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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,108	618	56.2	51.6-60.8	490	43.8	39.2-48.4
GENDER
Male	428	224	52.9	45.6-60.0	204	47.1	40.0-54.4
Female	680	394	59.7	54.0-65.2	286	40.3	34.8-46.0
AGE
18-24	105	47	50.6	36.8-64.2	58	49.4	35.8-63.2
25-34	150	88	55.8	44.4-66.5	62	44.2	33.5-55.6
35-44	206	125	64.0	53.6-73.2	81	36.0	26.8-46.4
45-54	223	130	60.0	49.8-69.4	93	40.0	30.6-50.2
55-64	155	94	57.0	45.3-67.9	61	43.0	32.1-54.7
65-74	143	79	61.6	48.7-73.0	64	38.4	27.0-51.3
75+	118	51	36.4	25.2-49.2	67	63.6	50.8-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	296	134	47.0	38.1-56.1	162	53.0	43.9-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	397	231	59.8	51.9-67.3	166	40.2	32.7-48.1
Some Post-H.S.	231	142	56.2	45.8-66.2	89	43.8	33.8-54.2
College Graduate	179	111	61.3	51.1-70.6	68	38.7	29.4-48.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	88	37.3	27.3-48.4	110	62.7	51.6-72.7
$15,000- 24,999	261	153	65.8	56.1-74.4	108	34.2	25.6-43.9
$25,000- 34,999	126	83	68.0	54.8-78.8	43	32.0	21.2-45.2
$35,000- 49,999	115	66	53.1	40.1-65.7	49	46.9	34.3-59.9
$50,000-74,999	64	39	56.6	39.2-72.5	25	43.4	27.5-60.8
$75,000+	49	34	70.3	52.5-83.5	15	29.7	16.5-47.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	6	34.6	14.0-63.2	9	65.4	36.8-86.0
Guilford	81	48	58.1	44.5-70.6	33	41.9	29.4-55.5
Mecklenburg	66	36	53.8	40.2-66.9	30	46.2	33.1-59.8
Orange	25	19	78.8	58.1-90.8	6	21.2	9.2-41.9
Wake	50	30	48.4	32.6-64.5	20	51.6	35.5-67.4
Chatham/Lee	34	19	46.5	29.3-64.4	15	53.5	35.6-70.7
Nash/Wilson	71	35	50.4	37.0-63.8	36	49.6	36.2-63.0
Craven/Pamlico	56	31	54.8	39.8-69.0	25	45.2	31.0-60.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	10	4	60.9	28.6-85.8	6	39.1	14.2-71.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	4	59.9	19.8-90.0	2	40.1	10.0-80.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	59	69.0	51.2-82.6	47	31.0	17.4-48.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	6	2	26.0	5.6-67.5	4	74.0	32.5-94.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	88	49	52.6	40.2-64.7	39	47.4	35.3-59.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	77	41	54.0	36.4-70.7	36	46.0	29.3-63.6
Northeast NC I	142	78	53.1	43.0-62.9	64	46.9	37.1-57.0
Northeast NC II	90	51	51.5	38.6-64.2	39	48.5	35.8-61.4
Northeastern Partnership	232	129	52.3	43.9-60.5	103	47.7	39.5-56.1
Mountain AHEC	28	13	52.0	28.6-74.4	15	48.0	25.6-71.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	578	317	55.9	49.3-62.4	261	44.1	37.6-50.7
Piedmont	488	281	56.0	49.4-62.4	207	44.0	37.6-50.6
Western NC	42	20	65.1	43.0-82.2	22	34.9	17.8-57.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,108

618

56.2

51.6-60.8

490

43.8

39.2-48.4

GENDER

Male

428

224

52.9

45.6-60.0

204

47.1

40.0-54.4

Female

680

394

59.7

54.0-65.2

286

40.3

34.8-46.0

AGE

18-24

105

50.6

36.8-64.2

49.4

35.8-63.2

25-34

150

55.8

44.4-66.5

44.2

33.5-55.6

35-44

206

125

64.0

53.6-73.2

36.0

26.8-46.4

45-54

223

130

60.0

49.8-69.4

40.0

30.6-50.2

55-64

155

57.0

45.3-67.9

43.0

32.1-54.7

65-74

143

61.6

48.7-73.0

38.4

27.0-51.3

75+

118

36.4

25.2-49.2

63.6

50.8-74.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

296

134

47.0

38.1-56.1

162

53.0

43.9-61.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

397

231

59.8

51.9-67.3

166

40.2

32.7-48.1

Some Post-H.S.

231

142

56.2

45.8-66.2

43.8

33.8-54.2

College Graduate

179

111

61.3

51.1-70.6

38.7

29.4-48.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

37.3

27.3-48.4

110

62.7

51.6-72.7

$15,000- 24,999

261

153

65.8

56.1-74.4

108

34.2

25.6-43.9

$25,000- 34,999

126

68.0

54.8-78.8

32.0

21.2-45.2

$35,000- 49,999

115

53.1

40.1-65.7

46.9

34.3-59.9

$50,000-74,999

56.6

39.2-72.5

43.4

27.5-60.8

$75,000+

70.3

52.5-83.5

29.7

16.5-47.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

34.6

14.0-63.2

65.4

36.8-86.0

Guilford

58.1

44.5-70.6

41.9

29.4-55.5

Mecklenburg

53.8

40.2-66.9

46.2

33.1-59.8

Orange

78.8

58.1-90.8

21.2

9.2-41.9

Wake

48.4

32.6-64.5

51.6

35.5-67.4

Chatham/Lee

46.5

29.3-64.4

53.5

35.6-70.7

Nash/Wilson

50.4

37.0-63.8

49.6

36.2-63.0

Craven/Pamlico

54.8

39.8-69.0

45.2

31.0-60.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

60.9

28.6-85.8

39.1

14.2-71.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

59.9

19.8-90.0

40.1

10.0-80.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

69.0

51.2-82.6

31.0

17.4-48.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.0

5.6-67.5

74.0

32.5-94.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

52.6

40.2-64.7

47.4

35.3-59.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

54.0

36.4-70.7

46.0

29.3-63.6

Northeast NC I

142

53.1

43.0-62.9

46.9

37.1-57.0

Northeast NC II

51.5

38.6-64.2

48.5

35.8-61.4

Northeastern Partnership

232

129

52.3

43.9-60.5

103

47.7

39.5-56.1

Mountain AHEC

52.0

28.6-74.4

48.0

25.6-71.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

578

317

55.9

49.3-62.4

261

44.1

37.6-50.7

Piedmont

488

281

56.0

49.4-62.4

207

44.0

37.6-50.6

Western NC

65.1

43.0-82.2

34.9

17.8-57.0

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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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