Race/Ethnicity | Year | Percentage of 2- to 5-year-old WIC Children |
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Record Count: 48 |
American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2000 | 35.1% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2001 | 37.0% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2002 | 35.2% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2003 | 31.3% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2004 | 38.6% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2005 | 36.0% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2010 | 41.8% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2000 | 20.0% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2001 | 23.3% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2002 | 27.9% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2003 | 29.4% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2004 | 32.6% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2005 | 32.0% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 2010 | 27.2% |
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Black | 2000 | 17.8% |
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Black | 2001 | 23.8% |
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Black | 2002 | 24.2% |
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Black | 2003 | 23.9% |
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Black | 2004 | 20.8% |
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Black | 2005 | 22.0% |
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Black | 2010 | 17.7% |
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Hispanic | 2000 | 23.7% |
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Hispanic | 2001 | 25.8% |
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Hispanic | 2002 | 28.4% |
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Hispanic | 2003 | 27.3% |
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Hispanic | 2004 | 27.4% |
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Hispanic | 2005 | 28.1% |
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Hispanic | 2010 | 26.1% |
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White | 2000 | 16.3% |
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White | 2001 | 16.6% |
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White | 2002 | 17.9% |
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White | 2003 | 16.8% |
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White | 2004 | 17.1% |
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White | 2005 | 16.9% |
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White | 2010 | 15.2% |
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Other | 2000 | 17.6% |
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Other | 2001 | 21.5% |
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Other | 2002 | 23.8% |
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Other | 2003 | 24.5% |
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Other | 2004 | 21.9% |
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Other | 2005 | 20.1% |
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All Races | 2000 | 19.3% |
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All Races | 2001 | 20.4% |
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All Races | 2002 | 22.2% |
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All Races | 2003 | 21.2% |
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All Races | 2004 | 21.6% |
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All Races | 2005 | 21.8% |
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All Races | 2010 | 20.7% |
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Data Sources
- CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
- Utah Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health
Definition
Definitions used in this Indicator Report follow the current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program definitions, which are as follows:
'''Overweight''' - children 2 to 5 years of age with a Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age or weight-for-stature greater than or equal to the 85th percentile and less than the 95th percentile as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts.
'''At risk of overweight''' - children 12 months of age to 5 years of age that have a biological mother with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of the child's enrollment on the WIC program '''or''' children aged 12 months to 5 years who have a biological father with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of enrollment.
'''Obese''' - children 2 to 5 years of age and greater than or equal to the 95th percentile BMI or weight-for-stature as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts.
'''High weight-for-length''' (added in 2013) - children 12 to 24 months of age having a weight-for-length greater than or equal to the 97.7th percentile as plotted on the CDC Birth to 24 Months gender-specific growth charts.How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator: | __2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]]
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__2011-2012__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met the '''at risk of overweight''' definition __and__ the number of children who met the '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]]
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__2013-current__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who meet the '''high weight-for-length''' or '''at risk of overweight''' definitions (see Definition) __and__ the number of children who meet '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition). |
Denominator: | __2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program.[[br]]
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__2011-current__: The number of children aged 12 months to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program. |
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 12/11/2023