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Overweight and Obesity Among Persons
20–74 Years of Age
(percent of population)
The following table lists the percentage of overweight and obese Americans ages 20-74 years old from 1976-2004, as reported by Health, United States, 2007, and according to poverty status and sex.
| Sex and poverty status |
1976–80 |
1988–94 |
1999–2002 |
2001–2004 |
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Overweight
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| Both sexes |
47.4% |
56.0% |
65.2% |
66.0% |
| Male |
52.9 |
61.0 |
68.8 |
70.7 |
| Female |
42.0 |
51.2 |
61.7 |
61.4 |
| Poverty status: |
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| Poor |
50.0 |
59.8 |
65.2 |
63.9 |
| Near poor |
49.0 |
58.2 |
68.0 |
66.2 |
| Nonpoor |
46.6 |
54.5 |
64.9 |
66.1 |
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Obesity
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|
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| Both sexes |
15.1% |
23.3% |
31.1% |
32.1% |
| Male |
12.8 |
20.6 |
28.1 |
30.2 |
| Female |
17.1 |
26.0 |
34.0 |
34.0 |
| Poverty status: |
|
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| Poor |
21.9 |
29.2 |
36.0 |
34.9 |
| Near poor |
18.7 |
26.6 |
35.4 |
34.6 |
| Nonpoor |
12.9 |
21.4 |
29.2 |
30.6 |
Source: Health, United States,
2007.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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