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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--WHITE Respondents Only

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 3,925 448 11.2 9.8-12.7 683 18.5 16.7-20.4 1,826 46.3 43.9-48.7 968 24.1 22.0-26.2
GENDER
Male 1,400 162 9.6 7.8-11.9 219 16.6 13.9-19.8 613 44.3 40.3-48.4 406 29.4 25.8-33.3
Female 2,525 286 12.5 10.6-14.6 464 19.9 17.6-22.4 1,213 47.9 45.0-50.8 562 19.7 17.6-22.0
AGE
18-24 222 22 8.4 4.7-14.7 31 16.7 10.0-26.5 83 38.1 27.3-50.2 86 36.9 26.9-48.1
25-34 631 85 13.0 9.7-17.3 100 17.9 13.8-22.8 252 40.4 35.0-46.0 194 28.7 23.9-34.0
35-44 765 84 12.5 9.4-16.6 140 19.6 15.9-23.8 367 47.5 42.4-52.7 174 20.4 16.7-24.7
45-54 838 94 9.8 7.3-13.1 145 17.4 14.0-21.4 436 54.4 49.3-59.4 163 18.3 14.6-22.8
55-64 626 77 11.3 8.4-15.0 115 22.4 17.6-28.0 320 50.1 44.4-55.7 114 16.3 12.6-20.8
65-74 494 51 11.6 7.9-16.6 94 14.6 10.9-19.2 232 48.2 41.7-54.7 117 25.7 20.2-32.1
75+ 328 33 9.2 5.9-14.0 53 19.7 13.6-27.6 131 34.7 27.7-42.3 111 36.5 29.2-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 445 45 7.5 5.0-11.1 74 19.0 13.5-26.0 186 44.0 36.6-51.7 140 29.5 23.2-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,084 130 13.1 10.4-16.5 169 16.0 13.1-19.4 493 44.9 40.6-49.3 292 26.0 22.2-30.1
Some Post-H.S. 960 87 7.8 5.8-10.4 193 21.3 17.6-25.5 477 50.2 45.2-55.1 203 20.7 17.1-24.8
College Graduate 1,430 186 13.5 11.1-16.4 244 18.5 15.5-21.8 668 45.4 41.6-49.4 332 22.6 19.4-26.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 309 30 9.3 5.4-15.8 50 15.6 10.1-23.4 130 42.5 34.1-51.3 99 32.5 24.7-41.5
$15,000- 24,999 519 51 11.3 7.6-16.5 95 21.0 15.6-27.6 237 44.3 37.8-51.1 136 23.4 18.4-29.4
$25,000- 34,999 456 49 9.8 6.6-14.3 100 22.6 17.4-28.9 199 42.5 35.8-49.6 108 25.0 18.8-32.5
$35,000- 49,999 574 76 14.1 10.6-18.6 112 20.6 16.0-26.1 262 45.6 39.8-51.6 124 19.7 15.5-24.8
$50,000-74,999 549 76 12.1 8.8-16.4 93 19.3 14.8-24.7 268 49.7 43.1-56.4 112 18.9 14.3-24.4
$75,000+ 674 85 12.5 9.4-16.4 111 17.7 14.0-22.1 344 50.3 45.0-55.6 134 19.5 15.7-24.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 280 35 10.4 7.1-14.9 45 17.6 12.6-24.0 125 43.9 37.1-50.9 75 28.2 22.2-35.1
Forsyth 276 34 10.9 7.6-15.2 51 16.2 12.2-21.2 138 52.4 45.6-59.1 53 20.6 15.5-26.8
Guilford 217 17 8.3 4.9-13.8 29 12.2 8.3-17.6 109 51.3 43.7-58.9 62 28.2 21.9-35.6
Henderson/Transylvania 321 32 9.8 6.8-14.0 65 18.9 14.4-24.4 149 46.1 39.8-52.5 75 25.2 20.0-31.2
Mecklenburg 217 17 7.4 4.1-12.9 41 18.1 12.9-24.8 102 43.1 35.2-51.3 57 31.5 23.1-41.3
Orange 290 31 8.9 5.8-13.3 47 15.4 10.4-22.0 122 43.8 34.0-54.2 90 31.9 24.5-40.3
Pitt 231 32 13.1 8.9-19.0 33 15.5 10.1-23.0 106 39.6 32.0-47.8 60 31.8 23.3-41.8
Randolph 281 33 11.0 7.6-15.7 40 14.2 10.0-19.8 137 50.8 43.8-57.7 71 24.1 18.9-30.2
Robeson 132 15 12.4 7.2-20.6 22 20.6 12.3-32.5 57 34.6 26.0-44.3 38 32.4 22.9-43.6
Wake 257 35 14.4 10.2-19.8 44 18.3 13.6-24.1 125 48.0 41.1-54.9 53 19.4 14.5-25.4
Western NC 444 49 11.7 8.6-15.7 75 16.6 13.1-20.9 205 45.0 39.8-50.4 115 26.7 22.1-31.9
Piedmont NC 549 73 12.7 9.7-16.3 106 20.2 16.2-24.8 254 47.3 41.9-52.7 116 19.9 16.0-24.4
Eastern NC 430 45 9.8 7.0-13.5 85 19.4 15.4-24.1 197 45.4 40.0-51.0 103 25.4 20.7-30.8

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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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