BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

Weight Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
North Carolina	9,438	1,482	14.2	13.2-15.4	157	1.5	1.2- 1.9	304	3.0	2.5- 3.5	7,495	81.3	80.1-82.5
-Appalachian/Wilkes	455	56	10.8	7.8-14.8	8	2.2	0.9- 4.9	17	3.7	2.0- 6.7	374	83.3	78.5-87.3
GENDER
Male	169	19	9.6	5.9-15.2	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	8	6.0	2.7-12.7	138	82.4	74.6-88.2
Female	286	37	11.9	7.7-17.9	4	2.2	0.7- 7.1	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7	236	84.1	77.5-89.0
RACE
White	434	53	10.9	7.8-15.1	7	2.0	0.8- 4.8	16	3.3	1.7- 6.1	358	83.8	78.9-87.7
Other	21	3	8.5	2.5-24.9	1	6.2	0.9-33.4	1	14.6	2.2-56.2	16	70.7	41.4-89.2
AGE
18-44	184	18	7.8	4.7-12.7	4	2.9	0.9- 8.8	6	4.0	1.5-10.3	156	85.3	77.9-90.5
45+	267	38	13.9	9.2-20.6	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	11	3.4	1.7- 6.5	214	81.3	74.4-86.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	227	29	10.8	7.1-15.9	5	2.5	1.0- 6.3	9	3.5	1.6- 7.7	184	83.2	76.9-88.0
Some College +	226	26	9.1	5.8-13.8	3	1.9	0.4- 7.7	8	3.9	1.5- 9.4	189	85.2	78.5-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	274	42	12.2	8.5-17.1	5	1.5	0.6- 3.8	6	2.1	0.6- 6.9	221	84.2	78.4-88.6
$50,000+	89	8	8.3	3.9-16.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	6	6.1	2.5-14.1	74	84.8	75.0-91.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	64	13.2	10.1-17.0	7	1.1	0.5- 2.4	17	3.0	1.8- 5.0	366	82.7	78.6-86.1
Guilford	446	69	15.0	11.6-19.2	5	1.2	0.5- 3.3	15	3.0	1.6- 5.9	357	80.7	76.1-84.7
Mecklenburg	447	76	14.8	11.5-18.8	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4	18	3.6	2.1- 6.0	347	80.2	75.7-84.0
Orange	452	56	12.7	7.4-20.9	4	1.0	0.3- 3.0	14	2.3	1.2- 4.3	378	84.0	76.2-89.6
Wake	452	75	16.1	12.5-20.5	5	1.3	0.4- 4.7	13	2.4	1.3- 4.4	359	80.2	75.5-84.2
Chatham/Lee	399	51	14.2	9.6-20.6	5	1.7	0.6- 4.8	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1	332	81.5	75.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	380	66	16.2	12.5-20.9	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	21	4.4	2.7- 7.0	286	78.1	73.0-82.4
Craven/Pamlico	456	83	15.5	12.3-19.4	8	1.6	0.7- 3.8	13	2.8	1.6- 5.0	352	80.0	75.7-83.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	68	16.0	11.3-22.3	8	1.6	0.8- 3.5	16	3.3	2.0- 5.6	345	79.0	72.9-84.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	91	16.3	11.9-21.9	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9	12	2.7	1.2- 5.8	367	79.7	73.7-84.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	54	10.1	7.1-14.2	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9	14	2.3	1.2- 4.5	348	86.1	81.3-89.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	84	15.1	12.0-18.8	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6	9	1.9	0.9- 3.8	375	81.4	77.3-84.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	68	14.5	11.2-18.7	9	2.1	1.0- 4.5	10	2.6	1.3- 5.4	331	80.7	76.0-84.7
Northeast NC I	460	82	15.0	11.8-18.9	9	2.8	1.3- 6.0	11	2.6	1.2- 5.3	358	79.6	74.9-83.7
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.1	12.8-20.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.7	16	2.2	1.3- 3.7	403	81.2	77.1-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	974	173	15.7	13.2-18.5	13	1.3	0.7- 2.6	27	2.3	1.5- 3.6	761	80.6	77.6-83.4
Mountain AHEC	1,304	182	14.6	10.9-19.3	25	1.6	0.9- 2.6	46	3.0	2.1- 4.4	1,051	80.8	76.2-84.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	554	13.4	11.7-15.4	55	1.5	1.0- 2.2	107	3.2	2.4- 4.2	2,602	82.0	79.8-84.0
Piedmont	4,046	647	14.8	13.4-16.4	63	1.4	1.0- 2.0	123	2.9	2.3- 3.7	3,213	80.9	79.1-82.5
Western NC	2,074	281	13.6	10.9-16.8	39	1.8	1.1- 2.8	74	2.8	2.1- 3.7	1,680	81.8	78.6-84.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,438

