BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	1,871	765	38.2	34.9-41.7	616	34.7	31.3-38.2	490	27.1	24.0-30.4
GENDER
Male	606	179	27.9	22.9-33.6	223	38.1	32.3-44.2	204	34.0	28.5-39.9
Female	1,265	586	46.3	42.0-50.5	393	32.1	28.2-36.2	286	21.7	18.5-25.3
AGE
18-24	147	42	26.3	16.9-38.3	47	37.3	26.2-50.0	58	36.4	26.1-48.2
25-34	285	136	42.0	33.8-50.6	87	32.2	24.8-40.7	62	25.8	18.9-34.1
35-44	372	166	38.4	31.6-45.8	125	39.4	32.2-47.2	81	22.2	16.2-29.5
45-54	415	192	48.0	40.8-55.4	130	31.2	24.6-38.6	93	20.8	15.7-27.1
55-64	286	132	47.9	39.4-56.4	93	29.6	22.8-37.4	61	22.5	16.0-30.8
65-74	208	65	32.8	24.0-43.1	79	41.4	31.4-52.2	64	25.8	17.9-35.6
75+	143	25	15.1	8.7-24.9	51	30.9	21.4-42.3	67	54.0	42.2-65.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	150	26.4	21.1-32.5	134	34.6	27.7-42.1	162	39.0	32.0-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	256	35.3	29.8-41.2	229	38.6	32.7-45.0	166	26.1	21.0-31.9
Some Post-H.S.	435	204	45.5	38.1-53.1	142	30.6	24.1-38.0	89	23.8	17.9-31.1
College Graduate	332	153	46.5	39.1-54.2	111	32.8	26.1-40.3	68	20.7	15.3-27.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	153	41.6	33.9-49.8	88	21.8	15.9-29.0	110	36.6	28.5-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	433	173	36.1	29.2-43.7	152	42.0	34.1-50.2	108	21.9	16.4-28.7
$25,000- 34,999	227	101	41.1	32.3-50.5	83	40.0	30.9-50.0	43	18.9	12.3-27.8
$35,000- 49,999	199	84	37.7	28.7-47.6	66	33.1	24.4-43.2	49	29.2	20.8-39.4
$50,000-74,999	118	54	43.5	31.9-56.0	39	32.0	21.1-45.2	25	24.5	15.2-36.9
$75,000+	94	45	44.7	32.0-58.1	34	38.9	26.8-52.5	15	16.4	8.9-28.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	14	43.9	25.3-64.5	6	19.4	8.0-39.9	9	36.7	18.9-59.1
Guilford	116	35	23.4	16.0-32.7	48	44.6	33.7-56.0	33	32.1	22.4-43.7
Mecklenburg	120	54	42.6	33.1-52.7	36	30.9	22.4-41.0	30	26.5	18.4-36.6
Orange	48	23	50.9	35.6-66.1	19	38.6	24.8-54.6	6	10.4	4.5-22.5
Wake	85	36	36.8	26.1-48.9	29	30.3	20.5-42.2	20	33.0	21.4-47.0
Chatham/Lee	70	36	61.7	46.1-75.2	19	17.8	10.3-28.9	15	20.5	11.4-34.1
Nash/Wilson	125	54	40.9	31.5-51.2	35	29.8	20.9-40.5	36	29.3	21.0-39.3
Craven/Pamlico	92	36	34.0	22.3-47.9	31	36.2	24.9-49.2	25	29.8	19.8-42.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	5	48.8	17.8-80.8	4	31.2	9.7-65.6	6	20.0	7.0-45.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	30.6	9.0-66.3	4	41.6	14.8-74.5	2	27.8	6.8-67.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	60	27.5	17.7-39.9	59	50.1	33.0-67.1	47	22.5	14.2-33.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	4	36.4	13.4-67.8	2	16.5	3.8-50.1	4	47.1	19.4-76.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	57	35.0	26.8-44.3	48	33.8	25.3-43.5	39	31.2	22.6-41.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	52	38.5	27.9-50.3	41	33.2	20.7-48.7	36	28.3	19.1-39.7
Northeast NC I	238	96	37.7	30.8-45.0	78	33.1	26.3-40.8	64	29.2	22.6-36.9
Northeast NC II	148	58	37.3	28.1-47.5	51	32.3	23.7-42.3	39	30.4	21.7-40.9
Northeastern Partnership	386	154	37.5	31.6-43.8	129	32.7	27.0-38.9	103	29.9	24.1-36.3
Mountain AHEC	51	23	39.2	24.1-56.8	13	31.6	16.5-51.9	15	29.2	15.9-47.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	405	40.1	35.1-45.4	316	33.4	28.5-38.7	261	26.4	22.3-31.0
Piedmont	815	328	36.6	32.1-41.4	280	35.5	30.8-40.4	207	27.9	23.5-32.8
Western NC	74	32	43.1	24.7-63.6	20	37.1	19.8-58.4	22	19.8	10.6-34.1

