BRFSS 2002 - Eastern North Carolina: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Weight Control

Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*

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	Total Respond.#	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
North Carolina	6,567	2,972	43.3	41.4-45.2	2,199	34.4	32.6-36.2	1,396	22.3	20.7-24.0
Eastern NC	778	347	41.3	37.2-45.5	281	39.0	34.8-43.3	150	19.8	16.5-23.5
GENDER
Male	281	93	29.8	24.1-36.2	123	47.1	40.1-54.2	65	23.1	17.7-29.5
Female	497	254	51.1	45.9-56.3	158	32.0	27.3-37.0	85	16.9	13.2-21.4
RACE
White	537	240	42.0	37.2-46.9	192	38.6	33.8-43.6	105	19.5	15.7-23.9
Other	237	107	40.4	32.9-48.4	85	39.0	31.0-47.6	45	20.6	14.6-28.2
AGE
18-44	345	151	38.0	32.2-44.1	126	40.9	34.7-47.5	68	21.1	16.2-27.0
45+	428	192	45.1	39.7-50.6	155	36.9	31.7-42.3	81	18.0	14.3-22.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	414	178	40.0	34.5-45.7	149	38.3	32.5-44.4	87	21.8	17.2-27.2
Some College +	362	168	42.8	36.8-48.9	132	40.0	34.0-46.2	62	17.3	13.0-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	442	191	40.2	34.8-45.8	161	38.9	33.4-44.7	90	21.0	16.6-26.2
$50,000+	136	75	48.8	39.3-58.3	48	40.3	31.0-50.3	13	10.9	5.9-19.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	406	191	46.4	40.7-52.2	125	30.8	25.7-36.3	90	22.9	18.5-27.9
Forsyth	461	206	41.4	36.3-46.7	164	36.4	31.4-41.8	91	22.2	17.6-27.4
Guilford	410	184	44.0	38.1-50.0	141	32.8	27.6-38.5	85	23.2	18.5-28.8
Henderson/Transylvania	459	208	43.3	37.5-49.2	145	29.1	24.4-34.3	106	27.7	21.7-34.5
Mecklenburg	436	206	41.6	35.9-47.4	153	36.9	31.2-43.0	77	21.6	16.6-27.5
Orange	428	193	46.1	38.7-53.7	167	40.2	33.7-47.1	68	13.7	10.4-17.8
Pitt	411	205	49.2	43.1-55.3	120	31.0	25.4-37.2	86	19.8	15.4-25.1
Randolph	419	179	40.4	34.1-47.1	132	29.1	24.2-34.5	108	30.5	23.7-38.3
Robeson	428	181	39.2	33.6-45.1	136	33.8	27.9-40.3	111	27.0	21.9-32.7
Wake	422	208	49.2	43.4-55.0	144	32.6	27.6-38.0	70	18.3	14.0-23.5
Western NC	643	270	39.8	35.5-44.2	214	33.3	29.1-37.7	159	27.0	22.9-31.5
Piedmont NC	866	394	44.9	40.6-49.2	277	31.2	27.5-35.2	195	23.9	20.4-27.8

Total
Respond.#

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,567

2,972

43.3

41.4-45.2

2,199

34.4

32.6-36.2

1,396

22.3

20.7-24.0

Eastern NC

778

347

41.3

37.2-45.5

281

39.0

34.8-43.3

150

19.8

16.5-23.5

GENDER

Male

281

29.8

24.1-36.2

123

47.1

40.1-54.2

23.1

17.7-29.5

Female

497

254

51.1

45.9-56.3

158

32.0

27.3-37.0

16.9

13.2-21.4

RACE

White

537

240

42.0

37.2-46.9

192

38.6

33.8-43.6

105

19.5

15.7-23.9

Other

237

107

40.4

32.9-48.4

39.0

31.0-47.6

20.6

14.6-28.2

AGE

18-44

345

151

38.0

32.2-44.1

126

40.9

34.7-47.5

21.1

16.2-27.0

45+

428

192

45.1

39.7-50.6

155

36.9

31.7-42.3

18.0

14.3-22.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

414

178

40.0

34.5-45.7

149

38.3

32.5-44.4

21.8

17.2-27.2

Some College +

362

168

42.8

36.8-48.9

132

40.0

34.0-46.2

17.3

13.0-22.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

442

191

40.2

34.8-45.8

161

38.9

33.4-44.7

21.0

16.6-26.2

$50,000+

136

48.8

39.3-58.3

40.3

31.0-50.3

10.9

5.9-19.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

406

191

46.4

40.7-52.2

125

30.8

25.7-36.3

22.9

18.5-27.9

Forsyth

461

206

41.4

36.3-46.7

164

36.4

31.4-41.8

22.2

17.6-27.4

Guilford

410

184

44.0

38.1-50.0

141

32.8

27.6-38.5

23.2

18.5-28.8

Henderson/Transylvania

459

208

43.3

37.5-49.2

145

29.1

24.4-34.3

106

27.7

21.7-34.5

Mecklenburg

436

206

41.6

35.9-47.4

153

36.9

31.2-43.0

21.6

16.6-27.5

Orange

428

193

46.1

38.7-53.7

167

40.2

33.7-47.1

13.7

10.4-17.8

Pitt

411

205

49.2

43.1-55.3

120

31.0

25.4-37.2

19.8

15.4-25.1

Randolph

419

179

40.4

34.1-47.1

132

29.1

24.2-34.5

108

30.5

23.7-38.3

Robeson

428

181

39.2

33.6-45.1

136

33.8

27.9-40.3

111

27.0

21.9-32.7

Wake

422

208

49.2

43.4-55.0

144

32.6

27.6-38.0

18.3

14.0-23.5

Western NC

643

270

39.8

35.5-44.2

214

33.3

29.1-37.7

159

27.0

22.9-31.5

Piedmont NC

866

394

44.9

40.6-49.2

277

31.2

27.5-35.2

195

23.9

20.4-27.8

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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