"In Illinois, we're getting fatter," or so says the headline in the Chicago Tribune. The story continues:
Illinois' adult population keeps growing fatter, with the state's obesity rate rising to 26.6 percent in 2009, nearly a full percentage point higher than the previous year.
That figure places the state 26th in the nation for adult obesity, up from 27th, according to the latest annual report on obesity from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, released Tuesday..
The state ranks 26th in the U.S. for obesity as the adult population keeps growing fatter. Illinois' obesity rate rose to 26.6 percent in 2009, nearly a full percentage point higher than the previous year.
Except the results of the study do not indicate that the adult population of Illinois is gaining weight. The change in Illinois was actually .08% while the margin for error was +/-1 percentage point at the 95% confidence interval. In other words, the change was not statistically significant unless you move the goal post for significance.
But the headline, In Illinois, our weight is stable, wouldn't be much of a story.
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