Community Assessment and Health Promotion
1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Planning District, Nashville/Davidson County

Weight
Q68B. Females at risk due to overweight. Body Mass Index >27.3 female.
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
AT RISK	38%	37%	41%	38%	49%	23%	18%	25%	44%	42%	25%	29%	27%	26%	31%	20%
NOT AT RISK	62%	63%	59%	62%	51%	77%	82%	75%	56%	58%	75%	71%	73%	74%	69%	80%
Q68B. Males at risk due to overweight. Body Mass Index >27.8 male.
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
AT RISK	49%	25%	41%	38%	33%	26%	29%	22%	38%	25%	29%	34%	40%	37%	25%	49%
NOT AT RISK	51%	75%	59%	63%	67%	74%	71%	78%	62%	75%	71%	66%	60%	63%	75%	51%
Q69. Are now trying to lose weight?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	38%	37%	39%	40%	46%	40%	34%	37%	39%	39%	33%	35%	40%	43%	34%	41%
NO	62%	63%	61%	60%	54%	60%	66%	63%	61%	61%	67%	65%	60%	57%	66%	59%
Q70. Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight? (asked of those who acknowledged trying to lose weight - n=1266 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES,FEWER CALORIES	10%	8%	12%	4%	5%	10%	6%	12%	12%	7%	16%	23%	8%	13%	10%	11%
YES, LESS FAT	24%	8%	15%	22%	22%	19%	23%	21%	16%	14%	18%	17%	21%	25%	17%	20%
YES, BOTH	52%	71%	52%	58%	61%	63%	53%	48%	58%	56%	49%	45%	62%	49%	51%	59%
NO	14%	14%	22%	17%	13%	8%	18%	18%	14%	23%	16%	15%	9%	13%	22%	10%
Q71. Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to keep from gaining weight? (asked of those who responded no regarding trying to lose weight - n=1895 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES,FEWER CALORIES	6%	2%	4%	3%	5%	2%	2%	6%	7%	7%	8%	7%	2%	5%	4%	4%
YES, LESS FAT	13%	12%	11%	16%	13%	16%	10%	9%	9%	11%	16%	11%	13%	17%	15%	13%
YES, BOTH	30%	32%	31%	27%	35%	29%	43%	27%	31%	22%	29%	31%	34%	29%	32%	26%
NO	51%	54%	54%	54%	48%	53%	45%	58%	54%	59%	48%	52%	51%	49%	49%	56%
Q72. Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight? (asked of those who acknowledged trying to lose weight - n=1267 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	71%	66%	60%	71%	67%	78%	70%	70%	56%	62%	62%	57%	66%	64%	76%	73%
NO	29%	34%	40%	29%	33%	22%	30%	30%	44%	38%	38%	43%	34%	36%	24%	27%
Q73. Are you using physical activity or exercise to keep from gaining weight? (asked of those who responded no regarding trying to lose weight - n=971 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	13%	18%	26%	10%	10%	10%	20%	17%	10%	12%	23%	10%	12%	13%	11%	12%
NO	87%	82%	74%	90%	90%	90%	80%	83%	90%	88%	77%	90%	88%	87%	89%	88%

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