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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
TOTAL	1,352	185	14.2	11.4-17.4	307	21.4	18.3-24.9	514	35.6	31.7-39.6	346	28.9	25.0-33.1
GENDER
Male	392	51	12.6	8.1-19.1	81	18.7	13.8-24.8	140	36.8	29.8-44.4	120	31.9	25.1-39.6
Female	960	134	15.2	12.1-18.9	226	23.1	19.3-27.4	374	34.8	30.4-39.4	226	26.9	22.4-32.0
AGE
18-24	88	9	14.1	5.5-31.5	13	10.1	4.6-20.8	32	29.6	18.2-44.3	34	46.2	30.9-62.3
25-34	222	32	11.7	7.1-18.9	44	21.7	14.5-31.1	83	38.6	29.3-48.7	63	28.1	20.1-37.7
35-44	283	45	18.1	12.4-25.5	66	22.0	15.6-30.1	98	26.7	20.4-34.1	74	33.2	25.4-42.1
45-54	314	48	16.1	11.1-22.7	77	22.9	16.9-30.2	121	39.5	31.3-48.2	68	21.6	15.3-29.6
55-64	218	26	13.1	7.7-21.5	50	23.0	15.8-32.3	93	43.0	33.8-52.8	49	20.8	14.2-29.5
65-74	142	16	10.7	4.9-22.1	40	35.7	24.4-48.9	51	32.4	22.3-44.4	35	21.2	13.4-31.9
75+	74	7	3.8	1.6- 8.7	14	16.3	8.5-29.1	33	52.3	36.2-67.9	20	27.6	15.5-44.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	274	45	15.1	9.8-22.5	58	19.3	13.3-27.2	101	33.6	25.8-42.4	70	32.0	23.3-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	477	60	14.7	9.8-21.4	103	22.7	17.2-29.2	179	34.2	27.9-41.2	135	28.4	22.3-35.5
Some Post-H.S.	338	45	14.2	9.5-20.6	79	18.4	13.4-24.7	129	37.7	29.7-46.4	85	29.7	21.7-39.2
College Graduate	262	35	12.5	8.2-18.5	67	24.6	17.9-32.8	105	36.8	29.0-45.4	55	26.1	18.8-35.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	234	26	8.6	5.1-14.1	49	20.6	14.2-28.9	100	44.6	35.1-54.4	59	26.2	18.4-35.9
$15,000- 24,999	320	44	15.5	9.3-24.5	78	23.5	16.9-31.8	108	25.8	19.4-33.3	90	35.2	26.6-45.0
$25,000- 34,999	182	37	24.1	15.7-35.0	47	28.1	19.2-39.2	52	26.0	18.0-36.1	46	21.7	15.0-30.4
$35,000- 49,999	146	15	6.5	3.4-12.2	38	21.7	13.9-32.4	66	47.8	36.3-59.6	27	23.9	14.9-36.0
$50,000-74,999	92	19	23.9	14.4-37.1	20	18.9	10.6-31.4	34	25.3	15.7-38.2	19	31.9	18.8-48.5
$75,000+	77	10	11.6	5.4-23.3	22	24.3	14.3-38.1	32	42.2	28.2-57.5	13	21.9	11.5-37.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	20	3	16.0	4.7-42.4	7	34.6	15.9-59.7	6	24.8	9.7-50.3	4	24.6	8.8-52.4
Guilford	81	13	17.4	9.4-30.0	22	26.7	17.0-39.5	24	29.9	18.7-44.1	22	26.0	15.8-39.6
Mecklenburg	88	11	9.6	5.2-17.1	16	15.3	9.0-24.8	39	49.3	37.9-60.8	22	25.8	16.9-37.3
Orange	40	3	7.1	1.9-22.9	9	21.6	10.6-39.0	20	49.7	32.9-66.6	8	21.6	10.3-39.7
Wake	65	10	16.1	8.4-28.7	13	17.8	9.9-29.9	22	30.8	20.0-44.3	20	35.2	23.2-49.6
Chatham/Lee	55	5	5.2	1.9-13.4	17	27.9	15.3-45.2	19	42.6	23.2-64.6	14	24.3	12.2-42.4
Nash/Wilson	86	13	18.9	10.4-31.9	23	28.9	19.1-41.3	33	33.2	22.9-45.4	17	18.9	10.7-31.2
Craven/Pamlico	66	10	12.9	6.2-24.8	11	12.7	6.4-23.4	25	40.5	25.4-57.7	20	33.9	20.8-50.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.8	0.6-30.5	8	95.2	69.5-99.4	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.1	1.2-45.9	3	44.7	14.0-80.1	3	46.1	14.7-81.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	116	14	29.5	8.9-64.3	26	21.1	11.6-35.2	45	31.0	17.3-49.0	31	18.4	10.3-30.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	5	1	17.0	2.2-64.8	2	40.4	10.0-80.6	1	19.4	2.6-68.5	1	23.1	3.2-73.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	103	8	9.0	3.9-19.6	23	22.0	14.2-32.6	45	41.4	31.0-52.5	27	27.6	18.6-38.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	90	17	19.6	11.2-31.9	20	16.8	9.8-27.4	34	46.0	30.0-62.9	19	17.6	10.1-29.0
Northeast NC I	171	25	13.8	9.2-20.1	38	23.3	16.1-32.5	65	36.8	28.7-45.7	43	26.1	19.2-34.5
Northeast NC II	104	16	20.3	10.8-34.8	23	18.6	11.7-28.1	39	36.3	25.6-48.5	26	24.9	16.2-36.2
Northeastern Partnership	275	41	17.0	11.3-24.8	61	20.9	15.7-27.4	104	36.5	29.6-44.0	69	25.5	19.7-32.3
Mountain AHEC	35	8	29.9	12.6-55.8	9	19.8	8.9-38.4	11	33.1	16.6-55.1	7	17.2	7.0-36.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	598	73	13.7	9.9-18.6	136	21.0	16.9-25.8	229	34.0	28.9-39.5	160	31.3	26.0-37.1
Western NC	51	9	17.3	6.8-37.5	13	30.6	12.6-57.4	19	41.7	20.5-66.6	10	10.4	4.4-22.6

