T9_1_4_2a

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_4.2a
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods, by race,^a United States, 2008
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		49.2	1.0	49.1	1.1	48.3	1.7	53.5	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.0	5.7
Age	18-44	39.2	1.2	39.3	1.4	37.3	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	60.0	1.3	59.9	1.5	56.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	61.4	2.3	60.5	2.6	68.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	49.6	1.4	49.5	1.6	46.0	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	48.9	1.1	48.8	1.4	49.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	48.4	2.0	47.7	2.5	47.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	46.1	2.0	46.1	2.3	46.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	49.1	1.7	49.1	1.9	48.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	52.1	1.7	51.7	1.9	53.9	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	49.1	1.7	48.6	2.0	48.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	46.0	1.5	46.0	1.6	42.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	51.7	1.4	51.7	1.5	52.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	46.7	1.1	46.6	1.2	44.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	46.0	1.8	46.3	2.2	42.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	49.0	1.0	49.2	1.2	46.6	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	48.7	2.1	48.5	2.8	48.8	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	36.9	1.9	36.5	2.3	32.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	65.4	3.6	65.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	58.0	3.6	57.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	63.8	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	51.3	1.0	51.5	1.1	49.7	1.8	56.3	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	50.8	1.5	51.9	2.0	46.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	54.0	1.8	54.5	2.1	50.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	50.1	2.0	48.9	2.0	52.4	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	48.8	2.8	48.4	2.9	52.7	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	40.5	2.2	40.0	2.4	38.8	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	40.7	2.9	39.6	3.0	39.7	6.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	40.4	3.6	40.9	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	48.9	1.0	48.7	1.2	48.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	52.3	2.1	52.8	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	47.1	1.0	46.9	1.2	47.5	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	59.1	1.9	59.1	2.2	51.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	53.6	2.5	52.0	3.0	60.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	58.8	3.1	58.6	3.5	61.8	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	47.5	1.0	47.6	1.2	46.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	49.2	1.0	49.2	1.2	48.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	49.8	1.9	49.4	2.1	50.1	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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: 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_2a: 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_2a.html