Obesity among adults: by sex and NS-SeC, 2001: Social Trends 34
Obesity among adults: by sex and NS-SeC, 2001: Social Trends 34
Dataset Name:
ST340712
Type of Dataset:
Spreadsheet
Title:
Obesity among adults: by sex and NS-SeC, 2001: Social Trends 34
Last Updated:
13/2/04
Description:
Obesity is a major risk factor linked to heart disease, diabetes and premature death. The body mass index is a common measure for assessing an individual's weight relative to their height, and a BMI score of over 30 is taken as the definition of obesity. In recent years the proportion of the population who are obese or overweight has been rising. In 2001 over a fifth of males and females aged 16 and over in England were classified as obese, and a further half of men and third of women were classified as overweight. Obesity is linked to social class, being more common among those in the routine or semi-routine occupational groups than the managerial and professional groups. The link is stronger among women. In 2001, 30 per cent of women in routine occupations were classified as obese compared with 16 per cent in higher managerial and professional occupations. Among those who had never worked and the long-term unemployed, 25 per cent of women were classified as obese, compared with 16 per cent of men. Men in the higher managerial and professional and intermediate occupations, as well as those who had never worked or were long-term unemployed, had the lowest proportion of obesity. Results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey show that in 2000-01 women aged 19 to 64 (24 per cent) were more than twice as likely as men of this age group (10 per cent) to be dieting to lose weight. Women aged 25 to 34 were the most likely to be dieting (28 per cent).
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