VERTICAL BAR CHART: Children Aged 10-17 Years Who
Are Overweight, by Race/Ethnicity: 2003
(Percent)
Total: 14.8; Non-Hispanic White: 12.0; Non-Hispanic Black:
23.5; Hispanic: 18.9; Multiracial: 15.3; Other*: 15.2
*Includes Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan
Native children.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics. National Survey of
Children’s Health, 2003. Analysis conducted by the
Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
VERTICAL BAR CHART: Children Aged 10-17 Years
Who Are Overweight, by Family Income: 2003
(Percent)
0-99% Federal Poverty Level (FPL)*: 22.4; 100-199% FPL:
19.0; 200-399% FPL: 13.7; 400% or More FPL: 9.1
*Federal poverty level was equal to $18,400 for a family
of four in 2003.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States,
2006. Hyattsville, MD: 2006
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