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Table 6.  Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, by State

 

Total Population

Women

Men

State

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

Alabama

118

35.2

24.0–46.4

59

34.7

22.0–47.4

59

37.6

22.4–52.9

Alaska

1582

32.5

28.6–36.3

910

38.4

32.9–43.9

672

25.8

21.3–30.4

Arizona

394

27.9

21.1–34.7

254

30.4

21.7–39.2

140

24.4

14.7–34.1

Arkansas

169

32.9

25.0–40.8

95

33.9

23.2–44.6

74

29.7

18.8–40.6

California

113

21.6

13.4–29.7

71

20.8

11.7–29.9

42

 

Colorado

80

21.1

9.9–32.4

53

22.4

9.6–35.1

27

 

Connecticut

102

46.6

35.3–57.8

51

46.7

33.5–59.9

51

41.7

27.4–56.0

Delaware

86

35.4

22.2–48.7

46

 

40

 

District of Columbia

32

 

14

 

18

 

Florida

155

29.3

19.6–39.0

80

34.3

20.2–48.3

75

26.2

13.8–38.5

Georgia

139

29.4

19.6–39.2

73

30.6

18.5–42.6

66

28.0

15.6–40.5

Hawaii

82

25.0

13.8–36.2

45

 

37

 

Idaho

188

23.1

16.2–29.9

114

19.9

11.4–28.4

74

26.0

15.9–36.1

Illinois

117

33.0

23.8–42.3

68

33.5

21.5–45.4

49

 

Indiana

119

32.5

23.2–41.7

63

30.7

19.2–42.2

56

34.0

20.8–47.3

Iowa

39

 

25

 

14

 

Kansas

137

28.6

20.2–36.9

80

22.2

12.2–32.3

57

32.2

20.3–44.1

Kentucky

99

28.1

18.2–37.9

36

 

63

33.2

22.2–44.1

Louisiana

150

32.8

24.8–40.9

97

34.4

24.8–44.1

53

37.6

25.3–49.9

Maine

90

27.0

17.3–36.6

50

24.7

14.4–34.9

40

 

Maryland

102

24.9

14.0–35.8

52

40.0

24.7–55.3

50

16.5

5.5–27.5

Massachusetts

148

31.2

21.0–41.4

89

39.7

27.1–52.4

59

23.0

9.8–36.2

Michigan

102

24.6

15.9–33.3

55

18.7

8.3–29.1

47

 

Minnesota

85

23.7

14.1–33.3

49

 

36

 

Mississippi

63

38.0

24.4–51.5

42

 

21

 

Missouri

159

31.0

23.4–38.6

77

26.2

15.3–37.0

82

36.8

26.6–47.0

Montana

1088

31.5

27.2–35.7

658

31.3

25.6–37.0

430

32.2

26.2–38.1

Nebraska

74

28.9

18.1–39.8

45

 

29

 

Nevada

132

24.5

13.2–35.9

68

32.5

16.5–48.5

64

13.7

6.3–21.1

New Hampshire

126

21.9

14.6–29.2

58

26.3

14.1–38.4

68

18.5

9.9–27.1

New Jersey

129

40.6

27.2–54.0

73

39.9

25.4–54.3

56

38.7

23.7–53.7

New Mexico

552

23.7

19.3–28.1

314

26.5

20.7–32.4

238

20.2

14.3–26.1

New York

106

34.5

23.5–45.5

65

42.6

29.4–55.7

41

 

North Carolina

483

38.1

30.9–45.3

307

37.2

28.8–45.6

176

39.0

27.6–50.4

North Dakota

251

30.2

23.0–37.4

156

27.1

19.0–35.3

95

35.4

23.9–46.9

Ohio

97

27.5

17.5–37.5

46

 

51

32.4

18.6–46.2

Oklahoma

1374

34.4

31.5–37.3

859

38.5

34.7–42.2

515

29.7

25.3–34.1

Oregon

164

28.5

21.2–35.8

89

24.9

15.2–34.6

75

32.8

21.8–43.9

Pennsylvania

96

28.4

16.8–40.0

48

 

48

 

Rhode Island

99

21.6

13.2–30.1

53

35.1

23.1–47.1

46

 

South Carolina

123

31.3

21.8–40.8

64

21.0

11.2–30.9

59

38.2

24.2–52.3

South Dakota

671

31.6

27.1–36.1

426

30.3

24.9–35.7

245

33.6

26.6–40.6

Tennessee

56

38.1

25.2–51.0

27

 

29

 

Texas

164

28.8

21.2–36.3

95

35.4

25.0–45.9

69

20.7

10.2–31.2

Utah

90

36.9

26.0–47.8

46

 

44

 

Vermont

119

23.9

15.7–32.1

48

 

71

24.1

13.7–34.5

Virginia

101

32.4

22.4–42.4

47

 

54

23.9

11.1–36.8

Washington

475

26.8

20.3–33.3

255

30.3

21.4–39.2

220

24.6

15.9–33.4

West Virginia

76

30.3

19.7–40.9

36

 

40

 

Wisconsin

144

36.9

28.6–45.1

76

37.5

26.4–48.5

68

37.2

24.8–49.5

Wyoming

145

26.0

18.5–33.5

85

28.0

18.1–37.9

60

24.9

13.5–36.3

United States

11585

29.7

27.9–31.6

6692

31.6

29.1–34.0

4893

28.1

25.4–30.7

Note: To compare these prevalences with those for the total U.S. population, see Appendix A.

Region§

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

Respondents

%

95% C.I.

East

3408

32.5

29.6–35.4

2039

36.2

32.4–40.0

1369

29.1

24.8–33.4

Northern Plains

2718

29.9

26.4–33.4

1638

29.9

25.2–34.5

1080

30.4

25.3–35.5

Southwest

1248

26.3

22.5–30.2

735

28.4

23.1–33.8

513

22.9

17.9–27.8

Pacific Coast

940

23.1

17.2–29.0

529

22.0

15.0–28.9

411

24.3

14.9–33.7

Alaska

1582

32.5

28.6–36.3

910

38.4

32.9–43.9

672

25.8

21.3–30.4

Note: Data are based on "yes" responses to the following BRFSS question: "During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercise such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for "exercise?" Data are for adults >18 years, are age–adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population, and are weighted for the probability of sampling.
† Confidence interval.
‡ Estimates for states with <50 respondents are considered unstable and are not reported.
§ The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides services to American Indians and Alaska Natives in 35 states. Only these 35 states were used for the regional estimates. Regions are defined as follows: East=Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Northern Plains=Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Southwest=Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Pacific Coast=California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Alaska=Alaska. These regional definitions were first used in CDC's Health Behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1993–1996.

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Date last reviewed: 05/12/2006
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