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Obesity

Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2008
	IL %	CA %
	63.2%	61.3%

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Notes:

U.S. total does not include territories. Overweight or obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/meters squared. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.

Sources:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), accessed June 8, 2009. Available at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS/list.asp?cat=OB&yr=2008&qkey=4409&state=All

Overweight and Obesity Rates for Adults by Sex, 2008
	IL %	CA %
Male	71.7%	66.8%
Female	51.9%	50.4%

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Notes:	U.S. total does not include territories. Overweight or obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/meters squared. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
Sources:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data, 2008, unpublished data. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.

Overweight and Obesity Rates for Adults by Race/Ethnicity, 2008
	IL %	CA %
White	58.7%	56.9%
Black	72.6%	68.8%
Hispanic	68.7%	63.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	NSD	37.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native	NSD	NSD
Other	NSD	60.1%

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Notes:	U.S. totals include territories. Overweight or obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/meters squared. Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
Sources:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data, 2008, unpublished data. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.
Definitions:	NSD: Not Sufficient Data.