BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
North Carolina	7,046	945	13.0	11.9-14.3	1,453	20.2	18.8-21.7	2,744	37.4	35.6-39.2	1,904	29.4	27.6-31.2
-Eastern NC	2,469	340	13.6	11.4-16.1	515	20.8	18.3-23.6	971	35.9	32.7-39.1	643	29.8	26.5-33.2
GENDER
Male	799	128	15.2	11.8-19.5	147	18.3	14.3-23.0	287	33.4	28.1-39.3	237	33.1	27.4-39.2
Female	1,670	212	12.3	9.6-15.6	368	22.8	19.7-26.2	684	37.8	34.2-41.5	406	27.1	23.6-31.0
RACE
White	1,561	206	13.1	10.5-16.3	313	21.2	18.0-24.7	632	33.9	30.3-37.8	410	31.8	27.6-36.2
African American	703	103	14.6	10.9-19.2	158	21.2	16.7-26.5	266	37.2	31.4-43.5	176	27.0	21.2-33.8
Other Minorities	191	27	13.6	5.7-29.3	42	16.9	10.6-25.8	69	48.8	34.9-62.8	53	20.7	13.7-30.2
AGE
18-24	137	15	8.1	3.4-18.2	29	17.1	9.8-28.2	47	27.5	17.3-40.7	46	47.3	33.7-61.4
25-34	390	58	12.6	8.4-18.5	80	18.3	13.3-24.7	148	36.6	29.0-44.8	104	32.5	25.4-40.4
35-44	462	69	19.7	13.7-27.5	101	25.0	19.1-31.9	161	28.1	22.7-34.3	131	27.2	21.4-34.0
45-54	509	76	16.2	11.4-22.5	111	20.6	15.4-26.9	196	40.7	33.5-48.4	126	22.4	16.9-29.1
55-64	438	60	12.2	8.2-17.8	88	22.2	16.4-29.3	192	40.3	33.6-47.4	98	25.2	19.1-32.5
65-74	337	40	11.1	6.9-17.5	70	20.4	14.5-27.8	145	44.8	36.9-53.0	82	23.7	17.6-31.1
75+	181	19	6.4	3.5-11.4	32	20.9	12.6-32.6	76	38.1	28.1-49.3	54	34.6	24.8-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	432	66	14.4	8.7-22.8	78	18.3	13.2-24.7	162	37.5	29.7-46.0	126	29.9	23.0-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	805	100	14.9	11.2-19.6	173	20.0	15.9-24.9	318	36.7	31.1-42.7	214	28.4	23.1-34.3
Some Post-H.S.	665	86	11.7	8.0-16.8	145	20.8	15.9-26.7	264	32.5	26.9-38.7	170	35.0	27.9-42.9
College Graduate	565	88	13.7	9.9-18.5	119	23.4	18.3-29.5	225	37.5	31.4-44.0	133	25.4	20.1-31.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	315	37	7.8	5.0-12.0	66	21.2	14.4-30.1	128	41.3	31.2-52.1	84	29.7	20.9-40.3
$15,000- 24,999	479	63	11.8	8.3-16.7	117	25.0	19.1-32.0	180	34.0	26.9-42.0	119	29.2	22.2-37.3
$25,000- 34,999	300	46	16.2	10.4-24.5	60	21.1	14.6-29.5	104	32.3	24.0-41.8	90	30.4	22.5-39.5
$35,000- 49,999	322	45	12.6	8.0-19.3	77	23.6	16.3-33.0	127	33.8	26.4-42.1	73	30.0	22.0-39.3
$50,000-74,999	283	43	14.3	9.0-21.9	53	19.4	13.1-27.8	119	38.3	29.8-47.7	68	27.9	18.4-39.9
$75,000+	244	50	19.7	12.8-29.0	48	19.6	13.2-28.2	97	37.0	27.8-47.3	49	23.7	16.3-33.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	330	46	13.9	10.2-18.7	66	21.0	15.9-27.2	124	36.7	30.8-43.1	94	28.3	22.9-34.5
Guilford	345	53	14.9	11.0-20.0	81	22.9	18.2-28.4	129	36.7	30.9-42.9	82	25.5	20.2-31.6
Mecklenburg	343	43	12.2	8.9-16.6	67	18.2	14.0-23.2	150	45.1	38.8-51.6	83	24.5	19.5-30.2
Orange	358	52	16.8	10.6-25.6	71	19.8	14.3-26.7	127	31.9	24.2-40.8	108	31.5	24.2-39.7
Wake	363	52	12.4	9.3-16.4	66	20.7	15.6-26.9	151	38.9	33.2-45.0	94	27.9	22.4-34.2
Chatham/Lee	292	37	10.5	7.1-15.2	74	21.2	16.4-26.9	103	39.6	32.1-47.6	78	28.8	22.5-36.0
Nash/Wilson	273	39	14.7	10.4-20.4	65	22.0	17.0-28.0	102	34.6	28.4-41.4	67	28.6	21.9-36.4
Craven/Pamlico	349	51	14.6	10.6-19.9	60	17.6	13.2-23.2	145	39.4	33.3-45.9	93	28.3	22.7-34.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	315	27	7.6	4.8-11.7	64	21.3	15.1-29.3	141	43.4	36.8-50.4	83	27.6	22.1-33.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	323	48	13.1	9.6-17.6	52	14.1	10.4-18.9	120	38.8	30.9-47.3	103	34.0	27.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	348	43	21.8	11.3-37.8	71	18.3	13.5-24.3	131	29.6	22.8-37.5	103	30.3	22.8-39.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	316	46	14.6	10.5-19.8	67	21.6	16.5-27.8	117	34.7	28.8-41.0	86	29.1	23.3-35.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	355	45	12.8	9.3-17.6	79	22.6	17.9-28.1	143	39.7	33.9-45.7	88	24.8	20.0-30.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	305	44	13.8	9.9-18.9	57	16.7	12.5-22.1	125	42.3	34.8-50.1	79	27.2	21.4-33.8
Northeast NC I	342	52	15.7	11.8-20.5	75	21.9	17.0-27.7	131	37.0	31.4-43.1	84	25.4	20.3-31.4
Northeast NC II	372	47	13.0	9.2-18.1	75	21.6	16.6-27.6	161	42.0	36.2-48.1	89	23.4	18.9-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	714	99	13.9	11.0-17.5	150	21.7	17.9-26.0	292	40.3	35.9-44.7	173	24.1	20.6-28.1
Mountain AHEC	962	135	13.3	10.7-16.4	196	20.3	16.8-24.4	368	36.1	31.7-40.8	263	30.3	24.9-36.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,066	395	12.7	11.2-14.5	644	19.8	17.9-21.9	1,182	38.1	35.6-40.7	845	29.4	27.0-31.8
Western NC	1,511	210	13.2	10.8-15.9	294	20.4	17.3-23.9	591	37.9	34.1-41.9	416	28.5	24.5-32.9

