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<p>Data on obesity are collected via the Health Survey for England. For children,
the data are presented for age groups 2-10, 11-15 and 2-15. Adults are classified
as those aged over 16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>13.7% of children aged 2-15 are
classified as obese in England (Health Survey for England 2012).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>13.1% of adults aged 16-24 are classified as obese in England (Health Survey
for England 2012)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for Havering is not available
from the Health Survey for England as this data collection is only produced at a national
level. The number and percentage of children measured as obese or overweight (including
obese), as part of the National Childhood Measure Programme (NCMP) in Havering is
presented in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reception Year (4-5 years)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Year
6 (10-11 years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Prevalence of
obesity</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Prevalence of obesity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Children</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Children</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>20.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>19.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NCMP Local Authority Profile [accessed 20
October 2014]</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme"
target="_blank">http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme</a></p><p>
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