Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics Of Adult White non-Latino, Black non-Latino and Mexican American Men and Women (weighted n=177,457,300) by Normal, Overweight and Obese: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2008.

Characteristic*		Normal† (BMI ≤24.9) %	Overweight† (BMI 25–29.9) %	Obese† (BMI ≥30) %
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Latino		34.9	34.0	31.1
Black non-Latino		27.0	30.7	42.4
Mexican American		27.0	38.9	34.1
	Born in US
	Predominately English	24.6	34.0	41.4
	Predominately Spanish	24.5	36.3	39.3
	Born in Mexico
	Predominately English	30.5	38.1	31.4
	Predominately Spanish	28.2	42.7	29.1
Gender
Male		29.6	40.4	30.0
Female		37.8	28.1	34.0
Marital Status
Married		31.5	35.7	32.8
Not Married		37.7	31.1	31.2
Education
Less than High School		30.9	34.9	34.2
High School Diploma		31.5	33.7	34.8
College/AA Degree		35.9	34.0	30
Age
20–39 Years		41.5	30.8	27.7
40–59 Years		29.1	35.0	35.9
60–85 Years		29.0	38.3	32.7
Health Insurance
Yes		32.8	34.6	32.6
No		38.0	32.4	29.6

^*For each characteristic, an individual chi-square test was carried out to test the association between weight status and the characteristic.

^†Normal weight was defined as a body mass index (BMI) less than or equal to 24; overweight was defined as a BMI of 25 to 29.9; Obesity was defined as a BMI greater than or equal to 30.