BRFSS 2001- Nationwide: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

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	Total Respond.#	Underweight	Recommended Range	Overweight	Obese
All Participants	202098	4,180	2.0	1.9- 2.1	81,262	39.3	39.0-39.7	73,545	37.1	36.7-37.4	43,111	21.6	21.3-21.9

Alabama	2,700	63	2.2	1.7- 2.9	987	36.2	34.1-38.3	979	37.2	35.1-39.3	671	24.5	22.7-26.4
Alaska	2,759	22	0.7	0.4- 1.2	989	36.0	33.3-38.9	1,070	41.2	38.3-44.2	678	22.1	20.0-24.3
Arizona	3,055	72	2.9	2.1- 4.1	1,306	41.1	38.7-43.5	1,097	37.5	35.1-40.0	580	18.5	16.6-20.5
Arkansas	2,814	73	2.8	2.1- 3.7	1,076	37.7	35.6-39.7	1,020	37.1	35.1-39.2	645	22.4	20.7-24.2
California	4,120	87	1.9	1.4- 2.6	1,729	38.7	36.9-40.5	1,455	37.5	35.7-39.4	849	21.9	20.3-23.5
Colorado	1,940	48	2.3	1.7- 3.1	928	46.0	43.6-48.5	670	36.7	34.3-39.2	294	14.9	13.3-16.8
Connecticut	7,296	146	2.0	1.6- 2.4	3,191	42.9	41.5-44.3	2,635	37.2	35.9-38.6	1,324	17.9	16.9-19.0
Delaware	3,327	69	2.0	1.5- 2.6	1,284	38.9	36.8-41.1	1,247	38.4	36.2-40.6	727	20.8	19.1-22.6
District of Colum	1,794	41	2.0	1.4- 2.9	841	45.8	43.0-48.7	560	32.1	29.5-34.8	352	20.0	17.9-22.4
Florida	4,396	116	2.4	1.9- 2.9	1,894	41.8	40.1-43.5	1,554	37.1	35.4-38.8	832	18.8	17.5-20.2
Georgia	4,286	93	2.0	1.6- 2.5	1,645	38.6	36.8-40.5	1,537	36.7	34.9-38.5	1,011	22.7	21.2-24.3
Hawaii	4,403	129	2.9	2.3- 3.7	2,095	45.7	43.7-47.7	1,449	33.5	31.6-35.4	730	17.9	16.3-19.6
Idaho	4,588	91	1.9	1.5- 2.5	1,820	38.7	37.0-40.5	1,726	38.8	37.0-40.6	951	20.5	19.2-21.9
Illinois	3,807	79	2.1	1.6- 2.7	1,528	39.3	37.5-41.0	1,387	37.6	35.8-39.4	813	21.0	19.6-22.6
Indiana	3,861	86	2.0	1.6- 2.5	1,468	38.0	36.3-39.7	1,374	35.5	33.8-37.2	933	24.5	23.1-26.1
Iowa	3,427	59	1.8	1.3- 2.6	1,312	38.4	36.5-40.3	1,253	37.3	35.4-39.2	803	22.5	21.0-24.2
