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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
Overweight
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:
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
Obesity
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:
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.

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