Weight Survey Questions	Total	Demographic Categories						Other Areas
		Male	Female	White	Black	Grades 9-10	Grades 11-12	TN ‘99	US ‘97
58. Perceive themselves to be overweight	28%	23%	33%	32%	24%	25%	31%	33%	27%
59. Are trying to lose weight	41%	27%	54%	46%	37%	39%	44%	45%	40%
60. Exercised to lose weight or keep from gaining weight (past 30 days)	54%	51%	57%	59%	48%	56%	53%	59%	52%
61. Ate less food, fewer calories, or low fat foods to lose weight (past 30 days)	38%	26%	48%	44%	29%	38%	38%	42%	-
62. Went without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight (past 30 days)	14%	7%	20%	16%	12%	16%	11%	14%	-
63. Took diet pills, powders, or liquids to lose weight (past 30 days)	9%	8%	11%	10%	8%	8%	10%	10%	5%
64. Vomited or took laxitives to lose weight (past 30 days)	7%	5%	8%	8%	5%	7%	6%	5%	5%
65. Drank 100% fruit juices at least once (past 30 days)	80%	80%	79%	79%	80%	77%	83%	79%	-
66. Ate fruit at least once during the past seven days	76%	75%	76%	78%	68%	75%	77%	81%	-
67. Ate green salad at least once during the past seven days	60%	56%	64%	64%	50%	57%	63%	62%	-
68. Ate potatoes at least once during the past seven days	69%	72%	67%	75%	62%	68%	70%	77%	-
69. Ate carrots at least once during the past seven days	47%	46%	49%	52%	36%	48%	47%	42%	-
70. Ate other vegetables at least once during past seven days	84%	81%	86%	87%	79%	82%	85%	87%	-
71. Drank one or more glasses of milk at least once during past seven days	77%	81%	73%	83%	66%	81%	73%	83%	-

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