1,482

14.2

13.2-15.4

157

1.5

1.2- 1.9

304

3.0

2.5- 3.5

7,495

81.3

80.1-82.5

-Appalachian/Wilkes

455

10.8

7.8-14.8

2.2

0.9- 4.9

3.7

2.0- 6.7

374

83.3

78.5-87.3

GENDER

Male

169

9.6

5.9-15.2

2.1

0.7- 6.0

6.0

2.7-12.7

138

82.4

74.6-88.2

Female

286

11.9

7.7-17.9

2.2

0.7- 7.1

1.8

0.9- 3.7

236

84.1

77.5-89.0

RACE

White

434

10.9

7.8-15.1

2.0

0.8- 4.8

3.3

1.7- 6.1

358

83.8

78.9-87.7

Other

8.5

2.5-24.9

6.2

0.9-33.4

14.6

2.2-56.2

70.7

41.4-89.2

AGE

18-44

184

7.8

4.7-12.7

2.9

0.9- 8.8

4.0

1.5-10.3

156

85.3

77.9-90.5

45+

267

13.9

9.2-20.6

1.4

0.5- 3.9

3.4

1.7- 6.5

214

81.3

74.4-86.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

227

10.8

7.1-15.9

2.5

1.0- 6.3

3.5

1.6- 7.7

184

83.2

76.9-88.0

Some College +

226

9.1

5.8-13.8

1.9

0.4- 7.7

3.9

1.5- 9.4

189

85.2

78.5-90.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

274

12.2

8.5-17.1

1.5

0.6- 3.8

2.1

0.6- 6.9

221

84.2

78.4-88.6

$50,000+

8.3

3.9-16.7

0.8

0.1- 5.4

6.1

2.5-14.1

84.8

75.0-91.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

13.2

10.1-17.0

1.1

0.5- 2.4

3.0

1.8- 5.0

366

82.7

78.6-86.1

Guilford

446

15.0

11.6-19.2

1.2

0.5- 3.3

3.0

1.6- 5.9

357

80.7

76.1-84.7

Mecklenburg

447

14.8

11.5-18.8

1.4

0.6- 3.4

3.6

2.1- 6.0

347

80.2

75.7-84.0

Orange

452

12.7

7.4-20.9

1.0

0.3- 3.0

2.3

1.2- 4.3

378

84.0

76.2-89.6

Wake

452

16.1

12.5-20.5

1.3

0.4- 4.7

2.4

1.3- 4.4

359

80.2

75.5-84.2

Chatham/Lee

399

14.2

9.6-20.6

1.7

0.6- 4.8

2.6

1.3- 5.1

332

81.5

75.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

380

16.2

12.5-20.9

1.4

0.6- 3.3

4.4

2.7- 7.0

286

78.1

73.0-82.4

Craven/Pamlico

456

15.5

12.3-19.4

1.6

0.7- 3.8

2.8

1.6- 5.0

352

80.0

75.7-83.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

16.0

11.3-22.3

1.6

0.8- 3.5

3.3

2.0- 5.6

345

79.0

72.9-84.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

16.3

11.9-21.9

1.4

0.7- 2.9

2.7

1.2- 5.8

367

79.7

73.7-84.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

10.1

7.1-14.2

1.4

0.7- 2.9

2.3

1.2- 4.5

348

86.1

81.3-89.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

15.1

12.0-18.8

1.7

0.8- 3.6

1.9

0.9- 3.8

375

81.4

77.3-84.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

14.5

11.2-18.7

2.1

1.0- 4.5

2.6

1.3- 5.4

331

80.7

76.0-84.7

Northeast NC I

460

15.0

11.8-18.9

2.8

1.3- 6.0

2.6

1.2- 5.3

358

79.6

74.9-83.7

Northeast NC II

514

16.1

12.8-20.0

0.5

0.2- 1.7

2.2

1.3- 3.7

403

81.2

77.1-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

974

173

15.7

13.2-18.5

1.3

0.7- 2.6

2.3

1.5- 3.6

761

80.6

77.6-83.4

Mountain AHEC

1,304

182

14.6

10.9-19.3

1.6

0.9- 2.6

3.0

2.1- 4.4

1,051

80.8

76.2-84.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

554

13.4

11.7-15.4

1.5

1.0- 2.2

107

3.2

2.4- 4.2

2,602

82.0

79.8-84.0

Piedmont

4,046

647

14.8

13.4-16.4

1.4

1.0- 2.0

123

2.9

2.3- 3.7

3,213

80.9

79.1-82.5

Western NC

2,074

281

13.6

10.9-16.8

1.8

1.1- 2.8

2.8

2.1- 3.7

1,680

81.8

78.6-84.7

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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