Pacific Parent perception of child’s weight Child’s BMI category Thinness Healthy weight Overweight Obese (%) (%) (%) (%) Very underweight * 1 1 0 Underweight * 9 5 2 Neither nor overweight * 89 83 55 Overweight * 1 10 38 Very overweight * 0 0 4 Asian Parent perception of weight Child’s BMI category Thinness Healthy weight Overweight Obese (%) (%) (%) (%) Very underweight 0 0 0 0 Underweight 47 17 1 0 Neither under- nor overweight 53 82 81 55 Overweight 0 1 18 43 Very overweight 0 0 0 2 European/other Parent perception of child’s weight Child’s BMI category Thinness Healthy weight Overweight Obese (%) (%) (%) (%) Very underweight 5 0 0 0 Underweight 41 11 1 1 Neither nor overweight 53 88 86 52 Overweight 0 1 13 44 Very overweight 0 0 0 3 * Data withheld due to small numbers. Appendix 4: Parental perception of obese child’s weight, by deprivation quintile Table 22: Parental perception of their obese child’s weight status, by deprivation Parent perception of child’s weight Deprivation quintile Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (least deprived (most deprived areas) areas) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Very underweight 0 0 1 0 0 Underweight 0 0 3 2 1 Neither under- nor overweight 50 51 55 57 59 Overweight 46 47 37 38 36 Very overweight 4 2 4 2 3
Pacific Parent perception of child’s weight Child’s BMI category Thinness (%) Healthy weight (%) Overweight (%) Obese (%) Very underweight * 1 1 0 Underweight * 9 5 2 Neither nor overweight * 89 83 55 Overweight * 1 10 38 Very overweight * 0 0 4 Asian Parent perception of weight Child’s BMI category Thinness (%) Healthy weight (%) Overweight (%) Obese (%) Very underweight 0 0 0 0 Underweight 47 17 1 0 Neither under- nor overweight 53 82 81 55 Overweight 0 1 18 43 Very overweight 0 0 0 2 European/other Parent perception of child’s weight Child’s BMI category Thinness (%) Healthy weight (%) Overweight (%) Obese (%) Very underweight 5 0 0 0 Underweight 41 11 1 1 Neither nor overweight 53 88 86 52 Overweight 0 1 13 44 Very overweight 0 0 0 3 * Data withheld due to small numbers. Appendix 4: Parental perception of obese child’s weight, by deprivation quintile Table 22: Parental perception of their obese child’s weight status, by deprivation Parent perception of child’s weight Deprivation quintile Q1 (least deprived areas) (%) Q2 (%) Q3 (%) Q4 (%) Q5 (most deprived areas) (%) Very underweight 0 0 1 0 0 Underweight 0 0 3 2 1 Neither under- nor overweight 50 51 55 57 59 Overweight 46 47 37 38 36 Very overweight 4 2 4 2 3
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