
Disparities Details by Educational Attainment for 2013-16
NWS-9 : Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ 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 Educational Attainment for NWS-9
NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese
Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
Educational Attainment | 2013-16 | Disparity |
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College graduate or above | 29.7 CI 27.3/32.2 SE 1.199 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
< High school | 41.1 CI 38.1/44.3 SE 1.516 |
÷ 1.384 CI 1.000/ 1.515 |
High school (including GED or equivalent) | 44.2 CI 40.7/47.6 SE 1.691 |
÷ 1.487 CI 1.000/ 1.629 |
Some college or AA degree | 46.8 CI 44.1/49.6 SE 1.340 |
÷ 1.577 CI 1.000/ 1.710 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
44.0 ... SE 1.864 |
÷ 1.483 CI 1.000/ 1.632 |
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, 29.7% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with a college graduate or above education.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 46.8% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with some college or AA degree.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 17.1 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.577 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other educational attainment groups (excluding the best), 44.0% (age adjusted), was 1.483 times the best group rate.
Persons aged 25 years and over with a college graduate or above education achieved the best group rate for this objective, 29.7% (age adjusted).
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a less than high school education was 1.384 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with high school (including GED or equivalent) education was 1.487 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with some college or AA degree was 1.577 times the best group rate.