BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Weight Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,679	3,380	59.1	57.0-61.1	2,299	40.9	38.9-43.0
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	274	164	58.8	51.1-66.1	110	41.2	33.9-48.9
GENDER
Male	92	55	57.0	43.7-69.3	37	43.0	30.7-56.3
Female	182	109	60.5	52.1-68.3	73	39.5	31.7-47.9
RACE
White	176	110	61.2	52.4-69.3	66	38.8	30.7-47.6
Other	98	54	54.7	40.1-68.6	44	45.3	31.4-59.9
AGE
18-44	91	56	56.9	44.6-68.3	35	43.1	31.7-55.4
45+	183	108	60.2	50.4-69.3	75	39.8	30.7-49.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	179	103	52.9	44.1-61.5	76	47.1	38.5-55.9
Some College +	95	61	69.0	55.8-79.8	34	31.0	20.2-44.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	174	99	57.8	47.6-67.3	75	42.2	32.7-52.4
$50,000+	43	34	80.6	64.8-90.3	9	19.4	9.7-35.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	284	164	56.3	49.3-63.1	120	43.7	36.9-50.7
Guilford	255	160	59.9	52.3-67.1	95	40.1	32.9-47.7
Mecklenburg	250	149	51.2	43.1-59.3	101	48.8	40.7-56.9
Orange	276	187	69.6	61.5-76.7	89	30.4	23.3-38.5
Wake	264	177	63.2	55.7-70.1	87	36.8	29.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	254	148	57.3	49.6-64.7	106	42.7	35.3-50.4
Nash/Wilson	228	126	55.8	48.2-63.1	102	44.2	36.9-51.8
Craven/Pamlico	248	147	62.7	55.5-69.4	101	37.3	30.6-44.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	272	155	57.2	50.3-63.9	117	42.8	36.1-49.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	281	153	53.7	45.5-61.7	128	46.3	38.3-54.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	296	171	63.2	53.2-72.1	125	36.8	27.9-46.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	254	149	43.3	30.0-57.6	105	56.7	42.4-70.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	280	164	58.4	51.4-65.1	116	41.6	34.9-48.6
Northeast NC I	272	159	53.6	44.4-62.5	113	46.4	37.5-55.6
Northeast NC II	303	172	52.4	45.5-59.2	131	47.6	40.8-54.5
Northeastern Partnership	575	331	52.8	47.3-58.2	244	47.2	41.8-52.7
Mountain AHEC	794	461	56.6	51.6-61.6	333	43.4	38.4-48.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,979	1,172	61.4	57.8-64.9	807	38.6	35.1-42.2
Piedmont	2,438	1,492	58.5	55.5-61.4	946	41.5	38.6-44.5
Western NC	1,262	716	56.6	52.3-60.9	546	43.4	39.1-47.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,679

3,380

59.1

57.0-61.1

2,299

40.9

38.9-43.0

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

274

164

58.8

51.1-66.1

110

41.2

33.9-48.9

GENDER

Male

57.0

43.7-69.3

43.0

30.7-56.3

Female

182

109

60.5

52.1-68.3

39.5

31.7-47.9

RACE

White

176

110

61.2

52.4-69.3

38.8

30.7-47.6

Other

54.7

40.1-68.6

45.3

31.4-59.9

AGE

18-44

56.9

44.6-68.3

43.1

31.7-55.4

45+

183

108

60.2

50.4-69.3

39.8

30.7-49.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

179

103

52.9

44.1-61.5

47.1

38.5-55.9

Some College +

69.0

55.8-79.8

31.0

20.2-44.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

174

57.8

47.6-67.3

42.2

32.7-52.4

$50,000+

80.6

64.8-90.3

19.4

9.7-35.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

284

164

56.3

49.3-63.1

120

43.7

36.9-50.7

Guilford

255

160

59.9

52.3-67.1

40.1

32.9-47.7

Mecklenburg

250

149

51.2

43.1-59.3

101

48.8

40.7-56.9

Orange

276

187

69.6

61.5-76.7

30.4

23.3-38.5

Wake

264

177

63.2

55.7-70.1

36.8

29.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

254

148

57.3

49.6-64.7

106

42.7

35.3-50.4

Nash/Wilson

228

126

55.8

48.2-63.1

102

44.2

36.9-51.8

Craven/Pamlico

248

147

62.7

55.5-69.4

101

37.3

30.6-44.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

272

155

57.2

50.3-63.9

117

42.8

36.1-49.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

281

153

53.7

45.5-61.7

128

46.3

38.3-54.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

296

171

63.2

53.2-72.1

125

36.8

27.9-46.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

254

149

43.3

30.0-57.6

105

56.7

42.4-70.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

280

164

58.4

51.4-65.1

116

41.6

34.9-48.6

Northeast NC I

272

159

53.6

44.4-62.5

113

46.4

37.5-55.6

Northeast NC II

303

172

52.4

45.5-59.2

131

47.6

40.8-54.5

Northeastern Partnership

575

331

52.8

47.3-58.2

244

47.2

41.8-52.7

Mountain AHEC

794

461

56.6

51.6-61.6

333

43.4

38.4-48.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,979

1,172

61.4

57.8-64.9

807

38.6

35.1-42.2

Piedmont

2,438

1,492

58.5

55.5-61.4

946

41.5

38.6-44.5

Western NC

1,262

716

56.6

52.3-60.9

546

43.4

39.1-47.7

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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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