Overweight and Obesity Among Persons 20–74 Years of Age
Updated May 8, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
(percent of population)
The following table lists the percentage of overweight and obese Americans ages 20-74 years old from 1976-2012, as reported by Health, United States, 2013, and according to poverty status and sex.
| Sex and poverty status | 1976–80 | 1988–94 | 1999–2002 | 2001–2004 | 2003–2006 | 2009–2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | ||||||
| Both sexes | 47.4% | 56.0% | 65.2% | 66.0% | 66.9% | 68.8% |
| Male | 52.9 | 61.0 | 68.8 | 70.7 | 72.6 | 73.0 |
| Female | 42.0 | 51.2 | 61.7 | 61.4 | 61.2 | 64.7 |
| Poverty status: | ||||||
| Poor | 50.0 | 59.8 | 65.2 | 63.9 | 69.3 | n.a. |
| Near poor | 49.0 | 58.2 | 68.0 | 66.2 | 66.6 | n.a. |
| Nonpoor | 46.6 | 54.5 | 64.9 | 66.1 | 66.0 | n.a. |
| Obesity | ||||||
| Both sexes | 15.1% | 23.3% | 31.1% | 32.1% | 34.1% | 35.7% |
| Male | 12.8 | 20.6 | 28.1 | 30.2 | 33.1 | 35.1 |
| Female | 17.1 | 26.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 35.2 | 36.4 |
| Poverty status: | ||||||
| Poor | 21.9 | 29.2 | 36.0 | 34.9 | 36.9 | n.a. |
| Near poor | 18.7 | 26.6 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 36.7 | n.a. |
| Nonpoor | 12.9 | 21.4 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 35.9 | n.a. |
Source: Health, United States, 2013.
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