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,046

945

13.0

11.9-14.3

1,453

20.2

18.8-21.7

2,744

37.4

35.6-39.2

1,904

29.4

27.6-31.2

-Eastern NC

2,469

340

13.6

11.4-16.1

515

20.8

18.3-23.6

971

35.9

32.7-39.1

643

29.8

26.5-33.2

GENDER

Male

799

128

15.2

11.8-19.5

147

18.3

14.3-23.0

287

33.4

28.1-39.3

237

33.1

27.4-39.2

Female

1,670

212

12.3

9.6-15.6

368

22.8

19.7-26.2

684

37.8

34.2-41.5

406

27.1

23.6-31.0

RACE

White

1,561

206

13.1

10.5-16.3

313

21.2

18.0-24.7

632

33.9

30.3-37.8

410

31.8

27.6-36.2

African American

703

103

14.6

10.9-19.2

158

21.2

16.7-26.5

266

37.2

31.4-43.5

176

27.0

21.2-33.8

Other Minorities

191

13.6

5.7-29.3

16.9

10.6-25.8

48.8

34.9-62.8

20.7

13.7-30.2

AGE

18-24

137

8.1

3.4-18.2

17.1

9.8-28.2

27.5

17.3-40.7

47.3

33.7-61.4

25-34

390

12.6

8.4-18.5

18.3

13.3-24.7

148

36.6

29.0-44.8

104

32.5

25.4-40.4

35-44

462

19.7

13.7-27.5

101

25.0

19.1-31.9

161

28.1

22.7-34.3

131

27.2

21.4-34.0

45-54

509

16.2

11.4-22.5

111

20.6

15.4-26.9

196

40.7

33.5-48.4

126

22.4

16.9-29.1

55-64

438

12.2

8.2-17.8

22.2

16.4-29.3

192

40.3

33.6-47.4

25.2

19.1-32.5

65-74

337

11.1

6.9-17.5

20.4

14.5-27.8

145

44.8

36.9-53.0

23.7

17.6-31.1

75+

181

6.4

3.5-11.4

20.9

12.6-32.6

38.1

28.1-49.3

34.6

24.8-45.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

432

14.4

8.7-22.8

18.3

13.2-24.7

162

37.5

29.7-46.0

126

29.9

23.0-37.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

805

100

14.9

11.2-19.6

173

20.0

15.9-24.9

318

36.7

31.1-42.7

214

28.4

23.1-34.3

Some Post-H.S.

