Weight control

Period: October 2005
Question: During the past 12 months, have you done anything to control your body weight? If yes, was it for increasing weight, losing weight or maintaining weight?

Response	Male Number (%)	Female Number (%)	Overall Number (%)
Yes, lose weight	144 (14.1%)	191 (16.6%)	335 (15.4%)
Yes, gain weight	11 (1.1%)	9 (0.8%)	20 (0.9%)
Yes, maintain weight	79 (7.7%)	144 (12.6%)	223 (10.3%)
No, done nothing	787 (77.1%)	803 (70.0%)	1590 (73.4%)
Total	1021 (100.0%)	1147 (100.0%)	2168 (100.0%)

Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.