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?
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Response |
Male
Number (%) |
Female
Number (%) |
Overall
Number (%) |
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Yes, lose weight |
149 (15.3%) |
217 (19.3%) |
366 (17.4%) |
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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.
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