2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.62

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Table 1.62
Percent of obese adults age 20 and over who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight^a, United States, 1999-2004

Population group		Percent	Standard error
Total		66.2	0.9
Age, not age adjusted	20-44	59.5	1.2
	45-64	73.0	1.4
	65 and over	73.6	1.7
Ethnicity	Mexican American	56.5	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	61.1	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	68.8	1.2
Gender	Male	61.3	1.6
Gender	Female	70.6	1.0
Family income^b	Negative/poor	65.3	2.3
	Near poor/low	65.1	2.1
	Middle	64.2	1.4
	High	69.8	1.8
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	62.7	1.7
	High school graduate	67.7	1.9
	At least some college	70.7	1.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using 3 age groups: 20-44, 45-64, 65+ for total, ethnicity, gender, and family income, and 25-44, 45-64, 65+ for education.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.