Exhibit 4:
Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among Children Aged 10 to 17, by State, 2003 vs. 2007
| State | Obesity Prevalence 2003 |
Overweight Prevalence 2003 |
Obesity Prevalence 2007 |
Overweight Prevalence 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.7% | 34.6% | 17.9% | 36.1% |
| Alaska | 11.1% | 30.7% | 14.1% | 33.9% |
| Arizona | 12.2% | 29.7% | 17.8% | 30.6% |
| Arkansas | 16.4% | 32.9% | 20.4% | 37.5% |
| California | 13.2% | 30.1% | 15.0% | 30.5% |
| Colorado | 9.9% | 21.9% | 14.2% | 27.2% |
| Connecticut | 12.3% | 27.3% | 12.5% | 25.7% |
| Delaware | 14.8% | 35.5% | 13.3% | 33.2% |
| Florida | 14.4% | 32.5% | 18.3% | 33.1% |
| Georgia | 16.4% | 31.7% | 21.3% | 37.3% |
| Hawaii | 13.3% | 26.9% | 11.2% | 28.5% |
| Idaho | 10.1% | 25.6% | 11.8% | 27.5% |
| Illinois | 15.8% | 31.2% | 20.7% | 34.9% |
| Indiana | 15.6% | 32.9% | 14.7% | 29.9% |
| Iowa | 12.5% | 25.5% | 11.2% | 26.5% |
| Kansas | 14.0% | 30.0% | 16.2% | 31.1% |
| Kentucky | 20.6% | 38.2% | 21.0% | 37.1% |
| Louisiana | 17.2% | 35.6% | 20.7% | 35.9% |
| Maine | 12.7% | 30.0% | 12.9% | 28.2% |
| Maryland | 13.3% | 29.9% | 13.6% | 28.8% |
| Massachusetts | 13.6% | 28.9% | 13.3% | 30.0% |
| Michigan | 14.5% | 28.8% | 12.5% | 30.6% |
| Minnesota | 10.1% | 23.9% | 11.1% | 23.1% |
| Mississippi | 17.8% | 36.7% | 21.9% | 44.5% |
| Missouri | 15.6% | 31.0% | 13.6% | 31.0% |
| Montana | 11.1% | 27.3% | 11.8% | 25.6% |
| Nebraska | 11.9% | 26.3% | 15.8% | 31.5% |
| Nevada | 12.4% | 26.6% | 15.2% | 34.2% |
| New Hampshire | 12.9% | 27.3% | 12.8% | 29.4% |
| New Jersey | 13.7% | 31.5% | 15.4% | 31.0% |
| New Mexico | 16.8% | 28.9% | 16.0% | 32.7% |
| New York | 15.3% | 30.9% | 17.1% | 32.9% |
| North Carolina | 19.3% | 33.9% | 18.6% | 33.5% |
| North Dakota | 12.1% | 26.9% | 11.4% | 25.7% |
| Ohio | 14.2% | 30.4% | 18.5% | 33.3% |
| Oklahoma | 15.4% | 28.2% | 16.4% | 29.6% |
| Oregon | 14.1% | 26.5% | 9.6% | 24.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 13.3% | 29.3% | 15.0% | 29.7% |
| Rhode Island | 11.9% | 27.0% | 14.4% | 30.1% |
| South Carolina | 18.9% | 36.1% | 15.3% | 33.8% |
| South Dakota | 12.1% | 25.8% | 13.2% | 28.4% |
| Tennessee | 20.0% | 35.3% | 20.6% | 36.5% |
| Texas | 19.1% | 32.4% | 20.4% | 32.2% |
| Utah | 8.5% | 20.9% | 11.4% | 23.1% |
| Vermont | 11.3% | 25.6% | 12.9% | 26.7% |
| Virginia | 13.8% | 30.5% | 15.2% | 31.0% |
| Washington | 10.8% | 25.0% | 11.1% | 29.5% |
| West Virginia | 20.9% | 36.4% | 18.9% | 35.5% |
| Wisconsin | 13.5% | 29.4% | 13.1% | 27.9% |
| Wyoming | 8.7% | 22.9% | 10.2% | 25.7% |
Note: The overweight category includes obese children.
Source: National Survey of Children's Health, 2003 and 2007.