BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did any of the over-the-counter weight control products you told me about contain ma huang or ephedra?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, I think so	No, I don't think so	I don't know/not sure
North Carolina	778	261	37.4	32.0-43.1	348	43.7	38.3-49.3	169	18.9	14.9-23.6
-Eastern NC	276	81	33.8	24.5-44.5	122	45.9	35.8-56.3	73	20.3	13.5-29.5
GENDER
Male	48	20	33.1	15.9-56.5	17	38.4	17.5-64.6	11	28.5	11.5-55.0
Female	228	61	34.0	23.6-46.1	105	48.4	37.6-59.4	62	17.6	11.5-26.0
RACE
White	171	67	46.1	33.8-58.9	67	40.5	29.1-53.0	37	13.4	8.2-21.3
African American	77	13	16.9	7.3-34.2	39	44.0	26.8-62.8	25	39.2	21.1-60.9
Other Minorities	27	1	1.9	0.2-13.9	16	81.9	58.2-93.6	10	16.2	5.6-38.8
AGE
18-24	28	10	49.1	21.4-77.3	12	44.3	18.1-74.0	6	6.7	2.3-17.9
25-34	85	29	31.8	18.7-48.5	38	39.1	25.1-55.3	18	29.1	14.1-50.6
35-44	71	22	32.4	17.2-52.7	32	47.8	30.2-65.9	17	19.8	8.3-40.3
45-54	58	16	31.5	17.6-49.8	21	45.5	27.8-64.4	21	23.0	12.8-37.9
55-64	20	3	20.7	3.6-64.7	10	60.9	25.7-87.6	7	18.4	5.2-47.8
65-74	9	1	17.2	2.5-62.9	5	43.8	16.3-75.8	3	39.0	12.8-73.5
75+	5	0	0.0	. - .	4	95.0	66.2-99.5	1	5.0	0.5-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	31	3	10.6	2.4-36.7	14	65.0	37.9-85.0	14	24.4	10.1-48.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	89	22	25.0	12.7-43.3	42	57.6	39.8-73.6	25	17.4	8.7-31.8
Some Post-H.S.	91	27	42.5	25.5-61.4	40	32.5	19.7-48.6	24	25.0	12.1-44.7
College Graduate	65	29	47.9	29.5-66.9	26	38.0	21.9-57.1	10	14.1	4.8-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	7	16.5	5.5-40.1	15	60.9	30.0-85.0	14	22.6	8.2-49.1
$15,000- 24,999	58	9	16.6	5.0-42.9	33	67.7	45.4-84.0	16	15.7	7.7-29.4
$25,000- 34,999	36	11	39.6	17.3-67.1	16	37.2	17.9-61.5	9	23.3	8.2-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	41	18	53.7	32.0-74.1	16	38.9	19.9-62.0	7	7.4	3.2-16.5
$50,000-74,999	35	15	30.4	13.5-55.0	11	47.2	24.3-71.4	9	22.4	7.5-50.7
$75,000+	28	11	43.2	18.0-72.5	11	45.2	20.1-73.0	6	11.6	3.2-34.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	31	14	52.8	32.5-72.3	13	34.4	18.4-55.0	4	12.7	4.4-31.5
Guilford	26	11	41.7	22.1-64.3	10	27.9	13.8-48.4	5	30.4	11.8-58.9
Mecklenburg	37	16	56.6	39.2-72.4	16	33.1	19.5-50.2	5	10.3	3.8-25.4
Orange	33	6	19.8	8.5-39.6	22	65.5	46.6-80.5	5	14.7	6.1-31.2
Wake	36	17	48.6	31.4-66.3	16	41.5	25.6-59.4	3	9.9	2.7-30.1
Chatham/Lee	27	4	9.3	2.9-25.9	14	61.5	36.5-81.6	9	29.2	12.3-54.6
Nash/Wilson	23	11	49.0	28.0-70.4	8	38.6	19.7-61.6	4	12.4	4.3-31.2
Craven/Pamlico	37	12	27.5	13.6-47.6	14	53.1	32.2-73.0	11	19.4	9.5-35.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	18	55.6	36.7-73.0	11	21.4	10.8-38.1	9	22.9	10.8-42.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	50	21	46.3	29.6-63.9	22	37.3	23.1-54.1	7	16.4	6.0-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	33	6	19.6	7.7-41.6	14	36.1	20.3-55.8	13	44.2	25.8-64.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	21	47.6	32.1-63.6	18	34.2	21.3-50.1	7	18.2	8.6-34.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	43	5	12.2	4.5-28.8	22	48.4	32.2-65.0	16	39.4	24.1-57.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	9	31.0	16.0-51.5	11	40.2	21.5-62.4	12	28.8	15.4-47.3
Northeast NC I	37	9	21.8	11.1-38.2	18	49.9	32.8-67.0	10	28.3	15.0-46.9
Northeast NC II	39	12	36.2	21.6-54.0	19	43.0	27.8-59.7	8	20.7	10.3-37.5
Northeastern Partnership	76	21	31.0	20.4-44.1	37	45.5	33.6-58.0	18	23.5	14.6-35.6
Mountain AHEC	110	51	48.6	35.9-61.4	40	30.3	20.1-42.8	19	21.2	12.4-33.8
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	318	100	37.5	30.0-45.7	152	44.0	36.4-51.9	66	18.5	13.1-25.6
Western NC	184	80	45.2	35.1-55.8	74	37.8	28.4-48.3	30	17.0	10.8-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, I think so

