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Table 10: Self Report <strong>on</strong> Health (N=364).<br />

Percentage (%)<br />

Healthy and very healthy 64.0<br />

Moderate and weight well 36.0<br />

Plan to lose weight 89.3<br />

Satisfied 10.7<br />

Table 11: Physical activities.<br />

Frequency Percent Cumulative Percent<br />

regular 78 21.5 21.5<br />

occasi<strong>on</strong>ally 103 28.5 50.0<br />

rare 100 27.6 77.6<br />

never 81 22.4 100.0<br />

Total 362 100.0<br />

Table 12: Current Spouse and Preferred Sexual<br />

Partners.<br />

Ob/Ow Normal Thin<br />

Current spouse 24 % 60.4 % 15.5 %<br />

Sexual partners preferred 6.3 % 92.2 % 1.4 %<br />

Table 13: What Obesity and Thinness Symbolizes.<br />

Happy 29.5<br />

Lack of c<strong>on</strong>trol 16.2<br />

Sick 15.9<br />

Table 14: Priority in Life.<br />

Obese (%) Thin (%)<br />

Lazy 13.1 2.1<br />

Not happy 15.1<br />

Fear of eating 25.4<br />

Weak 25.1<br />

Poor 5.9<br />

Str<strong>on</strong>g 7.2<br />

Rank Frequency Percent<br />

1 Physically healthy 104 30.2<br />

2 Happiness 76 22.1<br />

3 Happy family 69 20.0<br />

4 Rich 44 12.8<br />

5 Emoti<strong>on</strong>ally healthy 18 5.2<br />

6 Higher educati<strong>on</strong> 16 4.7<br />

7 Modest living 15 4.4<br />

8 O<strong>the</strong>rs 2 .6<br />

TOTAL 344 100.0<br />

CHANGING LIFESTYLES AND HEALTH<br />

169<br />

Table 15: Defining Female Being Beautiful and<br />

Male Being Handsome.<br />

Table 16: What is a Beautiful Body?<br />

Table 17: Body Self Percepti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Table 18: Daily Meals.<br />

Table 19: Fast Food Preference.<br />

Female (%) Male (%)<br />

Facial 27.7 26.5<br />

Body 23.8 30.7<br />

Hair style 1.1 0.6<br />

Voice 0.8 0.6<br />

Behavior 46.6 41.7<br />

For Female (%) For Male (%)<br />

Fat 1.7 2.2<br />

Muscular 29.2 49.4<br />

Tall 51.5 43.9<br />

Short 0.8 0.3<br />

Thin 16.7 4.2<br />

Percent (%)<br />

I am satisfied with my current shape 44.0<br />

I am not satisfied with my current shape 56.0<br />

I plan to lose weight 91.5<br />

I plan to gain weight 7.0<br />

I am obese/overweight 84.6<br />

I am thin 13.5<br />

I feel tired 1.9<br />

Home (%) Eating Out (%) No Meal (%)<br />

Breakfast 71.3 18.2 10.5<br />

Lunch 58.5 38.4 3.2<br />

Dinner 84.6 13.1 2.2<br />

I like 51.7%<br />

Do not like 48.3%<br />

Table 20: Have Eaten in Fast Food Outlets.<br />

Outlets Percentage (%)<br />

KFC 67.2<br />

McD<strong>on</strong>ald 43.7<br />

Pizza Hut 41.5<br />

Jollibee 100 (Philippines <strong>on</strong>ly)<br />

Greenwich 88.6 (Philippines <strong>on</strong>ly)<br />

Wendy’s 20.5<br />

Texas Chicken 62.7 (Ind<strong>on</strong>esia <strong>on</strong>ly)<br />

Chow King 96.2 (Philippines <strong>on</strong>ly)<br />

Dunkin D<strong>on</strong>ut 45.4<br />

Mister D<strong>on</strong>ut 32.1<br />

Burger King 29.9<br />

Ref lecti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Human</strong> C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>: Change, C<strong>on</strong>flict and Modernity<br />

The Work of <strong>the</strong> 2004/2005 API Fellows

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