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Weight control

Weight control

Period: April 2007
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 154 (15.9%) 189 (17.1%) 343 (16.6%)
Yes, gain weight 16 (1.7%) 13 (1.2%) 30 (1.4%)
Yes, maintain weight 101 (10.4%) 129 (11.7%) 230 (11.1%)
No, done nothing 691 (71.3%) 768 (69.6%) 1 460 (70.4%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 7 (0.7%) 4 (0.4%) 11 (0.5%)
Total 970 (100.0%) 1 104 (100.0%) 2 074 (100.0%)

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