This statistic shows the results of a survey among American high school students in grades 9 to 12 on obesity in 2017, by gender and ethnicity. About 22.2 percent of male student respondents with a Hispanic background stated they are obese.
Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students Who Were Obese in 2017, by Gender and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Percentage of high school students who were obese in 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222532/us-students-who-were-obese-by-gender-and-ethnicity/