This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were considered to be obese based on their BMI and their self-identified body image as of 2016. According to the survey, 47 percent of respondents who were obese, considered themselves to be overweight, but not obese.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016
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Percentage of respondents who were obese
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Original question: "Do you consider yourself now to be underweight, overweight or about right? Do you consider yourself now to be obese, or not? About how tall are you without shoes? About how much do you weight without shoes?"
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National Opinion Research Center, & ASMBS. (October 15, 2016). Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/
National Opinion Research Center, und ASMBS. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016." Chart. October 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/
National Opinion Research Center, ASMBS. (2016). Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/
National Opinion Research Center, and ASMBS. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Whose Bmi Placed Them as Obese and Who Correctly Considered Themselves Obese as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/
National Opinion Research Center & ASMBS, Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. whose BMI placed them as obese and who correctly considered themselves obese as of 2016 [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, & ASMBS, October 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/791588/obesity-bmi-and-body-image-us-adults/
