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Weight Control
In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional given you advice about your weight?
Denominator includes all respondents except those with do not know/refused/missing responses.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
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Total # of Respondents
|
Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
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No
|
C.I.
|
All Adults |
11294 |
15.3 |
14.5-16.1 |
1.3 |
1.05-1.55 |
2.9 |
2.45-3.27 |
80.5 |
79.7-81.4 |
Advice about weight by Age
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Age Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
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Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
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No
|
C.I.
|
18-24 |
557 |
6.2 |
4.08-8.28 |
2.0 |
0.72-3.22 |
2.8 |
1.26-4.40 |
89.0 |
86.1-91.9 |
25-34 |
1562 |
9.6 |
7.98-11.2 |
1.7 |
0.88-2.52 |
3.3 |
2.07-4.47 |
85.5 |
83.4-87.5 |
35-44 |
2444 |
15.3 |
13.6-17.0 |
0.9 |
0.47-1.33 |
2.4 |
1.66-3.22 |
81.4 |
79.5-83.2 |
45-54 |
2356 |
20.0 |
18.0-22.0 |
1.1 |
0.68-1.50 |
2.5 |
1.66-3.38 |
76.4 |
74.3-78.5 |
55-64 |
1703 |
22.6 |
20.3-25.0 |
0.9 |
0.43-1.33 |
2.0 |
1.29-2.77 |
74.4 |
72.0-76.8 |
65+ |
2478 |
16.5 |
14.8-18.2 |
1.4 |
0.90-2.00 |
3.7 |
2.77-4.61 |
78.4 |
76.5-80.3 |
Advice about weight by Sex
|
Gender Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
|
Male |
4504 |
14.0 |
12.8-15.1 |
1.1 |
0.75-1.45 |
2.9 |
2.30-3.60 |
82.0 |
80.7-83.3 |
Female |
6790 |
16.5 |
15.5-17.5 |
1.5 |
1.11-1.85 |
2.8 |
2.26-3.28 |
79.3 |
78.1-80.4 |
Advice about weight by Income
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Income Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
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Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
|
< $15,000 |
710 |
20.6 |
16.8-24.3 |
2.5 |
1.37-3.73 |
3.1 |
1.36-4.78 |
73.8 |
69.7-77.9 |
$15,000-24,999 |
1435 |
15.0 |
12.9-17.2 |
1.3 |
0.70-1.96 |
3.5 |
2.35-4.59 |
80.2 |
77.7-82.6 |
$25,000-34,999 |
1003 |
15.4 |
12.9-17.9 |
1.4 |
0.39-2.35 |
4.2 |
2.32-6.04 |
79.1 |
76.0-82.1 |
$35,000-49,999 |
1462 |
15.6 |
13.5-17.7 |
1.8 |
0.84-2.68 |
2.8 |
1.72-3.92 |
79.8 |
77.4-82.2 |
$50,000-74,999 |
1655 |
16.4 |
14.3-18.5 |
0.8 |
0.24-1.42 |
2.4 |
1.59-3.19 |
80.4 |
78.2-82.6 |
$75,000+ |
3396 |
14.9 |
13.5-16.3 |
0.7 |
0.45-1.03 |
2.4 |
1.76-3.06 |
81.9 |
80.5-83.4 |
Advice about weight by Education
|
Education Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
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Less than H.S. |
890 |
14.7 |
12.1-17.3 |
1.2 |
0.30-2.02 |
3.6 |
1.89-5.27 |
80.5 |
77.5-83.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. |
3086 |
16.1 |
14.6-17.7 |
1.7 |
1.15-2.33 |
2.9 |
2.15-3.75 |
79.2 |
77.4-80.9 |
Some Post-H.S. |
2635 |
15.9 |
14.3-17.5 |
1.4 |
0.82-1.92 |
2.2 |
1.53-2.91 |
80.5 |
78.8-82.3 |
College Graduate |
4640 |
14.5 |
13.3-15.6 |
1.0 |
0.68-1.30 |
3.0 |
2.36-3.62 |
81.6 |
80.3-82.9 |
Advice about weight by Race/Ethnicity
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Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Total # of Respondents
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Yes, lose wt
|
C.I.
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Yes, gain wt
|
C.I.
|
Yes, keep current wt
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
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White/Non-Hispanic |
8520 |
14.7 |
13.9-15.6 |
1.3 |
1.02-1.60 |
2.4 |
2.03-2.81 |
81.5 |
80.6-82.5 |
Black or African American/Non-Hispanic |
1030 |
19.0 |
16.4-21.6 |
2.2 |
1.04-3.40 |
3.8 |
2.14-5.36 |
75.0 |
72.0-78.1 |
Other Race/Non-Hispanic |
532 |
12.8 |
9.45-16.2 |
1.2 |
0.07-2.35 |
3.2 |
1.32-5.12 |
82.8 |
78.9-86.6 |
Multiracial/Non-Hispanic |
61 |
22.4 |
10.2-34.7 |
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- |
7.1 |
-1.7-15.9 |
70.4 |
56.7-84.2 |
Hispanic |
998 |
16.5 |
13.9-19.1 |
0.7 |
0.20-1.18 |
3.8 |
2.34-5.24 |
79.0 |
76.1-82.0 |
C.I = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level)
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