* About the same percentages of lesbians and heterosexuals (42%) and all
adults (43 %) said that they overeat while just over half of GLB adults
(53%) say they overeat. An over -sample of 341 self-
identified lesbians was also surveyed. They
include refusals to be interviewed (non-response), question wording and
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percentage of overweight adult women (80%) is much closer to the proportion of
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"It is encouraging that among lesbians there is some self-awareness about
body weight," said Dr. Percentages may not always add up to 100% because
of computer rounding or the acceptance of multiple answers from respondents
answering that question.

TABLE 1
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)

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In this survey, lesbians more accurately
perceived their body weight than women in general. Among the overall
sample 1,165 were women, and 2,024 heterosexual . Unfortunately, there are
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Lesbian Body Image Differs From That of Women Overall New U.S. Survey Finds

Adults

All Adults GLB Lesbian Heterosexual All Women
(n= 2,209) (n=119) (n=341) (n= 2,024) (n=1,165)

Very fit 3 1 3 3 2
Fit 18 21 16 18 15
Somewhat fit 46 39 45 47 44
Not fit 30 35 36 30 38
Not sure 2 4 - 1 1


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Adults

All Adults GLB Lesbian Heterosexual All Women
(n=2,209) (n= 119) (n=341) (n= 2,024) (n=1,165)

Eat fruits
and vegetables
Yes 92 89 94 92 93
No 8 11 6 8 7
Smoke
Yes 25 38 42 24 28
No 75 62 58 76 72
Exercise
regularly
Yes 47 38 51 47 43
No 53 62 49 53 57
Overeat
Yes 43 53 42 42 43
No 57 47 58 58 57


TABLE 5
CONTRIBUTES MOST TO LACK OF FITNESS
"Which of the following do you feel contributes most to your lack of fitness? "

Base: Somewhat or Not Fit

Total GLB Lesbian Heterosexual All Women
(n=1,812) (n= 95) (n=290) (n= 1,667) (n=998)

Overeating 35 45 28 35 35
Eating fast
food 25 16 18 25 26
Smoking 16 21 29 16 18
Exercising
regularly 7 3 10 7 6
Eating meat 6 6 5 6 5
Consuming too
much alcohol 3 8 6 3 2
Eating fruits
and vegetables 3 1 2 3 2
Obtaining yearly
medical checkups 2 1 * 2 3
Taking vitamins 2 - 1 2 3


Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States between January
11 and January 16 , 2005 among 2,209 adults. It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from
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online.
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These are highlights of a new survey of 2,209 U. It is, without a doubt, one of our nation's top
health concerns," said Colleen Dermody, Vice President of Witeck-Combs
Communications. Department of Health and Human Services should include
messages specific to lesbians. adults 25 and older

Total GLB Lesbian Heterosexual All Women
(n= 1,961) (n=97) (n=322) (n= 1,804) (n=1,026)

Overweight 84 85 84 84 80
Within
Recommended
Range 10 13 13 10 11
Underweight 6 2 3 7 9


TABLE 2
DESCRIBE BODY WEIGHT
"How would you describe your body weight?"

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In addition, lesbians and
women describe themselves as fit or very fit in similar numbers -- 19% of
lesbians vs. Dawn Harbatkin, Medical Director of the Callen-Lorde
Community Health Center in New York, a founding member of the National
Coalition for LGBT Health. "What we don't yet know , and what we must
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* Of the total lesbians surveyed , 13% fall within the recommended range on
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Y. 17% of all women surveyed.
"Being overweight may be the most significant contributor to our nation's
epidemic of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and a number of other chronic or
life threatening illnesses. "These results enable us to gauge where lesbians may be found
on the healthcare continuum.S.

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Of those adults surveyed, 119
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and number of adults in the household were weighted where necessary to bring
them into line with their actual proportions in the population.

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Smoking and Diet Contribute to Lack of Fitness
Among all adults and heterosexuals who said they were somewhat or not fit,
overeating (35%), eating fast food (25%), and smoking (16%) ranked as the top
three factors that respondents felt contributed most to their lack of fitness."

Notes on reading tables:
The percentage of respondents has been included for each item. adults

All Adults GLB Lesbian Heterosexual All Women
(n= 2,209) (n=119) (n=341) (n= 2,024) (n=1,165)

Overweight 63 61 77 64 67
Underweight 3 8 * 3 3
Average/
Just right 30 29 23 30 27
Not sure 3 2 - 3 3


TABLE 3
LEVEL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
"How would you describe your level of physical fitness?"

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* Half of the lesbians (51%) surveyed say they exercise regularly,
compared to 38 % of all GLB adults, 43% of all women and 47% of adults
overall.S. With over nine years experience
in this unique market, Witeck-Combs Communications has developed respected
relationships throughout the community and serves as a bridge between
corporate America and gay and lesbian consumers.com ), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide , a Reston, Virginia-based research
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The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive(R),
a worldwide market research and consulting firm , in conjunction with Witeck-
Combs Communications, a strategic public relations and marketing
communications firm with special expertise in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender market; it was also conducted in conjunction with National LGBT
Health Awareness Week.
Among lesbians, smoking was the number one choice of contributors (29%) while
overeating was the top contributor among GLB adults (45%) and all women (35%). The sampling error for the
GLB sample was plus or minus 9 percentage points , and sampling error for
lesbians is plus or minus 6 percentage points.

Nancy Wong,
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316

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