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La taille et le poids des Français

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  • Alain Charraud
  • Hélène Valdelièvre

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[fre] D'après l'enquête «Santé et consommation médicale » de 1970, les hommes mesuraient alors en moyenne 1,70 m et pesaient 72 kg, les femmes 1,60 m et 60 kg. La stature dans les catégories sociales les plus aisées s'avère sensiblement plus élevée que dans les milieux modestes. Retraités et étudiants se placent aux deux extrémités de l'échelle des tailles mais ceci tient en partie au grandissement des générations. Parmi les régions, seuls le Nord et l'Est se situent significativement au-delà de la moyenne et l'Ouest en-deçà. Si les cadres ont un poids moyen assez élevé, ils pèsent en fait moins que les employés et ouvriers dès lors qu'on tient compte de l'effet de l'âge et de la taille. Les patrons — du commerce, de l'industrie comme de l'agriculture — sont sensiblement plus lourds. Si l'on choisit la norme de Lorentz, 1/4 des adultes de l'enquête dépassent d'au moins 20 % le « poids idéal ». Seulement 1 % des hommes et 3 % des femmes interrogés avouent suivre un régime. [eng] The Weight and Height of the French - According to the survey « Health and Medical Consumption » of 1970, the average height of men in France was 1.70 meters and their weight 72 kilograms; women's height was 1.60 meters and their weight 60 kilograms. The height within the most affluent social categories was significantly greater than in the poorer segments of the population. The retired, on the one hand, and students, on the other, were situated at the extremities of the range of heights; however, this was partly due to the increase in height from one generation to the next. Of the different regions, the North and the East are notably taller than the average, while the West is shorter. Although executives and administrators have a relatively high average weight, they in fact weigh less than office and factory workers if one takes into account the effects of age and height. Owners of firms — in commerce and industry — as well as farmers, are significantly heavier. If we take the norms of Lorentz, 1/4 of the adults surveyed are at least 20 % over the « ideal weight », although only 1 % of the men and 3 % of the women admit to being on a diet. [spa] La talla y el peso de los Franceses - Según la encuesta «Santé et consommation médicale » (sanidad y consumo médico) de 1970, los varones median entonces por término medio 1 metro 70 y pesaban 72 kilos, las mujeres 1 metro 60 y 60 kilos. La estat ura, entre las categorías mas acomodadas, se verifica sumamente mas elevada que en esferas sociales humildes. Retirados y jubilados asi como estudiantes se colocan en los dos extremos de la escala de tallas mas esto es debido en parte al crecimiento de las generaciones. Entre las regiones, el Norte y el Este tan solo, superan patentemente el promedio mientras que el Oeste no lo alcanza. Si los cuadros dirigentes revelan un peso medio bastante elevado, en realidad pesan menos que los empleados y los obreros si se tiene en cuanta la implicación del efecto de edad y de talla. Los empresarios del comercio, de la industria, así como los de la agricultura tienen un peso sumamente más elevado. Si se aplica la norma de Lorentz, un cuarto de los adultos de la encuesta superan por lo menos en un 20 % el « peso ideal »; tan solo un 1 % de los varones y un 3 %de las mujeres admiten haber hecho régimen.

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  • Alain Charraud & Hélène Valdelièvre, 1981. "La taille et le poids des Français," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 132(1), pages 23-38.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecstat:estat_0336-1454_1981_num_132_1_4474
    DOI: 10.3406/estat.1981.4474
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    1. Herpin, Nicolas, 2005. "Love, careers, and heights in France, 2001," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 3(3), pages 420-449, December.
    2. Nicolas Herpin, 2003. "La taille des hommes : son incidence sur la vie en couple et la carrière professionnelle," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 361(1), pages 71-90.

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