BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

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
Mecklenburg County	436	206	41.6	35.9-47.4	153	36.9	31.2-43.0	77	21.6	16.6-27.5
GENDER
Male	159	48	28.3	20.7-37.5	69	40.6	31.2-50.7	42	31.1	22.1-41.8
Female	277	158	55.3	48.2-62.1	84	33.0	26.6-40.2	35	11.7	8.1-16.6
RACE
White	264	111	36.4	29.5-44.0	106	41.3	33.4-49.7	47	22.3	15.1-31.6
Other	169	94	48.1	39.1-57.2	47	31.6	23.5-40.9	28	20.3	13.6-29.3
AGE
18-44	232	105	38.7	31.3-46.7	84	37.5	29.7-46.0	43	23.8	17.0-32.2
45+	201	98	46.3	38.8-54.0	69	36.1	29.0-43.9	34	17.6	12.3-24.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	135	60	39.2	29.2-50.2	45	35.5	24.7-48.0	30	25.3	16.6-36.5
Some College +	301	146	42.9	36.2-49.8	108	37.6	31.2-44.5	47	19.5	13.4-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	191	93	43.1	33.8-53.0	61	35.4	26.0-45.9	37	21.5	13.4-32.6
$50,000+	147	69	43.6	34.8-52.8	58	40.0	31.4-49.1	20	16.5	10.3-25.3
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
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

Mecklenburg County

436

206

41.6

35.9-47.4

153

36.9

31.2-43.0

21.6

16.6-27.5

GENDER

Male

159

28.3

20.7-37.5

40.6

31.2-50.7

31.1

22.1-41.8

Female

277

158

55.3

48.2-62.1

33.0

26.6-40.2

11.7

8.1-16.6

RACE

White

264

111

36.4

29.5-44.0

106

41.3

33.4-49.7

22.3

15.1-31.6

Other

169

48.1

39.1-57.2

31.6

23.5-40.9

20.3

13.6-29.3

AGE

18-44

232

105

38.7

31.3-46.7

37.5

29.7-46.0

23.8

17.0-32.2

45+

201

46.3

38.8-54.0

36.1

29.0-43.9

17.6

12.3-24.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

135

39.2

29.2-50.2

35.5

24.7-48.0

25.3

16.6-36.5

Some College +

301

146

42.9

36.2-49.8

108

37.6

31.2-44.5

19.5

13.4-27.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

191

43.1

33.8-53.0

35.4

26.0-45.9

21.5

13.4-32.6

$50,000+

147

43.6

34.8-52.8

40.0

31.4-49.1

16.5

10.3-25.3

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

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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*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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