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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--FEMALE Respondents Only

Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,966 1,261 64.6 61.3-67.8 705 35.4 32.2-38.7
RACE
White 1,519 986 64.5 60.7-68.0 533 35.5 32.0-39.3
African American 295 182 66.7 58.6-73.9 113 33.3 26.1-41.4
Asian 26 17 73.7 48.0-89.5 9 26.3 10.5-52.0
Native American 55 28 54.6 32.1-75.3 27 45.4 24.7-67.9
Other Minorities 54 35 61.5 42.4-77.6 19 38.5 22.4-57.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 48 72.4 54.4-85.3 17 27.6 14.7-45.6
-English Speaking 30 21 63.5 35.3-84.7 9 36.5 15.3-64.7
-Spanish Speaking 35 27 76.0 53.2-89.9 8 24.0 10.1-46.8
Non-Hispanic 1,895 1,208 64.3 61.0-67.6 687 35.7 32.4-39.0
AGE
18-24 153 99 63.8 51.4-74.6 54 36.2 25.4-48.6
25-34 313 212 69.8 62.2-76.5 101 30.2 23.5-37.8
35-44 312 223 67.3 58.9-74.8 89 32.7 25.2-41.1
45-54 299 210 71.5 63.7-78.3 89 28.5 21.7-36.3
55-64 277 185 68.0 59.6-75.3 92 32.0 24.7-40.4
65-74 288 171 57.7 49.1-65.9 117 42.3 34.1-50.9
75+ 308 152 53.5 45.6-61.3 156 46.5 38.7-54.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 359 199 55.2 47.0-63.1 160 44.8 36.9-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 584 355 62.3 56.2-68.0 229 37.7 32.0-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 441 294 69.8 63.0-75.9 147 30.2 24.1-37.0
College Graduate 576 410 70.5 64.6-75.7 166 29.5 24.3-35.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 247 138 64.7 55.3-73.1 109 35.3 26.9-44.7
$15,000- 24,999 320 203 62.4 54.2-70.0 117 37.6 30.0-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 212 146 70.2 59.9-78.8 66 29.8 21.2-40.1
$35,000- 49,999 225 151 63.5 54.0-72.0 74 36.5 28.0-46.0
$50,000-74,999 184 138 75.6 64.5-84.1 46 24.4 15.9-35.5
$75,000+ 186 150 81.1 72.1-87.7 36 18.9 12.3-27.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 113 70 64.2 54.1-73.3 43 35.8 26.7-45.9
Forsyth 136 96 70.1 60.2-78.4 40 29.9 21.6-39.8
Guilford 137 96 67.8 58.3-76.0 41 32.2 24.0-41.7
Henderson/Transylvania 130 74 47.2 33.6-61.3 56 52.8 38.7-66.4
Mecklenburg 119 84 73.9 64.0-81.8 35 26.1 18.2-36.0
Orange 124 95 80.7 71.9-87.3 29 19.3 12.7-28.1
Pitt 112 70 70.2 59.8-78.9 42 29.8 21.1-40.2
Randolph 123 74 52.1 36.3-67.4 49 47.9 32.6-63.7
Robeson 128 73 57.1 46.7-66.8 55 42.9 33.2-53.3
Wake 118 81 69.0 58.1-78.2 37 31.0 21.8-41.9
Western NC 198 113 56.5 48.7-63.9 85 43.5 36.1-51.3
Piedmont NC 283 177 63.5 56.3-70.0 106 36.5 30.0-43.7
Eastern NC 245 158 65.1 57.5-72.0 87 34.9 28.0-42.5

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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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