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| Total Respond.^ |
10 lbs. or less | 10-25 lbs. | 26-50 lbs. | >50 lbs. | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 380 | 36.2 | 31.6-40.9 | 337 | 33.8 | 29.4-38.5 | 156 | 15.7 | 12.1-20.1 | 70 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.9 | 70 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 233 | 97 | 41.4 | 32.3-51.1 | 82 | 31.4 | 23.2-41.0 | 27 | 15.8 | 8.4-27.7 | 16 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.2 | 11 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.1 |
| Female | 780 | 283 | 33.6 | 28.6-39.0 | 255 | 34.9 | 30.0-40.2 | 129 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.8 | 54 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 | 59 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 63 | 24 | 32.6 | 17.1-53.1 | 18 | 28.4 | 14.6-47.8 | 6 | 24.7 | 9.3-51.3 | 7 | 7.8 | 2.9-19.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 2.7-14.9 |
| 25-34 | 170 | 64 | 32.0 | 22.8-42.8 | 68 | 41.5 | 30.8-53.1 | 15 | 8.3 | 4.4-15.2 | 9 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.9 | 14 | 13.9 | 6.9-26.2 |
| 35-44 | 228 | 86 | 34.5 | 25.9-44.2 | 75 | 34.4 | 25.8-44.2 | 42 | 16.5 | 10.9-24.2 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.0-10.9 | 13 | 9.9 | 4.6-20.0 |
| 45-54 | 246 | 98 | 43.5 | 34.5-53.0 | 79 | 28.1 | 20.8-36.8 | 36 | 18.3 | 11.7-27.6 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.0 | 14 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.0 |
| 55-64 | 170 | 58 | 35.4 | 25.5-46.7 | 61 | 38.4 | 28.4-49.4 | 31 | 16.3 | 9.9-25.8 | 13 | 7.5 | 3.4-15.6 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.1 |
| 65-74 | 92 | 33 | 41.1 | 27.2-56.7 | 22 | 25.9 | 15.5-39.9 | 22 | 14.4 | 7.8-25.1 | 7 | 9.5 | 3.9-21.5 | 8 | 9.0 | 3.4-21.9 |
| 75+ | 36 | 15 | 35.1 | 17.2-58.5 | 12 | 45.6 | 24.7-68.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.5 | 4 | 14.6 | 3.8-42.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 179 | 77 | 39.4 | 29.5-50.4 | 53 | 33.4 | 24.1-44.3 | 23 | 8.6 | 4.7-15.3 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.9 | 14 | 13.9 | 6.8-26.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 341 | 133 | 40.5 | 32.2-49.3 | 105 | 28.3 | 21.9-35.8 | 49 | 16.6 | 10.3-25.7 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.1 | 29 | 8.5 | 4.7-15.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 280 | 96 | 30.3 | 22.8-38.9 | 100 | 37.8 | 29.1-47.5 | 47 | 18.9 | 12.0-28.6 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.1-11.2 | 19 | 7.1 | 3.5-13.6 |
| College Graduate | 212 | 74 | 35.8 | 27.2-45.4 | 78 | 36.9 | 28.1-46.7 | 37 | 13.6 | 8.9-20.2 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.7 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.1-18.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 179 | 65 | 29.3 | 21.2-39.0 | 58 | 38.8 | 28.9-49.7 | 27 | 13.4 | 7.8-22.2 | 17 | 10.2 | 5.1-19.5 | 12 | 8.3 | 3.2-19.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 231 | 94 | 34.1 | 25.2-44.3 | 73 | 28.6 | 20.7-38.0 | 29 | 19.0 | 10.2-32.7 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.2-15.1 | 17 | 10.1 | 5.1-19.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 142 | 63 | 45.6 | 34.0-57.7 | 42 | 26.0 | 17.5-36.8 | 22 | 12.7 | 7.3-21.3 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.8-12.1 | 10 | 10.9 | 4.4-24.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 121 | 40 | 38.6 | 26.8-51.9 | 46 | 37.0 | 25.6-50.0 | 21 | 19.0 | 10.1-32.9 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.9- 8.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 87 | 33 | 48.7 | 34.7-62.8 | 36 | 37.3 | 25.0-51.5 | 12 | 9.2 | 4.4-18.1 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.6-13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 61 | 26 | 35.2 | 21.4-51.9 | 23 | 39.5 | 23.8-57.7 | 7 | 10.4 | 4.3-22.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 14.9 | 5.7-33.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 17 | 2 | 11.4 | 2.7-37.5 | 6 | 40.4 | 16.9-69.3 | 5 | 22.5 | 7.5-50.8 | 4 | 25.7 | 8.5-56.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Guilford | 60 | 32 | 58.3 | 43.6-71.7 | 19 | 30.9 | 19.1-45.8 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.7 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-12.2 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 74 | 29 | 37.1 | 26.0-49.9 | 30 | 45.3 | 33.0-58.1 | 10 | 12.6 | 6.3-23.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.1 |
