§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of women were classed as obese in each year since 1990 in(a) England and (b) each region, broken down by social/economic status. [146332]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation is not available in exactly the form requested. Figures available from the Health Survey for England are shown in the tables. The tables give, for England, the percentage of women who are obese (with a body mass index over 30) from 1991, when the Health Survey began, to 2002 by social class and for the period 1998 to 2002 by Government Office Region. Figures prior to 1998 are not available by Government Office Region. The samples sizes available in the Health Survey do not allow robust estimates to be calculated for each region broken down by social/economic status.
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Prevalence of obesity among women by Government Office Region—aged 16 and over with both valid height and weight measurements—1998–2002 Percentage Government Office Regions1 BMI (kg/m2) North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands Women 1998 22.9 21.3 21.7 22.1 25.8 1999 17.3 21.3 20.0 27.7 22.0 2000 22.0 22.7 19.7 24.8 26.3 2001 24.9 21.0 25.4 24.9 27.6 2002 19.8 24.6 24.0 27.6 25.4 Bases 1998 484 1.082 819 763 671 1999 225 530 401 401 381 2000 245 519 437 416 327 2001 494 1,001 800 703 800 2002 222 505 387 344 355
Government Office Regions1 BMI (kg/m2) East of England London South East South West England Women 1998 21.6 19.5 19.3 19.4 21.2 1999 20.1 20.3 17.8 23.1 21.1 2000 19.3 21.8 19.4 17.4 21.4 2001 23.8 19.9 21.8 24.1 23.5 2002 22.1 25.5 19.3 16.6 22.8 Bases 1998 862 960 1,216 526 7,730 1999 433 395 551 381 3,699 2000 414 440 536 368 3,703 2001 865 800 1,132 814 7,414 2002 390 411 564 331 3,509 1Figures prior to 1998 not available by Government Office Region. Source:
Health Survey for England, Department of Health