Percentage of Females Who are Overweight or Obese

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 969 49.8 1.3 47.3 52.4
  . . . . .
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 32 27.3 4.4 18.7 36.0
25-34 years 158 47.4 2.8 41.8 52.9
35-44 years 202 54.4 2.7 49.0 59.7
45-54 years 205 55.7 2.7 50.3 61.1
55-64 years 169 59.6 3.0 53.8 65.4
65+ years 201 51.9 2.7 46.6 57.1
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 64 48.3 4.9 38.7 58.0
Non-Hispanic 904 49.9 1.3 47.3 52.6
RACE . . . . .
White Only 882 49.1 1.3 46.5 51.8
Black or African American Only 36 68.2 6.6 55.3 81.1
Other Race Only 39 57.3 7.1 43.3 71.3
More than One Race 11 34.6 9.4 16.2 53.0
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 48 55.9 6.3 43.5 68.2
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 295 51.2 2.4 46.5 55.8
Some College 322 50.2 2.4 45.6 54.9
College Graduate 304 47.1 2.1 43.0 51.2
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 47 47.8 7.0 34.0 61.5
$15,000 - $24,999 162 50.3 3.2 44.1 56.5
$25,000 - $34,999 140 57.4 3.5 50.5 64.3
$35,000 - $49,999 191 53.9 3.1 47.9 59.9
$50,000+ 304 48.6 2.2 44.4 52.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 602 51.7 1.7 48.4 55.0
Out of Work 17 55.3 11.5 32.8 77.9
Homemaker / Student 104 35.0 3.3 28.5 41.5
Retired 213 53.2 2.7 48.0 58.4
Unable to Work 32 62.5 7.5 47.7 77.2
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 672 49.6 1.5 46.7 52.5
Divorced / Separated 119 55.1 3.7 47.9 62.4
Widowed 103 52.2 3.7 44.9 59.6
Never Married 74 43.4 5.0 33.7 53.1
ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS . . . . .
Has an activity limitation 273 62.6 2.5 57.6 67.6
Does not have an activity limitation 690 46.6 1.5 43.7 49.5
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 53 51.8 5.6 40.8 62.8
Rural 135 57.8 3.5 50.9 64.8
Densely-settled Rural 174 49.3 3.0 43.3 55.2
Semi-urban 193 49.0 3.0 43.1 54.8
Urban 405 48.5 2.0 44.7 52.3
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 133 51.9 3.4 45.3 58.5
Excellent to Good 836 49.5 1.4 46.8 52.2
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 82 42.3 4.3 33.8 50.8
Insured 887 50.7 1.3 48.1 53.4
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 87 67.5 5.9 56.0 79.1
No Diabetes 882 48.6 1.3 46.0 51.2
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 99 50.4 4.2 42.2 58.7
<14 days mental health not good 858 49.6 1.4 46.9 52.3
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 175 45.5 3.0 39.6 51.4
Non-Smoker 794 51.0 1.4 48.2 53.8

Numerator: Respondents with a body mass index greater than
or equal to 25, based on self-reported height and weight.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.