BRFSS 2003 - Chatham/Lee Counties: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Chatham/Lee Counties

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,445	3,758	38.6	37.0-40.2	5,687	61.4	59.8-63.0
-Chatham/Lee	400	146	37.1	31.0-43.6	254	62.9	56.4-69.0
GENDER
Male	152	46	31.3	21.9-42.6	106	68.7	57.4-78.1
Female	248	100	42.7	35.6-50.2	148	57.3	49.8-64.4
RACE
White	292	91	27.4	22.0-33.6	201	72.6	66.4-78.0
Other	103	52	56.7	44.1-68.4	51	43.3	31.6-55.9
AGE
18-44	146	55	35.5	26.7-45.3	91	64.5	54.7-73.3
45+	250	91	39.1	31.0-47.8	159	60.9	52.2-69.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	189	67	38.5	29.1-48.8	122	61.5	51.2-70.9
Some College +	210	79	36.0	28.7-43.9	131	64.0	56.1-71.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	67	36.9	27.7-47.2	133	63.1	52.8-72.3
$50,000+	99	43	37.8	27.2-49.7	56	62.2	50.3-72.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	169	36.0	30.9-41.4	285	64.0	58.6-69.1
Guilford	444	190	40.8	35.5-46.3	254	59.2	53.7-64.5
Mecklenburg	449	196	38.7	33.3-44.5	253	61.3	55.5-66.7
Orange	452	175	36.9	29.9-44.6	277	63.1	55.4-70.1
Wake	452	189	39.7	34.4-45.2	263	60.3	54.8-65.6
Nash/Wilson	379	152	39.1	33.3-45.2	227	60.9	54.8-66.7
Craven/Pamlico	456	207	40.6	35.3-46.1	249	59.4	53.9-64.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	165	37.8	32.0-44.0	273	62.2	56.0-68.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	171	36.4	30.0-43.2	285	63.6	56.8-70.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	183	34.3	27.9-41.2	295	65.7	58.8-72.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	172	35.3	27.4-44.2	254	64.7	55.8-72.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	196	39.4	34.5-44.6	278	60.6	55.4-65.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	146	32.1	26.9-37.9	273	67.9	62.1-73.1
Northeast NC I	461	189	38.0	32.5-43.7	272	62.0	56.3-67.5
Northeast NC II	513	211	40.2	35.1-45.5	302	59.8	54.5-64.9
Northeastern Partnership	974	400	39.4	35.6-43.4	574	60.6	56.6-64.4
Mountain AHEC	1,308	512	38.3	34.0-42.7	796	61.7	57.3-66.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,317	1,339	36.7	34.0-39.5	1,978	63.3	60.5-66.0
Piedmont	4,049	1,608	39.6	37.4-41.9	2,441	60.4	58.1-62.6
Western NC	2,079	811	38.4	35.0-42.0	1,268	61.6	58.0-65.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,445

3,758

38.6

37.0-40.2

5,687

61.4

59.8-63.0

-Chatham/Lee

400

146

37.1

31.0-43.6

254

62.9

56.4-69.0

GENDER

Male

152

31.3

21.9-42.6

106

68.7

57.4-78.1

Female

248

100

42.7

35.6-50.2

148

57.3

49.8-64.4

RACE

White

292

27.4

22.0-33.6

201

72.6

66.4-78.0

Other

103

56.7

44.1-68.4

43.3

31.6-55.9

AGE

18-44

146

35.5

26.7-45.3

64.5

54.7-73.3

45+

250

39.1

31.0-47.8

159

60.9

52.2-69.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

189

38.5

29.1-48.8

122

61.5

51.2-70.9

Some College +

210

36.0

28.7-43.9

131

64.0

56.1-71.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

200

36.9

27.7-47.2

133

63.1

52.8-72.3

$50,000+

37.8

27.2-49.7

62.2

50.3-72.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

169

36.0

30.9-41.4

285

64.0

58.6-69.1

Guilford

444

190

40.8

35.5-46.3

254

59.2

53.7-64.5

Mecklenburg

449

196

38.7

33.3-44.5

253

61.3

55.5-66.7

Orange

452

175

36.9

29.9-44.6

277

63.1

55.4-70.1

Wake

452

189

39.7

34.4-45.2

263

60.3

54.8-65.6

Nash/Wilson

379

152

39.1

33.3-45.2

227

60.9

54.8-66.7

Craven/Pamlico

456

207

40.6

35.3-46.1

249

59.4

53.9-64.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

165

37.8

32.0-44.0

273

62.2

56.0-68.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

171

36.4

30.0-43.2

285

63.6

56.8-70.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

183

34.3

27.9-41.2

295

65.7

58.8-72.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

172

35.3

27.4-44.2

254

64.7

55.8-72.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

196

39.4

34.5-44.6

278

60.6

55.4-65.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

146

32.1

26.9-37.9

273

67.9

62.1-73.1

Northeast NC I

461

189

38.0

32.5-43.7

272

62.0

56.3-67.5

Northeast NC II

513

211

40.2

35.1-45.5

302

59.8

54.5-64.9

Northeastern Partnership

974

400

39.4

35.6-43.4

574

60.6

56.6-64.4

Mountain AHEC

1,308

512

38.3

34.0-42.7

796

61.7

57.3-66.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,317

1,339

36.7

34.0-39.5

1,978

63.3

60.5-66.0

Piedmont

4,049

1,608

39.6

37.4-41.9

2,441

60.4

58.1-62.6

Western NC

2,079

811

38.4

35.0-42.0

1,268

61.6

58.0-65.0

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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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