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Overweight high school students in the United States in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity

Percentage of U.S. high school students who were overweight in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity

The data displays the results of a survey among U.S. American high school students in grades 9 to 12 on overweight, by gender and ethnicity. The survey was conducted from September 2016 to December 2017 in schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Some 17% of male student respondents with a Hispanic background stated they are overweight.

Female 16.8 14.3 20.8 21.9
Male 14.4 13.6 14.8 17.1
Total 15.6 14 17.8 19.5