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Question: On a scale of one to nine, where one is completely unacceptable and nine is completely acceptable, how acceptable would you personally find images of female bodies that are unrealistic for normal women? Not acceptable (categories 1-3)
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Canadian attitudes to female body image portrayal in advertising 2018, by gender
The statistic shows the share of Canadian adults who find unrealistic representations of female body image in advertising unacceptable in 2018, broken down by gender. The findings show that ** percent of responding Canadian women said that they find unrealistic portrayals of the female body in advertising unacceptable, compared to ** percent of men who said the same.
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Ad Standards. (May 9, 2018). Share of Canadian adults who find unrealistic representations of female body image in advertising unacceptable in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/862048/canadian-advertising-and-female-body-image-perspectives-by-gender/
Ad Standards. "Share of Canadian adults who find unrealistic representations of female body image in advertising unacceptable in 2018, by gender." Chart. May 9, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/862048/canadian-advertising-and-female-body-image-perspectives-by-gender/
Ad Standards. (2018). Share of Canadian adults who find unrealistic representations of female body image in advertising unacceptable in 2018, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/862048/canadian-advertising-and-female-body-image-perspectives-by-gender/
Ad Standards. "Share of Canadian Adults Who Find Unrealistic Representations of Female Body Image in Advertising Unacceptable in 2018, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 May 2018, /statistics/862048/canadian-advertising-and-female-body-image-perspectives-by-gender/
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Share of Canadian adults who find unrealistic representations of female body image in advertising unacceptable in 2018, by gender [Graph], Ad Standards, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/862048/canadian-advertising-and-female-body-image-perspectives-by-gender/
