BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,383	852	64.0	60.1-67.8	531	36.0	32.2-39.9
GENDER
Male	403	254	68.0	61.1-74.3	149	32.0	25.7-38.9
Female	980	598	61.4	56.6-66.0	382	38.6	34.0-43.4
AGE
18-24	89	63	73.7	58.4-84.9	26	26.3	15.1-41.6
25-34	224	157	73.2	64.5-80.4	67	26.8	19.6-35.5
35-44	291	204	69.2	60.9-76.5	87	30.8	23.5-39.1
45-54	322	201	60.6	52.0-68.6	121	39.4	31.4-48.0
55-64	226	121	54.5	45.1-63.7	105	45.5	36.3-54.9
65-74	144	71	51.6	39.4-63.6	73	48.4	36.4-60.6
75+	76	26	30.4	18.2-46.2	50	69.6	53.8-81.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	133	45.0	36.1-54.2	151	55.0	45.8-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	487	276	60.9	54.1-67.4	211	39.1	32.6-45.9
Some Post-H.S.	346	236	67.4	58.6-75.0	110	32.6	25.0-41.4
College Graduate	264	206	80.9	74.0-86.3	58	19.1	13.7-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	241	137	57.9	48.3-67.0	104	42.1	33.0-51.7
$15,000- 24,999	326	191	64.4	56.0-72.0	135	35.6	28.0-44.0
$25,000- 34,999	184	112	61.3	50.5-71.1	72	38.7	28.9-49.5
$35,000- 49,999	150	108	76.2	64.7-84.8	42	23.8	15.2-35.3
$50,000-74,999	93	66	68.5	53.5-80.5	27	31.5	19.5-46.5
$75,000+	79	67	84.7	72.3-92.1	12	15.3	7.9-27.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	20	12	72.0	49.3-87.1	8	28.0	12.9-50.7
Guilford	83	53	61.1	47.2-73.3	30	38.9	26.7-52.8
Mecklenburg	90	64	68.1	56.2-78.1	26	31.9	21.9-43.8
Orange	42	33	79.8	63.5-89.9	9	20.2	10.1-36.5
Wake	66	42	58.6	44.7-71.2	24	41.4	28.8-55.3
Chatham/Lee	55	36	71.4	52.8-84.8	19	28.6	15.2-47.2
Nash/Wilson	89	57	60.0	47.4-71.4	32	40.0	28.6-52.6
Craven/Pamlico	67	45	66.0	50.3-78.7	22	34.0	21.3-49.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	17.7	4.3-50.5	6	82.3	49.5-95.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	7	6	88.8	48.2-98.5	1	11.2	1.5-51.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	119	66	66.6	49.2-80.4	53	33.4	19.6-50.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	106	69	63.9	52.7-73.8	37	36.1	26.2-47.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	93	45	56.3	41.3-70.2	48	43.7	29.8-58.7
Northeast NC I	174	98	58.0	49.1-66.5	76	42.0	33.5-50.9
Northeast NC II	109	60	56.7	44.6-68.1	49	43.3	31.9-55.4
Northeastern Partnership	283	158	57.4	49.8-64.6	125	42.6	35.4-50.2
Mountain AHEC	36	24	59.9	37.0-79.1	12	40.1	20.9-63.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	722	432	64.5	58.5-70.0	290	35.5	30.0-41.5
Piedmont	609	386	64.2	58.6-69.4	223	35.8	30.6-41.4
Western NC	52	34	56.2	31.8-77.9	18	43.8	22.1-68.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,383

852

64.0

60.1-67.8

531

36.0

32.2-39.9

GENDER

Male

403

254

68.0

61.1-74.3

149

32.0

25.7-38.9

Female

980

598

61.4

56.6-66.0

382

38.6

34.0-43.4

AGE

18-24

73.7

58.4-84.9

26.3

15.1-41.6

25-34

224

157

73.2

64.5-80.4

26.8

19.6-35.5

35-44

291

204

69.2

60.9-76.5

30.8

23.5-39.1

45-54

322

201

60.6

52.0-68.6

121

39.4

31.4-48.0

55-64

226

121

54.5

45.1-63.7

105

45.5

36.3-54.9

65-74

144

51.6

39.4-63.6

48.4

36.4-60.6

75+

30.4

18.2-46.2

69.6

53.8-81.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

133

45.0

36.1-54.2

151

55.0

45.8-63.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

487

276

60.9

54.1-67.4

211

39.1

32.6-45.9

Some Post-H.S.

346

236

67.4

58.6-75.0

110

32.6

25.0-41.4

College Graduate

264

206

80.9

74.0-86.3

19.1

13.7-26.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

241

137

57.9

48.3-67.0

104

42.1

33.0-51.7

$15,000- 24,999

326

191

64.4

56.0-72.0

135

35.6

28.0-44.0

$25,000- 34,999

184

112

61.3

50.5-71.1

38.7

28.9-49.5

$35,000- 49,999

150

108

76.2

64.7-84.8

23.8

15.2-35.3

$50,000-74,999

68.5

53.5-80.5

31.5

19.5-46.5

$75,000+

84.7

72.3-92.1

15.3

7.9-27.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

72.0

49.3-87.1

28.0

12.9-50.7

Guilford

61.1

47.2-73.3

38.9

26.7-52.8

Mecklenburg

68.1

56.2-78.1

31.9

21.9-43.8

Orange

79.8

63.5-89.9

20.2

10.1-36.5

Wake

58.6

44.7-71.2

41.4

28.8-55.3

Chatham/Lee

71.4

52.8-84.8

28.6

15.2-47.2

Nash/Wilson

60.0

47.4-71.4

40.0

28.6-52.6

Craven/Pamlico

66.0

50.3-78.7

34.0

21.3-49.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

17.7

4.3-50.5

82.3

49.5-95.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

88.8

48.2-98.5

11.2

1.5-51.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

119

66.6

49.2-80.4

33.4

19.6-50.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

106

63.9

52.7-73.8

36.1

26.2-47.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

56.3

41.3-70.2

43.7

29.8-58.7

Northeast NC I

174

58.0

49.1-66.5

42.0

33.5-50.9

Northeast NC II

109

56.7

44.6-68.1

43.3

31.9-55.4

Northeastern Partnership

283

158

57.4

49.8-64.6

125

42.6

35.4-50.2

Mountain AHEC

59.9

37.0-79.1

40.1

20.9-63.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

722

432

64.5

58.5-70.0

290

35.5

30.0-41.5

Piedmont

609

386

64.2

58.6-69.4

223

35.8

30.6-41.4

Western NC

56.2

31.8-77.9

43.8

22.1-68.2

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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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