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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Fewer calories Less fat Fewer cals & less fat No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,134 607 11.1 10.0-12.5 951 19.7 18.0-21.4 2,321 44.6 42.4-46.7 1,255 24.6 22.8-26.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,451 519 11.1 9.9-12.5 821 19.5 17.8-21.3 2,059 45.8 43.5-48.0 1,052 23.6 21.7-25.6
No 673 87 11.5 8.3-15.7 129 20.9 16.2-26.6 260 38.1 32.5-44.1 197 29.5 24.0-35.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 62 6 12.0 4.3-29.3 4 17.0 4.4-47.4 10 11.0 4.0-26.9 42 60.0 38.8-78.0
Recommended Range 1,755 186 10.8 8.8-13.0 328 19.2 16.5-22.1 662 36.1 32.5-39.8 579 34.0 30.4-37.7
Overweight 1,784 222 11.4 9.4-13.7 335 19.8 17.1-22.8 841 46.5 43.1-50.0 386 22.3 19.5-25.4
Obese 1,199 159 11.9 9.6-14.7 236 22.2 18.8-26.2 633 53.2 48.8-57.5 171 12.6 10.2-15.4
Current Smoker
No 4,062 491 11.5 10.1-13.0 759 20.1 18.3-22.1 1,870 45.0 42.6-47.4 942 23.4 21.4-25.6
Yes 1,056 113 9.9 7.6-12.9 186 18.1 14.8-21.9 447 43.3 38.8-47.8 310 28.8 24.8-33.0
Binge Drinker
No 4,646 557 11.3 10.0-12.7 872 19.8 18.0-21.6 2,120 45.1 42.8-47.3 1,097 23.9 22.0-25.9
Yes 429 41 8.3 5.3-12.6 68 17.7 12.9-23.8 181 42.2 35.2-49.6 139 31.8 25.5-38.8
Heavy Drinker
No 4,922 584 11.2 10.0-12.6 918 19.6 17.9-21.4 2,231 44.7 42.5-46.9 1,189 24.5 22.6-26.5
Yes 162 17 8.6 4.6-15.6 23 14.7 7.1-27.7 71 43.4 31.8-55.9 51 33.3 22.6-46.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,976 227 11.6 9.6-13.8 372 19.3 16.8-22.1 881 43.9 40.5-47.4 496 25.2 22.3-28.4
Some Physical Activity 2,148 268 11.5 9.7-13.6 439 21.5 19.0-24.2 1,002 46.0 42.8-49.3 439 21.0 18.3-23.9
Physically Inactive 844 86 8.1 6.0-10.9 113 16.9 12.8-22.1 376 44.0 38.8-49.3 269 31.0 26.6-35.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 996 115 11.4 8.7-14.7 171 15.7 12.6-19.4 466 50.2 45.3-55.0 244 22.7 19.2-26.7
No 4,126 491 11.1 9.8-12.5 779 20.7 18.8-22.7 1,847 43.1 40.7-45.4 1,009 25.1 23.1-27.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,230 139 10.7 8.2-13.7 185 14.3 11.5-17.7 584 49.7 45.4-53.9 322 25.4 21.9-29.1
No 3,804 460 11.4 10.1-12.9 750 21.2 19.2-23.3 1,684 43.0 40.5-45.5 910 24.4 22.3-26.7
Current Asthma
Yes 351 33 10.4 6.4-16.5 53 14.6 9.6-21.5 187 54.5 46.1-62.7 78 20.4 14.8-27.6
No 4,766 571 11.2 9.9-12.5 894 20.0 18.3-21.8 2,131 43.9 41.8-46.2 1,170 24.9 23.0-26.9
Diabetes
Yes 431 49 9.6 6.6-13.9 76 19.8 14.6-26.2 231 53.7 46.9-60.4 75 16.9 12.7-22.3
Yes, During Pregnancy 45 6 18.4 7.5-38.5 8 12.9 5.0-29.3 20 48.5 30.6-66.8 11 20.1 9.4-37.9
No 4,653 550 11.1 9.9-12.5 866 19.7 18.0-21.6 2,068 43.8 41.5-46.0 1,169 25.3 23.4-27.4
Arthritis
Yes 1,688 205 12.5 10.4-15.1 304 17.1 14.5-20.1 817 48.3 44.7-51.9 362 22.0 19.1-25.2
No 3,424 401 10.7 9.3-12.2 643 20.8 18.7-23.0 1,493 43.0 40.3-45.6 887 25.6 23.4-28.0

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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