Percentage of Females Who are Obese

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 392 20.5 1.0 18.5 22.5
  . . . . .
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 13 11.1 3.0 5.2 17.1
25-34 years 69 20.4 2.3 15.9 24.9
35-44 years 82 22.5 2.4 17.8 27.1
45-54 years 87 25.6 2.5 20.6 30.5
55-64 years 71 26.2 2.9 20.5 31.9
65+ years 70 17.6 2.0 13.7 21.6
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 24 17.2 3.5 10.4 24.0
Non-Hispanic 368 20.7 1.1 18.6 22.8
RACE . . . . .
White Only 348 19.4 1.0 17.4 21.4
Black or African American Only 18 39.2 7.6 24.3 54.2
Other Race Only 21 33.3 6.8 20.0 46.5
More than One Race 5 16.1 6.9 2.5 29.7
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 27 33.9 6.0 22.2 45.6
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 118 21.2 1.9 17.4 25.0
Some College 138 21.2 1.8 17.7 24.8
College Graduate 109 16.8 1.5 13.8 19.9
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 26 25.6 5.4 15.1 36.1
$15,000 - $24,999 72 21.9 2.6 16.8 26.9
$25,000 - $34,999 54 23.2 3.0 17.3 29.1
$35,000 - $49,999 76 20.2 2.3 15.7 24.6
$50,000+ 111 18.6 1.7 15.3 22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 253 22.5 1.4 19.8 25.2
Out of Work 5 18.1 7.8 2.9 33.4
Homemaker / Student 42 13.3 2.1 9.1 17.4
Retired 73 18.1 2.0 14.2 22.0
Unable to Work 19 36.7 7.6 21.8 51.7
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 269 20.0 1.2 17.7 22.3
Divorced / Separated 49 24.8 3.4 18.1 31.5
Widowed 42 20.9 3.0 15.0 26.8
Never Married 31 18.2 3.6 11.2 25.2
ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS . . . . .
Has an activity limitation 131 29.9 2.4 25.2 34.5
Does not have an activity limitation 258 17.8 1.1 15.6 20.0
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 20 19.7 4.2 11.5 27.9
Rural 58 26.2 3.2 19.8 32.6
Densely-settled Rural 65 19.1 2.3 14.6 23.7
Semi-urban 77 19.2 2.2 14.9 23.6
Urban 166 20.1 1.6 17.1 23.2
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 73 27.4 3.0 21.4 33.3
Excellent to Good 319 19.4 1.1 17.2 21.5
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 45 22.9 3.5 16.0 29.8
Insured 347 20.2 1.1 18.1 22.3
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 51 39.7 5.2 29.4 49.9
No Diabetes 341 19.1 1.0 17.1 21.1
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 53 27.2 3.6 20.2 34.3
<14 days mental health not good 334 19.6 1.1 17.5 21.7
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 68 19.1 2.4 14.4 23.8
Non-Smoker 324 20.9 1.1 18.7 23.1

Numerator: Respondents with a body mass index greater than
or equal to 30, based on self-reported height and weight.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.