TABLE 4.

Respondents’ perception, concern and judgment on child body weight, chronic illness and self-esteem

Question	Overall, %
Do you feel your child is the following:
Underweight	8.9
About the right weight	82.3
Overweight	8.6
Obese	0.2
How concerned are you about your child’s weight?
Not at all	58.4
Not very	15.2
Somewhat	16.2
Very	10.1
How do you judge whether your child’s weight is healthy?
Information from doctor/other health care professional	42.1
Comparison to other children	11.3
Height/weight	45.3
Exercise/lack of exercise	13.4
Diet/overeating/undereating/poor diet	8.4
Body mass index/growth chart	9.2
Genetics/family history	3.1
How much influence do you feel you have over your child’s weight?
Don’t know	52.0
None at all	35.1
Very little	6.7
Some	4.3
A great deal	2.0
How concerned are you about the risk of your child developing a chronic illness, such as heart disease or diabetes?
Not at all	25.3
Not very	22.4
Somewhat	28.5
Very	23.4
Compared with other children the same age, how would you rate your child’s self-esteem?
Poor	38.9
Fair	49.1
Good	9.8
Excellent	1.8

The sum of responses may not always add up to 100%; responses less than 1% may not have been reported. Multiple responses were possible for certain questions