BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*

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	Total Respond.#	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	6,567	2,972	43.3	41.4-45.2	2,199	34.4	32.6-36.2	1,396	22.3	20.7-24.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,628	2,576	44.1	42.1-46.1	1,904	34.7	32.8-36.7	1,148	21.2	19.5-22.9
No	923	393	39.9	34.9-45.0	289	32.2	27.4-37.3	241	28.0	23.5-33.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	131	6	5.8	2.1-14.9	56	39.5	27.1-53.5	69	54.7	40.8-67.9
Recommended Range	2,506	626	21.5	19.2-24.0	1,141	45.4	42.3-48.5	739	33.1	30.2-36.2
Overweight	2,183	1,128	48.4	45.2-51.6	671	33.2	30.3-36.3	384	18.4	15.8-21.2
Obese	1,344	983	72.6	68.9-76.0	223	18.2	15.3-21.5	138	9.3	7.3-11.7
Current Smoker
No	5,039	2,386	45.4	43.3-47.6	1,696	35.4	33.3-37.6	957	19.2	17.5-20.9
Yes	1,502	578	37.5	33.8-41.3	494	31.6	28.2-35.2	430	30.9	27.2-34.9
Binge Drinker
No	5,923	2,699	43.6	41.7-45.6	1,979	34.5	32.6-36.5	1,245	21.8	20.2-23.5
Yes	561	244	41.4	35.4-47.6	187	33.5	27.7-39.8	130	25.2	19.9-31.3
Heavy Drinker
No	6,274	2,857	43.6	41.7-45.5	2,098	34.6	32.7-36.4	1,319	21.9	20.3-23.5
Yes	219	92	40.7	30.4-52.0	71	28.7	20.3-39.0	56	30.6	20.5-42.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,407	1,121	43.3	40.2-46.4	866	37.6	34.6-40.7	420	19.0	16.6-21.7
Some Physical Activity	2,645	1,279	46.1	43.1-49.1	878	34.9	32.0-37.9	488	19.0	16.7-21.6
Physically Inactive	1,264	474	38.0	33.9-42.3	376	27.4	24.0-31.1	414	34.6	30.6-38.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,361	613	47.0	42.8-51.3	399	27.6	24.2-31.3	349	25.4	21.9-29.3
No	5,188	2,352	42.3	40.2-44.4	1,795	36.2	34.2-38.3	1,041	21.5	19.7-23.3
Disability Status
Yes	1,600	749	46.9	43.1-50.7	494	30.6	27.2-34.1	357	22.5	19.3-26.1
No	4,835	2,159	42.1	39.9-44.2	1,665	35.5	33.4-37.7	1,011	22.5	20.6-24.4
Current Asthma
Yes	421	237	57.7	49.8-65.2	116	21.3	15.9-28.0	68	21.0	14.8-28.9
No	6,123	2,725	42.4	40.5-44.4	2,076	35.3	33.4-37.2	1,322	22.3	20.7-24.0
Diabetes
Yes	514	293	56.4	50.2-62.4	142	25.6	20.7-31.1	79	18.1	13.6-23.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	53	36	64.0	46.0-78.8	11	20.9	10.2-38.1	6	15.1	5.8-33.9
No	5,993	2,641	42.1	40.1-44.0	2,044	35.2	33.3-37.2	1,308	22.7	21.0-24.5
Arthritis
Yes	2,130	1,034	48.5	45.2-51.7	664	31.3	28.4-34.4	432	20.2	17.6-23.2
No	4,401	1,925	41.5	39.2-43.8	1,526	35.5	33.3-37.8	950	23.0	21.1-25.0

Total
Respond.#

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,567

2,972

43.3

41.4-45.2

2,199

34.4

32.6-36.2

1,396

22.3

20.7-24.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,628

2,576

44.1

42.1-46.1

1,904

34.7

32.8-36.7

1,148

21.2

19.5-22.9

923

393

39.9

34.9-45.0

289

32.2

27.4-37.3

241

28.0

23.5-33.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

131

5.8

2.1-14.9

39.5

27.1-53.5

54.7

40.8-67.9

Recommended Range

2,506

626

21.5

19.2-24.0

1,141

45.4

42.3-48.5

739

33.1

30.2-36.2

Overweight

2,183

1,128

48.4

45.2-51.6

671

33.2

30.3-36.3

384

18.4

15.8-21.2

Obese

1,344

983

72.6

68.9-76.0

223

18.2

15.3-21.5

138

9.3

7.3-11.7

Current Smoker

5,039

2,386

45.4

43.3-47.6

1,696

35.4

33.3-37.6

957

19.2

17.5-20.9

Yes

1,502

578

37.5

33.8-41.3

494

31.6

28.2-35.2

430

30.9

27.2-34.9

Binge Drinker

5,923

2,699

43.6

41.7-45.6

1,979

34.5

32.6-36.5

1,245

21.8

20.2-23.5

Yes

561

244

41.4

35.4-47.6

187

33.5

27.7-39.8

130

25.2

19.9-31.3

Heavy Drinker

6,274

2,857

43.6

41.7-45.5

2,098

34.6

32.7-36.4

1,319

21.9

20.3-23.5

Yes

219

40.7

30.4-52.0

28.7

20.3-39.0

30.6

20.5-42.9

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

2,407

1,121

43.3

40.2-46.4

866

37.6

34.6-40.7

420

19.0

16.6-21.7

Some Physical Activity

2,645

1,279

46.1

43.1-49.1

878

34.9

32.0-37.9

488

19.0

16.7-21.6

Physically Inactive

1,264

474

38.0

33.9-42.3

376

27.4

24.0-31.1

414

34.6

30.6-38.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,361

613

47.0

42.8-51.3

399

27.6

24.2-31.3

349

25.4

21.9-29.3

5,188

2,352

42.3

40.2-44.4

1,795

36.2

34.2-38.3

1,041

21.5

19.7-23.3

Disability Status

Yes

1,600

749

46.9

43.1-50.7

494

30.6

27.2-34.1

357

22.5

19.3-26.1

4,835

2,159

42.1

39.9-44.2

1,665

35.5

33.4-37.7

1,011

22.5

20.6-24.4

Current Asthma

Yes

421

237

57.7

49.8-65.2

116

21.3

15.9-28.0

21.0

14.8-28.9

6,123

2,725

42.4

40.5-44.4

2,076

35.3

33.4-37.2

1,322

22.3

20.7-24.0

Diabetes

Yes

514

293

56.4

50.2-62.4

142

25.6

20.7-31.1

18.1

13.6-23.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

64.0

46.0-78.8

20.9

10.2-38.1

15.1

5.8-33.9

5,993

2,641

42.1

40.1-44.0

2,044

35.2

33.3-37.2

1,308

22.7

21.0-24.5

Arthritis

Yes

2,130

1,034

48.5

45.2-51.7

664

31.3

28.4-34.4

432

20.2

17.6-23.2

4,401

1,925

41.5

39.2-43.8

1,526

35.5

33.3-37.8

950

23.0

21.1-25.0

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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.