
Disparities Details by Health Insurance Status for 2013-16
NWS-15.1 : Mean daily intake of total vegetables (age adjusted, cup equivalents per 1,000 calories, 2+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Health Insurance Status for NWS-15.1
NWS-15.1 Increase the contribution of total vegetables to the diets of the population aged 2 years and older
Mean daily intake of total vegetables (age adjusted, cup equivalents per 1,000 calories, 2+ years)

Health Insurance Status | 2013-16 | Disparity |
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Private | 0.75 CI 0.7/0.8 SE 0.017 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
Public | 0.70 CI 0.7/0.7 SE 0.018 |
x 1.073 CI 1.000/ 1.136 |
Uninsured | 0.69 CI 0.7/0.7 SE 0.013 |
x 1.087 CI 1.000/ 1.141 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
0.70 ... SE 0.022 |
x 1.080 CI 1.000/ 1.153 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
- The best group rate for this objective, 0.75 cup equivalent per 1,000 calories (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged under 65 years with private insurance.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 0.69 cup equivalent per 1,000 calories (age adjusted), was attained by uninsured persons aged under 65 years.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 0.06 cup equivalent per 1,000 calories.
- The best group rate was <1.100 times the worst group rate.
- The best group rate was <1.100 times the average rate for all other health insurance status groups (excluding the best), 0.7 cup equivalent per 1,000 calories (age adjusted).
Persons aged under 65 years with private insurance achieved the best group rate for this objective, 0.75 cup equivalent per 1,000 calories (age adjusted).
The best group rate was:
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged under 65 years with public insurance.
- <1.1 times the rate among uninsured persons aged under 65 years.