
Disparities Details by Marital Status for 2013-16
NWS-9 : Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
33.9 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
30.5 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
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 Marital Status for NWS-9
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 Marital Status for NWS-9
NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese
Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
2020 Baseline (year):
33.9 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
30.5 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Marital Status | 2013-16 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Widowed | 35.4 CI 25.0/47.4 SE 5.571 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Married | 37.9 CI 35.4/40.4 SE 1.228 |
÷ 1.069 CI 1.000/ 1.393 |
Cohabiting partner | 39.8 CI 35.1/44.8 SE 2.401 |
÷ 1.125 CI 1.000/ 1.484 |
Never married | 42.0 CI 38.4/45.7 SE 1.776 |
÷ 1.186 CI 1.000/ 1.551 |
Divorced or separated | 43.4 CI 40.1/46.8 SE 1.645 |
÷ 1.225 CI 1.000/ 1.599 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
40.8 ... SE 2.092 |
÷ 1.151 CI 1.000/ 1.511 |
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 Marital Status — 2013-16
- The best group rate for this objective, 35.4% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who were widowed.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 43.4% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who were divorced or separated.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 8.0 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.225 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other marital status groups (excluding the best), 40.8% (age adjusted), was 1.151 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2013-16
Persons who were widowed achieved the best group rate for this objective, 35.4% (age adjusted).
- The rate among persons who were married was <1.1 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were living with a cohabiting partner not was 1.125 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were never married was 1.186 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were divorced or separated was 1.225 times the best group rate.