Programs

Degree of influence (percentage)

  No Moderate Most
    No % No % No %
Television Males 17 13.2 69 53.5 40 31.0
  Females 51 21.0 100 41.2 90 37.0
Radio Males 64 49.6 47 36.4 15 11.6
  Females 158 65 60 24.7 20 8.2
Newspapers and Magazines Males 44 34.1 53 41.1 28 21.7
  Females 68 28.0 101 41.6 69 28.4
Internet Males 29 22.5 35 27.1 61 47.3
  Females 59 24.3 78 32.1 102 42
Table 2 shows the responses regarding the degree of influence of each medium on the body image by gender. Internet was the most influential (47.3% males and 42% females), followed by television (31% males and 37% females), and radio was reported to have no influence by 49.6% males and 65% females
Table 2: Degree of influence of each medium by gender.