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Statistics on children, youth and families in Washington from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Children's Alliance
Percentage of tenth-graders who were obese by race or ethnicity in Washington
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Why This Indicator Matters
Disaggregated data is presented to provide a preliminary understanding of disparities by race and ethnicity. On its own, this data tells a limited story about the populations it represents. We encourage users of this data to engage with communities of color to develop a more accurate and meaningful understanding than these data allow.
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Definition
The percent of 10th graders who are obese disaggregated by race and ethnicity. Obesity is defined as BMI in the top 5% for age and gender based on growth charts developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2000).
Data Source
The data used for this measure come from the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), which is conducted every two years. Data were retrieved on December 23, 2019 from: https://www.askhys.net/.
S: Data have been suppressed due to low response rates (below 40% participation).
*Please use these estimates with caution. The total confidence interval (upper bound minus lower bound) of the percent estimate, is 10 percentage points or greater, which indicates that this estimate has a large margin of error. This generally occurs when estimate relies on small number of cases. To obtain total confidence interval values around the estimates for this indicator please contact Washington KIDS COUNT.
At this time HYS does not recommend that you attempt to determine significant trends over time, only to determine changes from a single survey administration to another, i.e., a change from 2006 to 2008. For trend analysis, we recommend that you have at least 5 data points.
S: Data have been suppressed due to low response rates (below 40% participation).
*Please use these estimates with caution. The total confidence interval (upper bound minus lower bound) of the percent estimate, is 10 percentage points or greater, which indicates that this estimate has a large margin of error. This generally occurs when estimate relies on small number of cases. To obtain total confidence interval values around the estimates for this indicator please contact Washington KIDS COUNT.
At this time HYS does not recommend that you attempt to determine significant trends over time, only to determine changes from a single survey administration to another, i.e., a change from 2006 to 2008. For trend analysis, we recommend that you have at least 5 data points.
Notes
Data last updated in December 2019 by Washington KIDS COUNT.
Body Mass Index (BMI) was computed from numeric responses to the questions “How tall are you without your shoes on?” and “How much do you weigh without your shoes on?” These data are student self reports of their height and weight.
The Healthy Youth Survey is based on a random sample of 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th graders in schools across Washington State. The HYS is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Health, the Department of Social and Health Service's Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Community Trade and Economic Development, the Family Policy Council and the Liquor Control Board. For more information on HYS data including bias analysis, response rates and other technical analysis, please see:http://www.doh.wa.gov/DataandStatisticalReports/HealthBehaviors/HealthyYouthSurvey/TechnicalNotes.aspx.
Body Mass Index (BMI) was computed from numeric responses to the questions “How tall are you without your shoes on?” and “How much do you weigh without your shoes on?” These data are student self reports of their height and weight.
The Healthy Youth Survey is based on a random sample of 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th graders in schools across Washington State. The HYS is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Health, the Department of Social and Health Service's Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Community Trade and Economic Development, the Family Policy Council and the Liquor Control Board. For more information on HYS data including bias analysis, response rates and other technical analysis, please see:http://www.doh.wa.gov/DataandStatisticalReports/HealthBehaviors/HealthyYouthSurvey/TechnicalNotes.aspx.
Last Updated
December 2019