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| Total Respond.# |
Trying to lose weight | Maintain weight | Neither | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,014 | 2,057 | 51.0 | 48.6-53.3 | 1,257 | 31.8 | 29.6-34.1 | 700 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,073 | 1,560 | 51.3 | 48.7-54.0 | 983 | 31.4 | 29.1-33.9 | 530 | 17.2 | 15.3-19.4 |
| African American | 654 | 361 | 53.9 | 47.9-59.7 | 181 | 30.8 | 25.4-36.8 | 112 | 15.3 | 11.8-19.5 |
| Asian | 39 | 14 | 39.6 | 21.4-61.1 | 17 | 47.9 | 27.8-68.6 | 8 | 12.6 | 4.6-30.2 |
| Native American | 109 | 54 | 52.9 | 37.8-67.5 | 28 | 25.7 | 13.5-43.4 | 27 | 21.4 | 12.1-34.9 |
| Other Minorities | 113 | 59 | 37.4 | 26.2-50.0 | 35 | 38.5 | 26.0-52.7 | 19 | 24.1 | 13.9-38.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 131 | 66 | 46.3 | 33.9-59.3 | 48 | 38.9 | 26.9-52.4 | 17 | 14.8 | 7.8-26.2 |
| -English Speaking | 66 | 36 | 58.5 | 40.5-74.5 | 21 | 26.3 | 14.4-43.1 | 9 | 15.1 | 5.8-34.1 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 65 | 30 | 39.1 | 23.9-56.8 | 27 | 46.3 | 29.6-63.9 | 8 | 14.6 | 6.2-30.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,877 | 1,991 | 51.4 | 49.0-53.8 | 1,204 | 31.4 | 29.2-33.7 | 682 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 286 | 133 | 46.1 | 37.3-55.1 | 99 | 34.4 | 26.3-43.5 | 54 | 19.5 | 13.4-27.6 |
| 25-34 | 679 | 366 | 54.1 | 48.7-59.4 | 212 | 32.1 | 27.2-37.3 | 101 | 13.9 | 10.6-17.9 |
| 35-44 | 735 | 428 | 56.0 | 50.6-61.2 | 221 | 30.0 | 25.4-35.1 | 86 | 14.0 | 10.4-18.6 |
| 45-54 | 784 | 486 | 62.4 | 57.3-67.2 | 209 | 26.9 | 22.5-31.7 | 89 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.2 |
| 55-64 | 587 | 310 | 54.5 | 48.6-60.3 | 185 | 30.9 | 25.8-36.6 | 92 | 14.6 | 11.0-19.1 |
| 65-74 | 495 | 207 | 37.7 | 31.6-44.1 | 171 | 36.0 | 29.8-42.6 | 117 | 26.4 | 20.9-32.6 |
| 75+ | 416 | 110 | 23.9 | 18.7-30.0 | 151 | 41.0 | 34.3-48.0 | 155 | 35.1 | 29.0-41.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 613 | 254 | 41.8 | 35.4-48.4 | 199 | 32.1 | 26.6-38.2 | 160 | 26.1 | 20.8-32.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,166 | 584 | 51.3 | 47.0-55.6 | 354 | 30.4 | 26.4-34.6 | 228 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,018 | 578 | 55.2 | 50.6-59.7 | 293 | 31.3 | 27.2-35.7 | 147 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,207 | 637 | 52.1 | 47.9-56.2 | 408 | 34.2 | 30.3-38.2 | 162 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 454 | 207 | 42.8 | 35.9-50.0 | 138 | 37.0 | 30.0-44.7 | 109 | 20.2 | 15.4-26.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 674 | 356 | 53.7 | 47.5-59.8 | 202 | 29.0 | 23.9-34.7 | 116 | 17.3 | 13.4-22.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 478 | 266 | 54.8 | 47.7-61.6 | 146 | 31.8 | 25.3-39.0 | 66 | 13.5 | 9.5-18.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 493 | 269 | 54.6 | 48.4-60.7 | 150 | 28.8 | 23.6-34.7 | 74 | 16.6 | 12.3-22.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 447 | 264 | 55.8 | 48.9-62.4 | 138 | 33.6 | 27.4-40.4 | 45 | 10.6 | 6.7-16.4 |
| $75,000+ | 442 | 257 | 56.6 | 50.1-63.0 | 149 | 35.2 | 29.2-41.6 | 36 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.6 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||
| Buncombe | 250 | 137 | 56.2 | 48.9-63.2 | 70 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.0 | 43 | 15.7 | 11.4-21.2 |
| Forsyth | 283 | 148 | 51.2 | 44.5-57.9 | 95 | 34.2 | 27.9-41.0 | 40 | 14.6 | 10.4-20.3 |
| Guilford | 261 | 124 | 48.9 | 41.4-56.4 | 96 | 34.7 | 28.2-41.7 | 41 | 16.5 | 11.9-22.3 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 274 | 144 | 50.6 | 41.9-59.2 | 74 | 23.3 | 17.9-29.8 | 56 | 26.1 | 17.2-37.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 277 | 158 | 55.3 | 48.2-62.1 | 84 | 33.0 | 26.6-40.2 | 35 | 11.7 | 8.1-16.6 |
| Orange | 249 | 127 | 55.3 | 44.3-65.9 | 93 | 35.9 | 26.8-46.3 | 29 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.5 |
| Pitt | 254 | 142 | 57.6 | 49.0-65.7 | 70 | 29.8 | 22.6-38.1 | 42 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.7 |
| Randolph | 250 | 127 | 50.4 | 40.0-60.8 | 74 | 25.8 | 19.9-32.8 | 49 | 23.8 | 14.0-37.3 |
| Robeson | 256 | 129 | 51.7 | 44.6-58.8 | 72 | 27.4 | 21.3-34.5 | 55 | 20.9 | 15.8-27.1 |
| Wake | 242 | 124 | 52.3 | 44.9-59.5 | 81 | 32.9 | 26.5-40.1 | 37 | 14.8 | 10.1-21.1 |
| Western NC | 369 | 172 | 48.8 | 43.1-54.7 | 113 | 29.1 | 24.3-34.4 | 84 | 22.1 | 17.7-27.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 552 | 271 | 49.2 | 44.1-54.4 | 177 | 32.4 | 27.7-37.5 | 104 | 18.4 | 14.8-22.6 |
| Eastern NC | 497 | 254 | 51.1 | 45.9-56.3 | 158 | 32.0 | 27.3-37.0 | 85 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 |
*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.
#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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