Total
Respond.^

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,871

765

38.2

34.9-41.7

616

34.7

31.3-38.2

490

27.1

24.0-30.4

GENDER

Male

606

179

27.9

22.9-33.6

223

38.1

32.3-44.2

204

34.0

28.5-39.9

Female

1,265

586

46.3

42.0-50.5

393

32.1

28.2-36.2

286

21.7

18.5-25.3

AGE

18-24

147

26.3

16.9-38.3

37.3

26.2-50.0

36.4

26.1-48.2

25-34

285

136

42.0

33.8-50.6

32.2

24.8-40.7

25.8

18.9-34.1

35-44

372

166

38.4

31.6-45.8

125

39.4

32.2-47.2

22.2

16.2-29.5

45-54

415

192

48.0

40.8-55.4

130

31.2

24.6-38.6

20.8

15.7-27.1

55-64

286

132

47.9

39.4-56.4

29.6

22.8-37.4

22.5

16.0-30.8

65-74

208

32.8

24.0-43.1

41.4

31.4-52.2

25.8

17.9-35.6

75+

143

15.1

8.7-24.9

30.9

21.4-42.3

54.0

42.2-65.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

150

26.4

21.1-32.5

134

34.6

27.7-42.1

162

39.0

32.0-46.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

256

35.3

29.8-41.2

229

38.6

32.7-45.0

166

26.1

21.0-31.9

Some Post-H.S.

435

204

45.5

38.1-53.1

142

30.6

24.1-38.0

23.8

17.9-31.1

College Graduate

332

153

46.5

39.1-54.2

111

32.8

26.1-40.3

20.7

15.3-27.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

153

41.6

33.9-49.8

21.8

15.9-29.0

110

36.6

28.5-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

433

173

36.1

29.2-43.7

152

42.0

34.1-50.2

108

21.9

16.4-28.7

$25,000- 34,999

227

101

41.1

32.3-50.5

40.0

30.9-50.0

18.9

12.3-27.8

$35,000- 49,999

199

37.7

28.7-47.6

33.1

24.4-43.2

29.2

20.8-39.4

$50,000-74,999

118

43.5

31.9-56.0

32.0

21.1-45.2

24.5

15.2-36.9

$75,000+

44.7

32.0-58.1

38.9

26.8-52.5

16.4

8.9-28.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

43.9

25.3-64.5

19.4

8.0-39.9

36.7

18.9-59.1

Guilford

116

23.4

16.0-32.7

44.6

33.7-56.0

32.1

22.4-43.7

Mecklenburg

120

42.6

33.1-52.7

30.9

22.4-41.0

26.5

18.4-36.6

Orange

50.9

35.6-66.1

38.6

24.8-54.6

10.4

4.5-22.5

Wake

36.8

26.1-48.9

30.3

20.5-42.2

33.0

21.4-47.0

Chatham/Lee

61.7

46.1-75.2

17.8

10.3-28.9

20.5

11.4-34.1

Nash/Wilson

125

40.9

31.5-51.2

29.8

20.9-40.5

29.3

21.0-39.3

Craven/Pamlico

34.0

22.3-47.9

36.2

24.9-49.2

29.8

19.8-42.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.8

17.8-80.8

31.2

9.7-65.6

20.0

7.0-45.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

30.6

9.0-66.3

41.6

14.8-74.5

27.8

6.8-67.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

27.5

17.7-39.9

50.1

33.0-67.1

22.5

14.2-33.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.4

13.4-67.8

16.5

3.8-50.1

47.1

19.4-76.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

35.0

26.8-44.3

33.8

25.3-43.5

31.2

22.6-41.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

38.5

27.9-50.3

33.2

20.7-48.7

28.3

19.1-39.7

Northeast NC I

238

37.7

30.8-45.0

33.1

26.3-40.8

29.2

22.6-36.9

Northeast NC II

148

37.3

28.1-47.5

32.3

23.7-42.3

30.4

21.7-40.9

Northeastern Partnership

386

154

37.5

31.6-43.8

129

32.7

27.0-38.9

103

29.9

24.1-36.3

Mountain AHEC

39.2

24.1-56.8

31.6

16.5-51.9

29.2

15.9-47.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

405

40.1

35.1-45.4

316

33.4

28.5-38.7

261

26.4

22.3-31.0

Piedmont

815

328

36.6

32.1-41.4

280

35.5

30.8-40.4

207

27.9

23.5-32.8

Western NC

43.1

24.7-63.6

37.1

19.8-58.4

19.8

10.6-34.1

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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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