BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Weight Control

Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,128	4,498	65.1	63.3-66.8	2,630	34.9	33.2-36.7
-Buncombe County	333	208	64.6	58.4-70.3	125	35.4	29.7-41.6
GENDER
Male	119	74	66.2	56.1-75.0	45	33.8	25.0-43.9
Female	214	134	63.2	55.5-70.2	80	36.8	29.8-44.5
RACE
White	294	185	64.5	58.0-70.4	109	35.5	29.6-42.0
Other	38	22	64.9	44.4-81.1	16	35.1	18.9-55.6
AGE
18-44	114	90	80.7	70.8-87.8	24	19.3	12.2-29.2
45+	216	117	53.1	45.6-60.4	99	46.9	39.6-54.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	130	63	53.2	43.2-63.0	67	46.8	37.0-56.8
Some College +	203	145	72.5	64.7-79.1	58	27.5	20.9-35.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	195	123	66.2	58.3-73.2	72	33.8	26.8-41.7
$50,000+	77	56	70.9	57.1-81.6	21	29.1	18.4-42.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	333	208	64.6	58.4-70.3	125	35.4	29.7-41.6
Guilford	350	239	67.9	61.7-73.6	111	32.1	26.4-38.3
Mecklenburg	344	248	73.6	67.9-78.6	96	26.4	21.4-32.1
Orange	362	273	71.0	61.1-79.3	89	29.0	20.7-38.9
Wake	366	261	71.0	65.0-76.4	105	29.0	23.6-35.0
Chatham/Lee	294	177	62.4	55.1-69.3	117	37.6	30.7-44.9
Nash/Wilson	278	190	67.5	60.7-73.7	88	32.5	26.3-39.3
Craven/Pamlico	354	232	65.7	59.5-71.3	122	34.3	28.7-40.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	318	184	59.7	52.9-66.2	134	40.3	33.8-47.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	324	203	64.6	57.5-71.0	121	35.4	29.0-42.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	351	184	56.4	46.9-65.6	167	43.6	34.4-53.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	320	222	70.0	63.5-75.7	98	30.0	24.3-36.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	360	203	58.7	52.7-64.4	157	41.3	35.6-47.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	309	156	55.1	47.9-62.1	153	44.9	37.9-52.1
Northeast NC I	347	201	58.0	51.7-64.0	146	42.0	36.0-48.3
Northeast NC II	383	234	63.1	57.2-68.7	149	36.9	31.3-42.8
Northeastern Partnership	730	435	61.3	56.9-65.6	295	38.7	34.4-43.1
Mountain AHEC	971	628	64.4	59.7-68.9	343	35.6	31.1-40.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,509	1,529	64.5	61.2-67.6	980	35.5	32.4-38.8
Piedmont	3,095	2,000	65.8	63.3-68.2	1,095	34.2	31.8-36.7
Western NC	1,524	969	63.5	59.5-67.3	555	36.5	32.7-40.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,128

4,498

65.1

63.3-66.8

2,630

34.9

33.2-36.7

-Buncombe County

333

208

64.6

58.4-70.3

125

35.4

29.7-41.6

GENDER

Male

119

66.2

56.1-75.0

33.8

25.0-43.9

Female

214

134

63.2

55.5-70.2

36.8

29.8-44.5

RACE

White

294

185

64.5

58.0-70.4

109

35.5

29.6-42.0

Other

64.9

44.4-81.1

35.1

18.9-55.6

AGE

18-44

114

80.7

70.8-87.8

19.3

12.2-29.2

45+

216

117

53.1

45.6-60.4

46.9

39.6-54.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

130

53.2

43.2-63.0

46.8

37.0-56.8

Some College +

203

145

72.5

64.7-79.1

27.5

20.9-35.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

195

123

66.2

58.3-73.2

33.8

26.8-41.7

$50,000+

70.9

57.1-81.6

29.1

18.4-42.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

333

208

64.6

58.4-70.3

125

35.4

29.7-41.6

Guilford

350

239

67.9

61.7-73.6

111

32.1

26.4-38.3

Mecklenburg

344

248

73.6

67.9-78.6

26.4

21.4-32.1

Orange

362

273

71.0

61.1-79.3

29.0

20.7-38.9

Wake

366

261

71.0

65.0-76.4

105

29.0

23.6-35.0

Chatham/Lee

294

177

62.4

55.1-69.3

117

37.6

30.7-44.9

Nash/Wilson

278

190

67.5

60.7-73.7

32.5

26.3-39.3

Craven/Pamlico

354

232

65.7

59.5-71.3

122

34.3

28.7-40.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

318

184

59.7

52.9-66.2

134

40.3

33.8-47.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

324

203

64.6

57.5-71.0

121

35.4

29.0-42.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

351

184

56.4

46.9-65.6

167

43.6

34.4-53.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

320

222

70.0

63.5-75.7

30.0

24.3-36.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

360

203

58.7

52.7-64.4

157

41.3

35.6-47.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

309

156

55.1

47.9-62.1

153

44.9

37.9-52.1

Northeast NC I

347

201

58.0

51.7-64.0

146

42.0

36.0-48.3

Northeast NC II

383

234

63.1

57.2-68.7

149

36.9

31.3-42.8

Northeastern Partnership

730

435

61.3

56.9-65.6

295

38.7

34.4-43.1

Mountain AHEC

971

628

64.4

59.7-68.9

343

35.6

31.1-40.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,509

1,529

64.5

61.2-67.6

980

35.5

32.4-38.8

Piedmont

3,095

2,000

65.8

63.3-68.2

1,095

34.2

31.8-36.7

Western NC

1,524

969

63.5

59.5-67.3

555

36.5

32.7-40.5

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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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