No, I don't think so

I don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

778

261

37.4

32.0-43.1

348

43.7

38.3-49.3

169

18.9

14.9-23.6

-Eastern NC

276

33.8

24.5-44.5

122

45.9

35.8-56.3

20.3

13.5-29.5

GENDER

Male

33.1

15.9-56.5

38.4

17.5-64.6

28.5

11.5-55.0

Female

228

34.0

23.6-46.1

105

48.4

37.6-59.4

17.6

11.5-26.0

RACE

White

171

46.1

33.8-58.9

40.5

29.1-53.0

13.4

8.2-21.3

African American

16.9

7.3-34.2

44.0

26.8-62.8

39.2

21.1-60.9

Other Minorities

1.9

0.2-13.9

81.9

58.2-93.6

16.2

5.6-38.8

AGE

18-24

49.1

21.4-77.3

44.3

18.1-74.0

6.7

2.3-17.9

25-34

31.8

18.7-48.5

39.1

25.1-55.3

29.1

14.1-50.6

35-44

32.4

17.2-52.7

47.8

30.2-65.9

19.8

8.3-40.3

45-54

31.5

17.6-49.8

45.5

27.8-64.4

23.0

12.8-37.9

55-64

20.7

3.6-64.7

60.9

25.7-87.6

18.4

5.2-47.8

65-74

17.2

2.5-62.9

43.8

16.3-75.8

39.0

12.8-73.5

75+

0.0

. - .

95.0

66.2-99.5

5.0

0.5-33.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.6

2.4-36.7

65.0

37.9-85.0

24.4

10.1-48.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.0

12.7-43.3

57.6

39.8-73.6

17.4

8.7-31.8

Some Post-H.S.

42.5

25.5-61.4

32.5

19.7-48.6

25.0

12.1-44.7

College Graduate

47.9

29.5-66.9

38.0

21.9-57.1

14.1

4.8-35.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.5

5.5-40.1

60.9

30.0-85.0

22.6

8.2-49.1

$15,000- 24,999

16.6

5.0-42.9

67.7

45.4-84.0

15.7

7.7-29.4

$25,000- 34,999

39.6

17.3-67.1

37.2

17.9-61.5

23.3

8.2-50.9

$35,000- 49,999

53.7

32.0-74.1

38.9

19.9-62.0

7.4

3.2-16.5

$50,000-74,999

30.4

13.5-55.0

47.2

24.3-71.4

22.4

7.5-50.7

$75,000+

43.2

18.0-72.5

45.2

20.1-73.0

11.6

3.2-34.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

52.8

32.5-72.3

34.4

18.4-55.0

12.7

4.4-31.5

Guilford

41.7

22.1-64.3

27.9

13.8-48.4

30.4

11.8-58.9

Mecklenburg

56.6

39.2-72.4

33.1

19.5-50.2

10.3

3.8-25.4

Orange

19.8

8.5-39.6

65.5

46.6-80.5

14.7

6.1-31.2

Wake

48.6

31.4-66.3

41.5

25.6-59.4

9.9

2.7-30.1

Chatham/Lee

9.3

2.9-25.9

61.5

36.5-81.6

29.2

12.3-54.6

Nash/Wilson

49.0

28.0-70.4

38.6

19.7-61.6

12.4

4.3-31.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.5

13.6-47.6

53.1

32.2-73.0

19.4

9.5-35.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

55.6

36.7-73.0

21.4

10.8-38.1

22.9

10.8-42.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

46.3

29.6-63.9

37.3

23.1-54.1

16.4

6.0-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

19.6

7.7-41.6

36.1

20.3-55.8

44.2

25.8-64.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.6

32.1-63.6

34.2

21.3-50.1

18.2

8.6-34.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.2

4.5-28.8

48.4

32.2-65.0

39.4

24.1-57.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.0

16.0-51.5

40.2

21.5-62.4

28.8

15.4-47.3

Northeast NC I

21.8

11.1-38.2

49.9

32.8-67.0

28.3

15.0-46.9

Northeast NC II

36.2

21.6-54.0

43.0

27.8-59.7

20.7

10.3-37.5

Northeastern Partnership

31.0

20.4-44.1

45.5

33.6-58.0

23.5

14.6-35.6

Mountain AHEC

110

48.6

35.9-61.4

30.3

20.1-42.8

21.2

12.4-33.8

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

318

100

37.5

30.0-45.7

152

44.0

36.4-51.9

18.5

13.1-25.6

Western NC

184

45.2

35.1-55.8

37.8

28.4-48.3

17.0

10.8-25.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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