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Disparities Data Details NWS-10.4 by Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) for 2013-16

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Disparities Details by Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) for 2013-16
NWS-10.4 : Obesity among children and adolescents (percent, 2–19 years )
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 16.1 (2005–08)
2020 Target: 14.5 1, 3
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
2009-12
2013-16
Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
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 Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) for NWS-10.4

NWS-10.4 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years who are considered obese

Obesity among children and adolescents (percent, 2–19 years )

2020 Baseline (year): 16.1 (2005–08)
2020 Target: 14.5 1, 3
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) 2013-16 Disparity
400-499 11.9
CI 7.9/17.6
SE 2.335		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
500+ 12.3
CI 8.5/17.4
SE 2.150		 ÷ 1.028
CI
1.000/ 1.583
200-399 16.9
CI 14.2/20.0
SE 1.408		 ÷ 1.414
CI
1.000/ 2.006
100-199 20.7
CI 18.5/23.0
SE 1.108		 ÷ 1.733
CI
1.000/ 2.418
<100 21.0
CI 18.8/23.4
SE 1.124		 ÷ 1.758
CI
1.000/ 2.454
Average group rate excluding best group rate 17.7
...
SE 1.741 		÷ 1.483
CI 1.000/ 2.126

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.
Summary measures of health disparities by Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) — 2013-16
  • The best group rate for this objective, 11.9%, was attained by persons whose family incomes were 400-499% of the poverty guidelines.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 21.0%, was attained by persons whose family incomes were <100% of the poverty guidelines.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 9.1 percentage points.
  • The worst group rate was 1.758 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other family income groups (excluding the best), 17.7%, was 1.483 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) — 2013-16

Persons whose family incomes were 400-499% of the poverty guidelines achieved the best group rate for this objective, 11.9%.

  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 500+% of the poverty guidelines was <1.1 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 200-399% of the poverty guidelines was 1.414 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 100-199% of the poverty guidelines was 1.733 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were <100% of the poverty guidelines was 1.758 times the best group rate.
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