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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--FEMALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,026 2,057 50.9 48.6-53.3 1,969 49.1 46.7-51.4
RACE
White 3,081 1,560 51.3 48.6-53.9 1,521 48.7 46.1-51.4
African American 655 361 53.9 47.9-59.7 294 46.1 40.3-52.1
Asian 39 14 39.6 21.4-61.1 25 60.4 38.9-78.6
Native American 109 54 52.9 37.8-67.5 55 47.1 32.5-62.2
Other Minorities 116 59 37.0 26.0-49.5 57 63.0 50.5-74.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 66 45.8 33.5-58.7 68 54.2 41.3-66.5
-English Speaking 66 36 58.5 40.5-74.5 30 41.5 25.5-59.5
-Spanish Speaking 68 30 38.5 23.5-56.0 38 61.5 44.0-76.5
Non-Hispanic 3,886 1,991 51.4 49.0-53.8 1,895 48.6 46.2-51.0
AGE
18-24 286 133 46.1 37.3-55.1 153 53.9 44.9-62.7
25-34 679 366 54.1 48.7-59.4 313 45.9 40.6-51.3
35-44 738 428 55.8 50.5-61.0 310 44.2 39.0-49.5
45-54 785 486 62.4 57.3-67.2 299 37.6 32.8-42.7
55-64 590 310 54.5 48.6-60.2 280 45.5 39.8-51.4
65-74 498 207 37.5 31.6-43.9 291 62.5 56.1-68.4
75+ 418 110 23.8 18.6-29.9 308 76.2 70.1-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 618 254 41.6 35.2-48.2 364 58.4 51.8-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,170 584 51.3 47.0-55.5 586 48.7 44.5-53.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,019 578 55.2 50.6-59.7 441 44.8 40.3-49.4
College Graduate 1,209 637 52.0 47.9-56.2 572 48.0 43.8-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 457 207 42.7 35.8-49.9 250 57.3 50.1-64.2
$15,000- 24,999 678 356 53.5 47.4-59.6 322 46.5 40.4-52.6
$25,000- 34,999 478 266 54.8 47.7-61.6 212 45.2 38.4-52.3
$35,000- 49,999 493 269 54.6 48.4-60.7 224 45.4 39.3-51.6
$50,000-74,999 448 264 55.7 48.9-62.4 184 44.3 37.6-51.1
$75,000+ 442 257 56.6 50.1-63.0 185 43.4 37.0-49.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 252 137 55.7 48.4-62.7 115 44.3 37.3-51.6
Forsyth 283 148 51.2 44.5-57.9 135 48.8 42.1-55.5
Guilford 262 124 48.8 41.3-56.3 138 51.2 43.7-58.7
Henderson/Transylvania 278 144 49.5 41.1-58.1 134 50.5 41.9-58.9
Mecklenburg 278 158 55.1 48.1-62.0 120 44.9 38.0-51.9
Orange 251 127 55.1 44.1-65.7 124 44.9 34.3-55.9
Pitt 254 142 57.6 49.0-65.7 112 42.4 34.3-51.0
Randolph 251 127 50.0 39.6-60.3 124 50.0 39.7-60.4
Robeson 256 129 51.7 44.6-58.8 127 48.3 41.2-55.4
Wake 242 124 52.3 44.9-59.5 118 47.7 40.5-55.1
Western NC 370 172 48.8 43.0-54.6 198 51.2 45.4-57.0
Piedmont NC 552 271 49.2 44.1-54.4 281 50.8 45.6-55.9
Eastern NC 497 254 51.1 45.9-56.3 243 48.9 43.7-54.1

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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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