Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Trends in Adult Obesity in the United States, 1987 and 2001: Estimates for the Noninstitutionalized Population, Age 20 to 64

Product type:

Statistical Brief 37

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

January 30, 2004

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) and the 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) concerning the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. adult (age 20 to 64) population. Emphasis is placed on whether the relationships between obesity and various socioeconomic and demographic characteristics (sex, race/ethnicity, education level, and poverty and health insurance status) of the population remained stable over that period.

Author(s):

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, Ph.D., Barbara M. Altman, Ph.D., and Llewellyn J. Cornelius, Ph.D.

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only Publication

MEPS Topics:

Medical Conditions, Obesity

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st37/stat37.pdf (116 KB)

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