Percentage of adults who tried to lose weight by gender U.S. 2002-2021

From 2017 to 2021 around 26 percent of U.S. adults reported they seriously tried to lose weight. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults that seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender.

Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender

Characteristic	2002-2006	2007-2011	2012-2016	2017-2021
U.S. adults	27%	28%	25%	26%
Men	22%	23%	21%	23%
Women	32%	32%	29%	29%

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November of each year (2002-2021)

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Random samples of adults living in the U.S.

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: At this time are you seriously trying to lose weight?
The source adds the following information: Averages based on aggregated data.
For the 2002-2006 results, 5,031 adults were interviewed. For 2007-2011, 5,064 adults were interviewed. For 2012-2016, 4,922 adults were interviewed. For 2017-2021, 4,913 adults were interviewed.
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent

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