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Table 2 Percentage* of respondents classified as overweight by education level

From: Do trends in the prevalence of overweight by socio-economic position differ between India’s most and least economically developed states?

 

Most developed states

Least developed states

Women

Men

Women

Men

1998–99

2005–06

2015–16

2005–06

2015–16

1998–99

2005–06

2015–16

2005–06

2015–16

Education**

Rural

No Education

4.09

7.90

16.52

4.31

13.85

2.43

3.69

11.74

2.21

6.29

Primary Education

10.07

15.46

20.73

8.13

19.81

4.44

6.23

14.31

1.64

7.42

Secondary Education

13.74

18.43

24.51

9.41

19.31

6.33

9.86

17.51

4.45

9.88

Higher Education

20.99

28.20

29.51

19.27

25.54

11.01

16.47

22.38

15.37

18.57

Ratio (Higher: No education)

5.14

3.57

1.79

4.47

1.84

4.53

4.46

1.91

6.94

2.95

Education**

Urban

No Education

16.62

21.27

34.77

11.71

15.90

8.98

14.38

28.74

4.61

14.59

Primary Education

21.10

25.62

37.07

13.61

29.46

13.05

19.92

29.68

7.00

15.28

Secondary Education

25.42

32.54

39.79

17.70

28.43

18.87

27.74

34.80

11.24

19.42

Higher Education

35.16

37.70

40.21

27.52

40.79

29.34

37.75

42.10

26.39

30.55

Ratio (Higher: No education)

2.12

1.77

1.16

2.35

2.56

3.27

2.63

1.47

5.72

2.09

  1. *All percentages were calculated using sampling weights
  2. **Chi-squared test p value of the variable’s association with overweight: p < 0.001