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BODY WEIGHT AND OBESITY MODULE

R1: At Risk For Overweight But Not For Obese

Respondents Who Are Currently Overweight (Body Mass Index 25.0-29.9), 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# overweight

Percent of
 respondents
 who are
 overweight

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

2885

1137

39.2

37.2-41.2

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

231

51

24.1

17.9-30.2

25 – 34

384

142

38.6

33.3-43.9

35 – 44

528

219

42.8

38.3-47.3

45 – 54

600

236

40.6

36.2-44.9

55 – 64

428

189

46.6

41.6-51.7

65+

697

291

42.4

38.4-46.4

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1270

612

47.3

44.3-50.4

Female

1615

525

30.8

28.3-33.3

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2663

1054

39.6

37.5-41.7

Amer. Indian

88

30

34.0

22.4-45.7

Other

106

41

36.6

26.6-46.6

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

257

100

35.3

28.9-41.7

H.S. Grad

888

346

37.3

33.7-40.8

Some College

922

362

40.0

36.4-43.6

College Grad

816

328

41.8

37.9-45.6

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

311

99

32.4

25.9-38.8

$15,000 – 24,999

525

189

35.2

30.5-40.0

$25,000 – 49,999

962

414

43.3

39.8-46.8

$50,000 – 74,999

456

203

45.4

40.4-50.3

$75,000+

330

126

39.3

33.4-45.3

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1656

705

42.9

40.4-45.5

Divorced

337

127

36.4

30.6-42.2

Widowed

350

145

43.2

37.6-48.8

Separated

29

15

55.3

34.6-76.0

Never Married

449

123

26.7

21.6-31.8

Member of Unmarried Couple

59

20

32.8

18.6-47.1

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

1864

753

40.9

38.4-43.4

Not Employed

70

22

28.2

15.9-40.4

Student/Home-worker

298

90

27.7

21.9-33.5

Retired/Unable to Work

647

272

43.4

39.2-47.6

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2576

1029

39.9

37.8-42.0

Don’t Have Coverage

297

105

34.9

28.4-41.3

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

2455

987

40.2

37.9-42.3

Fair, poor

421

148

33.7

28.6-38.7

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes 
Yes

213

77

35.6

28.6-42.7

Only during pregnancy

19

2

13.4

0-33.3

No

2650

1057

39.7

37.6-41.8

 

 

 

 

 

High Blood Pressure 
Yes

797

335

42.5

38.7-46.3

Only during pregnancy

18

6

32.9

8.0-57.7

No

2059

790

38.2

35.8-40.6

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking 
Yes

612

237

39.8

35.3-44.3

No

2266

896

39.0

36.8-41.3

 

 

 

 

 

High Cholesterol 
Yes

787

340

44.2

40.5-48.0

No

1449

555

38.1

35.3-40.9

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity (PA) 
Meet recommendation

1279

498

37.5

34.5-40.5

Insufficient PA

1045

428

41.8

38.4-45.2

No PA

367

136

38.4

32.9-43.8

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

510

184

35.1

30.5-39.7

No

2340

940

39.9

37.7-42.2

 

 

 

 

 

Binge drinking 
Yes

530

240

43.2

38.3-48.0

No

2335

890

38.2

35.9-40.4


Respondents Who Are Currently Overweight But Not Obese (Body Mass Index 25.0-29.9), 1996-2005

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# overweight

Percent of
 respondents
 who are
 overweight

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

14592

5555

38.9

38.0-39.8

 
Race
White

13910

5297

38.9

38.0-39.8

Amer. Indian

432

170

38.8

33.6-44.0

Other

210

73

37.7

30.1-45.3


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk for Overweight But Not Obese: Respondents Who Are Currently Overweight But Not Obese (Body Mass Index 25.0-29.9)
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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