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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,134 607 11.1 10.0-12.5 951 19.7 18.0-21.4 2,321 44.6 42.4-46.7 1,255 24.6 22.8-26.6
GENDER
Male 1,843 219 9.8 8.1-11.7 303 18.1 15.5-21.1 784 42.6 39.2-46.2 537 29.5 26.3-32.9
Female 3,291 388 12.3 10.6-14.1 648 20.9 18.9-23.1 1,537 46.2 43.6-48.8 718 20.7 18.7-22.8
RACE
White 3,925 448 11.2 9.8-12.7 683 18.5 16.7-20.4 1,826 46.3 43.9-48.7 968 24.1 22.0-26.2
African American 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
Asian 55 5 5.2 1.9-13.4 17 39.9 22.6-60.2 13 25.7 13.0-44.5 20 29.1 16.2-46.6
Native American 124 22 11.6 6.6-19.5 25 23.4 12.1-40.5 59 47.6 33.3-62.4 18 17.4 8.2-33.1
Other Minorities 196 26 9.0 5.2-15.1 40 19.1 12.1-28.8 83 40.8 30.5-51.9 47 31.2 21.1-43.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 225 24 8.1 4.3-14.8 49 17.9 11.5-26.7 91 41.2 31.2-51.8 61 32.9 22.9-44.6
-English Speaking 96 15 10.8 5.5-20.1 21 21.3 11.7-35.5 39 48.5 34.1-63.2 21 19.4 11.0-32.0
-Spanish Speaking 129 9 7.1 2.8-16.9 28 16.6 9.2-28.1 52 38.4 26.5-51.9 40 37.9 25.1-52.7
Non-Hispanic 4,900 582 11.3 10.1-12.7 900 19.8 18.1-21.6 2,227 44.8 42.7-47.0 1,191 24.0 22.3-25.9
AGE
18-24 344 41 9.5 6.1-14.3 55 16.5 11.3-23.3 124 39.5 30.9-48.7 124 34.6 26.8-43.3
25-34 872 107 11.1 8.6-14.3 153 20.2 16.3-24.8 352 39.3 34.8-44.0 260 29.3 25.1-34.0
35-44 1,052 124 12.8 10.1-16.2 209 20.4 17.2-24.1 482 45.4 41.0-49.8 237 21.4 18.0-25.2
45-54 1,083 131 10.8 8.5-13.7 204 19.4 16.2-23.1 547 52.3 47.9-56.7 201 17.5 14.3-21.2
55-64 779 96 10.9 8.3-14.1 144 22.9 18.6-28.0 387 47.9 42.9-53.0 152 18.3 14.7-22.4
65-74 582 63 11.5 8.1-16.0 117 17.0 13.0-21.9 269 46.9 40.9-53.0 133 24.6 19.6-30.4
75+ 384 40 9.3 6.2-13.6 61 19.2 13.8-26.0 148 33.2 26.9-40.2 135 38.4 31.6-45.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 729 79 8.8 6.4-11.9 132 17.6 13.6-22.5 296 42.5 36.6-48.7 222 31.1 25.5-37.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,435 181 12.7 10.4-15.5 246 17.9 15.1-21.1 635 43.4 39.6-47.3 373 26.0 22.7-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,257 128 8.5 6.6-10.7 259 22.0 18.7-25.7 606 48.4 44.1-52.8 264 21.1 18.0-24.7
College Graduate 1,702 218 13.0 10.8-15.5 311 20.9 18.0-24.1 781 43.8 40.3-47.3 392 22.3 19.5-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 466 55 10.6 7.0-15.7 82 18.9 13.3-26.0 185 38.7 32.0-45.9 144 31.9 25.2-39.3
$15,000- 24,999 825 83 9.6 7.0-13.1 173 22.6 18.2-27.7 362 42.6 37.2-48.3 207 25.2 20.3-30.8
$25,000- 34,999 628 81 10.8 8.0-14.4 145 24.2 19.5-29.7 271 42.5 36.5-48.6 131 22.5 17.5-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 712 95 14.5 11.2-18.6 141 20.6 16.5-25.6 321 44.1 38.9-49.5 155 20.7 16.8-25.3
$50,000-74,999 627 85 11.8 8.8-15.8 112 21.6 17.0-27.1 298 47.5 41.3-53.7 132 19.1 14.9-24.1
$75,000+ 770 100 13.0 9.9-16.8 129 17.6 14.2-21.6 390 49.2 44.2-54.2 151 20.2 16.5-24.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 315 38 10.4 7.2-14.7 54 18.2 13.4-24.1 141 43.3 36.9-49.9 82 28.2 22.5-34.7
Forsyth 368 46 11.3 8.3-15.2 75 18.8 14.9-23.5 173 48.1 42.2-54.0 74 21.9 17.2-27.4
Guilford 324 27 12.1 7.3-19.4 50 14.4 10.5-19.5 159 48.3 41.6-55.0 88 25.3 20.1-31.2
Henderson/Transylvania 350 34 8.9 6.2-12.7 70 18.2 14.0-23.3 164 47.6 41.5-53.7 82 25.3 20.3-31.2
Mecklenburg 358 36 9.7 6.6-14.0 71 20.3 15.5-26.0 167 41.9 35.8-48.3 84 28.1 22.0-35.1
Orange 359 43 10.4 7.4-14.6 60 15.6 11.2-21.4 144 42.0 33.6-50.9 112 31.9 25.5-39.1
Pitt 323 44 12.8 9.1-17.6 55 18.2 13.2-24.4 140 37.7 31.5-44.4 84 31.4 24.4-39.3
Randolph 307 35 11.0 7.6-15.6 48 15.8 11.5-21.2 146 48.6 41.9-55.2 78 24.7 19.6-30.6
Robeson 314 49 15.9 11.7-21.4 54 19.2 14.0-25.6 136 39.3 33.0-46.0 75 25.6 19.9-32.2
Wake 350 48 12.8 9.5-17.1 68 23.1 17.9-29.3 164 44.9 39.0-50.9 70 19.2 14.8-24.5
Western NC 474 50 11.0 8.1-14.8 81 16.7 13.3-20.8 220 45.1 40.0-50.3 123 27.2 22.6-32.2
Piedmont NC 667 88 12.1 9.5-15.2 133 20.3 16.7-24.5 298 46.4 41.5-51.4 148 21.2 17.6-25.3
Eastern NC 625 69 9.9 7.5-12.8 132 20.4 16.9-24.3 269 42.9 38.2-47.6 155 26.9 22.7-31.6

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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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