BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?)

	Total Respond.#	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, Maintain weight	No
TOTAL	506	279	55.0	48.7-61.1	7	2.9	1.1- 7.8	50	8.6	5.7-12.8	170	33.5	27.9-39.6
GENDER
Male	202	112	60.1	50.3-69.2	3	2.2	0.6- 7.3	21	9.0	5.0-15.6	66	28.7	20.7-38.4
Female	304	167	50.8	42.9-58.8	4	3.5	0.9-13.0	29	8.3	4.6-14.6	104	37.3	30.0-45.3
RACE
White	331	175	54.0	46.2-61.5	4	3.6	1.1-11.1	31	7.3	4.2-12.4	121	35.2	28.3-42.8
African American	132	84	60.7	48.4-71.7	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	11	9.3	4.2-19.1	35	29.5	19.6-41.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

#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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Counseling

In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?

	Total Respond.#	Yes, lose weight			Yes, gain weight			Yes, Maintain weight			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	506	279	55.0	48.7-61.1	7	2.9	1.1- 7.8	50	8.6	5.7-12.8	170	33.5	27.9-39.6
GENDER
Male	202	112	60.1	50.3-69.2	3	2.2	0.6- 7.3	21	9.0	5.0-15.6	66	28.7	20.7-38.4
Female	304	167	50.8	42.9-58.8	4	3.5	0.9-13.0	29	8.3	4.6-14.6	104	37.3	30.0-45.3
RACE
White	331	175	54.0	46.2-61.5	4	3.6	1.1-11.1	31	7.3	4.2-12.4	121	35.2	28.3-42.8
African American	132	84	60.7	48.4-71.7	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	11	9.3	4.2-19.1	35	29.5	19.6-41.7