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Adult overweight and obesity rates in Massachusetts by ethnicity 2017
Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Massachusetts in 2017, by ethnicity
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 15, 2019
This statistic depicts the overweight and obesity rates for adults in Massachusetts in 2017, by ethnicity. In that year, 62.6 percent of all white adults in Massachusetts were overweight or obese.
Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Massachusetts in 2017, by ethnicity
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 15, 2019
This statistic depicts the overweight and obesity rates for adults in Massachusetts in 2017, by ethnicity. In that year, 62.6 percent of all white adults in Massachusetts were overweight or obese.
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- 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- Approximately 350,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- Approximately 350,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
-
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
* Not sufficient data.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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