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Disparities Data Details NWS-9 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-9 : Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 33.9 (2005–08)
2020 Target: 30.5 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-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
Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) 2013-16 Disparity
500+ 31.2
CI 27.6/35.1
SE 1.824		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
400-499 39.2
CI 34.4/44.3
SE 2.442		 ÷ 1.255
CI
1.000/ 1.445
200-399 41.5
CI 38.2/44.8
SE 1.614		 ÷ 1.327
CI
1.000/ 1.490
<100 42.1
CI 39.0/45.2
SE 1.526		 ÷ 1.346
CI
1.000/ 1.507
100-199 42.9
CI 39.8/45.9
SE 1.500		 ÷ 1.372
CI
1.000/ 1.534
Average group rate excluding best group rate 41.4
...
SE 2.093 		÷ 1.325
CI 1.000/ 1.505

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, 31.2% (age adjusted), was attained by persons whose family incomes were 500+% of the poverty guidelines.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 42.9% (age adjusted), was attained by persons whose family incomes were 100-199% of the poverty guidelines.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 11.6 percentage points.
  • The worst group rate was 1.372 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other family income groups (excluding the best), 41.4% (age adjusted), was 1.325 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Family Income (percent poverty guidelines) — 2013-16

Persons whose family incomes were 500+% of the poverty guidelines achieved the best group rate for this objective, 31.2% (age adjusted).

  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 400-499% of the poverty guidelines was 1.255 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 200-399% of the poverty guidelines was 1.327 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were <100% of the poverty guidelines was 1.346 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons whose family incomes were 100-199% of the poverty guidelines was 1.372 times the best group rate.
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