BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,019	496	48.2	43.5-52.8	523	51.8	47.2-56.5
GENDER
Male	364	135	40.6	33.5-48.1	229	59.4	51.9-66.5
Female	655	361	53.9	47.9-59.7	294	46.1	40.3-52.1
AGE
18-24	86	45	48.2	32.9-63.9	41	51.8	36.1-67.1
25-34	189	95	44.3	34.3-54.8	94	55.7	45.2-65.7
35-44	230	118	53.5	44.1-62.7	112	46.5	37.3-55.9
45-54	216	115	50.3	40.9-59.6	101	49.7	40.4-59.1
55-64	125	60	46.4	34.5-58.7	65	53.6	41.3-65.5
65-74	94	44	55.6	41.8-68.5	50	44.4	31.5-58.2
75+	64	10	14.2	6.8-27.1	54	85.8	72.9-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	194	69	42.8	32.0-54.3	125	57.2	45.7-68.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	162	46.5	38.6-54.6	178	53.5	45.4-61.4
Some Post-H.S.	278	147	50.6	41.7-59.4	131	49.4	40.6-58.3
College Graduate	201	114	52.7	43.4-61.9	87	47.3	38.1-56.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	69	50.6	38.0-63.2	76	49.4	36.8-62.0
$15,000- 24,999	231	118	54.7	44.3-64.8	113	45.3	35.2-55.7
$25,000- 34,999	158	86	46.9	34.9-59.2	72	53.1	40.8-65.1
$35,000- 49,999	123	63	51.4	38.4-64.3	60	48.6	35.7-61.6
$50,000-74,999	62	34	52.3	33.6-70.4	28	47.7	29.6-66.4
$75,000+	59	34	54.1	37.6-69.8	25	45.9	30.2-62.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	24	10	35.7	18.1-58.2	14	64.3	41.8-81.9
Forsyth	94	46	46.4	35.1-58.0	48	53.6	42.0-64.9
Guilford	112	54	48.0	36.1-60.2	58	52.0	39.8-63.9
Henderson/Transylvania	13	5	18.7	4.6-52.0	8	81.3	48.0-95.4
Mecklenburg	130	75	51.4	41.7-61.1	55	48.6	38.9-58.3
Orange	40	20	49.0	31.1-67.2	20	51.0	32.8-68.9
Pitt	107	53	50.5	40.3-60.7	54	49.5	39.3-59.7
Randolph	17	6	32.5	13.2-60.4	11	67.5	39.6-86.8
Robeson	89	35	29.9	19.6-42.6	54	70.1	57.4-80.4
Wake	72	42	60.9	46.2-73.9	30	39.1	26.1-53.8
Western NC	23	7	33.2	15.3-57.7	16	66.8	42.3-84.7
Piedmont NC	113	52	48.3	36.7-60.1	61	51.7	39.9-63.3
Eastern NC	185	91	46.3	37.7-55.1	94	53.7	44.9-62.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,019

496

48.2

43.5-52.8

523

51.8

47.2-56.5

GENDER

Male

364

135

40.6

33.5-48.1

229

59.4

51.9-66.5

Female

655

361

53.9

47.9-59.7

294

46.1

40.3-52.1

AGE

18-24

48.2

32.9-63.9

51.8

36.1-67.1

25-34

189

44.3

34.3-54.8

55.7

45.2-65.7

35-44

230

118

53.5

44.1-62.7

112

46.5

37.3-55.9

45-54

216

115

50.3

40.9-59.6

101

49.7

40.4-59.1

55-64

125

46.4

34.5-58.7

53.6

41.3-65.5

65-74

55.6

41.8-68.5

44.4

31.5-58.2

75+

14.2

6.8-27.1

85.8

72.9-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

194

42.8

32.0-54.3

125

57.2

45.7-68.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

162

46.5

38.6-54.6

178

53.5

45.4-61.4

Some Post-H.S.

278

147

50.6

41.7-59.4

131

49.4

40.6-58.3

College Graduate

201

114

52.7

43.4-61.9

47.3

38.1-56.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

50.6

38.0-63.2

49.4

36.8-62.0

$15,000- 24,999

231

118

54.7

44.3-64.8

113

45.3

35.2-55.7

$25,000- 34,999

158

46.9

34.9-59.2

53.1

40.8-65.1

$35,000- 49,999

123

51.4

38.4-64.3

48.6

35.7-61.6

$50,000-74,999

52.3

33.6-70.4

47.7

29.6-66.4

$75,000+

54.1

37.6-69.8

45.9

30.2-62.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

35.7

18.1-58.2

64.3

41.8-81.9

Forsyth

46.4

35.1-58.0

53.6

42.0-64.9

Guilford

112

48.0

36.1-60.2

52.0

39.8-63.9

Henderson/Transylvania

18.7

4.6-52.0

81.3

48.0-95.4

Mecklenburg

130

51.4

41.7-61.1

48.6

38.9-58.3

Orange

49.0

31.1-67.2

51.0

32.8-68.9

Pitt

107

50.5

40.3-60.7

49.5

39.3-59.7

Randolph

32.5

13.2-60.4

67.5

39.6-86.8

Robeson

29.9

19.6-42.6

70.1

57.4-80.4

Wake

60.9

46.2-73.9

39.1

26.1-53.8

Western NC

33.2

15.3-57.7

66.8

42.3-84.7

Piedmont NC

113

48.3

36.7-60.1

51.7

39.9-63.3

Eastern NC

185

46.3

37.7-55.1

53.7

44.9-62.3

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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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