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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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	Total Respond.#	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	No
TOTAL	802	104	12.1	9.3-15.6	182	23.5	19.4-28.2	325	40.2	35.1-45.5	191	24.2	20.1-28.9
GENDER
Male	263	32	11.7	7.5-17.8	47	21.2	14.5-29.9	103	40.6	32.6-49.1	81	26.6	19.9-34.5
Female	539	72	12.4	8.9-17.0	135	25.0	20.0-30.7	222	39.9	33.4-46.8	110	22.7	17.8-28.5
AGE
18-24	73	13	15.7	7.5-29.8	17	17.9	9.2-31.8	22	39.9	23.8-58.6	21	26.6	15.1-42.3
25-34	141	13	5.5	2.7-10.9	29	28.2	17.5-42.0	63	38.7	28.2-50.3	36	27.6	18.4-39.2
35-44	181	26	14.5	8.8-23.2	44	22.5	15.3-31.7	68	39.3	29.6-50.0	43	23.6	15.5-34.3
45-54	178	26	15.6	9.6-24.2	44	25.6	17.4-36.0	82	45.3	35.4-55.5	26	13.5	8.3-21.2
55-64	103	9	6.4	2.4-15.9	21	24.0	14.0-37.9	45	40.6	28.5-54.0	28	29.0	18.1-43.0
65-74	73	10	11.5	4.7-25.6	20	27.8	15.5-44.7	28	39.9	25.6-56.1	15	20.9	10.4-37.5
75+	41	5	11.2	3.9-28.2	6	15.8	6.8-32.6	11	24.4	11.1-45.3	19	48.6	30.3-67.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	18	14.6	8.0-25.0	28	18.6	11.1-29.5	46	39.2	26.9-53.0	49	27.6	17.7-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	38	12.5	7.9-19.2	57	21.2	14.8-29.6	109	40.8	32.1-50.2	62	25.4	18.5-33.9
Some Post-H.S.	221	30	10.2	6.0-16.8	53	24.7	17.0-34.4	94	41.9	32.4-51.9	44	23.3	16.2-32.3
College Graduate	169	17	10.4	5.6-18.6	44	32.3	23.1-43.2	75	37.8	28.9-47.8	33	19.4	13.0-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	15	10.7	4.9-21.9	24	25.8	15.2-40.2	37	35.8	23.7-50.1	32	27.7	16.4-42.6
$15,000- 24,999	188	19	8.7	4.5-16.1	49	27.4	18.8-38.0	73	43.5	32.2-55.5	47	20.5	13.2-30.3
$25,000- 34,999	130	24	13.9	8.2-22.4	32	23.1	13.8-36.0	56	44.2	30.6-58.7	18	18.8	10.7-31.1
$35,000- 49,999	97	15	17.0	8.7-30.6	21	21.0	11.4-35.4	42	37.9	25.2-52.6	19	24.1	14.1-38.0
$50,000-74,999	55	6	7.8	2.7-20.2	16	50.8	31.5-69.9	20	22.4	12.2-37.5	13	19.0	9.3-34.8
$75,000+	50	4	18.0	6.1-42.3	9	13.3	6.0-26.9	28	42.8	26.5-60.9	9	26.0	12.4-46.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	17	2	11.4	2.0-44.1	1	7.0	1.0-36.5	9	46.1	22.5-71.6	5	35.5	14.1-64.9
Forsyth	75	10	12.1	6.0-22.9	19	23.9	14.9-36.1	30	38.2	26.6-51.2	16	25.8	15.3-40.1
Guilford	89	10	23.0	10.9-42.1	19	16.5	9.8-26.3	41	41.5	29.2-55.0	19	19.0	11.1-30.6
Henderson/Transylvania	10	2	10.9	2.5-37.1	1	11.6	1.6-51.4	4	54.0	23.8-81.6	3	23.5	6.8-56.5
Mecklenburg	109	15	15.2	8.6-25.4	22	19.1	12.2-28.6	49	38.5	28.8-49.1	23	27.2	18.4-38.4
Orange	36	3	8.2	2.3-25.2	7	16.4	6.9-34.3	17	56.7	37.6-73.9	9	18.7	9.0-34.7
Pitt	78	11	11.5	5.6-22.4	18	25.2	15.1-38.9	29	34.9	23.6-48.3	20	28.4	17.5-42.5
Randolph	12	1	6.7	0.9-36.1	4	46.5	19.7-75.4	5	29.3	10.7-58.9	2	17.6	4.1-51.7
Robeson	63	11	16.3	8.4-29.3	11	15.1	8.0-26.7	20	28.6	17.8-42.5	21	40.1	26.8-54.9
Wake	59	8	8.2	3.6-17.7	18	44.6	28.0-62.4	25	36.9	23.0-53.4	8	10.3	4.7-21.0
Western NC	14	0	0.0	. - .	3	22.5	6.9-53.2	8	55.0	27.3-79.9	3	22.4	6.6-54.0
Piedmont NC	86	11	10.9	5.7-20.0	19	17.4	10.5-27.6	33	47.9	34.6-61.5	23	23.8	14.9-35.6
Eastern NC	154	20	11.0	6.5-17.9	40	25.4	18.0-34.7	55	36.7	28.0-46.4	39	26.8	19.1-36.3

