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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--MALE Respondents Only

Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,857 1,105 61.0 57.6-64.3 752 39.0 35.7-42.4
RACE
White 1,410 843 61.7 57.8-65.4 567 38.3 34.6-42.2
African American 266 153 57.1 48.6-65.2 113 42.9 34.8-51.4
Asian 24 16 65.5 35.3-86.9 8 34.5 13.1-64.7
Native American 44 17 36.8 17.7-61.2 27 63.2 38.8-82.3
Other Minorities 103 68 63.5 48.1-76.5 35 36.5 23.5-51.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 113 71 63.4 48.8-75.8 42 36.6 24.2-51.2
-English Speaking 41 28 68.8 47.7-84.2 13 31.2 15.8-52.3
-Spanish Speaking 72 43 61.8 44.0-76.9 29 38.2 23.1-56.0
Non-Hispanic 1,740 1,032 60.7 57.2-64.1 708 39.3 35.9-42.8
AGE
18-24 113 80 71.6 57.7-82.4 33 28.4 17.6-42.3
25-34 303 205 66.3 58.3-73.5 98 33.7 26.5-41.7
35-44 407 250 63.6 56.9-69.8 157 36.4 30.2-43.1
45-54 391 242 60.3 53.1-67.1 149 39.7 32.9-46.9
55-64 290 163 55.3 47.1-63.3 127 44.7 36.7-52.9
65-74 214 113 47.0 37.5-56.7 101 53.0 43.3-62.5
75+ 126 43 39.3 28.0-51.9 83 60.7 48.1-72.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 281 119 46.8 37.5-56.4 162 53.2 43.6-62.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 263 53.4 47.1-59.6 252 46.6 40.4-52.9
Some Post-H.S. 393 240 65.7 58.4-72.3 153 34.3 27.7-41.6
College Graduate 664 481 74.3 69.1-78.9 183 25.7 21.1-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 56 41.3 28.8-54.9 70 58.7 45.1-71.2
$15,000- 24,999 278 147 53.1 44.0-62.1 131 46.9 37.9-56.0
$25,000- 34,999 221 125 63.0 53.4-71.6 96 37.0 28.4-46.6
$35,000- 49,999 297 190 60.4 52.0-68.1 107 39.6 31.9-48.0
$50,000-74,999 227 145 66.1 56.4-74.6 82 33.9 25.4-43.6
$75,000+ 366 271 77.4 71.0-82.6 95 22.6 17.4-29.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 109 56 52.4 41.6-63.0 53 47.6 37.0-58.4
Forsyth 127 79 59.7 49.8-68.8 48 40.3 31.2-50.2
Guilford 107 70 69.2 58.7-78.0 37 30.8 22.0-41.3
Henderson/Transylvania 135 89 69.2 60.1-77.0 46 30.8 23.0-39.9
Mecklenburg 117 70 63.2 52.4-72.9 47 36.8 27.1-47.6
Orange 141 95 69.8 60.9-77.4 46 30.2 22.6-39.1
Pitt 113 70 65.1 54.9-74.1 43 34.9 25.9-45.1
Randolph 110 59 54.6 44.1-64.7 51 45.4 35.3-55.9
Robeson 114 57 55.4 43.5-66.7 57 44.6 33.3-56.5
Wake 147 111 75.9 67.1-82.9 36 24.1 17.1-32.9
Western NC 199 105 55.0 47.2-62.6 94 45.0 37.4-52.8
Piedmont NC 221 120 56.8 48.3-64.9 101 43.2 35.1-51.7
Eastern NC 217 124 59.7 51.9-67.1 93 40.3 32.9-48.1

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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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