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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--FEMALE Respondents Only

In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, lose weight Yes, gain weight Yes, keep current wt No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,026 676 17.8 16.0-19.7 85 2.0 1.4- 2.8 153 3.4 2.7- 4.3 3,112 76.8 74.7-78.7
RACE
White 3,079 480 16.7 14.8-18.8 61 1.9 1.3- 2.8 112 3.0 2.3- 3.9 2,426 78.3 76.0-80.4
African American 656 167 25.6 20.9-30.9 15 1.0 0.5- 2.0 22 2.7 1.6- 4.7 452 70.6 65.2-75.5
Asian 40 1 3.2 0.4-19.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.1 1.4-23.0 37 90.8 73.6-97.2
Native American 109 18 13.9 6.9-26.0 4 7.5 1.9-25.5 7 5.2 2.2-11.7 80 73.4 58.6-84.3
Other Minorities 116 7 8.0 3.6-16.9 5 6.8 2.3-18.7 8 10.6 4.3-23.8 96 74.6 61.0-84.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 11 11.1 5.5-21.2 6 4.8 1.4-15.3 10 7.7 2.8-19.6 107 76.4 63.6-85.7
-English Speaking 66 4 9.2 2.7-27.2 2 1.0 0.2- 4.8 7 5.5 2.1-13.6 53 84.3 68.5-92.9
-Spanish Speaking 68 7 12.2 5.0-26.6 4 7.0 1.8-23.3 3 9.0 2.4-28.9 54 71.8 53.8-84.9
Non-Hispanic 3,886 665 18.2 16.4-20.1 79 1.9 1.3- 2.6 143 3.2 2.6- 4.1 2,999 76.7 74.6-78.7
AGE
18-24 285 29 13.2 7.8-21.7 10 4.5 2.0- 9.6 10 1.5 0.6- 3.3 236 80.8 72.3-87.2
25-34 678 94 16.1 12.6-20.4 12 1.7 0.6- 4.3 26 5.1 3.0- 8.6 546 77.1 72.1-81.4
35-44 741 127 17.0 13.5-21.3 10 1.6 0.8- 3.3 20 2.8 1.5- 5.0 584 78.6 74.1-82.5
45-54 784 157 22.1 18.0-26.9 13 1.0 0.5- 2.1 25 3.5 2.0- 6.1 589 73.3 68.4-77.7
55-64 589 126 25.0 20.1-30.7 11 1.7 0.6- 4.5 22 3.5 1.9- 6.4 430 69.8 64.0-75.1
65-74 498 93 16.5 12.5-21.4 15 2.1 1.1- 4.1 21 3.3 1.9- 5.6 369 78.1 72.9-82.6
75+ 418 49 11.6 7.8-16.8 14 2.8 1.4- 5.8 27 4.6 2.8- 7.3 328 81.1 75.4-85.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 615 97 16.9 12.3-22.9 23 3.8 2.0- 6.9 29 4.6 2.6- 8.2 466 74.7 68.3-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,169 211 17.8 14.9-21.1 23 1.8 0.9- 3.2 35 2.2 1.4- 3.4 900 78.3 74.8-81.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,018 192 19.2 15.9-23.0 20 2.0 1.0- 3.7 39 3.1 2.0- 4.7 767 75.7 71.7-79.4
College Graduate 1,214 175 16.6 13.6-20.1 19 1.2 0.5- 2.7 49 4.7 3.2- 7.1 971 77.5 73.7-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 454 86 18.2 13.5-24.0 21 3.2 1.7- 5.9 27 3.7 2.1- 6.5 320 74.9 68.7-80.2
$15,000- 24,999 677 128 20.8 15.7-26.9 15 2.7 1.3- 5.2 23 3.1 1.9- 5.1 511 73.5 67.3-78.8
$25,000- 34,999 478 86 18.7 14.2-24.2 5 0.7 0.2- 1.9 15 3.0 1.5- 6.0 372 77.7 71.9-82.6
$35,000- 49,999 494 70 15.3 11.5-20.1 7 1.6 0.4- 5.7 27 7.1 4.3-11.6 390 76.0 70.2-81.0
$50,000-74,999 449 80 19.4 14.5-25.4 6 2.3 0.8- 6.4 11 1.6 0.7- 3.7 352 76.8 70.4-82.1
$75,000+ 443 75 16.1 11.9-21.4 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9 9 2.0 0.9- 4.6 355 81.6 76.1-86.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 249 41 17.5 12.2-24.4 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8 8 2.8 1.3- 5.8 196 78.7 71.7-84.3
Forsyth 284 57 19.4 14.8-25.0 4 1.5 0.5- 4.6 8 2.0 1.0- 4.1 215 77.1 71.2-82.0
Guilford 262 34 12.9 9.0-18.2 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6 6 2.3 0.9- 5.7 217 83.1 77.2-87.6
Henderson/Transylvania 277 33 12.8 8.6-18.4 8 3.2 1.5- 6.7 8 2.8 1.2- 6.3 228 81.3 74.8-86.3
Mecklenburg 278 61 22.1 16.9-28.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 7 1.8 0.8- 4.0 209 75.7 69.4-81.0
Orange 253 34 9.4 6.2-14.0 3 1.0 0.3- 3.5 11 3.7 1.9- 7.0 205 85.9 80.2-90.2
Pitt 254 49 18.9 13.6-25.7 7 1.9 0.9- 4.2 9 2.4 1.2- 4.7 189 76.8 69.8-82.6
Randolph 251 37 16.4 11.2-23.4 8 8.8 2.1-30.0 7 2.9 1.3- 6.3 199 71.9 58.9-82.1
Robeson 256 45 14.6 10.7-19.7 11 5.3 2.8- 9.8 18 7.4 4.4-12.1 182 72.6 66.1-78.3
Wake 242 48 20.9 15.5-27.6 2 1.5 0.3- 6.9 4 1.3 0.4- 3.9 188 76.3 69.4-82.1
Western NC 369 60 16.0 12.3-20.4 9 2.7 1.3- 5.4 13 2.3 1.3- 4.1 287 79.0 74.2-83.1
Piedmont NC 553 90 17.6 13.9-21.9 13 2.1 1.1- 4.2 27 4.2 2.7- 6.6 423 76.1 71.4-80.2
Eastern NC 498 87 17.9 14.2-22.2 10 1.9 0.9- 3.8 27 4.4 2.9- 6.7 374 75.9 71.2-80.0

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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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