Hoosiers are apparently getting heavier in terms of obesity.

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The latest obesity study by the Centers for Disease Control rank Indiana 8th in the nation for obese residents, up from 15th last year. The report is based on a 2011 telephone survey conducted across the nation. From the survey, nearly 31-percent of Hoosiers identified themselves as obese. In the previous year, a little over 29-percent of Hoosiers identified themselves as obese.

Overall, 35.7 percent of Americans identify themselves as obese. The survey indicated women of a low-income are more likely to be obese than high-income women, while non-Hispanic black men and Mexican-American men of a high income are more likely to be obese than their low income counterparts.

Colorado had the lowest obesity rate at 20.7 percent. Mississippi had the highest rate at 34.9 percent.