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,352

185

14.2

11.4-17.4

307

21.4

18.3-24.9

514

35.6

31.7-39.6

346

28.9

25.0-33.1

GENDER

Male

392

12.6

8.1-19.1

18.7

13.8-24.8

140

36.8

29.8-44.4

120

31.9

25.1-39.6

Female

960

134

15.2

12.1-18.9

226

23.1

19.3-27.4

374

34.8

30.4-39.4

226

26.9

22.4-32.0

AGE

18-24

14.1

5.5-31.5

10.1

4.6-20.8

29.6

18.2-44.3

46.2

30.9-62.3

25-34

222

11.7

7.1-18.9

21.7

14.5-31.1

38.6

29.3-48.7

28.1

20.1-37.7

35-44

283

18.1

12.4-25.5

22.0

15.6-30.1

26.7

20.4-34.1

33.2

25.4-42.1

45-54

314

16.1

11.1-22.7

22.9

16.9-30.2

121

39.5

31.3-48.2

21.6

15.3-29.6

55-64

218

13.1

7.7-21.5

23.0

15.8-32.3

43.0

33.8-52.8

20.8

14.2-29.5

65-74

142

10.7

4.9-22.1

35.7

24.4-48.9

32.4

22.3-44.4

21.2

13.4-31.9

75+

3.8

1.6- 8.7

16.3

8.5-29.1

52.3

36.2-67.9

27.6

15.5-44.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

274

15.1

9.8-22.5

19.3

13.3-27.2

101

33.6

25.8-42.4

32.0

23.3-42.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

477

14.7

9.8-21.4

103

22.7

17.2-29.2

179

34.2

27.9-41.2

135

28.4

22.3-35.5

Some Post-H.S.

