BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Taking Over-the-counter Weight Control Products That Contain Ephedra*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	734	349	51.5	45.8-57.2	385	48.5	42.8-54.2
-Eastern NC	257	127	52.5	42.1-62.6	130	47.5	37.4-57.9
GENDER
Male	47	26	56.3	32.3-77.7	21	43.7	22.3-67.7
Female	210	101	51.1	40.2-61.9	109	48.9	38.1-59.8
RACE
White	162	85	57.6	45.4-68.8	77	42.4	31.2-54.6
African American	68	28	32.2	17.7-51.0	40	67.8	49.0-82.3
Other Minorities	26	13	64.9	31.0-88.4	13	35.1	11.6-69.0
AGE
18-24	27	17	59.2	29.1-83.7	10	40.8	16.3-70.9
25-34	81	45	48.1	31.7-65.0	36	51.9	35.0-68.3
35-44	64	27	44.9	27.1-64.0	37	55.1	36.0-72.9
45-54	53	29	54.1	34.7-72.3	24	45.9	27.7-65.3
55-64	18	8	76.9	46.8-92.6	10	23.1	7.4-53.2
65-74	9	1	4.9	0.6-29.5	8	95.1	70.5-99.4
75+	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	10	49.1	20.6-78.2	18	50.9	21.8-79.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	85	44	61.7	44.1-76.6	41	38.3	23.4-55.9
Some Post-H.S.	85	38	45.3	29.2-62.4	47	54.7	37.6-70.8
College Graduate	59	35	51.5	31.8-70.7	24	48.5	29.3-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	15	68.8	40.6-87.6	18	31.2	12.4-59.4
$15,000- 24,999	54	23	41.7	19.9-67.4	31	58.3	32.6-80.1
$25,000- 34,999	35	17	60.6	36.0-80.9	18	39.4	19.1-64.0
$35,000- 49,999	40	24	65.6	42.1-83.3	16	34.4	16.7-57.9
$50,000-74,999	32	18	47.8	24.5-72.1	14	52.2	27.9-75.5
$75,000+	25	14	61.1	32.6-83.5	11	38.9	16.5-67.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	30	19	63.2	40.3-81.4	11	36.8	18.6-59.7
Guilford	23	12	47.1	24.8-70.6	11	52.9	29.4-75.2
Mecklenburg	34	16	50.1	32.2-68.0	18	49.9	32.0-67.8
Orange	29	13	47.3	28.9-66.4	16	52.7	33.6-71.1
Wake	36	21	60.9	42.9-76.3	15	39.1	23.7-57.1
Chatham/Lee	27	7	29.4	11.5-57.1	20	70.6	42.9-88.5
Nash/Wilson	21	7	36.7	17.4-61.6	14	63.3	38.4-82.6
Craven/Pamlico	33	19	57.6	34.6-77.8	14	42.4	22.2-65.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	36	18	59.7	40.7-76.3	18	40.3	23.7-59.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	20	58.7	41.6-74.0	27	41.3	26.0-58.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	17	52.3	32.6-71.3	15	47.7	28.7-67.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	45	19	48.3	32.6-64.4	26	51.7	35.6-67.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	41	21	53.8	36.7-70.1	20	46.2	29.9-63.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	28	17	70.3	50.3-84.7	11	29.7	15.3-49.7
Northeast NC I	33	19	61.8	43.4-77.4	14	38.2	22.6-56.6
Northeast NC II	38	13	37.2	22.3-54.9	25	62.8	45.1-77.7
Northeastern Partnership	71	32	45.7	33.3-58.6	39	54.3	41.4-66.7
Mountain AHEC	106	52	51.8	38.8-64.6	54	48.2	35.4-61.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	302	140	51.1	43.0-59.2	162	48.9	40.8-57.0
Western NC	175	82	51.1	40.6-61.4	93	48.9	38.6-59.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

734

349

51.5

45.8-57.2

385

48.5

42.8-54.2

-Eastern NC

257

127

52.5

42.1-62.6

130

47.5

37.4-57.9

GENDER

Male

56.3

32.3-77.7

43.7

22.3-67.7

Female

210

101

51.1

40.2-61.9

109

48.9

38.1-59.8

RACE

White

162

57.6

45.4-68.8

42.4

31.2-54.6

African American

32.2

17.7-51.0

67.8

49.0-82.3

Other Minorities

64.9

31.0-88.4

35.1

11.6-69.0

AGE

18-24

59.2

29.1-83.7

40.8

16.3-70.9

25-34

48.1

31.7-65.0

51.9

35.0-68.3

35-44

44.9

27.1-64.0

55.1

36.0-72.9

45-54

54.1

34.7-72.3

45.9

27.7-65.3

55-64

76.9

46.8-92.6

23.1

7.4-53.2

65-74

4.9

0.6-29.5

95.1

70.5-99.4

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

49.1

20.6-78.2

50.9

21.8-79.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

61.7

44.1-76.6

38.3

23.4-55.9

Some Post-H.S.

45.3

29.2-62.4

54.7

37.6-70.8

College Graduate

51.5

31.8-70.7

48.5

29.3-68.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

68.8

40.6-87.6

31.2

12.4-59.4

$15,000- 24,999

41.7

19.9-67.4

58.3

32.6-80.1

$25,000- 34,999

60.6

36.0-80.9

39.4

19.1-64.0

$35,000- 49,999

65.6

42.1-83.3

34.4

16.7-57.9

$50,000-74,999

47.8

24.5-72.1

52.2

27.9-75.5

$75,000+

61.1

32.6-83.5

38.9

16.5-67.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

63.2

40.3-81.4

36.8

18.6-59.7

Guilford

47.1

24.8-70.6

52.9

29.4-75.2

Mecklenburg

50.1

32.2-68.0

49.9

32.0-67.8

Orange

47.3

28.9-66.4

52.7

33.6-71.1

Wake

60.9

42.9-76.3

39.1

23.7-57.1

Chatham/Lee

29.4

11.5-57.1

70.6

42.9-88.5

Nash/Wilson

36.7

17.4-61.6

63.3

38.4-82.6

Craven/Pamlico

57.6

34.6-77.8

42.4

22.2-65.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

59.7

40.7-76.3

40.3

23.7-59.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.7

41.6-74.0

41.3

26.0-58.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

52.3

32.6-71.3

47.7

28.7-67.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

48.3

32.6-64.4

51.7

35.6-67.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

53.8

36.7-70.1

46.2

29.9-63.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

70.3

50.3-84.7

29.7

15.3-49.7

Northeast NC I

61.8

43.4-77.4

38.2

22.6-56.6

Northeast NC II

37.2

22.3-54.9

62.8

45.1-77.7

Northeastern Partnership

45.7

33.3-58.6

54.3

41.4-66.7

Mountain AHEC

106

51.8

38.8-64.6

48.2

35.4-61.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

302

140

51.1

43.0-59.2

162

48.9

40.8-57.0

Western NC

175

51.1

40.6-61.4

48.9

38.6-59.4

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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*Data in this table were derived from the two questions related to over-the-counter weight control products

^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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