BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Risk Factors

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
Henderson/ Transylvania	459	208	43.3	37.5-49.2	145	29.1	24.4-34.3	106	27.7	21.7-34.5
GENDER
Male	185	64	36.3	28.7-44.7	71	34.5	27.4-42.5	50	29.1	21.8-37.8
Female	274	144	50.6	41.9-59.2	74	23.3	17.9-29.8	56	26.1	17.2-37.5
RACE
White	420	192	44.9	39.3-50.6	131	30.2	25.3-35.5	97	25.0	19.9-30.7
Other	34	16	38.2	19.7-60.8	11	18.9	8.8-35.8	7	43.0	20.2-69.2
AGE
18-44	160	79	47.0	37.0-57.2	48	24.3	17.5-32.7	33	28.7	18.7-41.4
45+	297	128	40.3	33.8-47.1	97	33.0	27.0-39.7	72	26.7	20.4-34.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	185	84	44.8	35.4-54.7	49	21.7	15.7-29.2	52	33.4	23.3-45.3
Some College +	273	124	42.1	35.3-49.2	96	35.2	28.8-42.2	53	22.7	16.7-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	250	123	46.0	37.6-54.6	71	23.9	18.2-30.6	56	30.1	21.3-40.7
$50,000+	98	47	47.7	37.0-58.7	33	33.7	24.1-45.0	18	18.5	11.4-28.7
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
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
Eastern NC	778	347	41.3	37.2-45.5	281	39.0	34.8-43.3	150	19.8	16.5-23.5

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

Henderson/ Transylvania

459

208

43.3

37.5-49.2

145

29.1

24.4-34.3

106

27.7

21.7-34.5

GENDER

Male

185

36.3

28.7-44.7

34.5

27.4-42.5

29.1

21.8-37.8

Female

274

144

50.6

41.9-59.2

23.3

17.9-29.8

26.1

17.2-37.5

RACE

White

420

192

44.9

39.3-50.6

131

30.2

25.3-35.5

25.0

19.9-30.7

Other

38.2

19.7-60.8

18.9

8.8-35.8

43.0

20.2-69.2

AGE

18-44

160

47.0

37.0-57.2

24.3

17.5-32.7

28.7

18.7-41.4

45+

297

128

40.3

33.8-47.1

33.0

27.0-39.7

26.7

20.4-34.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

185

44.8

35.4-54.7

21.7

15.7-29.2

33.4

23.3-45.3

Some College +

273

124

42.1

35.3-49.2

35.2

28.8-42.2

22.7

16.7-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

250

123

46.0

37.6-54.6

23.9

18.2-30.6

30.1

21.3-40.7

$50,000+

47.7

37.0-58.7

33.7

24.1-45.0

18.5

11.4-28.7

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

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

Eastern NC

778

347

41.3

37.2-45.5

281

39.0

34.8-43.3

150

19.8

16.5-23.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

#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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