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Survey Years | 1999–2000 | 2001–2002 | 2003–2004 | 2005–2006 | 2007–2008 | 2009–2010 | 2011– 2012 |
2013– 2014 |
2015–2016 |
Adults | 30.5 (1.5) | 30.5 (1.1) | 32.2 (1.2) | 34.3 (1.4) | 33.7 (1.1) | 35.7 (0.9) | 34.9 (1.4) | 37.7 (0.9) | 39.6 (1.6) |
Youth | 13.9 (0.9) | 15.4 (0.9) | 17.1 (1.3) | 34.3 (1.4) | 16.8 (1.3) | 16.9 (0.7) | 16.9 (1.0) | 17.2 (1.1) | 18.5 (1.3) |
NOTE: All estimates for adults are age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 U.S. census population using the age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2016.
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