education^b	Less than high school	28.6	0.8	27.5	1.0	26.6	1.3	34.0	1.9	31.2	1.3
	High school graduate	32.6	0.7	32.3	0.8	31.7	0.9	39.2	1.7	35.0	2.0
	At least some college	24.1	0.5	24.0	0.5	23.6	0.6	38.2	1.7	24.7	1.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	27.4	0.5	27.0	0.6	26.1	0.6	39.8	1.5	30.1	1.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	30.3	0.9	30.2	1.1	30.5	1.3	33.8	2.0	31.0	1.8
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	27.7	0.5	27.2	0.6	26.8	0.7	39.9	1.7	32.3	1.4
	Public only	36.8	1.2	37.5	1.4	38.6	1.9	36.9	2.2	34.1	2.3
	Uninsured	24.6	1.0	23.9	1.2	21.8	1.4	34.3	2.5	26.2	1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	23.4	1.5	23.2	1.6	22.7	1.7	29.2	3.7	25.9	5.2
	Medicare and private	24.6	1.3	24.3	1.3	24.7	1.4	30.2	4.0	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	31.9	2.5	32.2	3.0	33.1	4.3	38.0	4.5	30.7	4.2
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	26.5	0.5	25.9	0.5	25.4	0.6	36.3	1.2	29.7	1.0
	Large central metro	25.4	0.7	24.6	0.9	23.3	1.1	36.5	1.7	27.8	1.3
	Large fringe metro	26.4	0.9	26.3	0.9	26.3	1.1	34.7	2.0	27.4	2.4
	Medium metro	27.7	1.0	26.5	1.0	26.1	1.2	37.1	2.8	37.7	2.1
	Small metro	27.8	1.4	27.5	1.5	26.1	1.6	39.3	4.4	30.8	3.1
	Nonmetropolitan	32.6	1.0	32.4	1.1	31.1	1.1	47.0	3.1	36.7	2.9
	Micropolitan	30.7	1.4	30.4	1.4	28.5	1.4	47.9	4.0	36.1	4.6
	Noncore	36.5	1.5	36.4	1.6	36.0	1.6	45.3	4.9	37.6	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	English	28.1	0.5	27.8	0.5	26.6	0.5	38.0	1.1	33.1	1.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	23.0	1.0	12.4	1.5	21.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	28.0	1.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	25.6	0.4	25.1	0.5	24.5	0.5	36.2	1.2	28.5	1.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	41.0	1.2	41.2	1.3	41.2	1.5	44.7	2.5	40.1	2.3
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	39.8	1.1	39.7	1.2	39.2	1.4	44.5	2.7	41.8	3.3
	Complex activities	41.2	1.6	40.9	1.6	40.9	1.9	41.8	2.9	44.1	4.1
	Neither basic nor complex activities	25.5	0.4	24.9	0.5	24.2	0.5	36.7	1.3	29.2	1.0
U.S. born	Yes	28.6	0.5	28.2	0.5	26.7	0.5	39.1	1.2	34.2	1.6
U.S. born	No	21.8	0.9	16.5	1.1	23.2	2.2	21.1	2.6	27.4	1.2

^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 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: Table 9_1_7-2b: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/9_lifestyle_modification/T9_1_7-2b.html