T9_1_9_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_9.2a
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about healthy eating, 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		49.6	1.2	49.0	1.3	53.0	2.1	48.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	44.0	10.8	52.4	4.9
Age	2-5	57.6	1.8	57.3	2.1	59.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	47.0	1.3	46.3	1.5	51.1	2.4	45.6	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.3	4.9
Gender	Male	50.1	1.3	49.7	1.5	53.2	2.4	48.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.1	5.5
Gender	Female	49.2	1.4	48.3	1.6	52.8	2.4	49.3	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.5	5.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	52.2	2.2	50.2	3.2	55.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.3	7.7
	Near poor/low	45.4	1.9	43.6	2.2	52.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	46.1	1.8	46.6	2.1	46.1	4.1	39.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	56.0	2.1	55.8	2.3	59.5	5.6	61.4	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	50.6	1.6	50.5	1.7	53.5	3.2	52.4	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.3	6.0
	Public only	52.2	1.6	51.2	2.1	54.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.2	6.8
	Uninsured	31.6	3.2	30.0	3.8	36.1	7.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	51.6	1.2	50.9	1.5	55.4	1.9	48.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.4	4.8
	Large central metro	53.1	1.7	51.8	2.0	58.8	3.4	47.4	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	63.7	7.9
	Large fringe metro	56.3	2.2	56.8	2.7	55.9	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	47.0	3.1	46.7	3.5	48.2	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	44.2	3.5	43.1	4.1	54.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	39.4	2.8	40.3	2.9	32.8	7.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	40.1	4.0	40.2	4.0	35.8	9.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	38.2	4.2	40.3	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	49.4	1.3	48.5	1.4	53.4	2.2	53.1	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.4	5.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	50.9	2.3	51.9	2.7	DSU	DSU	44.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	49.5	1.2	48.9	1.3	53.1	2.1	48.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.2	5.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	54.3	5.4	53.5	6.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	58.2	2.2	58.0	2.4	58.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	No	47.4	1.2	46.7	1.4	51.4	2.2	46.7	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	50.6	5.7
U.S. born	Yes	50.0	1.2	49.3	1.4	53.2	2.2	53.6	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.2	4.9
U.S. born	No	40.5	3.5	41.4	4.4	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_9_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_9_2a.html