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Weight control

Weight control

Period: October 2004
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 147 (14.8%) 211 (19.3%) 359 (17.2%)
Yes, gain weight 17 (1.7%) 8 (0.8%) 25 (1.2%)
Yes, maintain weight 82 (8.2%) 108 (9.9%) 190 (9.1%)
No, done nothing 740 (74.5%) 764 (69.7%) 1 503 (72.0%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 7 (0.7%) 3 (0.3%) 11 (0.5%)
Total 993 (100.0%) 1 095 (100.0%) 2 088 (100.0%)

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