COVID-19 Working Paper: Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adult Subpopulations During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Description
Explores obesity disparities among adults before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the first year of the pandemic. Uses data from the 2011-2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to estimate changes in obesity rates and compares rates across demographic and socioeconomic subgroups, including urban-rural status, Census region, age group, race and ethnicity, and more.
Author(s)
Mariah D. Ehmke, Brandon J. Restrepo
Date
07/2023
Type
Document
Organization
USDA Economic Research Service
Tagged as
COVID-19 · Educational attainment · Employment and unemployment · Health disparities · Income · Obesity and weight control · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data