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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*

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	Total Respond.#	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	1,018	496	48.2	43.5-52.8	311	31.6	27.4-36.2	211	20.2	16.6-24.2
GENDER
Male	364	135	40.6	33.5-48.1	130	32.7	26.3-39.9	99	26.7	20.3-34.3
Female	654	361	53.9	47.9-59.7	181	30.8	25.4-36.8	112	15.3	11.8-19.5
AGE
18-24	86	45	48.2	32.9-63.9	27	39.0	24.6-55.7	14	12.8	5.6-26.8
25-34	189	95	44.3	34.3-54.8	48	26.8	18.8-36.7	46	28.9	19.8-40.0
35-44	230	118	53.5	44.1-62.7	65	27.2	19.6-36.4	47	19.3	12.8-27.9
45-54	216	115	50.3	40.9-59.6	63	29.9	22.4-38.7	38	19.8	12.8-29.4
55-64	125	60	46.4	34.5-58.7	43	37.2	25.9-50.0	22	16.4	8.9-28.4
65-74	93	44	55.7	42.0-68.6	30	26.1	16.0-39.6	19	18.2	10.5-29.6
75+	64	10	14.2	6.8-27.1	32	60.6	44.3-74.8	22	25.2	13.8-41.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	194	69	42.8	32.0-54.3	73	33.5	24.2-44.2	52	23.7	15.6-34.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	339	162	46.5	38.6-54.6	104	34.4	26.7-43.0	73	19.1	13.7-26.0
Some Post-H.S.	278	147	50.6	41.7-59.4	77	28.8	21.8-37.0	54	20.6	13.9-29.4
College Graduate	201	114	52.7	43.4-61.9	56	29.4	21.7-38.6	31	17.9	11.4-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	144	69	50.7	38.0-63.3	40	32.0	21.2-45.2	35	17.3	9.6-29.0
$15,000- 24,999	231	118	54.7	44.3-64.8	71	28.7	20.6-38.5	42	16.6	10.0-26.2
$25,000- 34,999	158	86	46.9	34.9-59.2	46	34.1	22.4-48.2	26	19.0	10.7-31.4
$35,000- 49,999	123	63	51.4	38.4-64.3	34	31.5	20.7-44.7	26	17.1	9.2-29.6
$50,000-74,999	62	34	52.3	33.6-70.4	21	27.6	15.2-44.8	7	20.1	7.7-43.3
$75,000+	59	34	54.1	37.6-69.8	16	28.9	16.5-45.5	9	17.0	8.0-32.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	24	10	35.7	18.1-58.2	7	39.3	19.4-63.5	7	25.0	11.1-47.2
Forsyth	94	46	46.4	35.1-58.0	29	32.5	22.3-44.8	19	21.1	12.8-32.7
Guilford	111	54	48.2	36.2-60.4	35	29.5	20.2-40.8	22	22.3	13.9-33.8
Henderson/Transylvania	13	5	18.7	4.6-52.0	6	22.6	5.9-57.6	2	58.7	19.5-89.3
Mecklenburg	130	75	51.4	41.7-61.1	35	30.2	21.8-40.2	20	18.3	11.7-27.5
Orange	40	20	49.0	31.1-67.2	16	45.2	27.6-64.1	4	5.8	2.0-15.5
Pitt	107	53	50.5	40.3-60.7	25	22.0	13.2-34.2	29	27.5	17.6-40.4
Randolph	17	6	32.5	13.2-60.4	6	26.7	10.7-52.5	5	40.7	16.4-70.7
Robeson	89	35	29.9	19.6-42.6	28	42.0	27.1-58.5	26	28.1	17.9-41.2
Wake	72	42	60.9	46.2-73.9	18	23.6	13.9-37.1	12	15.5	8.1-27.7
Western NC	23	7	33.2	15.3-57.7	7	33.0	15.6-56.7	9	33.8	16.9-56.2
Piedmont NC	113	52	48.3	36.7-60.1	35	30.3	20.3-42.7	26	21.4	13.5-32.3
Eastern NC	185	91	46.3	37.7-55.1	64	35.2	27.3-44.1	30	18.4	12.1-27.1

