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| Total Respond.# |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,852 | 2,555 | 41.2 | 39.2-43.2 | 3,297 | 58.8 | 56.8-60.8 |
| Forsyth County | 432 | 185 | 43.0 | 37.5-48.6 | 247 | 57.0 | 51.4-62.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 173 | 67 | 38.8 | 31.0-47.3 | 106 | 61.2 | 52.7-69.0 |
| Female | 259 | 118 | 47.4 | 40.2-54.7 | 141 | 52.6 | 45.3-59.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 304 | 145 | 48.2 | 41.7-54.8 | 159 | 51.8 | 45.2-58.3 |
| Other | 124 | 38 | 31.4 | 22.4-42.1 | 86 | 68.6 | 57.9-77.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-44 | 184 | 85 | 45.3 | 36.6-54.3 | 99 | 54.7 | 45.7-63.4 |
| 45+ | 246 | 99 | 40.7 | 34.1-47.6 | 147 | 59.3 | 52.4-65.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| H.S. or Less | 173 | 78 | 46.5 | 38.0-55.2 | 95 | 53.5 | 44.8-62.0 |
| Some College + | 257 | 105 | 40.4 | 33.4-47.8 | 152 | 59.6 | 52.2-66.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 239 | 91 | 39.7 | 32.1-47.8 | 148 | 60.3 | 52.2-67.9 |
| $50,000+ | 115 | 56 | 45.4 | 35.9-55.3 | 59 | 54.6 | 44.7-64.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Buncombe | 403 | 197 | 47.6 | 42.1-53.2 | 206 | 52.4 | 46.8-57.9 |
| Cumberland | 408 | 172 | 41.3 | 35.6-47.2 | 236 | 58.7 | 52.8-64.4 |
| Durham | 380 | 163 | 40.8 | 34.5-47.4 | 217 | 59.2 | 52.6-65.5 |
| Gaston | 434 | 166 | 36.7 | 31.7-42.0 | 268 | 63.3 | 58.0-68.3 |
| Guilford | 392 | 183 | 44.4 | 38.9-50.1 | 209 | 55.6 | 49.9-61.1 |
| Mecklenburg | 407 | 187 | 42.9 | 37.3-48.6 | 220 | 57.1 | 51.4-62.7 |
| New Hanover | 388 | 189 | 45.4 | 38.9-52.0 | 199 | 54.6 | 48.0-61.1 |
| Onslow | 409 | 178 | 42.0 | 35.3-49.0 | 231 | 58.0 | 51.0-64.7 |
| Wake | 400 | 181 | 45.9 | 40.3-51.6 | 219 | 54.1 | 48.4-59.7 |
| Western NC | 581 | 275 | 46.1 | 41.6-50.7 | 306 | 53.9 | 49.3-58.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 635 | 256 | 38.2 | 33.6-43.0 | 379 | 61.8 | 57.0-66.4 |
| Eastern NC | 583 | 223 | 38.4 | 33.6-43.5 | 360 | 61.6 | 56.5-66.4 |
*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in calculating these measures. No=BMI less than 24.9, and Yes= BMI greater than 24.9.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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