Variable Description

Name
H1GH29
Label
S3Q29 TO GAIN/LOSE/MAINTAIN WEIGHT-W1
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H1GH29'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid lose weight 7,101
34.28%
34.23%
2 Valid gain weight 4,070
19.65%
19.62%
3 Valid stay the same weight 7,106
34.31%
34.25%
4 Valid not trying to do anything about weight 2,437
11.76%
11.75%
6 Missing refused 15
0.07%
8 Missing don't know 16
0.08%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 20714 31 1 4

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Missing Values

Source Questions

H1GH29

Lineage

  • Wave I In-Home Interview Data - H1GH29
    S3Q29 TO GAIN/LOSE/MAINTAIN WEIGHT-W1
    • 29. Are you trying to lose weight, gain weight, or stay the same weight?

Concordance

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Wave I Wave II Wave III
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
H1GH29 H2GH31 H3GH3
lose weight
34.28%
33.37%
trying to lose weight
33.63%
gain weight
19.65%
18.91%
trying to gain weight or bulk up
15.61%
stay the same weight
34.31%
33.10%
trying to stay the same weight
15.13%
not trying to do anything about weight
11.76%
14.62%
35.63%
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Wave I Wave II Wave III
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
H1GH29 H2GH31 H3GH3
lose weight
34.23%
33.36%
trying to lose weight
33.57%
gain weight
19.62%
18.90%
trying to gain weight or bulk up
15.58%
stay the same weight
34.25%
33.09%
trying to stay the same weight
15.10%
not trying to do anything about weight
11.75%
14.62%
35.56%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1GH29 20,714 31 1 4
Wave II In-Home Interview H2GH31 14,733 5 1 4
Wave III In-Home Interview H3GH3 15,169 28 1 4
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Wave I Wave II Wave III
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview
H1GH29 H2GH31 H3GH3
lose weight 1 1
trying to lose weight 1
gain weight 2 2
trying to gain weight or bulk up 2
stay the same weight 3 3
trying to stay the same weight 3
not trying to do anything about weight 4 4 4