Obesity has quickly become a major health issue in Texas. In 2017, 33.6% of Texas adults were obese as compared to 29.9% of U.S. adults. In 2000 21.7% of adults were obese and in 1990 only 10.7% of adults were obese. In 2016, 33% of 10-17 year olds in Texas were obese. When separated out by gender, 34.6% of Texas females and 32.8% of Texas males were obese. When separated out by race, 31% of White adults, 41.7% of Black adults, and 37.8% of Hispanic adults were obese in Texas in 2016.Research shows that an increase in household income is correlated with a decrease in obesity rates. There are educational achievement patterns as well - 39% of the Texas population with less than a high school education was obese while only 23% of college graduates were obese. Living in a rural area in Texas is also correlated with higher obesity rates.

Question: Which set of adults has more obese people, Texas or U.S. adults?
Answer: Texas adults

Question: How many more adults were obese in 2000 than in 1990, in percentage?
Answer: 11

Question: In 2016, which gender of 10-17 years olds in Texas was more obese, males or females?
Answer: females

Question: Which race saw the least in obesity, white, black, or Hispanic adults?
Answer: White adults

Question: Between black adults and Hispanic adults, which was more obese?
Answer: Black adults

Question: Which degree holders were less obese, those with less than a high school education or college graduates?
Answer: college graduates

Question: Which sees a decrease in obesity rate, increase in household income or living in a rural area?
Answer: increase in household income

Question: Which adult population has more incidence of obesity, Texans or U.S. adults?
Answer: Texas adults

Question: How many more percent of Texan adults were obese than in the population of U.S. adults?
Answer: 3.7

Question: How many more percent of adults were obese in 2000 than were in 1990?
Answer: 11

Question: Are more females or males in Texas obese?
Answer: females

Question: Which race had the highest population of obese adults?
Answer: Black

Question: How many more percent of Hispanic adults were obese than White adults?
Answer: 6.8

Question: How many percent less was the rate of obesity in Texas for college graduates than those with less than a high school education?
Answer: 16

Question: How many more percentage points of black adults than white adults were obese in Texas in 2016?
Answer: 10.7

Question: How many more percentage points of black adults were obese than Hispanic adults in Texas in 2016?
Answer: 3.9

Question: How many percentage points of Texans were obese compared to US adults?
Answer: 3.7

Question: How many more percentage points of adults were obese in 2000 vs 1990?
Answer: 11

Question: How many more percentage points of Texas females were obese than males?
Answer: 1.8

Question: Which was higher, the obesity rate of Texas adults or the obesity rate of U.S. adults?
Answer: of Texas adults

Question: How many percentage points higher was the obesity rate in 2000 compared to 1990?
Answer: 11

Question: Where there more obese males or females in Texas?
Answer: females

Question: Which race had a higher percentage, Blacks adults or Hispanic adults?
Answer: Black adults

Question: Which percentage was higher in the Texas population, those with less than a high school education or those who were college graduates?
Answer: less than a high school

Question: How many more Texan adults were obese in 2017 compared to U.S. adults?
Answer: 3.7

Question: How many more Black adults in Texas were obese compared to White adults?
Answer: 10.7

Question: How many more females in Texas were obese compared to males?
Answer: 1.8