The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Obesity rate by gender Year Obese Men (%) Obese Women (%) 1997 16.7 19.8 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 22.9 22.6 2003 2004 2005 2006 25.0 26.3 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 27.3 28.3 Obesity rate by population Ethnicity Obese adults (%) Asian 15.9 European/other 26 Maori 44.4 Pacific 62.1 See the web-page for source information Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz