T9_1_8_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_8.2a
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have by race, 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		33.5	1.1	33.2	1.2	35.0	2.0	30.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	32.0	8.2	38.4	4.8
Age	2-5	30.3	1.8	30.4	2.2	28.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	34.6	1.2	34.1	1.3	37.0	2.2	34.5	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.3	4.5
Gender	Male	34.0	1.2	34.0	1.3	35.6	2.3	26.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.8	5.4
Gender	Female	33.0	1.4	32.4	1.5	34.4	2.6	33.5	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.7	5.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	32.0	1.9	28.8	2.4	34.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.5	7.8
	Near poor/low	31.4	1.7	30.3	2.0	36.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	31.9	1.8	32.2	2.0	31.2	3.8	31.1	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	38.6	2.0	39.1	2.2	40.3	5.6	29.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	35.2	1.5	35.4	1.6	36.6	3.2	30.3	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.2	5.8
	Public only	33.0	1.5	31.2	1.9	34.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.4	6.7
	Uninsured	22.8	2.6	22.7	3.1	23.8	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	34.8	1.2	34.4	1.3	36.6	2.1	29.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	42.4	5.0
	Large central metro	38.4	1.7	38.1	2.0	41.3	3.1	27.7	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.6	7.9
	Large fringe metro	34.2	2.2	34.3	2.5	33.8	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	33.7	2.6	33.8	2.8	30.9	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	28.5	3.4	27.3	3.8	35.1	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	26.7	2.4	27.7	2.7	21.5	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	26.4	3.1	26.5	3.4	24.1	7.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	27.2	4.0	29.6	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	33.5	1.2	33.0	1.4	35.1	2.1	30.8	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.5	4.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.9	1.7	34.2	2.0	DSU	DSU	29.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	33.3	1.1	32.9	1.3	35.1	2.0	30.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.7	4.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	47.1	5.2	48.9	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	42.8	2.0	42.9	2.2	41.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	No	31.2	1.1	30.8	1.2	33.3	2.3	28.6	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.5	5.6
U.S. born	Yes	33.7	1.1	33.4	1.3	35.0	2.1	29.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.7	4.8
U.S. born	No	30.3	3.3	28.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^c. CSHCN: children with special health care needs. See� MEPS documentation for the 2008� Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121 for details.

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_8_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_8_2a.html