Figure 43. |
Percentage of persons ages 18 to 24 who were at a healthy weight, by race/ethnicity: 1999 and 2008 |
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases). 1 Includes Pacific Islanders. NOTE: The National Health Interview Survey asked young adults ages 18 to 24 to report their height and weight. Body mass indices (BMI) were calculated from these self-reports and respondents were sorted into categories of underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1999 and 2008. |
