Your Questions About Self-image Survey

Gender, body weight image and weight loss methods?

We have an ongoing science project in school about body weight, what is a healthy body weight, body weight self image, and how to get to and maintain healthy body weight.

We did some surveys and then weighed people on a scale and grouped their weight into underweight, normal weight and overweight. The results show that girls more typically overestimate their weight (i.e. think their overweight) when they are within the normal range, and guys usually underestimate their weight (usually think they are OK when they are overweight).

Girls seem to be less happy with their body size, body shape, than guys.

For those overweight, girls seemed to prefer dieting as a method to lose weight, compared with guys who seemed to favor dieting and exercising almost equally.

A higher % of girls said they skipped two meals a day compared with guys. A closer % said they skipped one meal per day, but it was still more girls than guys.
Roughly equal % said they would take a drug if it helped them lose or maintain weight.

I have to write a report on this and interpret the influence of gender on these results and also consider what factors influence the differences in the results where they exist and why there are no differences where they don't exist.

Any comments would help me.

Thanks

Alex
I almost forgot. The question was also asked in class (like an extra credit type thing) whether different motivation methods should be used for each gender based on these results or not. Justify them with the data.

How Thick Are You...............?

I've heard that a woman's waist should not exceed 80 cm (about 31.5 inches, sorry, I'm an Australian that uses metric), but to me there's a big difference between a 5"0 girl with an 31.5inch waist and a 5"9 girl with an 31.5 inch waist.

Is there a better height:circumference ratio that would be more accurate? What circumference should a 5"6 girl in her late teens be?

I've tried this in diet and fitness and all i get is spam and irrelevan crap.

I'm just brushing in on "healthy" BMI wise, but I don't look it, so I'm doing various things to decrease my circumference, but I'm not sure if its a warped self image or not, so I figured I could survey the public that I could have a general guideline.

Help! How round do you think I should be in the middle?

I've heard that a woman's waist should not exceed 80 cm (about 31.5 inches, sorry, I'm an Australian that uses metric), but to me there's a big difference between a 5"0 girl with an 31.5inch waist and a 5"9 girl with an 31.5 inch waist.

Is there a better height:circumference ratio that would be more accurate? What circumference should a 5"6 girl in her late teens be?

I've tried this in diet and fitness and all i get is spam and irrelevan crap.

I'm just brushing in on "healthy" BMI wise, but I don't look it, so I'm doing various things to decrease my circumference, but I'm not sure if its a warped self image or not, so I figured I could survey the public that I could have a general guideline.

people between 13-21 .. need your help plz .. !!?

Hi there, I am a student currently studying a Senior Home Economics, Textiles Studies Course. To help me with my studies, I am currently conducting a survey to investigate how the influence of fashion & lifestyle impact on the modern day adolescent and their self image. Your name, number or address don't not need to be taken as this survey is confidential. I would appreciate it if you may email me your email address through my profile page so that I may send you a copy of the survey.
The survey is done up in MSWord 07, however it is compatible with Windows 97-2003.
It contains graphics & a layout too compicated to post on Y!Answers.
Please, I am not a spammer, I just need feedback so that I am able to write up my report.
Again, I would appreciate it if you may email me your email address through my profile page so that I may send you a copy of the survey. However, if you dont mind posting it in your answer, that too, is fine with me, but for privacy reasons I would advise against it.
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people between 13-21 .. need your help please... !!?

Hi there, I am a student currently studying a Senior Home Economics, Textiles Studies Course. To help me with my studies, I am currently conducting a survey to investigate how the influence of fashion & lifestyle impact on the modern day adolescent and their self image. Your name, number or address don't not need to be taken as this survey is confidential. I would appreciate it if you may email me your email address through my profile page so that I may send you a copy of the survey.
The survey is done up in MSWord 07, however it is compatible with Windows 97-2003.
It contains graphics & a layout too compicated to post on Y!Answers.
Please, I am not a spammer, I just need feedback so that I am able to write up my report.
Again, I would appreciate it if you may email me your email address through my profile page so that I may send you a copy of the survey. However, if you dont mind posting it in your answer, that too, is fine with me, but for privacy reasons I would advise against it.