Table 2 Distributions of age, sex, income adequacy, weight status, general health, weight concern, city of residence, and survey wave
Variables | Respondents | Variables | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Weight status | ||
16–18 | 101 (17.1%) | Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 45 (7.6%) |
19–21 | 188 (31.8%) | Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 24.9) | 371 (62.8%) |
22–25 | 166 (28.1%) | Overweight (24.9 ≤ BMI < 29.9) | 121 (20.5%) |
26–30 | 136 (23.0%) | Obese (BMI ≥ 29.9) | 54 (9.1%) |
Sex | General health | ||
Female | 384 (65.0%) | Poor | 24 (4.1%) |
Male | 207 (35.0%) | Fair | 151 (25.5%) |
Income adequacy (How difficult or easy is it to make ends meet?) | Good | 257 (43.5%) | |
Very difficult | 46 (7.8%) | Very good | 143 (24.2%) |
Difficult | 119 (20.1%) | Excellent | 16 (2.7%) |
Neither easy nor difficult | 251 (42.5%) | Weight concern (I’m worrying about becoming fat.) | |
Easy | 126 (21.3%) | Strongly disagree | 67 (11.3%) |
Very easy | 49 (8.3%) | Disagree | 67 (11.3%) |
Residential city | Neutral | 125 (21.2%) | |
Toronto | 166 (28.1%) | Agree | 204 (34.5%) |
Montreal | 78 (13.2%) | Strongly agree | 128 (21.7%) |
Halifax | 131 (22.2%) | Wave | |
Edmonton | 90 (15.2%) | 2016 | 356 (60.2%) |
Vancouver | 126 (21.3%) | 2017 | 235 (39.8%) |