Measuring Distributional Inequality: Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006)
Figure 4
Relative body mass index distributions (1999–2006) between non-Hispanic black and white men (top) and women (bottom) adjusted for changes in the education composition between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites: (a,d) Unadjusted relative body mass index density; (b,e) effect of changes in the education composition between non-Hispanic blacks and whites; (c,f) education-adjusted relative body mass index density. Deciles chart superimposed on relative densities. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
