I just read BiologyBabe’s blog and thought an image she posted was interesting regarding the female body and what was deemed ideal by men and women as well as the national average.
Something didn’t seem quite right about the ideals (though America’s national average for women’s size’s right now is a 14 I believe, if I recall correctly from statistics on Biggest Loser a few weeks ago). I found the actual survey was conducted in Britain. Some of the results were pretty interesting. (I only took out the questions regarding celebrity physiques)
Lets get the things Men said out of the way first:
Does womens body size matter to you?
74% men said yes
26% men said no
What size is your gf/wife?
Average = Size 12
Do you knoe the average size of a british woman?
1% man said size 4
1% man said size 6
2% men said size 8
10% men said size 10
26% men said size 12
38% men said size 14
20% men said size 16
1% man said size 18
1% man said saize 20+
Would you like your girlfriend to….
28% men wanted their gf’s to drop a dress size
4% men wanted them to go up a dress size
58% men wanted them to stay the same
10% men did not answer
Would you leave your partner if?
2% man said if his partner went up one dress size
9% men said if his partner went up 2 dress sizes
25% men said if they went up 3 dress sizes
64% men said if they went up 3+ dress sizes
Have your partners body issues ever caused problems in your relationship?
29% men said yes
71% men said no
Do you wish your partner was more body confident?
77% men said yes
23% men said no
Then there are things Women Said:
How Much Do you Weigh?
Average = 10st 1lb stone (for the record, 1 stone = 14lb)
What is your height?
Average = 5”5
Do you want to Lose weight?
79% Women said YES
21% Women said NO
How much Weight do you want to lose?
37% wanted to lose 1-7lb
30% wanted to lose 8lb-1st
16% wanted to lose 1-2st
8% wanted to lose 2-3st
4% wanted to lose 3-4st
5% wanted to lose 4+ st
What dress size do you want to be?
1% woman wanted to be a size 4
14% women wanted to be size 6
32 women wanted to be size 8
22% women wanted to be size 10
24% women wanted to be size 12
5% women wanted to be size 14
1% woman wanted to be a size 16
0 % women = size 16
1% woman wanted to be a size 20+
Which part of your body do you like least?
7% women said their faces
16% women said their breasts
5% women said their arms
45% women said their stomachs
10% women said their bums
17% women said their thighs
Which part of your body are you most happy with?
28% women said their faces
36% women said their breasts
12% women said their arms
6% said their stomachs
13% said their bums
5% said their thighs
How often do you worry about your appearance?
21% women constantly feel this way
21% women often feel this way
40% women sometimes feel this way
18% women never feel this way
When you look in the mirror, how do you feel?
29% women are happy
40% women are ok
16% women would like to lose more
9% women are upset
6% women never look at themselves
Do you worry that you husband/partner may not be attracted to you?
55 % worry that their partner may not be attracted to them
47% do not worry
Which part of your body do you think is most attractive?
15% said face
56% said breasts
1% said arms
4% said their stomachs
24% said their bums
0% said thighs
Would you ever consider plastic surgery?
56% Said yes to surgery
44% said no to surgery
What surgery would you have (for those who said yes) ?
41% chose liposuction
5% chose gastic band
34% said breast enlargement
20% chose breast enlargement
In a bid to lose weight have you ever: fasted, made yourslef sick, laxatives, diet pills.
21% women have fasted
11% women have made themselves sick
7% women have laxatives
25% women have taken diet pills
36% women did not answer the question
Have you ever been jealous of your friends figure?
50% women have been jealous of their friends
50% women have not
When you see pictures of celebrities what do you do?
45% women compare themselves to celebrities
55% women are depressed upon seeing images of celebrities
…makes you think a little, doesn’t it?
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