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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Weight Control

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%)
All Participants 59,545 8,753 15.0 14.6-15.5 12,658 22.7 22.1-23.2 23,604 37.4 36.9-38.0 14,530 24.8 24.3-25.4
Arizona 2,350 363 15.4 13.3-17.7 523 22.0 19.6-24.5 878 35.9 32.9-39.0 586 26.8 23.8-29.9
Colorado 2,995 415 13.5 12.1-15.0 645 21.6 19.9-23.3 1,114 35.9 33.9-37.9 821 29.1 27.2-31.1
Connecticut 4,221 564 13.2 12.0-14.5 821 19.2 17.7-20.7 1,816 42.8 40.9-44.8 1,020 24.8 23.1-26.5
Florida 4,591 678 14.8 13.7-16.1 1,067 23.2 21.8-24.7 1,771 37.9 36.3-39.6 1,075 24.0 22.5-25.5
Hawaii 3,639 332 8.6 7.5- 9.8 640 16.2 14.8-17.7 1,611 44.9 42.8-47.1 1,056 30.3 28.3-32.4
Iowa 2,796 466 16.7 15.1-18.4 538 18.9 17.2-20.7 1,122 38.8 36.7-41.0 670 25.6 23.7-27.6
Maryland 3,351 447 14.1 12.6-15.7 660 19.1 17.5-20.9 1,447 41.7 39.7-43.9 797 25.1 23.2-27.0
Michigan 4,752 1,083 23.1 21.6-24.8 1,246 26.5 24.9-28.2 1,261 25.5 23.9-27.2 1,162 24.8 23.3-26.4
Missouri 3,460 539 15.1 13.6-16.8 710 20.0 18.2-21.8 1,201 34.8 32.6-37.0 1,010 30.1 28.0-32.4
Montana 2,966 415 13.2 11.7-14.9 516 17.6 15.5-19.8 1,232 40.9 38.5-43.5 803 28.3 26.1-30.6
North Carolina 5,134 607 11.1 10.0-12.4 951 19.6 18.0-21.4 2,321 44.6 42.5-46.7 1,255 24.6 22.8-26.6
Ohio 3,097 400 13.2 11.8-14.7 597 19.2 17.6-20.8 1,346 42.4 40.4-44.5 754 25.2 23.4-27.1
South Carolina 3,331 494 13.9 12.4-15.5 780 21.9 20.2-23.8 1,379 42.6 40.3-44.8 678 21.6 19.7-23.6
South Dakota 3,530 458 12.8 11.6-14.1 487 13.3 12.0-14.6 1,749 48.9 47.0-50.9 836 25.0 23.3-26.8
Texas 4,418 674 14.7 13.6-16.0 1,169 27.1 25.6-28.7 1,575 34.8 33.2-36.5 1,000 23.3 21.9-24.8
Virginia 3,278 514 15.7 14.0-17.6 791 24.6 22.4-26.9 1,214 37.0 34.6-39.4 759 22.7 20.8-24.8
Virgin Islands 1,636 304 17.2 15.1-19.5 517 32.5 29.7-35.5 567 34.9 32.0-38.0 248 15.3 13.2-17.8

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*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.

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