338

14.2

9.5-20.6

18.4

13.4-24.7

129

37.7

29.7-46.4

29.7

21.7-39.2

College Graduate

262

12.5

8.2-18.5

24.6

17.9-32.8

105

36.8

29.0-45.4

26.1

18.8-35.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

234

8.6

5.1-14.1

20.6

14.2-28.9

100

44.6

35.1-54.4

26.2

18.4-35.9

$15,000- 24,999

320

15.5

9.3-24.5

23.5

16.9-31.8

108

25.8

19.4-33.3

35.2

26.6-45.0

$25,000- 34,999

182

24.1

15.7-35.0

28.1

19.2-39.2

26.0

18.0-36.1

21.7

15.0-30.4

$35,000- 49,999

146

6.5

3.4-12.2

21.7

13.9-32.4

47.8

36.3-59.6

23.9

14.9-36.0

$50,000-74,999

23.9

14.4-37.1

18.9

10.6-31.4

25.3

15.7-38.2

31.9

18.8-48.5

$75,000+

11.6

5.4-23.3

24.3

14.3-38.1

42.2

28.2-57.5

21.9

11.5-37.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

16.0

4.7-42.4

34.6

15.9-59.7

24.8

9.7-50.3

24.6

8.8-52.4

Guilford

17.4

9.4-30.0

26.7

17.0-39.5

29.9

18.7-44.1

26.0

15.8-39.6

Mecklenburg

9.6

5.2-17.1

15.3

9.0-24.8

49.3

37.9-60.8

25.8

16.9-37.3

Orange

7.1

1.9-22.9

21.6

10.6-39.0

49.7

32.9-66.6

21.6

10.3-39.7

Wake

16.1

8.4-28.7

17.8

9.9-29.9

30.8

20.0-44.3

35.2

23.2-49.6

Chatham/Lee

5.2

1.9-13.4

27.9

15.3-45.2

42.6

23.2-64.6

24.3

12.2-42.4

Nash/Wilson

18.9

10.4-31.9

28.9

19.1-41.3

33.2

22.9-45.4

18.9

10.7-31.2

Craven/Pamlico

12.9

6.2-24.8

12.7

6.4-23.4

40.5

25.4-57.7

33.9

20.8-50.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

4.8

0.6-30.5

95.2

69.5-99.4

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

9.1

1.2-45.9

44.7

14.0-80.1

46.1

14.7-81.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

116

29.5

8.9-64.3

21.1

11.6-35.2

31.0

17.3-49.0

18.4

10.3-30.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

17.0

2.2-64.8

40.4

10.0-80.6

19.4

2.6-68.5

23.1

3.2-73.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

103

9.0

3.9-19.6

22.0

14.2-32.6

41.4

31.0-52.5

27.6

18.6-38.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

19.6

11.2-31.9

16.8

9.8-27.4

46.0

30.0-62.9

17.6

10.1-29.0

Northeast NC I

171

13.8

9.2-20.1

23.3

16.1-32.5

36.8

28.7-45.7

26.1

19.2-34.5

Northeast NC II

104

20.3

10.8-34.8

18.6

11.7-28.1

36.3

25.6-48.5

24.9

16.2-36.2

Northeastern Partnership

275

17.0

11.3-24.8

20.9

15.7-27.4

104

36.5

29.6-44.0

25.5

19.7-32.3

Mountain AHEC

29.9

12.6-55.8

19.8

8.9-38.4

33.1

16.6-55.1

17.2

7.0-36.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

598

13.7

9.9-18.6

136

21.0

16.9-25.8

229

34.0

28.9-39.5

160

31.3

26.0-37.1

Western NC

17.3

6.8-37.5

30.6

12.6-57.4

41.7

20.5-66.6

10.4

4.4-22.6

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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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