This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation. It was found that around 40 percent of gay men were of normal weight, compared to just 25 percent of straight men.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation
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CDC, & MMWR. (August 17, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation." Chart. August 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Engaged in Select Health-related Behaviors as of 2016, by Gender and Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 09, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select health-related behaviors as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, August 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896863/health-behaviors-among-adults-us-gender-and-sexual-orientation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
