Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Household Income and Education — United States, 2011–2014

Ogden, Cynthia L.; Fakhouri, Tala H.; Carroll, Margaret D.; Hales, Craig M.; Fryar, Cheryl D.; Li, Xianfen; Freedman, David S.

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6650a1

Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Household Income and Education — United States, 2011–2014

Studies have suggested that obesity prevalence varies by income and educational level, although patterns might differ between high-income and low-income countries (1-3). Previous analyses of U.S. data have shown that the prevalence of obesity varied by income and education, but results were not c…