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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--MALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,561 915 35.0 32.2-37.9 1,646 65.0 62.1-67.8
RACE
White 1,934 687 34.1 30.8-37.4 1,247 65.9 62.6-69.2
African American 364 135 40.6 33.5-48.1 229 59.4 51.9-66.5
Asian 31 9 42.7 18.5-71.0 22 57.3 29.0-81.5
Native American 70 24 35.1 19.1-55.4 46 64.9 44.6-80.9
Other Minorities 146 55 32.1 22.1-44.0 91 67.9 56.0-77.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 52 30.5 20.8-42.3 102 69.5 57.7-79.2
-English Speaking 54 18 29.4 14.7-50.1 36 70.6 49.9-85.3
-Spanish Speaking 100 34 30.8 19.4-45.0 66 69.2 55.0-80.6
Non-Hispanic 2,402 861 35.5 32.6-38.5 1,541 64.5 61.5-67.4
AGE
18-24 183 42 23.6 14.7-35.8 141 76.4 64.2-85.3
25-34 437 138 30.8 24.9-37.5 299 69.2 62.5-75.1
35-44 553 217 37.9 32.3-43.7 336 62.1 56.3-67.7
45-54 520 206 39.9 33.9-46.2 314 60.1 53.8-66.1
55-64 371 153 43.4 36.4-50.7 218 56.6 49.3-63.6
65-74 291 104 39.6 31.7-48.0 187 60.4 52.0-68.3
75+ 183 50 27.5 19.0-38.1 133 72.5 61.9-81.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 434 135 30.6 24.3-37.8 299 69.4 62.2-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 756 250 35.0 30.1-40.3 506 65.0 59.7-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 526 199 36.9 30.3-44.0 327 63.1 56.0-69.7
College Graduate 838 329 36.6 31.9-41.4 509 63.4 58.6-68.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 69 34.1 24.2-45.6 134 65.9 54.4-75.8
$15,000- 24,999 399 128 34.7 27.9-42.2 271 65.3 57.8-72.1
$25,000- 34,999 315 106 30.0 23.0-38.0 209 70.0 62.0-77.0
$35,000- 49,999 394 143 32.8 26.3-40.0 251 67.2 60.0-73.7
$50,000-74,999 291 114 41.7 32.6-51.4 177 58.3 48.6-67.4
$75,000+ 431 188 41.5 35.2-48.0 243 58.5 52.0-64.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 157 54 35.7 27.7-44.7 103 64.3 55.3-72.3
Forsyth 178 58 31.2 24.2-39.1 120 68.8 60.9-75.8
Guilford 149 60 38.8 30.2-48.1 89 61.2 51.9-69.8
Henderson/Transylvania 186 64 36.2 28.5-44.6 122 63.8 55.4-71.5
Mecklenburg 159 48 28.3 20.7-37.5 111 71.7 62.5-79.3
Orange 179 66 35.5 28.2-43.5 113 64.5 56.5-71.8
Pitt 157 63 40.6 32.6-49.2 94 59.4 50.8-67.4
Randolph 170 52 29.7 22.5-38.0 118 70.3 62.0-77.5
Robeson 173 52 28.2 20.7-37.1 121 71.8 62.9-79.3
Wake 181 84 46.2 37.8-54.9 97 53.8 45.1-62.2
Western NC 275 98 31.8 26.1-38.2 177 68.2 61.8-73.9
Piedmont NC 316 123 39.4 32.5-46.6 193 60.6 53.4-67.5
Eastern NC 281 93 29.8 24.1-36.2 188 70.2 63.8-75.9

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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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