In 2019, almost 37 percent of women in the U.S. who had a high school level education or less experienced prepregnancy obesity, compared to 17 percent of women with a Master's degree or higher. This statistic illustrates the percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal education level.
Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level
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NCHS, & CDC. (November 25, 2020). Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level." Chart. November 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Women Experiencing Prepregnancy Obesity in The United States from 2016 to 2019, by Maternal Educational Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Percentage of women experiencing prepregnancy obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by maternal educational level [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, November 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1220397/prepregnancy-obesity-by-education-us/