Kansas	4,315	98	2.0	1.6- 2.5	1,794	40.9	39.3-42.6	1,481	35.4	33.9-37.1	942	21.6	20.2-23.0
Kentucky	7,135	139	1.7	1.3- 2.1	2,608	36.2	34.6-37.8	2,605	37.5	35.8-39.1	1,783	24.6	23.2-26.2
Louisiana	4,719	132	2.6	2.2- 3.2	1,786	37.1	35.6-38.6	1,694	36.3	34.7-37.8	1,107	24.0	22.7-25.4
Maine	2,292	39	1.7	1.2- 2.5	898	39.5	37.3-41.8	888	39.3	37.0-41.6	467	19.5	17.8-21.3
Maryland	4,262	82	1.9	1.4- 2.5	1,777	41.2	39.3-43.1	1,525	36.5	34.6-38.4	878	20.5	19.0-22.1
Massachusetts	8,081	174	2.2	1.8- 2.6	3,529	43.4	42.1-44.7	2,975	37.8	36.5-39.1	1,403	16.6	15.6-17.6
Michigan	3,676	55	1.4	1.0- 1.8	1,399	38.4	36.6-40.3	1,285	35.2	33.5-37.0	937	25.0	23.4-26.6
Minnesota	3,811	67	1.6	1.2- 2.0	1,486	37.9	36.2-39.6	1,485	40.6	38.9-42.4	773	19.9	18.5-21.3
Mississippi	2,888	60	2.2	1.5- 3.2	1,012	33.9	32.0-35.9	1,047	37.4	35.3-39.4	769	26.5	24.7-28.3
Missouri	3,996	96	2.3	1.7- 3.0	1,557	38.3	36.3-40.4	1,390	36.2	34.2-38.3	953	23.2	21.5-25.0
Montana	3,201	40	1.4	0.9- 2.1	1,262	41.8	39.5-44.3	1,216	38.0	35.7-40.4	683	18.8	17.1-20.6
Nebraska	3,457	69	1.8	1.4- 2.5	1,380	39.0	37.1-41.0	1,287	38.4	36.5-40.4	721	20.7	19.2-22.3
Nevada	2,479	54	2.3	1.6- 3.3	1,030	41.2	38.4-44.1	945	37.0	34.4-39.8	450	19.5	17.0-22.2
New Hampshire	3,830	76	2.1	1.6- 2.8	1,607	41.9	40.1-43.7	1,401	36.6	34.9-38.3	746	19.4	18.0-20.8
New Jersey	5,655	94	1.8	1.3- 2.4	2,307	40.5	38.8-42.2	2,112	38.1	36.5-39.8	1,142	19.6	18.3-21.1
New Mexico	3,472	83	2.2	1.7- 2.9	1,423	40.7	38.7-42.6	1,274	37.4	35.5-39.4	692	19.7	18.2-21.3
New York	3,687	84	2.3	1.7- 2.9	1,598	41.7	39.9-43.6	1,291	35.7	34.0-37.6	714	20.3	18.8-21.9
North Carolina	5,852	140	2.1	1.6- 2.7	2,415	39.1	37.2-41.0	2,014	35.9	34.1-37.9	1,283	22.9	21.2-24.6
North Dakota	2,415	47	1.7	1.3- 2.3	914	36.8	34.7-38.9	961	41.1	39.0-43.3	493	20.4	18.7-22.2
