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Except the other cities will still likely have far more in raw numbers. I know from living there that slim, attractive women are everywhere in Atlanta.
Raw numbers is what produces more options for more men, not the mere concentration of a certain type.
Not true. Here is the number of single, Normal BMI Black women.
NYC - 39,152
LA County - 28,048
DMV - 24,736
Metro ATL - 18,178
California by far has the fittest Black women in America. It's not even close. So even if the raw numbers of Black women are not that large, the ones you do end up meeting are fitter. It's a much more fitness/outdoor-focused culture.
Not true. Here is the number of single, Normal BMI Black women.
NYC - 39,152
LA County - 28,048
DMV - 24,736
Metro ATL - 18,178
California by far has the fittest Black women in America. It's not even close. So even if the raw numbers of Black women are not that large, the ones you do end up meeting are fitter.
There is no way this is fully accurate. What metrics are you using and from what source?
Plus the problem with this measure is that having only +/-.1 BMI can have you considered "normal" or "overweight/underweight". So you're discounting thousands of people who's body types are likely very similar to those that fall within your definition of fit.
I get it. There is always much wailing and gnashing of teeth when data does not support the homer narrative people have in their minds.
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the problem with this measure is that having only +/-.1 BMI can have you considered "normal" or "overweight/underweight". So you're discounting thousands of people who's body types are likely very similar to those that fall within your definition of fit.
That would be true of Los Angeles too. But the reality is that the median BMI for a Black woman in her 20s there is closer to 25 while in Atlanta it's closer to 30. So overall, the bottom line is that you are going to see many more Black women in the 130-140 lb range.
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Americans in general tend to be in mass denial about weight.
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I'm not from any of the cities being mentioned, and I'm not questioning the CDC but your presentation of their data. For example why is LA County being compared to Atlanta MSA as a whole?
What else should I compare it to? TBH, the only reason I did LA County alone is because the number of PUMAs slows down the processing time. If I did the whole MSA, the number would rise even higher.
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No sir. Again you're confusing averages and raw numbers. What you just posted is essentially saying LA has more in-between a very narrow range of 18.5 and 24.9, but you're not considering the hundreds of thousands more ~18.4's & 25's that Atlanta would have simply due to having a much larger population of BW.
No, you're not understanding what that means. It means that there are more Black women with a normal BMI. I mean, what yields the larger raw number? 60% of 100 or 25% of 200? The difference in raw number owes to the fact that Los Angeles has a far higher proportion of women with a healthy BMI. This isn't hard math.
You also seem to be under the impression that LA has 300K black people or something. It has about 848K Black people.
I get it. There is always much wailing and gnashing of teeth when data does not support the homer narrative people have in their minds.
I'm not from any of the cities being mentioned, and I'm not questioning the CDC but your presentation of their data. For example why is LA County being compared to Atlanta MSA as a whole?
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That would be true of Los Angeles too. But the reality is that the median BMI for a Black woman in her 20s there is close to 25 while in Atlanta it's closer to 30. So overall, the bottom line is that you are going to see many more Black women in the 130-140 lb range.
No sir. Again you're confusing averages and raw numbers. What you just posted is essentially saying LA has more in-between a very narrow range of 18.5 and 24.9, but you're not considering the hundreds of thousands more ~18.4's & 25's that Atlanta would have simply due to having a much larger population of BW.
I'm not even disagreeing that the average Atlantan is more overweight than the average Angeleno, as I'm sure that's true, but I'm not understanding how someone thinks a metro with a mere fraction the amount of BW actually has more that someone would consider in-shape to the naked eye. Even more odd that you would believe that about NYC.
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What else should I compare it to? TBH, the only reason I did LA County alone is because the number of PUMAs slows down the processing time. If I did the whole MSA, the number would rise even higher.
This is fair, so I'm assuming that "NYC" is also referring to the metro.
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No, you're not understanding what that means. It means that there are more Black women with a normal BMI. I mean, what yields the larger raw number? 60% of 100 or 25% of 200? The difference in raw number owes to the fact that Los Angeles has a far higher proportion of women with a healthy BMI. This isn't hard math.
You also seem to be under the impression that LA has 300K black people or something. It has about 848K Black people.
Atlanta has 2.1 and NY has 3.24 million -- so to rephrase my earlier statement, this could mean that L.A. County has 10,000 that come in at 24.9 while the others could have 100,000 or more with 25. I can't make it more clear than that.
Atlanta has 2.1 and NY has 3.24 million -- so to rephrase my earlier statement, this could mean that L.A. County has 10,000 that come in at 24.9 while the others could have 100,000 or more with 25. I can't make it more clear than that.
Yeah, only that's not the case. We know this is not the case because because 41.4% of the women in that age group have a BMI of at least 30. So no, it's not the case that you have hundreds of thousands in the ATL metro hovering around 25.1 lol.
Not true. Here is the number of single, Normal BMI Black women.
NYC - 39,152
LA County - 28,048
DMV - 24,736
Metro ATL - 18,178
California by far has the fittest Black women in America. It's not even close. So even if the raw numbers of Black women are not that large, the ones you do end up meeting are fitter. It's a much more fitness/outdoor-focused culture.
I would argue that the DC metro area has the fittest women. This is based on lifestyle and income. LA has some beautiful black women for sure but not in concentrated numbers like DC and the metro area.
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