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What this chart shows: Percentage of Overweight and Obesity by Marital Status - Larimer County, 2004-05
Data Source: Colorado Health Information Dataset (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey) - Overweight and Obesity Statistics
What these data tell us:
Proportionally fewer single (never married) adult residents have weight problems compared to their married or divorced / separated/ widowed counterparts. The percentage of married residents who are overweight translates to over 58,000 residents (using 2005 population figures).What this chart shows: Percentage of Overweight and Obesity by Income Level - Larimer County, 2004-05
Data Source: Colorado Health Information Dataset
What these data tell us:
In Larimer County in 2004-05, the $25,000 to $49,999 income range had the highest percentage of individuals reporting overweight status (56%), while those who earned under $25,000 had the highest likelihood of obesity (15%). It should be noted that in Larimer County the annual per capita income is $32,893 (2004). Please see the Per Capita Income page on Compass for more information.Nationally, those with low socioeconomic status have been more likely to be obese than high socioeconomic status counterparts. However, this disparity has decreased from 1970-2000. The relationship between weight and income may be related to food costs and the availability of food types (poorer people tend to consume more energy-dense foods because they cost less).
The racial and ethnic groups represented in the Colorado Health Information Dataset (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) are small in sample size (for Larimer County). Therefore, due to possible misrepresentation, racial and ethnic group data were not presented. However, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, minorities have a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity, when compared to White individuals.
What this chart shows: Amount of Moderate Exercise by Weight Category - Larimer County, 2004
Data Source: Health District of Larimer County Community Health Survey, 2004
What these data tell us:
Based on their classification of body mass index (BMI), survey respondents differed in the amount they exercised during any given week. The survey question asked: 'How many days during a typical week do you do any moderate activities?' (examples given included walking briskly, swimming, tennis, or bicycling on level terrain). There was a significant relationship between weight category and number of days exercised. The higher a respondent's weight, the less s/he exercised.Data Tables:
Overweight and Obesity by Marital Status - Larimer County, 2004-05
|
Never Married |
Married |
Divorced/ Widowed/ Separated |
|
|
Overweight |
30% |
53.9% |
56.1% |
|
Obese |
9% |
13.9% |
13.4% |
Overweight and Obesity by Income Level - Larimer County, 2004-05
|
<$25,000 |
$25-49,999 |
$50,000 & Above |
|
|
Overweight |
51.2% |
55.5% |
48.5% |
|
Obese |
15.1% |
13% |
12.6% |
Amount of Exercise by Health Risk - Larimer County, 2004
|
0 days |
1-2 days |
3-4 days |
5+ days |
|
|
Underweight |
22.2% |
21.0% |
39.5% |
17.3% |
|
Normal |
15.7% |
22.0% |
25.6% |
36.7% |
|
Overweight |
17.2% |
25.2% |
25.3% |
32.2% |
|
Obesity, Class I |
24.5% |
25.9% |
21.0% |
28.6% |
|
Obesity, Class II |
27.0% |
27.0% |
19.1% |
27.0% |
|
Extreme Obesity, Class III |
57.1% |
20.0% |
2.9% |
20.0% |