Ohio	3,239	65	2.1	1.3- 3.2	1,269	37.9	35.9-39.9	1,172	37.7	35.7-39.7	733	22.4	20.7-24.2
Oklahoma	4,220	99	2.5	1.9- 3.2	1,544	35.9	34.0-37.8	1,606	39.0	37.1-41.0	971	22.6	21.0-24.3
Oregon	2,433	44	1.8	1.3- 2.4	976	40.0	37.9-42.2	890	37.1	35.0-39.3	523	21.1	19.4-22.9
Pennsylvania	3,528	59	1.4	1.0- 1.8	1,338	38.2	36.3-40.1	1,333	38.3	36.5-40.2	798	22.1	20.6-23.7
Rhode Island	3,866	82	2.6	2.0- 3.4	1,681	41.4	39.6-43.3	1,456	38.3	36.4-40.1	647	17.7	16.3-19.2
South Carolina	3,038	43	1.2	0.8- 1.6	1,223	39.0	37.0-41.1	1,112	37.3	35.4-39.3	660	22.5	20.8-24.2
South Dakota	4,876	91	1.5	1.2- 1.9	1,842	39.0	37.5-40.6	1,885	38.3	36.8-39.8	1,058	21.2	19.9-22.5
Tennessee	2,735	67	2.3	1.8- 3.1	1,091	38.8	36.7-41.0	924	35.4	33.3-37.6	653	23.4	21.7-25.3
Texas	5,652	124	2.1	1.7- 2.6	2,116	36.6	35.2-38.1	2,033	36.7	35.3-38.1	1,379	24.6	23.3-25.9
Utah	3,534	85	2.2	1.6- 2.8	1,520	43.1	41.0-45.2	1,252	35.6	33.6-37.7	677	19.1	17.5-20.9
Vermont	4,119	73	1.7	1.3- 2.2	1,858	46.2	44.5-48.0	1,420	34.5	32.9-36.1	768	17.6	16.4-18.9
Virginia	2,819	57	2.2	1.5- 3.2	1,153	40.3	38.1-42.4	1,025	36.7	34.7-38.7	584	20.9	19.2-22.7
Washington	4,026	72	2.0	1.4- 2.9	1,719	42.0	40.3-43.7	1,438	36.7	35.0-38.4	797	19.3	18.0-20.7
West Virginia	2,931	66	2.3	1.7- 3.0	1,033	34.7	32.8-36.7	1,099	37.9	36.0-39.9	733	25.1	23.4-26.9
Wisconsin	3,257	56	1.6	1.2- 2.3	1,259	39.3	37.4-41.3	1,178	36.7	34.7-38.6	764	22.4	20.8-24.1
Wyoming	2,952	63	1.8	1.4- 2.4	1,263	42.6	40.6-44.6	1,043	36.0	34.1-37.9	583	19.7	18.1-21.3
Guam	842	20	1.7	1.1- 2.8	333	37.1	33.5-41.0	318	39.9	36.1-43.8	171	21.2	18.2-24.6
Puerto Rico	4,062	64	1.8	1.2- 2.6	1,374	35.4	33.3-37.5	1,688	40.6	38.5-42.8	936	22.2	20.5-24.0
Virgin Islands	2,173	47	2.3	1.6- 3.2	795	36.7	34.2-39.3	784	36.4	33.9-38.9	547	24.7	22.5-27.0

