BRFSS 2002 - Forsyth County: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth County

Weight Control

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	Total Respond.#	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	No
North Carolina	5,134	607	11.1	10.0-12.5	951	19.7	18.0-21.4	2,321	44.6	42.4-46.7	1,255	24.6	22.8-26.6
Forsyth County	368	46	11.3	8.3-15.2	75	18.8	14.9-23.5	173	48.1	42.2-54.0	74	21.9	17.2-27.4
GENDER
Male	125	15	9.7	5.5-16.4	22	13.9	9.0-20.8	57	50.1	40.4-59.7	31	26.4	18.6-36.0
Female	243	31	12.5	8.7-17.7	53	22.6	17.2-29.2	116	46.5	39.4-53.8	43	18.4	13.2-24.9
RACE
White	276	34	10.9	7.6-15.2	51	16.2	12.2-21.2	138	52.4	45.6-59.1	53	20.6	15.5-26.8
Other	88	12	13.1	7.0-23.2	24	27.2	18.0-39.0	32	34.3	24.0-46.4	20	25.4	16.0-37.9
AGE
18-44	153	21	11.2	6.9-17.5	29	18.6	12.7-26.3	61	41.8	33.1-51.1	42	28.4	20.8-37.5
45+	212	25	11.6	7.7-17.1	46	19.4	14.4-25.6	110	53.6	45.9-61.2	31	15.4	10.5-22.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	145	20	13.3	8.2-20.8	34	19.8	13.8-27.6	57	44.9	35.4-54.8	34	22.1	15.3-30.8
Some College +	222	26	9.9	6.7-14.5	41	18.2	13.3-24.4	115	50.0	42.6-57.4	40	21.9	15.9-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	24	12.4	8.0-18.6	39	22.2	15.9-30.0	75	48.0	39.2-56.9	32	17.5	11.9-24.9
$50,000+	126	15	10.3	6.1-16.9	22	15.9	10.4-23.6	71	54.5	44.5-64.1	18	19.3	12.1-29.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	315	38	10.4	7.2-14.7	54	18.2	13.4-24.1	141	43.3	36.9-49.9	82	28.2	22.5-34.7
Guilford	324	27	12.1	7.3-19.4	50	14.4	10.5-19.5	159	48.3	41.6-55.0	88	25.3	20.1-31.2
Henderson/Transylvania	350	34	8.9	6.2-12.7	70	18.2	14.0-23.3	164	47.6	41.5-53.7	82	25.3	20.3-31.2
Mecklenburg	358	36	9.7	6.6-14.0	71	20.3	15.5-26.0	167	41.9	35.8-48.3	84	28.1	22.0-35.1
Orange	359	43	10.4	7.4-14.6	60	15.6	11.2-21.4	144	42.0	33.6-50.9	112	31.9	25.5-39.1
Pitt	323	44	12.8	9.1-17.6	55	18.2	13.2-24.4	140	37.7	31.5-44.4	84	31.4	24.4-39.3
Randolph	307	35	11.0	7.6-15.6	48	15.8	11.5-21.2	146	48.6	41.9-55.2	78	24.7	19.6-30.6
Robeson	314	49	15.9	11.7-21.4	54	19.2	14.0-25.6	136	39.3	33.0-46.0	75	25.6	19.9-32.2
Wake	350	48	12.8	9.5-17.1	68	23.1	17.9-29.3	164	44.9	39.0-50.9	70	19.2	14.8-24.5
Western NC	474	50	11.0	8.1-14.8	81	16.7	13.3-20.8	220	45.1	40.0-50.3	123	27.2	22.6-32.2
Piedmont NC	667	88	12.1	9.5-15.2	133	20.3	16.7-24.5	298	46.4	41.5-51.4	148	21.2	17.6-25.3
Eastern NC	625	69	9.9	7.5-12.8	132	20.4	16.9-24.3	269	42.9	38.2-47.6	155	26.9	22.7-31.6

Total
Respond.#

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,134

607

11.1

10.0-12.5

951

19.7

18.0-21.4

2,321

44.6

42.4-46.7

1,255

24.6

22.8-26.6

Forsyth County

368

11.3

8.3-15.2

18.8

14.9-23.5

173

48.1

42.2-54.0

21.9

17.2-27.4

GENDER

Male

125

9.7

5.5-16.4

13.9

9.0-20.8

50.1

40.4-59.7

26.4

18.6-36.0

Female

243

12.5

8.7-17.7

22.6

17.2-29.2

116

46.5

39.4-53.8

18.4

13.2-24.9

RACE

White

276

10.9

7.6-15.2

16.2

12.2-21.2

138

52.4

45.6-59.1

20.6

15.5-26.8

Other

13.1

7.0-23.2

27.2

18.0-39.0

34.3

24.0-46.4

25.4

16.0-37.9

AGE

18-44

153

11.2

6.9-17.5

18.6

12.7-26.3

41.8

33.1-51.1

28.4

20.8-37.5

45+

212

11.6

7.7-17.1

19.4

14.4-25.6

110

53.6

45.9-61.2

15.4

10.5-22.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

145

13.3

8.2-20.8

19.8

13.8-27.6

44.9

35.4-54.8

22.1

15.3-30.8

Some College +

222

9.9

6.7-14.5

18.2

13.3-24.4

115

50.0

42.6-57.4

21.9

15.9-29.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

170

12.4

8.0-18.6

22.2

15.9-30.0

48.0

39.2-56.9

17.5

11.9-24.9

$50,000+

126

10.3

6.1-16.9

15.9

10.4-23.6

54.5

44.5-64.1

19.3

12.1-29.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

315

10.4

7.2-14.7

18.2

13.4-24.1

141

43.3

36.9-49.9

28.2

22.5-34.7

Guilford

324

12.1

7.3-19.4

14.4

10.5-19.5

159

48.3

41.6-55.0

25.3

20.1-31.2

Henderson/Transylvania

350

8.9

6.2-12.7

18.2

14.0-23.3

164

47.6

41.5-53.7

25.3

20.3-31.2

Mecklenburg

358

9.7

6.6-14.0

20.3

15.5-26.0

167

41.9

35.8-48.3

28.1

22.0-35.1

Orange

359

10.4

7.4-14.6

15.6

11.2-21.4

144

42.0

33.6-50.9

112

31.9

25.5-39.1

Pitt

323

12.8

9.1-17.6

18.2

13.2-24.4

140

37.7

31.5-44.4

31.4

24.4-39.3

Randolph

307

11.0

7.6-15.6

15.8

11.5-21.2

146

48.6

41.9-55.2

24.7

19.6-30.6

Robeson

314

15.9

11.7-21.4

19.2

14.0-25.6

136

39.3

33.0-46.0

25.6

19.9-32.2

Wake

350

12.8

9.5-17.1

23.1

17.9-29.3

164

44.9

39.0-50.9

19.2

14.8-24.5

Western NC

474

11.0

8.1-14.8

16.7

13.3-20.8

220

45.1

40.0-50.3

123

27.2

22.6-32.2

Piedmont NC

667

12.1

9.5-15.2

133

20.3

16.7-24.5

298

46.4

41.5-51.4

148

21.2

17.6-25.3

Eastern NC

625

9.9

7.5-12.8

132

20.4

16.9-24.3

269

42.9

38.2-47.6

155

26.9

22.7-31.6

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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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