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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 2,525 286 12.5 10.6-14.6 464 19.9 17.6-22.4 1,213 47.9 45.0-50.8 562 19.7 17.6-22.0
African American 539 72 12.4 8.9-17.0 135 25.0 20.0-30.7 222 39.9 33.4-46.8 110 22.7 17.8-28.5
Asian 31 1 1.5 0.2-10.5 10 36.3 17.5-60.6 9 35.3 16.6-59.9 11 26.9 11.8-50.2
Native American 81 11 9.3 4.0-20.3 18 22.4 11.6-38.9 42 57.9 40.7-73.3 10 10.4 3.7-25.9
Other Minorities 93 18 13.5 7.2-23.8 18 15.5 8.3-27.1 43 49.3 34.8-64.0 14 21.7 10.7-39.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 113 16 14.2 6.6-27.9 29 17.2 10.2-27.5 48 48.3 34.5-62.4 20 20.4 10.7-35.4
-English Speaking 56 10 15.8 7.1-31.5 15 21.3 10.3-38.9 22 48.2 29.4-67.5 9 14.7 5.9-32.0
-Spanish Speaking 57 6 13.2 3.9-35.9 14 14.8 7.0-28.4 26 48.3 30.0-67.1 11 23.7 10.4-45.4
Non-Hispanic 3,173 371 12.1 10.5-13.9 617 21.1 19.0-23.3 1,489 46.1 43.5-48.8 696 20.7 18.7-22.9
AGE
18-24 231 31 12.6 7.7-20.0 45 23.6 16.0-33.5 91 41.4 31.6-51.9 64 22.3 15.7-30.7
25-34 572 72 12.5 9.0-17.1 108 20.3 16.1-25.3 247 43.8 38.1-49.6 145 23.4 18.7-28.8
35-44 647 69 12.1 8.7-16.8 125 19.7 15.8-24.3 322 49.1 43.5-54.7 131 19.0 15.0-23.8
45-54 693 90 13.1 9.7-17.3 144 21.7 17.6-26.4 340 50.7 45.2-56.2 119 14.5 11.3-18.5
55-64 493 53 10.4 7.2-14.6 95 24.2 18.9-30.5 266 50.8 44.4-57.2 79 14.6 10.9-19.4
65-74 372 44 14.3 9.5-20.8 84 17.7 12.8-24.1 160 41.3 34.1-48.8 84 26.7 20.2-34.5
75+ 258 27 9.7 5.8-15.7 42 17.3 12.0-24.3 101 35.2 27.1-44.2 88 37.8 29.7-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 448 52 11.0 7.5-16.0 78 18.6 13.2-25.6 199 46.4 38.8-54.1 119 23.9 18.4-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 929 118 14.0 10.8-18.0 174 18.6 15.3-22.5 434 46.8 42.0-51.6 203 20.6 17.1-24.6
Some Post-H.S. 866 92 9.2 6.9-12.2 191 23.1 19.3-27.4 422 48.6 43.8-53.5 161 19.1 15.5-23.3
College Graduate 1,041 125 13.8 10.9-17.3 203 22.9 19.2-27.1 480 42.7 38.4-47.2 233 20.6 17.3-24.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 341 36 9.4 5.5-15.6 68 20.6 14.4-28.6 143 41.3 33.4-49.6 94 28.7 21.6-37.0
$15,000- 24,999 550 55 11.1 7.4-16.3 126 25.3 19.8-31.9 256 46.2 39.2-53.3 113 17.4 13.2-22.7
$25,000- 34,999 410 58 12.8 8.9-18.0 99 25.0 19.2-31.8 189 49.2 41.8-56.7 64 13.0 9.2-18.1
$35,000- 49,999 418 56 16.9 12.3-22.8 83 18.2 13.7-23.8 200 47.9 41.3-54.6 79 16.9 12.4-22.6
$50,000-74,999 400 55 12.7 8.8-18.1 78 24.9 19.0-31.9 192 46.3 39.5-53.3 75 16.0 11.7-21.5
$75,000+ 406 54 14.6 10.0-20.7 69 19.5 14.8-25.3 202 43.9 37.3-50.7 81 22.0 16.7-28.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 206 26 10.9 6.9-16.8 35 19.3 13.1-27.5 97 47.2 39.2-55.4 48 22.6 16.8-29.8
Forsyth 243 31 12.5 8.7-17.7 53 22.6 17.2-29.2 116 46.5 39.4-53.8 43 18.4 13.2-24.9
Guilford 217 13 10.0 4.2-21.8 35 15.0 10.5-21.1 109 48.8 40.4-57.2 60 26.2 19.9-33.6
Henderson/Transylvania 216 21 10.7 6.8-16.6 47 19.7 14.5-26.0 108 52.3 44.7-59.8 40 17.3 12.5-23.5
Mecklenburg 241 26 10.6 6.7-16.2 49 20.3 15.0-26.8 121 48.4 41.0-55.8 45 20.7 14.9-28.1
Orange 219 26 9.5 6.0-14.8 43 17.0 10.7-25.8 87 46.0 33.3-59.3 63 27.5 19.2-37.7
Pitt 210 26 11.2 7.3-17.0 38 20.6 13.7-29.8 100 42.0 33.3-51.3 46 26.1 16.8-38.3
Randolph 198 23 11.1 7.0-17.0 32 15.7 10.5-22.9 97 49.5 41.0-57.9 46 23.8 17.5-31.5
Robeson 201 28 11.9 8.1-17.4 35 19.1 13.4-26.4 97 47.7 39.7-55.8 41 21.3 15.0-29.4
Wake 203 28 13.1 8.8-19.1 42 24.6 18.3-32.2 95 45.6 38.0-53.5 38 16.7 11.8-23.0
Western NC 281 26 11.2 7.0-17.3 53 19.0 14.5-24.6 135 46.7 40.1-53.3 67 23.1 18.1-28.9
Piedmont NC 446 63 13.9 10.6-18.2 94 21.8 17.4-26.9 196 45.3 39.6-51.1 93 19.0 15.1-23.6
Eastern NC 410 51 11.9 8.7-16.2 92 21.1 17.0-26.0 179 45.5 39.9-51.3 88 21.4 17.1-26.5

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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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