England: waist circumference by gender/income

This statistic displays the waist circumference of adults in England in 2015, by gender and household income. In this year, men in the highest household income quintile had a mean waist circumference of 96.4 centimeters and women in the highest household income quintile had a mean waist circumference of 85.2 centimeters.

Mean waist circumference of adults in England 2015, by gender and household income quintile (in centimeters)

Characteristic	Men	Women
Highest household income quintile	96.4	85.2
2nd income quintile	97	87.4
3rd income quintile	98.3	88.8
4th income quintile	97.4	91.1
Lowest household income quintile	98	89.8

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Release date

December 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

4,253*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (men)= 2,110; n (women)= 2,144.
The source provides the following information:
- high waist circumference: 94-102 centimeters in men and 80-88 centimeters in women.
- very high waist circumference: greater than 102 centimeters in men and greater than 88 centimeters in women, referred to as 'raised waist circumference' in previous HSE reports.
This statistic using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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