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| Total Respond.# |
Trying to lose weight | Maintain weight | Neither | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,999 | 2,247 | 43.1 | 41.0-45.2 | 1,708 | 34.5 | 32.5-36.6 | 1,044 | 22.4 | 20.6-24.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,926 | 687 | 34.2 | 31.0-37.6 | 725 | 37.8 | 34.6-41.2 | 514 | 27.9 | 24.9-31.2 |
| Female | 3,073 | 1,560 | 51.3 | 48.7-54.0 | 983 | 31.4 | 29.1-33.9 | 530 | 17.2 | 15.3-19.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 319 | 106 | 33.5 | 25.2-43.0 | 116 | 31.1 | 23.8-39.6 | 97 | 35.4 | 27.4-44.2 |
| 25-34 | 786 | 353 | 41.3 | 36.5-46.4 | 284 | 38.0 | 33.2-43.0 | 149 | 20.7 | 16.6-25.5 |
| 35-44 | 929 | 466 | 46.4 | 41.9-51.1 | 300 | 35.2 | 30.8-39.8 | 163 | 18.4 | 15.0-22.3 |
| 45-54 | 996 | 538 | 52.8 | 48.0-57.5 | 305 | 31.5 | 27.3-36.1 | 153 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.7 |
| 55-64 | 763 | 370 | 49.8 | 44.7-54.9 | 261 | 32.7 | 28.1-37.6 | 132 | 17.6 | 14.0-21.8 |
| 65-74 | 661 | 257 | 35.4 | 30.4-40.8 | 246 | 37.9 | 32.6-43.6 | 158 | 26.7 | 22.0-32.0 |
| 75+ | 512 | 146 | 27.1 | 21.7-33.4 | 185 | 36.4 | 30.1-43.1 | 181 | 36.5 | 29.5-44.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 655 | 245 | 36.5 | 30.7-42.8 | 206 | 31.5 | 26.2-37.2 | 204 | 32.0 | 26.7-37.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,452 | 617 | 43.0 | 39.2-46.8 | 481 | 31.7 | 28.2-35.4 | 354 | 25.3 | 21.9-29.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,167 | 581 | 47.1 | 42.6-51.6 | 383 | 33.9 | 29.8-38.2 | 203 | 19.1 | 15.6-23.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,714 | 802 | 43.2 | 39.7-46.8 | 634 | 40.0 | 36.5-43.7 | 278 | 16.7 | 14.1-19.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 427 | 182 | 36.9 | 30.0-44.3 | 130 | 34.7 | 27.4-42.9 | 115 | 28.4 | 21.1-37.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 687 | 299 | 43.1 | 37.4-49.0 | 230 | 30.9 | 25.9-36.3 | 158 | 26.0 | 21.1-31.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 576 | 257 | 41.8 | 35.9-48.1 | 203 | 36.4 | 30.4-42.7 | 116 | 21.8 | 17.0-27.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 717 | 328 | 40.1 | 35.0-45.4 | 249 | 34.7 | 29.8-40.1 | 140 | 25.2 | 20.2-30.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 642 | 331 | 49.1 | 43.0-55.2 | 219 | 36.9 | 31.3-42.9 | 92 | 14.0 | 10.5-18.5 |
| $75,000+ | 764 | 386 | 47.1 | 42.1-52.1 | 290 | 40.6 | 35.8-45.7 | 88 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.3 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||
| Buncombe | 361 | 173 | 47.3 | 41.2-53.4 | 108 | 29.8 | 24.5-35.7 | 80 | 22.9 | 18.2-28.3 |
| Forsyth | 343 | 150 | 40.0 | 34.1-46.1 | 128 | 38.1 | 32.2-44.4 | 65 | 21.9 | 16.6-28.3 |
| Guilford | 275 | 121 | 43.2 | 36.5-50.1 | 97 | 33.0 | 27.0-39.7 | 57 | 23.8 | 18.0-30.7 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 420 | 192 | 44.9 | 39.3-50.6 | 131 | 30.2 | 25.3-35.5 | 97 | 25.0 | 19.9-30.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 264 | 111 | 36.4 | 29.5-44.0 | 106 | 41.3 | 33.4-49.7 | 47 | 22.3 | 15.1-31.6 |
| Orange | 348 | 152 | 45.4 | 36.7-54.4 | 139 | 39.9 | 32.5-47.9 | 57 | 14.7 | 10.8-19.6 |
| Pitt | 288 | 147 | 50.6 | 42.9-58.2 | 86 | 33.1 | 26.3-40.6 | 55 | 16.4 | 12.1-21.8 |
| Randolph | 380 | 166 | 41.2 | 34.4-48.3 | 119 | 28.9 | 23.8-34.6 | 95 | 29.9 | 22.6-38.3 |
| Robeson | 173 | 69 | 37.5 | 29.1-46.8 | 64 | 37.4 | 28.8-46.9 | 40 | 25.1 | 17.8-34.0 |
| Wake | 307 | 148 | 46.8 | 40.4-53.3 | 110 | 35.2 | 29.3-41.5 | 49 | 18.0 | 13.0-24.4 |
| Western NC | 597 | 254 | 40.0 | 35.6-44.7 | 200 | 33.4 | 29.1-37.9 | 143 | 26.6 | 22.3-31.3 |
| Piedmont NC | 706 | 324 | 45.2 | 40.5-49.9 | 228 | 30.8 | 26.8-35.1 | 154 | 24.0 | 20.1-28.4 |
| Eastern NC | 537 | 240 | 42.0 | 37.2-46.9 | 192 | 38.6 | 33.8-43.6 | 105 | 19.5 | 15.7-23.9 |
*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.
#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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