Overweight Children, by Ethnicity
in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties (2001)

Percent Overweight

Assembly
District

African American

American Indian/
Alaskan Native

Asian

Filipino

Latino

Pacific Islander

White

Other

12 (Leland Yee)

27.3

N/A

12.7

25.6

34.4

N/A

16.4

16.3

19 (Gene Mullin)

29.2

34.9

15.7

25.2

31.2

39.9

20.6

24.2

20 (John Dura)

27.2

32.2

14.3

23.3

34.1

34.2

21.8

25.8

21 (Joe Simitian)

31.7

17.1

12.4

24.9

29.1

41.4

13.9

16.1

22 (Sally Lieber)

27.9

30.2

21.2

28.0

35.2

30.5

25.1

23.8

23 (Manny Diaz)

32.3

N/A

16.4

26.0

30.9

37.9

26.4

28.5

24 (Rebecca Cohn)

24.2

18.5

14.5

23.8

29.0

25.4

20.7

18.3

27 (John Laird)

30.8

26.8

15.8

23.6

32.5

27.0

18.1

23.8

28 (Simon Salinas)

29.0

25.1

20.1

28.7

40.6

34.0

23.7

31.5

All Districts
in California

28.6

25.1

17.5

24.1

33.7

31.1

20.2

22.3


Overweight = Body composition measurement above the Healthy Fitness Zone standard.
N/A = 30 or fewer students tested.
Source: California Department of Education, 2001 California Physical Fitness Test, Analysis by California Center for Public Health Advocacy.


Assembly Districts

Geographic Areas Covered by Assembly Districs

12 (Leland Yee) Daly City, Colma, portions of western San Francisco
19 (Gene Mullin) Pacifica, San Bruno, San Mateo, South San Francisco, part of Daly City
20 (John Dura) Parts of San Jose and cities in Alameda County, including Fremont, Newark and Union City
21 (Joe Simitian) San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton, Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and parts of San Jose
22 (Sally Lieber) Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and parts of San Jose and Santa Clara
23 (Manny Diaz) Parts of San Jose
24 (Rebecca Cohn) Campbell, Saratoga parts of San Jose and Santa Clara
27 (John Laird) Morgan Hill and parts of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
28 (Simon Salinas) Gilroy, San Benito County and parts of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

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