Total
Respond.#

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,018

496

48.2

43.5-52.8

311

31.6

27.4-36.2

211

20.2

16.6-24.2

GENDER

Male

364

135

40.6

33.5-48.1

130

32.7

26.3-39.9

26.7

20.3-34.3

Female

654

361

53.9

47.9-59.7

181

30.8

25.4-36.8

112

15.3

11.8-19.5

AGE

18-24

48.2

32.9-63.9

39.0

24.6-55.7

12.8

5.6-26.8

25-34

189

44.3

34.3-54.8

26.8

18.8-36.7

28.9

19.8-40.0

35-44

230

118

53.5

44.1-62.7

27.2

19.6-36.4

19.3

12.8-27.9

45-54

216

115

50.3

40.9-59.6

29.9

22.4-38.7

19.8

12.8-29.4

55-64

125

46.4

34.5-58.7

37.2

25.9-50.0

16.4

8.9-28.4

65-74

55.7

42.0-68.6

26.1

16.0-39.6

18.2

10.5-29.6

75+

14.2

6.8-27.1

60.6

44.3-74.8

25.2

13.8-41.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

194

42.8

32.0-54.3

33.5

24.2-44.2

23.7

15.6-34.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

339

162

46.5

38.6-54.6

104

34.4

26.7-43.0

19.1

13.7-26.0

Some Post-H.S.

278

147

50.6

41.7-59.4

28.8

21.8-37.0

20.6

13.9-29.4

College Graduate

201

114

52.7

43.4-61.9

29.4

21.7-38.6

17.9

11.4-26.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

144

50.7

38.0-63.3

32.0

21.2-45.2

17.3

9.6-29.0

$15,000- 24,999

231

118

54.7

44.3-64.8

28.7

20.6-38.5

16.6

10.0-26.2

$25,000- 34,999

158

46.9

34.9-59.2

34.1

22.4-48.2

19.0

10.7-31.4

$35,000- 49,999

123

51.4

38.4-64.3

31.5

20.7-44.7

17.1

9.2-29.6

$50,000-74,999

52.3

33.6-70.4

27.6

15.2-44.8

20.1

7.7-43.3

$75,000+

54.1

37.6-69.8

28.9

16.5-45.5

17.0

8.0-32.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

35.7

18.1-58.2

39.3

19.4-63.5

25.0

11.1-47.2

Forsyth

46.4

35.1-58.0

32.5

22.3-44.8

21.1

12.8-32.7

Guilford

111

48.2

36.2-60.4

29.5

20.2-40.8

22.3

13.9-33.8

Henderson/Transylvania

18.7

4.6-52.0

22.6

5.9-57.6

58.7

19.5-89.3

Mecklenburg

130

51.4

41.7-61.1

30.2

21.8-40.2

18.3

11.7-27.5

Orange

49.0

31.1-67.2

45.2

27.6-64.1

5.8

2.0-15.5

Pitt

107

50.5

40.3-60.7

22.0

13.2-34.2

27.5

17.6-40.4

Randolph

32.5

13.2-60.4

26.7

10.7-52.5

40.7

16.4-70.7

Robeson

29.9

19.6-42.6

42.0

27.1-58.5

28.1

17.9-41.2

Wake

60.9

46.2-73.9

23.6

13.9-37.1

15.5

8.1-27.7

Western NC

33.2

15.3-57.7

33.0

15.6-56.7

33.8

16.9-56.2

Piedmont NC

113

48.3

36.7-60.1

30.3

20.3-42.7

21.4

13.5-32.3

Eastern NC

185

46.3

37.7-55.1

35.2

27.3-44.1

18.4

12.1-27.1

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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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