Overweight high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity

Percentage of U.S. high school students who were overweight in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity*

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Release date

June 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2016 to December 2017

Number of respondents

14,956 respondents

Special properties

9-12 graders

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Overweight includes students who were ≥85th percentile but <95th percentile for body mass index.
The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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