Governing Magazine/February 2004 THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT A Case of Neglect GIRTH OF A NATION Prevalence of obesity amont adult population, select years 1991 25% OR MORE None 20.0%-24.9% None 15.0%-19.9% Louisiana Michigan Mississippi West Virginia 10.0%-14.9% Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin LESS THAN 10% Colorado Georgia Massachusetts Montana New Jersey New Mexico Rhode Island Utah Washington NO DATA Kansas Nevada Wyoming 1995 25% OR MORE None 20.0%-24.9% None 15.0%-19.9% Alabama Alaska Arkansas Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 10.0%-14.9% Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Idaho Maine Massachusetts Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wyoming LESS THAN 10% None NO DATA None 2001 25% OR MORE Mississippi 20.0%-24.9% Alabama Alaska Arkansas California Delaware Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Missouri Nebraska North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 15.0%-19.9% Arizona Connecticut Florida Hawaii Maine Maryland Massachsetts Minnesota Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Rhode Island Utah Vermont Washington Wyoming 10.0%-14.9% Colorado LESS THAN 10% None NO DATA None Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004, Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Reproduction in any form without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Governing, City & State and Governing.com are registered trademarks of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.