Prevalence of obesity among youths by household income and education level of head of household—United States 2011-2014.
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Obesity prevalence varies by income and education level, although patterns might differ among adults and youths (1-3). Previous analyses of national data showed that the prevalence of childhood obesity by income and education of household head varied across race/Hispanic origin groups (4). CDC analyzed 2011-2014 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to obtain estimates of childhood obesity prevalence by household income (≤130%, >130% to ≤350%, and >350% of the federal poverty level [FPL]) and head of household education level (high school graduate or less, some college, and college graduate). During 2011-2014 the prevalence of obesity among U.S. youths (persons aged 2-19 years) was 17.0%, and was lower in the highest income group (10.9%) than in the other groups (19.9% and 18.9%) and also lower in the highest education group (9.6%) than in the other groups (18.3% and 21.6%). Continued progress is needed to reduce disparities, a goal of Healthy People 2020. The overall Healthy People 2020 target for childhood obesity prevalence is <14.5% (5).
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In 2015, the prevalence of obesity among American Indian and Alaska Native youth was 30%.
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- Authors
- Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Fakhouri, T. H., Hales, C. M., Fryar, C. D., Li, X., & Freedman, D. S.
- Affiliations
- National Center for Health Statistics (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ogden, Cynthia L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Published
- 2018-02-16
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 186-189
- ISSN
- 0149-2195 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-861X
- PMC
- PMC5815488
- OpenAlex
- W2792792601
- Cited by
- 475
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 66 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 17
- FWCI
- 51.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- childhood obesity, obesity prevalence, socioeconomic disparities, household income, poverty level, Healthy People 2020, NHANES, adolescents
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Income, Male, Nutrition Surveys, United States, Prevalence, Health Status Disparities, Young Adult, Pediatric Obesity
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