MAIN CATEGORIES:
 1. Population
2. Vital Statistics
3. Health and Nutrition
4. Education
5. Law Enforcement, Courts
and Prisons
6. Geography and Environment
7. Parks, Recreation, Travel
8. Elections
9. State and Local Government
Finances and Employment
10. Federal Government
Finances and Employment
11. National Defense and
Veterans Affairs
12. Social Insurance and Human
Services
13. Labor Force, Employment,
and Earnings
14. Income, Expenditures, and
Wealth
15. Prices
16. Banking, Finance, and
Insurance
17. Business Enterprise
18. Communications and
Information Technology
19. Energy
20. Science and Technology
21. Transportation - Land
22. Transportation - Air
and Water
23. Agriculture
24. Natural Resources
25. Construction and Housing
26. Manufactures
27. Domestic Trade and
Services
28. Foreign Commerce and Aid
29. Outlying Areas
30. Comparative International
Statistics
31. Industrial Outlook
32. 1997 Economic Census
|
|
231. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Were Overweight and Percent Who Were Obese: 1997
[Percent who are overweight includes those who are obese and representthose who have a body mass index (BMI) equal to or above 25. Percent who are obeserepresent those who have a
BMI equal to or above 30. BMI is a measure that adjustsbody weight for height. It is calculated as weight in kilograms divdied by heightin meters squared. These estimates are based on
definitions provided in the DietaryGuidelines for Americans, published by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the U.S. Dept.of Health and Human Services. Based on the National Health
Interview Survey; fordetails, see Appendix III]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Characteristic
|
Overweight
|
Obese
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Both sexes
|
|
|
|
|
All ages (age-adjusted) 1
|
54.3
|
19.1
|
|
|
All ages (unadjusted) 1
|
54.1
|
19.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-24 years old
|
37.4
|
13.0
|
|
|
25-44 years old
|
53.3
|
18.7
|
|
|
45-64 years old
|
62.7
|
23.8
|
|
|
65 years old and over
|
54.5
|
16.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic
|
61.0
|
20.5
|
|
|
White, Non-Hispanic
|
52.6
|
18.0
|
|
|
Black, Non-Hispanic
|
64.4
|
28.6
|
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic
|
29.8
|
6.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Men
|
|
|
|
|
All ages (age-adjusted) 1
|
62.3
|
18.8
|
|
|
All ages (unadjusted) 1
|
62.2
|
18.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-24 years old
|
41.5
|
13.9
|
|
|
25-44 years old
|
63.7
|
19.2
|
|
|
45-64 years old
|
70.7
|
23.0
|
|
|
65 years old and over
|
59.8
|
14.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic
|
64.7
|
19.5
|
|
|
White, Non-Hispanic
|
62.4
|
18.6
|
|
|
Black, Non-Hispanic
|
64.1
|
22.7
|
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic
|
35.2
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Women
|
|
|
|
|
All ages (age-adjusted) 1
|
46.6
|
19.3
|
|
|
All ages (unadjusted) 1
|
46.4
|
19.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-24 years old
|
33.3
|
12.1
|
|
|
25-44 years old
|
42.9
|
18.2
|
|
|
45-64 years old
|
55.0
|
24.6
|
|
|
65 years old and over
|
50.5
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic
|
56.8
|
21.2
|
|
|
White, Non-Hispanic
|
43.0
|
17.3
|
|
|
Black, Non-Hispanic
|
64.5
|
33.2
|
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic
|
25.2
|
5.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Both sexes
|
|
|
|
|
Fewer than 9 grades
|
61.8
|
24.1
|
|
|
Grades 9 - 11
|
59.0
|
24.3
|
|
|
GED
|
60.1
|
23.8
|
|
|
High school graduate
|
56.6
|
20.8
|
|
|
Some college - no degree
|
54.9
|
19.1
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Technical
|
56.6
|
20.3
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Academic
|
55.2
|
18.8
|
|
|
Bachelor of Arts or Science
|
46.8
|
12.9
|
|
|
Graduate degree (MA, PhD, MD, etc.)
|
42.5
|
10.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Men
|
|
|
|
|
Fewer than 9 grades
|
62.7
|
21.7
|
|
|
Grades 9 - 11
|
61.1
|
21.7
|
|
|
GED
|
61.8
|
23.3
|
|
|
High school graduate
|
65.1
|
20.8
|
|
|
Some college - no degree
|
65.8
|
19.7
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Technical
|
66.6
|
21.5
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Academic
|
69.0
|
19.7
|
|
|
Bachelor of Arts or Science
|
57.6
|
14.1
|
|
|
Graduate degree (MA, PhD, MD, etc.)
|
53.7
|
11.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Women
|
|
|
|
|
Fewer than 9 grades
|
60.6
|
26.6
|
|
|
Grades 9 - 11
|
57.2
|
26.4
|
|
|
GED
|
58.1
|
24.1
|
|
|
High school graduate
|
49.1
|
20.7
|
|
|
Some college - no degree
|
44.7
|
18.5
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Technical
|
47.9
|
19.4
|
|
|
Associate of Arts - Academic
|
45.3
|
17.9
|
|
|
Bachelor of Arts or Science
|
35.9
|
11.8
|
|
|
Graduate degree (MA, PhD, MD, etc.)
|
29.2
|
10.0
|
|
1 Age-specific rates are unadjusted; all other estimates were adjusted to the 2000 projected population.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics,Percent of U.S. adults who were overweight (including obese) (BMI >= 25)and percent who were obese (BMI >= 30),by selected
characteristics, 1997;;(accessed: 2 May 2000).
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/231_percent_of_u_s_adults_who.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
|
