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Weight control

Weight control

Period: April 2006
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 123 (13.0%) 195 (17.7%) 318 (15.5%)
Yes, gain weight 20 (2.1%) 7 (0.6%) 27 (1.3%)
Yes, maintain weight 109 (11.6%) 136 (12.4%) 246 (12.0%)
No, done nothing 693 (73.3%) 753 (68.4%) 1 446 (70.6%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 0 (0.0%) 10 (0.9%) 10 (0.5%)
Total 946 (100.0%) 1 101 (100.0%) 2 047 (100.0%)

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