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yptrydiet

ever diet or try to lose weight ?

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youth

Index term

Children

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.51%
Yes, all of the time	1	114	6.46%
Yes, some of the time	2	511	28.94%
No, never	3	1132	64.1%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.57%
Yes, all of the time	1	144	6.86%
Yes, some of the time	2	620	29.52%
No, never	3	1324	63.05%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	1.1%
Yes, all of the time	1	163	5.78%
Yes, some of the time	2	884	31.34%
No, never	3	1743	61.79%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	1.34%
Yes, all of the time	1	216	6.6%
Yes, some of the time	2	1107	33.83%
No, never	3	1905	58.22%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	1.24%
yes, all of the time	1	245	7.08%
yes, some of the time	2	1156	33.4%
no, never	3	2017	58.28%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	82	2.03%
yes, all the time	1	226	5.59%
yes, some of time	2	1368	33.82%
no, never	3	2369	58.57%
	Total	4045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	1.24%
yes, all the time	1	339	6.76%
yes, some of the time	2	1681	33.5%
no, never	3	2936	58.51%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.82%
refusal	-2	2	0.16%
don't know	-1	3	0.25%
yes, all the time	1	86	7.04%
yes, sometimes	2	377	30.85%
no	3	744	60.88%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.15%
yes all the time	1	100	7.35%
yes sometimes	2	512	37.65%
no never	3	738	54.26%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.72%
refusal	-2	3	0.21%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
yes all the time	1	93	6.66%
yes sometimes	2	461	33.0%
no never	3	827	59.2%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
yes, all the time	1	37	4.95%
yes, sometimes	2	285	38.1%
never	3	425	56.82%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.4%
yes, all the time	1	41	5.47%
yes, sometimes	2	256	34.18%
never	3	449	59.95%
	Total	749	100.0%

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