Table 1:

Percentage of Obese Women Rates by Womens’ Characteristics

Variables	1998	2003	2008	2013
Age (yr)
15–19	2.2	3.9	7.1	4.4
20–29	11.2	16.0	17.0	13.3
30–39	29.5	33.7	32.6	31.8
40–49	48.7	55.4	53.4	51.1
Education
No Education/ Primary Incomplete	34.2	45.9	44.1	42.0
Primary School	21.1	36.7	39.6	41.6
Secondary School	10.3	22.0	22.3	12.2
High School and Higher	6.3	18.8	18.7	13.4
Currently Working
Yes	19.0	32.1	35.9	27.5
No	23.2	35.6	32.6	29.6
Number of Births
0	4.7	21.1	17.7	7.8
1	14.4	17.3	16.9	22.1
2–3	29.1	35.1	37.1	36.1
4+	43.3	51.3	51.2	53.7
Region
West	22.0	33.6	33.4	27.2
South	23.0	33.8	35.0	29.9
Central	22.8	38.2	36.6	23.9
North	26.4	41.7	37.4	29.1
East	15.8	29.6	33.6	24.4
Residence
Urban	22.0	34.5	34.0	25.3
Rural	21.1	35.2	36.3	31.4
Wealth Quintile
Lowest	16.6	30.1	33.7	32.2
Second	21.8	37.7	35.5	29.8
Middle	24.8	36.0	39,6	28.4
Fourth	23.9	36.7	35.1	25.0
Highest	20.3	32.0	29.2	18.9
Total	21.7	34.7	34.6	26.5