National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.58

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Table 1.58
Percent of obese adults age 20 and over who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight, United States, 1999-2002
Population group		Percent^c	Standard error
Total^a		67.8	1.1
Age	20-44	60.7	1.8
	45-64	77.4	1.6
	65 and over	71.6	2.3
Ethnicity	Mexican American	56.5	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	63.0	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	70.5	1.7
Gender	Female	63.1	2.0
Gender	Male	71.9	1.3
Family income^b	Negative/poor	66.3	3.2
	Near poor/low	66.5	2.8
	Middle	66.3	1.6
	High	71.3	2.4
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	63.6	2.2
	High school graduate	70.1	2.2
	At least some college	72.8	1.4

^a Includes persons of all races and ethnicities (including all Hispanic origins), not just non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Mexican Americans.

^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.

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

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

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