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Weight Control
Are you eating fewer calories to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?
Denominator excludes respondents not trying to lose or maintain weight, respondents with do not know/refused/missing responses.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
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Total # of Respondents
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Few calories
|
C.I.
|
Less fat
|
C.I.
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Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
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No
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C.I.
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All Adults |
8938 |
14.9 |
14.1-15.8 |
22.6 |
21.6-23.7 |
34.8 |
33.6-35.9 |
27.7 |
26.5-28.8 |
Fewer Calories by Age
|
Age Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Few calories
|
C.I.
|
Less fat
|
C.I.
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Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
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No
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C.I.
|
18-24 |
388 |
10.3 |
6.90-13.7 |
23.4 |
18.6-28.1 |
32.0 |
26.9-37.2 |
34.3 |
29.0-39.6 |
25-34 |
1202 |
14.4 |
12.2-16.6 |
19.4 |
16.9-21.9 |
30.9 |
28.0-33.9 |
35.3 |
32.1-38.5 |
35-44 |
1958 |
14.8 |
13.0-16.5 |
24.4 |
22.3-26.6 |
34.6 |
32.3-37.0 |
26.2 |
23.9-28.5 |
45-54 |
1965 |
16.8 |
14.8-18.8 |
23.5 |
21.2-25.8 |
36.1 |
33.7-38.6 |
23.6 |
21.4-25.8 |
55-64 |
1416 |
15.3 |
13.2-17.3 |
22.6 |
19.9-25.3 |
40.4 |
37.5-43.4 |
21.7 |
19.2-24.2 |
65+ |
1862 |
15.5 |
13.7-17.4 |
22.9 |
20.8-25.1 |
33.6 |
31.2-36.1 |
27.9 |
25.6-30.2 |
Fewer Calories by Sex
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Gender Group
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Total # of Respondents
|
Few calories
|
C.I.
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Less fat
|
C.I.
|
Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
|
Male |
3334 |
15.3 |
13.9-16.7 |
20.6 |
19.0-22.3 |
32.6 |
30.8-34.5 |
31.4 |
29.6-33.3 |
Female |
5604 |
14.6 |
13.5-15.7 |
24.3 |
22.9-25.6 |
36.5 |
35.0-38.0 |
24.6 |
23.3-26.0 |
Fewer Calories by Income
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Income Group
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Total # of respondents
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Few calories
|
C.I.
|
Less fat
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C.I.
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Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
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< $15,000 |
522 |
13.1 |
9.60-16.7 |
25.1 |
20.1-30.2 |
36.7 |
31.4-42.0 |
25.0 |
20.2-29.8 |
$15,000-24,999 |
1078 |
12.0 |
9.77-14.3 |
27.0 |
23.7-30.2 |
32.2 |
28.8-35.6 |
28.8 |
25.3-32.3 |
$25,000-34,999 |
774 |
15.5 |
12.6-18.5 |
24.6 |
21.0-28.3 |
34.2 |
30.2-38.2 |
25.6 |
21.7-29.6 |
$35,000-49,999 |
1129 |
16.6 |
14.0-19.1 |
24.3 |
21.3-27.4 |
34.0 |
30.9-37.0 |
25.1 |
22.1-28.1 |
$50,000-74,999 |
1367 |
14.5 |
12.4-16.6 |
23.7 |
21.0-26.4 |
34.8 |
32.0-37.7 |
27.0 |
24.1-29.8 |
$75,000+ |
2847 |
17.2 |
15.6-18.8 |
18.5 |
16.9-20.1 |
36.9 |
34.9-39.0 |
27.4 |
25.5-29.3 |
Fewer Calories by Education
|
Education Group
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Total # of Respondents
|
Few calories
|
C.I.
|
Less fat
|
C.I.
|
Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
|
No
|
C.I.
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Less than H.S. |
644 |
11.8 |
9.12-14.6 |
24.6 |
20.6-28.6 |
33.0 |
28.5-37.5 |
30.6 |
26.0-35.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. |
2345 |
14.1 |
12.5-15.7 |
27.3 |
25.2-29.5 |
31.9 |
29.7-34.1 |
26.6 |
24.5-28.8 |
Some Post-H.S. |
2085 |
16.0 |
14.1-18.0 |
22.3 |
20.1-24.5 |
37.5 |
35.0-39.9 |
24.2 |
21.9-26.4 |
College Graduate |
3831 |
15.4 |
14.1-16.7 |
19.2 |
17.7-20.6 |
35.8 |
34.0-37.5 |
29.6 |
27.9-31.3 |
Fewer Calories by Race/Ethnicity
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Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Total # of Respondents
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Fewer calories
|
C.I.
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Less fat
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C.I.
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Fewer calories and less fat
|
C.I.
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No
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C.I.
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White/Non-Hispanic |
6839 |
16.1 |
15.1-17.1 |
20.6 |
19.5-21.7 |
36.0 |
34.7-37.3 |
27.3 |
26.1-28.6 |
Black or African American/ Non-Hispanic
|
762 |
15.5 |
12.6-18.4 |
25.7 |
21.9-29.5 |
35.0 |
31.1-38.9 |
23.8 |
20.2-27.5 |
Other Race/Non-Hispanic |
392 |
12.0 |
8.42-15.6 |
24.5 |
19.6-29.3 |
29.2 |
24.3-34.1 |
34.3 |
28.8-39.8 |
Multiracial/ Non-Hispanic
|
48 |
19.0 |
5.04-33.0 |
24.3 |
9.25-39.4 |
18.5 |
6.74-30.2 |
38.2 |
21.7-54.7 |
Hispanic |
791 |
10.3 |
7.98-12.7 |
29.8 |
26.2-33.4 |
31.5 |
27.7-35.3 |
28.4 |
24.6-32.2 |
C.I = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level)
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