Disparities Details by Country of Birth for 2013-16
NWS-10.4 : Obesity among children and adolescents (percent, 2–19 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 Country of Birth 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 )
| Country of Birth | 2013-16 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Outside US | 12.3 CI 9.4/16.0 SE 1.598 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
| US | 18.1 CI 16.4/19.9 SE 0.860 |
÷ 1.471 CI 1.000/ 1.846 |
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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. |
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- The better group rate for this objective, 12.3%, was attained by persons who were born outside the US.
- The worse group rate for this objective, 18.1%, was attained by persons who were born in the US.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 5.8 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.471 times the best group rate.
Persons born outside the US achieved the better group rate for this objective, 12.3%.
The rate among persons born in the US was 1.471 times the better group rate.
