From: Causal beliefs about obesity and associated health behaviors: results from a population-based survey
 | Unweighted Sample Size (n) | Weighted Sample % |
---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 1372 | 48.9 |
   Female | 2159 | 51.1 |
   Missing (n) | 3 |  |
Age (years) (M = 45.6) | Â | Â |
   18-39 | 860 | 39.8 |
   40-49 | 644 | 20.4 |
   50-59 | 809 | 17.0 |
   60-69 | 603 | 10.8 |
   ≥ 70 | 573 | 12.0 |
   Missing (n) | 45 |  |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Hispanic | 309 | 12.5 |
   Non-Hispanic white | 2460 | 69.5 |
   Non-Hispanic black | 431 | 11.5 |
   Non-Hispanic other | 225 | 6.5 |
   Missing (n) | 109 |  |
Education | Â | Â |
   Less than high school | 306 | 13.8 |
   High school graduate | 805 | 24.4 |
   Some college | 1130 | 36.8 |
   College graduate | 1269 | 25.0 |
   Missing (n) | 24 |  |
Body mass index (M = 27.6) | Â | Â |
   Not overweight/obese (BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 1286 | 37.3 |
   Overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) | 1168 | 34.0 |
   Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 1018 | 28.7 |
   Missing (n) | 62 |  |
Belief that obesity is inherited | Â | Â |
   Not at all | 334 | 9.7 |
   A little | 890 | 25.2 |
   Some | 1670 | 46.4 |
   A lot | 627 | 18.6 |
   Missing (n) | 13 |  |
Belief that obesity is caused by overeating and not exercising | Â | Â |
   Not at all |  |  |
   A little | 30 | 0.8 |
   Some | 132 | 4.0 |
   A lot | 817 | 22.8 |
   Missing (n) | 2542 | 72.4 |
 | 13 |  |