| Orange | 33 | 13 | 39.8 | 23.5-58.7 | 12 | 35.6 | 20.1-54.8 | 2 | 5.2 | 1.1-21.6 | 2 | 8.2 | 1.9-29.1 | 4 | 11.2 | 4.0-27.4 |
| Wake | 51 | 16 | 31.8 | 19.3-47.5 | 20 | 40.3 | 26.1-56.4 | 10 | 16.3 | 8.5-29.0 | 4 | 9.7 | 3.2-25.6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.9 |
| Chatham/Lee | 40 | 19 | 54.4 | 30.9-76.1 | 12 | 19.6 | 9.0-37.3 | 5 | 11.6 | 3.9-29.9 | 3 | 11.9 | 2.9-37.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.3-16.7 |
| Nash/Wilson | 78 | 35 | 40.3 | 28.7-53.2 | 25 | 32.8 | 22.0-45.8 | 10 | 16.8 | 8.1-31.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.2 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.7-16.2 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 45 | 13 | 36.6 | 18.0-60.3 | 10 | 21.8 | 10.0-41.1 | 12 | 19.7 | 10.0-35.0 | 4 | 9.4 | 3.1-24.7 | 6 | 12.6 | 5.2-27.4 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 8 | 6 | 86.4 | 51.4-97.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 13.6 | 2.6-48.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 3 | 1 | 40.3 | 5.7-88.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 26.5 | 3.1-80.0 | 1 | 33.2 | 4.2-84.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 82 | 28 | 21.7 | 10.2-40.2 | 29 | 27.1 | 12.8-48.6 | 12 | 38.7 | 11.6-75.2 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.8-17.1 | 9 | 6.7 | 2.7-15.6 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 6 | 2 | 26.9 | 6.3-66.9 | 2 | 33.3 | 8.3-73.4 | 2 | 39.8 | 10.6-78.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 71 | 26 | 46.1 | 33.0-59.8 | 22 | 23.0 | 14.3-35.0 | 12 | 16.5 | 8.9-28.6 | 6 | 8.1 | 3.1-19.2 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.3-15.9 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 69 | 25 | 46.6 | 28.2-66.0 | 20 | 21.9 | 12.5-35.4 | 13 | 14.3 | 7.3-26.2 | 7 | 11.5 | 4.9-24.7 | 4 | 5.7 | 1.9-15.6 |
| Northeast NC I | 119 | 51 | 42.9 | 32.5-53.9 | 38 | 33.1 | 23.9-43.8 | 18 | 12.4 | 7.5-19.8 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.8-13.9 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.0-13.0 |
| Northeast NC II | 76 | 24 | 32.6 | 21.3-46.4 | 30 | 37.0 | 25.7-49.8 | 7 | 8.0 | 3.5-17.1 | 9 | 10.2 | 5.0-19.7 | 6 | 12.2 | 5.0-26.5 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 195 | 75 | 37.7 | 29.7-46.4 | 68 | 35.1 | 27.6-43.4 | 25 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.5 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.9 | 11 | 8.7 | 4.4-16.6 |
| Mountain AHEC | 29 | 7 | 39.2 | 17.0-66.9 | 10 | 28.1 | 12.1-52.6 | 8 | 18.1 | 7.2-38.7 | 4 | 14.6 | 4.6-37.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 527 | 197 | 38.3 | 31.3-45.8 | 163 | 29.1 | 23.2-35.8 | 83 | 13.6 | 9.8-18.6 | 39 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.7 | 45 | 13.4 | 8.7-19.9 |
| Piedmont | 445 | 171 | 35.2 | 29.3-41.6 | 163 | 38.5 | 32.2-45.2 | 60 | 15.1 | 10.1-21.9 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.3 | 25 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 |
| Western NC | 41 | 12 | 25.8 | 10.6-50.4 | 11 | 16.9 | 6.8-36.2 | 13 | 49.8 | 23.7-76.0 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.3-21.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Asked only of respondents who ever tried to lose weight
^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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