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Weight control

Weight control

Period: April 2008
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 149 (15.3%) 217 (19.3%) 366 (17.4%)
Yes, gain weight 18 (1.9%) 20 (1.8%) 39 (1.8%)
Yes, maintain weight 113 (11.6%) 141 (12.6%) 255 (12.1%)
No, done nothing 691 (70.9%) 734 (65.2%) 1 425 (67.9%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 3 (0.3%) 13 (1.2%) 16 (0.8%)
Total 975 (100.0%) 1 125 (100.0%) 2 100 (100.0%)

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