BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

Weight Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,679	3,380	59.1	57.0-61.1	2,299	40.9	38.9-43.0
-Mecklenburg County	250	149	51.2	43.1-59.3	101	48.8	40.7-56.9
GENDER
Male	111	58	42.6	31.8-54.2	53	57.4	45.8-68.2
Female	139	91	63.8	54.2-72.3	48	36.2	27.7-45.8
RACE
White	163	105	53.1	42.4-63.6	58	46.9	36.4-57.6
Other	84	43	48.8	36.0-61.8	41	51.2	38.2-64.0
AGE
18-44	115	66	44.6	33.6-56.2	49	55.4	43.8-66.4
45+	133	82	60.9	51.2-69.9	51	39.1	30.1-48.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	85	43	47.9	34.6-61.6	42	52.1	38.4-65.4
Some College +	164	106	53.9	43.7-63.9	58	46.1	36.1-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	92	51	49.5	36.9-62.2	41	50.5	37.8-63.1
$50,000+	91	66	64.9	50.2-77.2	25	35.1	22.8-49.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	284	164	56.3	49.3-63.1	120	43.7	36.9-50.7
Guilford	255	160	59.9	52.3-67.1	95	40.1	32.9-47.7
Mecklenburg	250	149	51.2	43.1-59.3	101	48.8	40.7-56.9
Orange	276	187	69.6	61.5-76.7	89	30.4	23.3-38.5
Wake	264	177	63.2	55.7-70.1	87	36.8	29.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	254	148	57.3	49.6-64.7	106	42.7	35.3-50.4
Nash/Wilson	228	126	55.8	48.2-63.1	102	44.2	36.9-51.8
Craven/Pamlico	248	147	62.7	55.5-69.4	101	37.3	30.6-44.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	272	155	57.2	50.3-63.9	117	42.8	36.1-49.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	281	153	53.7	45.5-61.7	128	46.3	38.3-54.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	296	171	63.2	53.2-72.1	125	36.8	27.9-46.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	254	149	43.3	30.0-57.6	105	56.7	42.4-70.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	280	164	58.4	51.4-65.1	116	41.6	34.9-48.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	274	164	58.8	51.1-66.1	110	41.2	33.9-48.9
Northeast NC I	272	159	53.6	44.4-62.5	113	46.4	37.5-55.6
Northeast NC II	303	172	52.4	45.5-59.2	131	47.6	40.8-54.5
Northeastern Partnership	575	331	52.8	47.3-58.2	244	47.2	41.8-52.7
Mountain AHEC	794	461	56.6	51.6-61.6	333	43.4	38.4-48.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,979	1,172	61.4	57.8-64.9	807	38.6	35.1-42.2
Piedmont	2,438	1,492	58.5	55.5-61.4	946	41.5	38.6-44.5
Western NC	1,262	716	56.6	52.3-60.9	546	43.4	39.1-47.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,679

3,380

59.1

57.0-61.1

2,299

40.9

38.9-43.0

-Mecklenburg County

250

149

51.2

43.1-59.3

101

48.8

40.7-56.9

GENDER

Male

111

42.6

31.8-54.2

57.4

45.8-68.2

Female

139

63.8

54.2-72.3

36.2

27.7-45.8

RACE

White

163

105

53.1

42.4-63.6

46.9

36.4-57.6

Other

48.8

36.0-61.8

51.2

38.2-64.0

AGE

18-44

115

44.6

33.6-56.2

55.4

43.8-66.4

45+

133

60.9

51.2-69.9

39.1

30.1-48.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

47.9

34.6-61.6

52.1

38.4-65.4

Some College +

164

106

53.9

43.7-63.9

46.1

36.1-56.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

49.5

36.9-62.2

50.5

37.8-63.1

$50,000+

64.9

50.2-77.2

35.1

22.8-49.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

284

164

56.3

49.3-63.1

120

43.7

36.9-50.7

Guilford

255

160

59.9

52.3-67.1

40.1

32.9-47.7

Mecklenburg

250

149

51.2

43.1-59.3

101

48.8

40.7-56.9

Orange

276

187

69.6

61.5-76.7

30.4

23.3-38.5

Wake

264

177

63.2

55.7-70.1

36.8

29.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

254

148

57.3

49.6-64.7

106

42.7

35.3-50.4

Nash/Wilson

228

126

55.8

48.2-63.1

102

44.2

36.9-51.8

Craven/Pamlico

248

147

62.7

55.5-69.4

101

37.3

30.6-44.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

272

155

57.2

50.3-63.9

117

42.8

36.1-49.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

281

153

53.7

45.5-61.7

128

46.3

38.3-54.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

296

171

63.2

53.2-72.1

125

36.8

27.9-46.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

254

149

43.3

30.0-57.6

105

56.7

42.4-70.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

280

164

58.4

51.4-65.1

116

41.6

34.9-48.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

274

164

58.8

51.1-66.1

110

41.2

33.9-48.9

Northeast NC I

272

159

53.6

44.4-62.5

113

46.4

37.5-55.6

Northeast NC II

303

172

52.4

45.5-59.2

131

47.6

40.8-54.5

Northeastern Partnership

575

331

52.8

47.3-58.2

244

47.2

41.8-52.7

Mountain AHEC

794

461

56.6

51.6-61.6

333

43.4

38.4-48.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,979

1,172

61.4

57.8-64.9

807

38.6

35.1-42.2

Piedmont

2,438

1,492

58.5

55.5-61.4

946

41.5

38.6-44.5

Western NC

1,262

716

56.6

52.3-60.9

546

43.4

39.1-47.7

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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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