Total
Respond.#

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

202098

4,180

2.0

1.9- 2.1

81,262

39.3

39.0-39.7

73,545

37.1

36.7-37.4

43,111

21.6

21.3-21.9

Alabama

2,700

2.2

1.7- 2.9

987

36.2

34.1-38.3

979

37.2

35.1-39.3

671

24.5

22.7-26.4

Alaska

2,759

0.7

0.4- 1.2

989

36.0

33.3-38.9

1,070

41.2

38.3-44.2

678

22.1

20.0-24.3

Arizona

3,055

2.9

2.1- 4.1

1,306

41.1

38.7-43.5

1,097

37.5

35.1-40.0

580

18.5

16.6-20.5

Arkansas

2,814

2.8

2.1- 3.7

1,076

37.7

35.6-39.7

1,020

37.1

35.1-39.2

645

22.4

20.7-24.2

California

4,120

1.9

1.4- 2.6

1,729

38.7

36.9-40.5

1,455

37.5

35.7-39.4

849

21.9

20.3-23.5

Colorado

1,940

2.3

1.7- 3.1

928

46.0

43.6-48.5

670

36.7

34.3-39.2

294

14.9

13.3-16.8

Connecticut

7,296

146

2.0

1.6- 2.4

3,191

42.9

41.5-44.3

2,635

37.2

35.9-38.6

1,324

17.9

16.9-19.0

Delaware

3,327

2.0

1.5- 2.6

1,284

38.9

36.8-41.1

1,247

38.4

36.2-40.6

727

20.8

19.1-22.6

District of Colum

1,794

2.0

1.4- 2.9

841

45.8

43.0-48.7

560

32.1

29.5-34.8

352

20.0

17.9-22.4

Florida

4,396

116

2.4

1.9- 2.9

1,894

41.8

40.1-43.5

1,554

37.1

35.4-38.8

832

18.8

17.5-20.2

Georgia

4,286

2.0

1.6- 2.5

1,645

38.6

36.8-40.5

1,537

36.7

34.9-38.5

1,011

22.7

21.2-24.3

Hawaii

4,403

129

2.9

2.3- 3.7

2,095

45.7

43.7-47.7

1,449

33.5

31.6-35.4

730

17.9

16.3-19.6

Idaho

4,588

1.9

1.5- 2.5

1,820

38.7

37.0-40.5

1,726

38.8

37.0-40.6

951

20.5

19.2-21.9

Illinois

3,807

2.1

1.6- 2.7

1,528

39.3

37.5-41.0

1,387

37.6

35.8-39.4

813

21.0

19.6-22.6

Indiana

3,861

2.0

1.6- 2.5

1,468

38.0

36.3-39.7

1,374

35.5

33.8-37.2

933

24.5

23.1-26.1

Iowa

3,427

1.8

1.3- 2.6

1,312

38.4

36.5-40.3

1,253

37.3

35.4-39.2

803

22.5

21.0-24.2

Kansas

4,315

2.0

1.6- 2.5

1,794

40.9

39.3-42.6

1,481

35.4

33.9-37.1

942

21.6

20.2-23.0

Kentucky

7,135

139

1.7

1.3- 2.1

2,608

36.2

34.6-37.8

2,605

37.5

35.8-39.1

1,783

24.6

23.2-26.2

Louisiana

4,719

132

2.6

2.2- 3.2

1,786

37.1

35.6-38.6

1,694

36.3

34.7-37.8

1,107

24.0

22.7-25.4

Maine

2,292

1.7

1.2- 2.5

898

39.5

37.3-41.8

888

39.3

37.0-41.6

467

19.5

17.8-21.3

Maryland

4,262

1.9

1.4- 2.5

1,777

41.2

39.3-43.1

1,525

36.5

34.6-38.4

878

20.5

19.0-22.1

Massachusetts

8,081

174

2.2

1.8- 2.6

3,529

43.4

42.1-44.7

2,975

37.8

36.5-39.1

1,403

16.6

15.6-17.6

Michigan

3,676

1.4

1.0- 1.8

1,399

38.4

36.6-40.3

1,285

35.2

33.5-37.0

937

25.0

23.4-26.6

Minnesota

3,811

1.6

1.2- 2.0

1,486

37.9

36.2-39.6

1,485

40.6

38.9-42.4

773

19.9

18.5-21.3

Mississippi

2,888

2.2

1.5- 3.2

1,012

33.9

32.0-35.9

1,047

37.4

35.3-39.4

769

26.5

24.7-28.3

Missouri

3,996

2.3

1.7- 3.0

1,557

38.3

36.3-40.4

1,390

36.2

34.2-38.3

953

23.2

21.5-25.0

Montana

3,201

1.4

0.9- 2.1

1,262

41.8

39.5-44.3

1,216

38.0

35.7-40.4

683

18.8

17.1-20.6

Nebraska

3,457

1.8

1.4- 2.5

1,380

39.0

37.1-41.0