Total
Respond.#

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

802

104

12.1

9.3-15.6

182

23.5

19.4-28.2

325

40.2

35.1-45.5

191

24.2

20.1-28.9

GENDER

Male

263

11.7

7.5-17.8

21.2

14.5-29.9

103

40.6

32.6-49.1

26.6

19.9-34.5

Female

539

12.4

8.9-17.0

135

25.0

20.0-30.7

222

39.9

33.4-46.8

110

22.7

17.8-28.5

AGE

18-24

15.7

7.5-29.8

17.9

9.2-31.8

39.9

23.8-58.6

26.6

15.1-42.3

25-34

141

5.5

2.7-10.9

28.2

17.5-42.0

38.7

28.2-50.3

27.6

18.4-39.2

35-44

181

14.5

8.8-23.2

22.5

15.3-31.7

39.3

29.6-50.0

23.6

15.5-34.3

45-54

178

15.6

9.6-24.2

25.6

17.4-36.0

45.3

35.4-55.5

13.5

8.3-21.2

55-64

103

6.4

2.4-15.9

24.0

14.0-37.9

40.6

28.5-54.0

29.0

18.1-43.0

65-74

11.5

4.7-25.6

27.8

15.5-44.7

39.9

25.6-56.1

20.9

10.4-37.5

75+

11.2

3.9-28.2

15.8

6.8-32.6

24.4

11.1-45.3

48.6

30.3-67.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

14.6

8.0-25.0

18.6

11.1-29.5

39.2

26.9-53.0

27.6

17.7-40.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

12.5

7.9-19.2

21.2

14.8-29.6

109

40.8

32.1-50.2

25.4

18.5-33.9

Some Post-H.S.

221

10.2

6.0-16.8

24.7

17.0-34.4

41.9

32.4-51.9

23.3

16.2-32.3

College Graduate

169

10.4

5.6-18.6

32.3

23.1-43.2

37.8

28.9-47.8

19.4

13.0-27.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

10.7

4.9-21.9

25.8

15.2-40.2

35.8

23.7-50.1

27.7

16.4-42.6

$15,000- 24,999

188

8.7

4.5-16.1

27.4

18.8-38.0

43.5

32.2-55.5

20.5

13.2-30.3

$25,000- 34,999

130

13.9

8.2-22.4

23.1

13.8-36.0

44.2

30.6-58.7

18.8

10.7-31.1

$35,000- 49,999

17.0

8.7-30.6

21.0

11.4-35.4

37.9

25.2-52.6

24.1

14.1-38.0

$50,000-74,999

7.8

2.7-20.2

50.8

31.5-69.9

22.4

12.2-37.5

19.0

9.3-34.8

$75,000+

18.0

6.1-42.3

13.3

6.0-26.9

42.8

26.5-60.9

26.0

12.4-46.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

11.4

2.0-44.1

7.0

1.0-36.5

46.1

22.5-71.6

35.5

14.1-64.9

Forsyth

12.1

6.0-22.9

23.9

14.9-36.1

38.2

26.6-51.2

25.8

15.3-40.1

Guilford

23.0

10.9-42.1

16.5

9.8-26.3

41.5

29.2-55.0

19.0

11.1-30.6

Henderson/Transylvania

10.9

2.5-37.1

11.6

1.6-51.4

54.0

23.8-81.6

23.5

6.8-56.5

Mecklenburg

109

15.2

8.6-25.4

19.1

12.2-28.6

38.5

28.8-49.1

27.2

18.4-38.4

Orange

8.2

2.3-25.2

16.4

6.9-34.3

56.7

37.6-73.9

18.7

9.0-34.7

Pitt

11.5

5.6-22.4

25.2

15.1-38.9

34.9

23.6-48.3

28.4

17.5-42.5

Randolph

6.7

0.9-36.1

46.5

19.7-75.4

29.3

10.7-58.9

17.6

4.1-51.7

Robeson

16.3

8.4-29.3

15.1

8.0-26.7

28.6

17.8-42.5

40.1

26.8-54.9

Wake

8.2

3.6-17.7

44.6

28.0-62.4

36.9

23.0-53.4

10.3

4.7-21.0

Western NC

0.0

. - .

22.5

6.9-53.2

55.0

27.3-79.9

22.4

6.6-54.0

Piedmont NC

10.9

5.7-20.0

17.4

10.5-27.6

47.9

34.6-61.5

23.8

14.9-35.6

Eastern NC

154

11.0

6.5-17.9

25.4

18.0-34.7

36.7

28.0-46.4

26.8

19.1-36.3

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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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