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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Counseling--FEMALE Respondents Only

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

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, lose weight Yes, gain weight Yes, Maintain weight No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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 196 99 45.5 35.9-55.3 2 4.2 0.8-19.6 19 8.6 4.1-17.2 76 41.8 32.3-51.9
African American 86 58 65.9 51.2-78.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 5 4.4 1.1-16.0 22 29.4 18.1-44.1

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

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#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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