Table 1 Prevalence of obesity by income and education, joint Canada-United States survey of health, 2002/03
From: Cross-national comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity in the United States and Canada
| Â | All | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Obese | Â | Obese | Â | Obese |
| Â | Na | $ (Lower bound)b | % | Na | % | Na | % |
United States | 5067 | Â | 21.1** | 2859 | 22.1** | 2208 | 20.1 |
Canada | 3404 | Â | 15.7 | 1809 | 13.3 | 1595 | 18.2 |
Inequities by Incomeb | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 First quintile | 1115 | $0 | 26.3 | 727 | 28.9 | 388 | 22.6 |
 2nd quintile | 1082 | $24,766 | 22.2 | 652 | 25.4 | 430 | 18.6 |
 3rd quintile | 878 | $39,910 | 19.2 | 496 | 17.6 | 382 | 20.9 |
 4th quintile | 981 | $59,540 | 19.9 | 514 | 19.4 | 467 | 20.5 |
 5th quintile (ref.) | 1011 | $89,183 | 17.1 | 470 | 15.5 | 541 | 18.3 |
  Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 First quintile | 833 | $0 | 17.6 | 512 | 15.5 | 321 | 20.4 |
 2nd quintile | 736 | $25,199 | 16.2 | 403 | 14.8 | 333 | 17.8 |
 3rd quintile | 621 | $38,855 | 16.0 | 338 | 12.8 | 283 | 19.6 |
 4th quintile | 638 | $54,167 | 15.3 | 311 | 11.3 | 327 | 18.8 |
 5th quintile (ref.) | 576 | $81,440 | 13.2 | 245 | 10.4 | 331 | 14.9 |
Inequities by education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Less than high school | 542 |  | 29.9* | 319 | 33.2** | 223 | 25.1 |
 High school | 1685 |  | 23.6** | 969 | 23.6 | 716 | 23.7 |
 Technical/trade degree | 670 |  | 23.3 | 374 | 23.3 | 296 | 23.4 |
 University/college (ref.) | 1765 |  | 16.9 | 899 | 17.7 | 866 | 16.1 |
  Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Less than high school | 709 |  | 19.2 | 343 | 15.8 | 366 | 22.3 |
 High school | 929 |  | 15.4 | 477 | 14.1 | 452 | 16.6 |
 Technical/trade degree | 701 |  | 15.5 | 393 | 14.6 | 308 | 16.6 |
 University/college (ref.) | 883 |  | 13.9 | 456 | 12.8 | 427 | 15.1 |