Figure 7 - Students who think their body is too thin, about the right size, or too fat, by grade and gender (%)

Figure 7 shows the percentage of students who think their body is too thin, about right, or too fat, by grade and gender. The graph shows that 16% of Grade 6 boys think their body is too thin, compared to 16% of Grade 7 boys, 18% of Grade 8 boys, 19% of Grade 9 boys, and 24% of Grade 10 boys. 62% of boys think their body is about right, compared to 64% of Grade 7 boys, 57% of Grade 8 boys, 58% of Grade 9 boys, and 53% of Grade 10 boys. 22% of Grade 6 boys think their body is too fat, compared to 20% of Grade 7 boys, 25% of Grade 8 boys, 23% of Grade 9 boys, and 23% of Grade 10 boys. On the same question, 14% of Grade 6 girls think their body is too thin, compared to 13% of Grade 7 girls, 12% of Grade 8 girls, 9% of Grade 9 girls, and 9% of Grade 10 girls. 60% of Grade 6 girls think their body is about right, compared to 61% of Grade 7 girls, 53% of Grade 8 girls, 53% of Grade 9 girls, and 52% of Grade 10 girls. 26% of Grade 6 girls think their body is too fat, compared to 26% of Grade 7 girls, 35% of Grade 8 girls, 38% of Grade 9 girls, and 39% of Grade 10 girls.

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