665

11.7

8.0-16.8

145

20.8

15.9-26.7

264

32.5

26.9-38.7

170

35.0

27.9-42.9

College Graduate

565

13.7

9.9-18.5

119

23.4

18.3-29.5

225

37.5

31.4-44.0

133

25.4

20.1-31.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

315

7.8

5.0-12.0

21.2

14.4-30.1

128

41.3

31.2-52.1

29.7

20.9-40.3

$15,000- 24,999

479

11.8

8.3-16.7

117

25.0

19.1-32.0

180

34.0

26.9-42.0

119

29.2

22.2-37.3

$25,000- 34,999

300

16.2

10.4-24.5

21.1

14.6-29.5

104

32.3

24.0-41.8

30.4

22.5-39.5

$35,000- 49,999

322

12.6

8.0-19.3

23.6

16.3-33.0

127

33.8

26.4-42.1

30.0

22.0-39.3

$50,000-74,999

283

14.3

9.0-21.9

19.4

13.1-27.8

119

38.3

29.8-47.7

27.9

18.4-39.9

$75,000+

244

19.7

12.8-29.0

19.6

13.2-28.2

37.0

27.8-47.3

23.7

16.3-33.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

330

13.9

10.2-18.7

21.0

15.9-27.2

124

36.7

30.8-43.1

28.3

22.9-34.5

Guilford

345

14.9

11.0-20.0

22.9

18.2-28.4

129

36.7

30.9-42.9

25.5

20.2-31.6

Mecklenburg

343

12.2

8.9-16.6

18.2

14.0-23.2

150

45.1

38.8-51.6

24.5

19.5-30.2

Orange

358

16.8

10.6-25.6

19.8

14.3-26.7

127

31.9

24.2-40.8

108

31.5

24.2-39.7

Wake

363

12.4

9.3-16.4

20.7

15.6-26.9

151

38.9

33.2-45.0

27.9

22.4-34.2

Chatham/Lee

292

10.5

7.1-15.2

21.2

16.4-26.9

103

39.6

32.1-47.6

28.8

22.5-36.0

Nash/Wilson

273

14.7

10.4-20.4

22.0

17.0-28.0

102

34.6

28.4-41.4

28.6

21.9-36.4

Craven/Pamlico

349

14.6

10.6-19.9

17.6

13.2-23.2

145

39.4

33.3-45.9

28.3

22.7-34.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

315

7.6

4.8-11.7

21.3

15.1-29.3

141

43.4

36.8-50.4

27.6

22.1-33.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

323

13.1

9.6-17.6

14.1

10.4-18.9

120

38.8

30.9-47.3

103

34.0

27.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

348

21.8

11.3-37.8

18.3

13.5-24.3

131

29.6

22.8-37.5

103

30.3

22.8-39.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

316

14.6

10.5-19.8

21.6

16.5-27.8

117

34.7

28.8-41.0

29.1

23.3-35.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

355

12.8

9.3-17.6

22.6

17.9-28.1

143

39.7

33.9-45.7

24.8

20.0-30.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

305

13.8

9.9-18.9

16.7

12.5-22.1

125

42.3

34.8-50.1

27.2

21.4-33.8

Northeast NC I

342

15.7

11.8-20.5

21.9

17.0-27.7

131

37.0

31.4-43.1

25.4

20.3-31.4

Northeast NC II

372

13.0

9.2-18.1

21.6

16.6-27.6

161

42.0

36.2-48.1

23.4

18.9-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

714

13.9

11.0-17.5

150

21.7

17.9-26.0

292

40.3

35.9-44.7

173

24.1

20.6-28.1

Mountain AHEC

962

135

13.3

10.7-16.4

196

20.3

16.8-24.4

368

36.1

31.7-40.8

263

30.3

24.9-36.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,066

395

12.7

11.2-14.5

644

19.8

17.9-21.9

1,182

38.1

35.6-40.7

845

29.4

27.0-31.8

Western NC

1,511

210

13.2

10.8-15.9

294

20.4

17.3-23.9

591

37.9

34.1-41.9

416

28.5

24.5-32.9

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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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