N C H S - N H I S - Data tables for figures 6.1-6.3 (Released 9/2002)

Data tables for figures 6.1-6.3:

Data table for figure 6.1. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over: United States, 1997 - quarter one 2002

Year	Percent (95% confidence interval)
Year	Crude¹	Age adjusted²
1997	19.4 (18.9-19.9)	19.5 (18.9-20.0)
1998	20.6 (20.1-21.1)	20.6 (20.0-21.1)
1999	21.5 (20.9-22.1)	21.5 (20.9-22.1)
2000	21.8 (21.2-22.4)	21.8 (21.2-22.3)
2001	23.0 (22.4-23.5)	22.9 (22.3-23.5)
2002 Quarter 1	24.5 (23.1-25.8)	24.4 (23.0-25.7)

¹Crude estimates are presented in the graph.

²Estimates for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator are age adjusted to the projected year 2000 standard population using seven age groups: 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70-79 years, and 80 years and over.

Data table for figure 6.2. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, quarter one 2002

Age and sex	Percent	95% confidence interval
20-39 years Total Men Women	20.6 20.9 20.3	18.5-22.6 17.9-23.9 17.7-22.8
40-59 years Total Men Women	29.0 30.6 27.4	26.9-31.1 27.5-33.6 24.4-30.5
60 years and over Total Men Women	23.7 24.5 23.0	21.2-26.2 20.7-28.3 19.7-26.3

Data table for figure 6.3. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex and race/ethnicity: United States, quarter one 2002

Sex and race/ethnicity	Percent¹	95% confidence interval
Men Hispanic White non-Hispanic Black non-Hispanic	28.8 23.7 33.1	23.6-34.0 21.7-25.8 27.5-38.6
Women Hispanic White non-Hispanic Black non-Hispanic	24.8 20.4 42.5	20.9-28.7 18.5-22.3 37.0-48.0

¹Estimates for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator are age adjusted to the projected year 2000 standard population using three age groups: 20-39 years, 40-59 years, and 60 years and over.

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