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Texas BRFSS 2005
Risk Factor: Overweight & Obesity (BMI 25 or greater)
Area: Texas
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Sample
Size* |
% at risk |
95% CI |
| Lower |
Upper |
| Nationwide |
356,112
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63.0
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62.7
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63.4
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| Texas |
6,008
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64.1
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62.5
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65.7
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| Gender |
| Male |
2,340
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72.4
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70.0
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74.7
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| Female |
3,668
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55.6
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53.5
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57.6
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| Race/Ethnicity |
| White |
3,782
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60.1
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58.1
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62.0
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| Black |
422
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75.7
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70.1
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80.5
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| Hispanic |
1,577
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71.0
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67.7
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74.0
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| Age Group |
| 18-29 Years |
751
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53.3
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48.8
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57.7
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| 30-44 Years |
1,630
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67.3
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64.5
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69.9
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| 45-64 Years |
2,189
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71.3
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69.1
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73.5
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| 65+ Years |
1,397
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59.3
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56.3
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62.2
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| Education |
| No High School Diploma |
964
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67.8
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63.7
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71.6
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| H. S. Graduate |
1,606
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67.0
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63.9
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69.9
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| Some College |
1,588
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63.4
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60.1
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66.7
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| College + |
1,832
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59.9
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57.2
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62.5
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| Income |
| Less Than $25,000 |
1,799
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66.4
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63.3
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69.4
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| $25,000 thru $49,999 |
1,529
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65.5
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62.3
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68.5
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| $50,000 or more |
1,911
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63.9
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61.2
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66.4
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Notes |
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Respondents 18 years and older who report that their Body Mass Index (BMI) is 25.0 or more. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (w/h**2).
The '-' indicates that the sample size was < 50.
*The sample size includes all survey respondents except those with missing, "don't know", or "refused" answers.
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