Percent of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity † I want to analyze the percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity. Category is physical activity with topic as physical activity behavior. Indicator is used as adults who usually walk or bike to work.

Data Value 95% CI National 3.4 3.4 - 3.4 Alabama 1.2 1.2 - 1.3 Alaska   Value 95% CI National 3.4 3.4 - 3.4 Alabama 1.2 1.2 - 1.3 Alaska 8.8 8.4 - 9.1 Arizona 3 2.9 - 3.1 Arkansas 1.9 1.8 - 2.0 California 3.8 3.8 - 3.9 Colorado 4.3 4.2 - 4.4 Connecticut 3.2 - 3.5 Delaware 2.5 2.3 - 2.7 District of Columbia 16.9 16.3 - 17.5 Florida 2.2 2.1 - 2.2 Georgia 1.8 1.7 - 1.9 Hawaii 5.6 5.4 - 5.8 Idaho 4 3.7 - 4.2 Illinois 3.7 3.6 - 3.8 Indiana 2.6 2.5 - 2.7 Iowa 4.1 3.9 - 4.2   Value 95% CI Kansas 2.7 2.6 - 2.8 Kentucky 2.6 2.5 - 2.7 Louisiana 2.4 2.3 - 2.5 Maine 4.4 4.2 - 4.6 Maryland Massachusetts 5.6 5.5 - 5.7 Michigan 2.6 - 2.7 Minnesota 3.6 3.6 - 3.7 Mississippi 1.7 1.6 - 1.8 Missouri 2.2 2.1 - 2.3 Montana 6.3 6.0 - 6.6 Nebraska 3.3 3.2 - 3.4 Nevada New Hampshire 3.1 2.9 - 3.3 New Jersey 3.4 3.3 - 3.5 New Mexico 3 2.8 - 3.2 New York 7 6.9 - 7.1   Value 95% CI North Carolina 2 2.0 - 2.1 North Dakota 4.3 4.1 - 4.6 Ohio 2.6 2.5 - 2.7 Oklahoma 1.9 - 2.1 Oregon 6.4 6.3 - 6.6 Pennsylvania 4.4 4.3 - 4.4 Rhode Island 4.1 3.9 - 4.3 South Carolina 2.5 - 2.6 South Dakota 4.5 4.3 - 4.8 Tennessee 1.5 1.4 - 1.5 Texas 1.9 1.8 - 1.9 Utah 3.4 3.2 - 3.5 Vermont 6.6 6.2 - 6.9 Virginia 2.7 2.6 - 2.8 Washington 4.3 - 4.5 West Virginia 2.9 2.8 - 3.1 Wisconsin 4.0 - 4.2 Wyoming 4.7 4.4 - 5.1 Puerto Rico 3.6 3.4 - 3.8

Region Map

Sorted Data Value 95% CI Idaho 4 3.7 - 4.2 Iowa 4.1 3.9 - 4.2   Value 95% CI Idaho 4 3.7 - 4.2 Iowa 4.1 3.9 - 4.2 Rhode Island 3.9 - 4.3 Wisconsin 4.0 - 4.2 Colorado 4.3 4.2 - 4.4 North Dakota 4.1 - 4.6 Maine 4.4 4.2 - 4.6 Pennsylvania 4.3 - 4.4 Washington 4.3 - 4.5 South Dakota 4.5 4.3 - 4.8 Wyoming 4.7 4.4 - 5.1 Hawaii 5.6 5.4 - 5.8 Massachusetts 5.5 - 5.7 Montana 6.3 6.0 - 6.6 Oregon 6.4 6.3 - 6.6 Vermont 6.6 6.2 - 6.9 New York 7 6.9 - 7.1 Alaska 8.8 8.4 - 9.1 District of Columbia 16.9 16.3 - 17.5   Value 95% CI Alabama 1.2 1.2 - 1.3 Tennessee 1.5 1.4 - 1.5 Mississippi 1.7 1.6 - 1.8 Georgia 1.8 1.7 - 1.9 Arkansas 1.9 1.8 - 2.0 Texas 1.8 - 1.9 North Carolina 2 2.0 - 2.1 Oklahoma 1.9 - 2.1 Florida 2.2 2.1 - 2.2 Missouri 2.1 - 2.3 Louisiana 2.4 2.3 - 2.5 Delaware 2.5 2.3 - 2.7 Indiana 2.6 2.5 - 2.7 Kentucky Nevada Ohio South Carolina 2.5 - 2.6   Value 95% CI Kansas 2.7 2.6 - 2.8 Maryland Michigan 2.6 - 2.7 Virginia West Virginia 2.9 2.8 - 3.1 Arizona 3 2.9 - 3.1 New Mexico 2.8 - 3.2 New Hampshire 3.1 2.9 - 3.3 Nebraska 3.3 3.2 - 3.4 National 3.4 3.4 - 3.4 Connecticut 3.2 - 3.5 New Jersey 3.3 - 3.5 Utah Minnesota 3.6 3.6 - 3.7 Puerto Rico 3.4 - 3.8 Illinois 3.7 3.6 - 3.8 California 3.8 3.8 - 3.9

Analysis Alabama has the lowest value of percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity being 1.2. District of Columbia has highest value of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity being 16.9. I am 95% confident that estimated population proportion of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity in Alabama and District of Columbia lies in the interval [1.2 - 1.3] and [16.3 - 17.5]

Reference Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. Data, Trend and Maps. Retrieved Oct 03, 2017 from  https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html