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Children's estimation of the national rate of overweight/obesity; US children (n 1224) participating in an online survey, January 2010 Question: ‘How many of the kids in the US are overweight?’
| Total (tweens and teens) | Tweens | Teens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate of overweight in USA | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| ≤10 %* | 10·0 | 17·0 | 4·6 |
| 33 % | 42·9 | 38·8 | 46·1 |
| ≥50 %† | 47·1 | 44·2 | 49·3 |
Tweens, aged 8–12 years; teens, aged 13–18 years.
*Response options: ‘5 %’, ‘10 %’.
†Response options: ‘50 %’, ‘60 %’.
