This statistic displays the number of adults aged 18 and over with an eating disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by metropolitan status. During this time, some 27,000 adults living in small metropolitan areas had bulimia nervosa.
Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status
(in 1,000)
Disorder present within the past year.
* No data = low precision; no estimate reported.
Large metro areas have a total population of 1 million or more. Small metro areas have a total population of fewer than 1 million. Nonmetropolitan areas include counties in micropolitan statistical areas and counties outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
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SAMHSA. (October 29, 2014). Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. "Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000)." Chart. October 29, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. (2014). Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. "Number of Adults with Eating Disorders in The U.S. in 2008-2012, by Metropolitan Status (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA, Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) [Graph], SAMHSA, October 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/450347/eating-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
