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Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Fewer calories
N % C.I.(95%) |
Less fat
N % C.I.(95%) |
Fewer cals & less fat
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2330 |
209 9.2 ( 7.9-10.6) |
499 21.1 (19.2-23.1) |
900 37.2 (34.9-39.5) |
722 32.6 (30.3-34.9) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
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| Male |
817 |
77 8.8 ( 6.9-11.1) |
157 19.0 (16.0-22.4) |
278 33.2 (29.6-37.0) |
305 39.0 (35.1-43.1) |
| Female |
1513 |
132 9.5 ( 7.8-11.5) |
342 22.8 (20.4-25.3) |
622 40.3 (37.6-43.1) |
417 27.4 (24.9-30.0) |
| RACE |
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|
|
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| White |
1804 |
164 9.6 ( 8.1-11.3) |
399 21.3 (19.2-23.5) |
700 38.1 (35.6-40.7) |
541 31.0 (28.5-33.6) |
| African American |
448 |
38 7.6 ( 5.2-11.1) |
86 21.0 (16.4-26.3) |
172 35.1 (30.0-40.6) |
152 36.3 (30.8-42.2) |
| AGE |
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|
|
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| 18-24 |
183 |
11 4.2 ( 2.1- 8.3) |
25 18.2 (11.5-27.6) |
67 26.5 (20.1-33.9) |
80 51.2 (42.0-60.3) |
| 25-34 |
412 |
39 11.0 ( 7.7-15.5) |
86 17.8 (14.3-22.0) |
153 36.9 (31.6-42.7) |
134 34.2 (29.1-39.7) |
| 35-44 |
510 |
50 10.8 ( 8.0-14.4) |
119 23.9 (20.1-28.2) |
186 35.8 (31.3-40.5) |
155 29.6 (25.5-34.0) |
| 45-54 |
462 |
42 8.4 ( 6.1-11.5) |
113 24.5 (20.3-29.2) |
191 42.2 (37.2-47.5) |
116 24.9 (20.6-29.7) |
| 55-64 |
321 |
29 10.1 ( 6.9-14.5) |
62 19.3 (15.0-24.5) |
141 43.0 (37.2-49.0) |
89 27.6 (22.6-33.2) |
| 65+ |
431 |
37 9.0 ( 6.4-12.4) |
91 20.5 (16.7-24.9) |
158 37.2 (32.4-42.3) |
145 33.3 (28.6-38.3) |
| EDUCATION |
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|
|
|
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| Less Than H.S. |
333 |
24 7.0 ( 4.5-10.8) |
63 18.2 (13.4-24.2) |
119 35.6 (29.7-41.9) |
127 39.1 (32.6-46.1) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
723 |
54 6.9 ( 5.2- 9.1) |
166 23.3 (19.9-27.0) |
269 35.8 (32.0-39.7) |
234 34.1 (30.2-38.2) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
603 |
66 10.8 ( 8.2-14.1) |
134 22.6 (18.8-26.9) |
231 36.4 (32.0-41.0) |
172 30.3 (25.9-35.0) |
| College Graduate |
668 |
64 11.2 ( 8.6-14.5) |
136 18.7 (15.6-22.2) |
279 40.3 (36.1-44.8) |
189 29.7 (25.9-33.9) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
237 |
18 7.2 ( 4.3-11.9) |
45 19.2 (14.1-25.5) |
93 39.7 (32.8-47.1) |
81 33.9 (27.3-41.1) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
430 |
38 7.8 ( 5.6-10.9) |
95 20.9 (16.8-25.8) |
169 36.1 (31.0-41.4) |
128 35.2 (29.6-41.2) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
320 |
21 5.8 ( 3.7- 8.9) |
71 22.2 (17.4-27.8) |
118 35.1 (29.4-41.2) |
110 37.0 (30.8-43.7) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
353 |
32 9.1 ( 6.3-13.0) |
82 22.6 (17.7-28.3) |
145 42.3 (36.1-48.6) |
94 26.1 (21.3-31.5) |
| $50,000+ |
645 |
68 11.3 ( 8.7-14.7) |
137 21.0 (17.5-24.9) |
251 36.8 (32.7-41.2) |
189 30.9 (26.7-35.3) |
| *This question is asked only if the respondent reported trying to lose or maintain weight. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
