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Weight control

Weight control

Period: April 2009
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 162 (16.2%) 204 (17.2%) 366 (16.8%)
Yes, gain weight 14 (1.4%) 9 (0.7%) 23 (1.0%)
Yes, maintain weight 113 (11.3%) 149 (12.6%) 263 (12.0%)
No, done nothing 708 (70.6%) 811 (68.6%) 1 519 (69.5%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 5 (0.5%) 9 (0.8%) 14 (0.6%)
Total 1 002 (100.0%) 1 183 (100.0%) 2 185 (100.0%)

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