HEALTH5: Overweight: Percentage of children ages 6–17 who are overweight by gender and age group, 1976–1980, 1988–1994, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, and 2005

	Total						Male						Female
	1976–1980	1988–1994	1999–2000	2001–2002	2003–2004	2005–2006	1976–1980	1988–1994	1999–2000	2001–2002	2003–2004	2005–2006	1976–1980	1988–1994	1999–2000	2001–2002	2003–2004	2005–2006
Ages 6–17
Total	5.7	11.2	15.0	16.5	18.0	16.5	5.5	11.8	15.7	18.0	19.1	17.2	5.8	10.6	14.3	15.1	16.8	15.9
Ages 6–11
Total	6.5	11.3	15.1	16.3	18.8	15.1	6.7	11.6	15.7	17.5	19.9	16.2	6.4	11.0	14.3	14.9	17.6	14.1
Ages 12–17
Total	5.0	11.1	14.9	16.8	17.2	17.8	4.5	12.0	15.6	18.4	18.3	18.1	5.4	10.2	14.2	15.2	16.0	17.5
NOTE: Overweight is defined as body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BMI–for–age growth charts (http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts).
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.