Obesity among children and adolescents aged 2–19 years, by selected characteristics: United States
data.cdc.gov | Last Updated 29 Aug 2023Data on obesity among children and adolescents aged 2-19 years by selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time. SOURCE: NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. For more information on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.
This dataset has the following 16 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDICATOR | indicator | text | Measure being estimated. | Obesity among children and adolescents aged 2-19 years view top 100 |
| PANEL | panel | text | Submeasures of INDICATOR. Datasets may have multiple panels. | 2-5 years 2-19 years 6-11 years 12-19 years view top 100 |
| PANEL_NUM | panel_num | number | Numeric code for levels of PANEL that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the PANEL variable. | 1 2 4 3 view top 100 |
| UNIT | unit | text | Unit of measurement of the estimate. | Percent of population, crude view top 100 |
| UNIT_NUM | unit_num | number | Numeric code for levels of UNIT that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the UNIT variable. | 1 view top 100 |
| STUB_NAME | stub_name | text | Description of the population category pertaining to the estimate. | Sex and race and Hispanic origin Race and Hispanic origin Percent of poverty level Sex Age view top 100 |
| STUB_NAME_NUM | stub_name_num | number | Numeric code for levels of STUB_NAME that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the STUB_NAME variable. | 4 3 5 1 2 view top 100 |
| STUB_LABEL_NUM | stub_label_num | number | Numeric code for levels of STUB_LABEL that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the STUB_LABEL variable. | 5.2 4.221 4.213 3.11 5.4 view top 100 |
| STUB_LABEL | stub_label | text | Specific population subgroup pertaining to the estimate. | Hispanic or Latino: Mexican: All races 200%-399% Female Below 100% Male: Not Hispanic or Latino: Black or African America view top 100 |
| YEAR | year | text | Data year or range of data years pertaining to the estimate. | 2011-2014 2003-2006 1988-1994 2013-2016 2009-2012 view top 100 |
| YEAR_NUM | year_num | number | Numeric code for levels of YEAR that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the YEAR variable. | 8 6 5 9 2 view top 100 |
| AGE | age | text | Age group pertaining to the estimate. | 2-5 years 2-19 years 6-11 years 12-19 years view top 100 |
| AGE_NUM | age_num | number | Numeric code for levels of AGE that may be used for easier coding or formatting of the AGE variable. | 0.3 0 0.2 0.1 view top 100 |
| ESTIMATE | estimate | number | Calculated estimate of the measure. | 17.9 17.1 16 16.3 14 view top 100 |
| SE | se | number | Calculated standard error of the estimate. | 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 view top 100 |
| FLAG | flag | text | Additional information pertaining to the estimate. See the footnotes in the source table (Excel) for more information. | - * view top 100 |