The results of a survey released yesterday indicate that one out of four people believe they are overweight, while around 52 percent say they believe their figures affect interpersonal relation-ships.
According to the poll, conducted by the John Tung Foundation (董氏基金會), 20.8 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with their figures, 25 percent believe they are over their ideal body weight and 15.4 percent said they would be willing to pay in order to have a slimmer figure.
Female respondents aged between 20 and 29 years of age were the most willing to spend money in order to keep their bodies trim, according to the survey.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
The poll also indicated that 65.8 percent of respondents care about their own figures, while 63.7 percent said that they pay attention to other people's figures.
Women pay more attention to the issue of figures than men, the poll revealed, with 59 percent of female, and 41 percent of male respondents agreeing that they are interested in the subject.
Around 58 percent of male respondents said they were satisfied with their figures, while only 48 percent of female respondents said they were satisfied.
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Hsu said that this group, although having more youthful bodies, tended to care about their appearance more because they are of marrying age.
Surprisingly, male respondents who are older than 60 years of age said they cared most about their own and other people's figures, Hsu said.
The survey, conducted on 1,109 randomly selected people from across the country, took place between August and October last year, according to the foundation.
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