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Children and teens overweight or obese by gender (Percent) – 2007

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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Scale: 19% - 47%

United States
Male	35%
Female	27%
Total 10 to 17	32%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Alabama
Male	42%
Female	30%
Total 10 to 17	36%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Alaska
Male	37%
Female	30%
Total 10 to 17	34%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Arizona
Male	33%
Female	28%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Arkansas
Male	42%
Female	32%
Total 10 to 17	37%

Scale: 19% - 47%

California
Male	31%
Female	30%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Colorado
Male	35%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	27%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Connecticut
Male	30%
Female	22%
Total 10 to 17	26%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Delaware
Male	34%
Female	32%
Total 10 to 17	33%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Florida
Male	34%
Female	32%
Total 10 to 17	33%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Georgia
Male	39%
Female	35%
Total 10 to 17	37%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Hawaii
Male	32%
Female	24%
Total 10 to 17	28%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Idaho
Male	31%
Female	24%
Total 10 to 17	28%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Illinois
Male	37%
Female	33%
Total 10 to 17	35%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Indiana
Male	29%
Female	31%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Iowa
Male	26%
Female	27%
Total 10 to 17	26%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Kansas
Male	32%
Female	30%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Kentucky
Male	40%
Female	34%
Total 10 to 17	37%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Louisiana
Male	39%
Female	33%
Total 10 to 17	36%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Maine
Male	32%
Female	25%
Total 10 to 17	28%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Maryland
Male	36%
Female	21%
Total 10 to 17	29%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Massachusetts
Male	34%
Female	26%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Michigan
Male	35%
Female	26%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Minnesota
Male	26%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	23%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Mississippi
Male	47%
Female	42%
Total 10 to 17	44%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Missouri
Male	32%
Female	29%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Montana
Male	32%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	26%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Nebraska
Male	37%
Female	26%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Nevada
Male	41%
Female	27%
Total 10 to 17	34%

Scale: 19% - 47%

New Hampshire
Male	33%
Female	25%
Total 10 to 17	29%

Scale: 19% - 47%

New Jersey
Male	36%
Female	25%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

New Mexico
Male	36%
Female	29%
Total 10 to 17	33%

Scale: 19% - 47%

New York
Male	35%
Female	30%
Total 10 to 17	33%

Scale: 19% - 47%

North Carolina
Male	33%
Female	34%
Total 10 to 17	34%

Scale: 19% - 47%

North Dakota
Male	33%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	26%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Ohio
Male	42%
Female	25%
Total 10 to 17	33%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Oklahoma
Male	35%
Female	24%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Oregon
Male	27%
Female	21%
Total 10 to 17	24%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Pennsylvania
Male	37%
Female	22%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Rhode Island
Male	34%
Female	26%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

South Carolina
Male	39%
Female	28%
Total 10 to 17	34%

Scale: 19% - 47%

South Dakota
Male	33%
Female	23%
Total 10 to 17	28%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Tennessee
Male	38%
Female	35%
Total 10 to 17	36%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Texas
Male	32%
Female	33%
Total 10 to 17	32%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Utah
Male	27%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	23%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Vermont
Male	33%
Female	19%
Total 10 to 17	27%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Virginia
Male	33%
Female	29%
Total 10 to 17	31%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Washington
Male	37%
Female	22%
Total 10 to 17	30%

Scale: 19% - 47%

West Virginia
Male	39%
Female	32%
Total 10 to 17	36%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Wisconsin
Male	33%
Female	23%
Total 10 to 17	28%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Wyoming
Male	31%
Female	20%
Total 10 to 17	26%

Scale: 19% - 47%

District of Columbia
Male	34%
Female	37%
Total 10 to 17	35%

Scale: 19% - 47%

Puerto Rico
Male	N.A.
Female	N.A.
Total 10 to 17	N.A.

Scale: 19% - 47%

Virgin Islands
Male	N.A.
Female	N.A.
Total 10 to 17	N.A.

Definitions: The share of children and teens ages 10 to 17 who are overweight and obese by gender. For this indicator, children between the 85th and 95th percentile BMI-for-age are categorized as overweight, and children at or above the 95th percentile BMI-for-age are characterized as obese. The state-level data used here come from the National Survey of Children's Health. The National Survey of Children's Health uses height and weight, as reported by the parent or most knowledgeable adult, to determine a child's Body Mass Index, or BMI, which is used to determine if a child is overweight. The BMI is age- and gender-specific. More...

Data Source: Child Trends analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children’s Health. The state-level data used here come from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). The NSCH includes information on over 102,000 children under age 18, with roughly 2,000 children per state. Households were selected through a random-digit-dial sample, and one child was randomly selected in each household. Information on each child is based on responses of the parent or guardian in the household who was most knowledgeable about the sampled child’s health. Information was collected via a computer-assisted telephone interview. For more information on the NSCH, see: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsch.htmMore...

Footnotes: Updated July 2009.
N.A. - Data not available.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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