Hello Tallmagazine and thank you for your question.
According to "Tall Facts and Trivia" at the Tall Club of New York City
website:
0.7% Percent of US women are 5'-10" or taller
3.9% Percent of US men that 6'-2" or taller
The average US adult male is 5'-9.1"
The average US adult female is 5'-3.7"
Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://www.tall.org/clubs/ny/tcnyc/Resources/Facts___Trivia/body_facts___trivia.html
U.S. Population
Total Resident Population - July 2001 estimate
Males: 138,053,563 (49.1% of pop.)
Females: 143,368,343 (50.9% of pop.)
Source: InfoPlease Website
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004925.html
With the above data I calculated that there are:
1,003,578 women who are 5'10" or taller (0.7% of 143,368,343)
5,384,089 men who are 6'2" or taller (3.9% of 138,053,563)
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Since we need the number of men 6'3" or taller I located the following
resource where that figure can be calculated.
Arjan's Tall Pages – Statistics about Body Height
This website includes height tables for the U.S., Germany, Japan and
the Netherlands.
I used the table “How many people are over a certain height?” to
calculate the figures you requested in your question.
http://www.tallpages.com/uk/ukstatist.php#usaci
The following figure tells you the partition of people that are as
tall as, or taller than the named height.
USA Males; 6'3" (1m91): 0.0146.
That means that 14.6 of 1,000 or 146 of 10,000 males in the USA are
6’3” and taller.
Total Males: 138,053,563
1.46% of 138,053,563 = 2,015,582
2,015,582 males are 6’3” or taller
USA Females; 5'10" (1m78): 0.0078
That means that 7.8 of 1,000 or 78 of 10,000 females in the USA are
5’10” and taller.
Total Females: 143,368,343
0.78% of 143,368,343 = 1,118,273
1,118,273 females are 5’10” or taller
Source: Arjan's Tall Pages – Statistics about Body Height
http://www.tallpages.com/uk/ukstatist.php#usaci
In conclusion, the answer to your question is:
1,060,925 females are 5’10” or taller (average of figures above)
2,015,582 males are 6’3” or taller
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Perhaps this additional information may interest you:
Height in inches for males 20 years and over, number of examined
persons, standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, by
ethnicity/race, age: United States, 1988-1994
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/hgtmal.pdf
Height in inches for females 20 years and over, number of examined
persons, standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, by
ethnicity/race, age: United States, 1988-1994
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/hgtfem.pdf
Weight and Height Of Adults 18-74 Years of Age: United States,
1971-74. Abraham, S., Johnson, C. L., Najjar, M. F. May 1979
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_11/sr11_211.pdf
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% Percent of US women are 5'10" or taller
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I hope this response has provided you with the information you were
seeking.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
