Table 5.

Weight perception and access to support for living a healthy lifestyle

Survey Question	Answer Choice	Frequency
How do you describe your weight? (n = 434)	Very underweight	6.0 %
	Slightly underweight	13.8 %
	About the right weight	52.1 %
	Slightly overweight	23.5 %
	Very overweight	4.6 %
Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight? (n = 436)	Lose weight	55.0 %
	Gain weight	9.6 %
	Stay the same weight	20.6 %
	I am not trying to do anything about my weight	14.7 %
Have you ever received help or advice to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle? (n = 430)	Yes	69.5 %
	No	30.5 %
During the past 12 months, on how many sports teams did you play? (Count any teams run by your school or community groups.) (n = 429)	0 teams	34.0 %
	1 team	34.3 %
	2 teams	15.9 %
	3 or more teams	15.9 %
During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.) (n = 428)	0 days	16.4 %
	1 day	12.6 %
	2 days	14.5 %
	3 days	15.2 %
	4 days	11.9 %
	5 days	10.5 %
	6 days	3.3 %
	7 days	15.7 %