BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	807	450	54.9	49.7-60.1	357	45.1	39.9-50.3
GENDER
Male	266	153	57.1	48.6-65.2	113	42.9	34.8-51.4
Female	541	297	53.5	46.9-60.0	244	46.5	40.0-53.1
AGE
18-24	73	56	72.3	54.2-85.3	17	27.7	14.7-45.8
25-34	142	95	64.0	52.1-74.5	47	36.0	25.5-47.9
35-44	182	113	65.1	54.7-74.2	69	34.9	25.8-45.3
45-54	179	94	46.7	36.9-56.8	85	53.3	43.2-63.1
55-64	103	43	33.4	22.9-45.7	60	66.6	54.3-77.1
65-74	74	31	34.4	21.7-49.9	43	65.6	50.1-78.3
75+	42	12	27.8	13.9-47.9	30	72.2	52.1-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	50	25.7	17.4-36.1	92	74.3	63.9-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	151	58.8	49.9-67.3	115	41.2	32.7-50.1
Some Post-H.S.	224	132	60.7	51.2-69.5	92	39.3	30.5-48.8
College Graduate	170	116	70.1	59.9-78.6	54	29.9	21.4-40.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	109	49	36.3	24.4-50.0	60	63.7	50.0-75.6
$15,000- 24,999	189	109	52.9	41.4-64.2	80	47.1	35.8-58.6
$25,000- 34,999	132	80	62.2	49.2-73.7	52	37.8	26.3-50.8
$35,000- 49,999	97	59	60.7	46.4-73.4	38	39.3	26.6-53.6
$50,000-74,999	55	36	75.5	58.8-86.9	19	24.5	13.1-41.2
$75,000+	50	39	73.4	53.1-87.1	11	26.6	12.9-46.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	17	10	63.2	36.4-83.7	7	36.8	16.3-63.6
Forsyth	75	39	49.0	36.2-61.9	36	51.0	38.1-63.8
Guilford	90	57	66.4	51.4-78.7	33	33.6	21.3-48.6
Henderson/Transylvania	11	8	83.2	55.7-95.1	3	16.8	4.9-44.3
Mecklenburg	110	70	63.3	52.3-73.0	40	36.7	27.0-47.7
Orange	36	17	55.9	36.5-73.6	19	44.1	26.4-63.5
Pitt	78	48	65.3	52.0-76.6	30	34.7	23.4-48.0
Randolph	12	8	71.6	40.8-90.3	4	28.4	9.7-59.2
Robeson	63	31	56.2	38.2-72.7	32	43.8	27.3-61.8
Wake	60	38	64.7	47.7-78.6	22	35.3	21.4-52.3
Western NC	14	9	66.9	37.6-87.1	5	33.1	12.9-62.4
Piedmont NC	87	43	45.8	32.8-59.4	44	54.2	40.6-67.2
Eastern NC	154	72	51.2	41.7-60.7	82	48.8	39.3-58.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

807

450

54.9

49.7-60.1

357

45.1

39.9-50.3

GENDER

Male

266

153

57.1

48.6-65.2

113

42.9

34.8-51.4

Female

541

297

53.5

46.9-60.0

244

46.5

40.0-53.1

AGE

18-24

72.3

54.2-85.3

27.7

14.7-45.8

25-34

142

64.0

52.1-74.5

36.0

25.5-47.9

35-44

182

113

65.1

54.7-74.2

34.9

25.8-45.3

45-54

179

46.7

36.9-56.8

53.3

43.2-63.1

55-64

103

33.4

22.9-45.7

66.6

54.3-77.1

65-74

34.4

21.7-49.9

65.6

50.1-78.3

75+

27.8

13.9-47.9

72.2

52.1-86.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

25.7

17.4-36.1

74.3

63.9-82.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

151

58.8

49.9-67.3

115

41.2

32.7-50.1

Some Post-H.S.

224

132

60.7

51.2-69.5

39.3

30.5-48.8

College Graduate

170

116

70.1

59.9-78.6

29.9

21.4-40.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

109

36.3

24.4-50.0

63.7

50.0-75.6

$15,000- 24,999

189

109

52.9

41.4-64.2

47.1

35.8-58.6

$25,000- 34,999

132

62.2

49.2-73.7

37.8

26.3-50.8

$35,000- 49,999

60.7

46.4-73.4

39.3

26.6-53.6

$50,000-74,999

75.5

58.8-86.9

24.5

13.1-41.2

$75,000+

73.4

53.1-87.1

26.6

12.9-46.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

63.2

36.4-83.7

36.8

16.3-63.6

Forsyth

49.0

36.2-61.9

51.0

38.1-63.8

Guilford

66.4

51.4-78.7

33.6

21.3-48.6

Henderson/Transylvania

83.2

55.7-95.1

16.8

4.9-44.3

Mecklenburg

110

63.3

52.3-73.0

36.7

27.0-47.7

Orange

55.9

36.5-73.6

44.1

26.4-63.5

Pitt

65.3

52.0-76.6

34.7

23.4-48.0

Randolph

71.6

40.8-90.3

28.4

9.7-59.2

Robeson

56.2

38.2-72.7

43.8

27.3-61.8

Wake

64.7

47.7-78.6

35.3

21.4-52.3

Western NC

66.9

37.6-87.1

33.1

12.9-62.4

Piedmont NC

45.8

32.8-59.4

54.2

40.6-67.2

Eastern NC

154

51.2

41.7-60.7

48.8

39.3-58.3

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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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