1,287

38.4

36.5-40.4

721

20.7

19.2-22.3

Nevada

2,479

2.3

1.6- 3.3

1,030

41.2

38.4-44.1

945

37.0

34.4-39.8

450

19.5

17.0-22.2

New Hampshire

3,830

2.1

1.6- 2.8

1,607

41.9

40.1-43.7

1,401

36.6

34.9-38.3

746

19.4

18.0-20.8

New Jersey

5,655

1.8

1.3- 2.4

2,307

40.5

38.8-42.2

2,112

38.1

36.5-39.8

1,142

19.6

18.3-21.1

New Mexico

3,472

2.2

1.7- 2.9

1,423

40.7

38.7-42.6

1,274

37.4

35.5-39.4

692

19.7

18.2-21.3

New York

3,687

2.3

1.7- 2.9

1,598

41.7

39.9-43.6

1,291

35.7

34.0-37.6

714

20.3

18.8-21.9

North Carolina

5,852

140

2.1

1.6- 2.7

2,415

39.1

37.2-41.0

2,014

35.9

34.1-37.9

1,283

22.9

21.2-24.6

North Dakota

2,415

1.7

1.3- 2.3

914

36.8

34.7-38.9

961

41.1

39.0-43.3

493

20.4

18.7-22.2

Ohio

3,239

2.1

1.3- 3.2

1,269

37.9

35.9-39.9

1,172

37.7

35.7-39.7

733

22.4

20.7-24.2

Oklahoma

4,220

2.5

1.9- 3.2

1,544

35.9

34.0-37.8

1,606

39.0

37.1-41.0

971

22.6

21.0-24.3

Oregon

2,433

1.8

1.3- 2.4

976

40.0

37.9-42.2

890

37.1

35.0-39.3

523

21.1

19.4-22.9

Pennsylvania

3,528

1.4

1.0- 1.8

1,338

38.2

36.3-40.1

1,333

38.3

36.5-40.2

798

22.1

20.6-23.7

Rhode Island

3,866

2.6

2.0- 3.4

1,681

41.4

39.6-43.3

1,456

38.3

36.4-40.1

647

17.7

16.3-19.2

South Carolina

3,038

1.2

0.8- 1.6

1,223

39.0

37.0-41.1

1,112

37.3

35.4-39.3

660

22.5

20.8-24.2

South Dakota

4,876

1.5

1.2- 1.9

1,842

39.0

37.5-40.6

1,885

38.3

36.8-39.8

1,058

21.2

19.9-22.5

Tennessee

2,735

2.3

1.8- 3.1

1,091

38.8

36.7-41.0

924

35.4

33.3-37.6

653

23.4

21.7-25.3

Texas

5,652

124

2.1

1.7- 2.6

2,116

36.6

35.2-38.1

2,033

36.7

35.3-38.1

1,379

24.6

23.3-25.9

Utah

3,534

2.2

1.6- 2.8

1,520

43.1

41.0-45.2

1,252

35.6

33.6-37.7

677

19.1

17.5-20.9

Vermont

4,119

1.7

1.3- 2.2

1,858

46.2

44.5-48.0

1,420

34.5

32.9-36.1

768

17.6

16.4-18.9

Virginia

2,819

2.2

1.5- 3.2

1,153

40.3

38.1-42.4

1,025

36.7

34.7-38.7

584

20.9

19.2-22.7

Washington

4,026

2.0

1.4- 2.9

1,719

42.0

40.3-43.7

1,438

36.7

35.0-38.4

797

19.3

18.0-20.7

West Virginia

2,931

2.3

1.7- 3.0

1,033

34.7

32.8-36.7

1,099

37.9

36.0-39.9

733

25.1

23.4-26.9

Wisconsin

3,257

1.6

1.2- 2.3

1,259

39.3

37.4-41.3

1,178

36.7

34.7-38.6

764

22.4

20.8-24.1

Wyoming

2,952

1.8

1.4- 2.4

1,263

42.6

40.6-44.6

1,043

36.0

34.1-37.9

583

19.7

18.1-21.3

Guam

842

1.7

1.1- 2.8

333

37.1

33.5-41.0

318

39.9

36.1-43.8

171

21.2

18.2-24.6

Puerto Rico

4,062

1.8

1.2- 2.6

1,374

35.4

33.3-37.5

1,688

40.6

38.5-42.8

936

22.2

20.5-24.0

Virgin Islands

2,173

2.3

1.6- 3.2

795

36.7

34.2-39.3

784

36.4

33.9-38.9

547

24.7

22.5-27.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2). BMI is an intermediate variable used in calculating these measures. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 29.9.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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