BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,872	765	38.2	34.9-41.7	1,107	61.8	58.3-65.1
GENDER
Male	607	179	27.9	22.9-33.6	428	72.1	66.4-77.1
Female	1,265	586	46.3	42.0-50.5	679	53.7	49.5-58.0
AGE
18-24	147	42	26.3	16.9-38.3	105	73.7	61.7-83.1
25-34	285	136	42.0	33.8-50.6	149	58.0	49.4-66.2
35-44	372	166	38.4	31.6-45.8	206	61.6	54.2-68.4
45-54	415	192	48.0	40.8-55.4	223	52.0	44.6-59.2
55-64	287	132	47.8	39.4-56.3	155	52.2	43.7-60.6
65-74	208	65	32.8	24.0-43.1	143	67.2	56.9-76.0
75+	143	25	15.1	8.7-24.9	118	84.9	75.1-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	150	26.4	21.1-32.5	297	73.6	67.5-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	256	35.3	29.8-41.2	395	64.7	58.8-70.2
Some Post-H.S.	435	204	45.5	38.1-53.1	231	54.5	46.9-61.9
College Graduate	332	153	46.5	39.1-54.2	179	53.5	45.8-60.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	153	41.6	33.9-49.8	198	58.4	50.2-66.1
$15,000- 24,999	434	173	36.1	29.1-43.7	261	63.9	56.3-70.9
$25,000- 34,999	227	101	41.1	32.3-50.5	126	58.9	49.5-67.7
$35,000- 49,999	199	84	37.7	28.7-47.6	115	62.3	52.4-71.3
$50,000-74,999	118	54	43.5	31.9-56.0	64	56.5	44.0-68.1
$75,000+	94	45	44.7	32.0-58.1	49	55.3	41.9-68.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	14	43.9	25.3-64.5	15	56.1	35.5-74.7
Guilford	116	35	23.4	16.0-32.7	81	76.6	67.3-84.0
Mecklenburg	120	54	42.6	33.1-52.7	66	57.4	47.3-66.9
Orange	48	23	50.9	35.6-66.1	25	49.1	33.9-64.4
Wake	85	36	36.8	26.1-48.9	49	63.2	51.1-73.9
Chatham/Lee	70	36	61.7	46.1-75.2	34	38.3	24.8-53.9
Nash/Wilson	125	54	40.9	31.5-51.2	71	59.1	48.8-68.5
Craven/Pamlico	92	36	34.0	22.3-47.9	56	66.0	52.1-77.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	47.1	17.1-79.4	11	52.9	20.6-82.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	30.6	9.0-66.3	6	69.4	33.7-91.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	60	27.5	17.7-39.9	106	72.5	60.1-82.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	4	36.4	13.4-67.8	6	63.6	32.2-86.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	57	35.0	26.8-44.3	87	65.0	55.7-73.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	52	38.5	27.9-50.3	77	61.5	49.7-72.1
Northeast NC I	238	96	37.7	30.8-45.0	142	62.3	55.0-69.2
Northeast NC II	148	58	37.3	28.1-47.5	90	62.7	52.5-71.9
Northeastern Partnership	386	154	37.5	31.6-43.8	232	62.5	56.2-68.4
Mountain AHEC	51	23	39.2	24.1-56.8	28	60.8	43.2-75.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	405	40.1	35.1-45.4	577	59.9	54.6-64.9
Piedmont	816	328	36.6	32.1-41.4	488	63.4	58.6-67.9
Western NC	74	32	43.1	24.7-63.6	42	56.9	36.4-75.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,872

765

38.2

34.9-41.7

1,107

61.8

58.3-65.1

GENDER

Male

607

179

27.9

22.9-33.6

428

72.1

66.4-77.1

Female

1,265

586

46.3

42.0-50.5

679

53.7

49.5-58.0

AGE

18-24

147

26.3

16.9-38.3

105

73.7

61.7-83.1

25-34

285

136

42.0

33.8-50.6

149

58.0

49.4-66.2

35-44

372

166

38.4

31.6-45.8

206

61.6

54.2-68.4

45-54

415

192

48.0

40.8-55.4

223

52.0

44.6-59.2

55-64

287

132

47.8

39.4-56.3

155

52.2

43.7-60.6

65-74

208

32.8

24.0-43.1

143

67.2

56.9-76.0

75+

143

15.1

8.7-24.9

118

84.9

75.1-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

150

26.4

21.1-32.5

297

73.6

67.5-78.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

256

35.3

29.8-41.2

395

64.7

58.8-70.2

Some Post-H.S.

435

204

45.5

38.1-53.1

231

54.5

46.9-61.9

College Graduate

332

153

46.5

39.1-54.2

179

53.5

45.8-60.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

153

41.6

33.9-49.8

198

58.4

50.2-66.1

$15,000- 24,999

434

173

36.1

29.1-43.7

261

63.9

56.3-70.9

$25,000- 34,999

227

101

41.1

32.3-50.5

126

58.9

49.5-67.7

$35,000- 49,999

199

37.7

28.7-47.6

115

62.3

52.4-71.3

$50,000-74,999

118

43.5

31.9-56.0

56.5

44.0-68.1

$75,000+

44.7

32.0-58.1

55.3

41.9-68.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

43.9

25.3-64.5

56.1

35.5-74.7

Guilford

116

23.4

16.0-32.7

76.6

67.3-84.0

Mecklenburg

120

42.6

33.1-52.7

57.4

47.3-66.9

Orange

50.9

35.6-66.1

49.1

33.9-64.4

Wake

36.8

26.1-48.9

63.2

51.1-73.9

Chatham/Lee

61.7

46.1-75.2

38.3

24.8-53.9

Nash/Wilson

125

40.9

31.5-51.2

59.1

48.8-68.5

Craven/Pamlico

34.0

22.3-47.9

66.0

52.1-77.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

47.1

17.1-79.4

52.9

20.6-82.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

30.6

9.0-66.3

69.4

33.7-91.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

27.5

17.7-39.9

106

72.5

60.1-82.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.4

13.4-67.8

63.6

32.2-86.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

35.0

26.8-44.3

65.0

55.7-73.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

38.5

27.9-50.3

61.5

49.7-72.1

Northeast NC I

238

37.7

30.8-45.0

142

62.3

55.0-69.2

Northeast NC II

148

37.3

28.1-47.5

62.7

52.5-71.9

Northeastern Partnership

386

154

37.5

31.6-43.8

232

62.5

56.2-68.4

Mountain AHEC

39.2

24.1-56.8

60.8

43.2-75.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

405

40.1

35.1-45.4

577

59.9

54.6-64.9

Piedmont

816

328

36.6

32.1-41.4

488

63.4

58.6-67.9

Western NC

43.1

24.7-63.6

56.9

36.4-75.3

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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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