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Volume 6: No. 3, July 2009
ESSAY
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Household Income | Percent of adults who are obese | ||
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White | Black | Hispanic | |
< $25,000 | 18 | 28 | 25 |
$25,000 – $49,000 | 16 | 27 | 21 |
> $50,000 | 12 | 23 | 23 |
Figure 2. Percentage of New York City residents who are obese and their household income, by racial/ethnic group.
Percentages are age-adjusted.
Source: New York City Community Health Survey, 2002.
Obesity was defined as body mass index >30 kg/m2, calculated from respondents' height and weight.
Complete information was unavailable for Asian household incomes.
Household Income | Percent of adults with diabetes | ||
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White | Black | Hispanic | |
< $25,000 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
$25,000 – $49,000 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
> $50,000 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Figure 3. Percentage of
New York City adults with diabetes and their household income, by
racial/ethnic group.
Percentages are age-adjusted.
Source: New York City Community Health Survey, 2002.
Survey respondents were asked: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?
Complete information was unavailable for Asian household incomes.
Prevalence, % | ||
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Boys | Girls | |
Hispanic | 36 | 26 |
Black | 22 | 24 |
White | 28 | 14 |
Asian | 26 | 13 |
Figure 4. Prevalence (with 95% confidence interval
bars) of obesity among New York City public elementary schoolchildren, by
sex and
race/ethnicity, 2003.
Source: Thorpe LE, List DG, Marx T, May L, Helgerson SD, Frieden TR.
Childhood obesity in New York City elementary school students. Am J Public Health 2004;94(9):1496-1500
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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