BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
TOTAL	1,265	338	23.2	20.1-26.7	21	1.8	1.0- 3.2	52	4.2	2.9- 6.1	854	70.7	67.0-74.2
GENDER
Female	1,265	338	23.2	20.1-26.7	21	1.8	1.0- 3.2	52	4.2	2.9- 6.1	854	70.7	67.0-74.2
RACE
African American	1,265	338	23.2	20.1-26.7	21	1.8	1.0- 3.2	52	4.2	2.9- 6.1	854	70.7	67.0-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	17.5	4.3-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	82.5	49.9-95.7
-English Speaking	13	4	17.5	4.3-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	82.5	49.9-95.7
Non-Hispanic	1,252	334	23.3	20.1-26.7	21	1.8	1.0- 3.2	52	4.3	3.0- 6.1	845	70.7	66.9-74.2
AGE
18-24	93	13	11.9	5.8-22.8	4	3.6	1.0-11.8	3	3.6	0.7-16.2	73	81.0	68.1-89.5
25-34	200	47	18.5	12.5-26.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	11	5.1	2.4-10.5	141	76.2	67.7-83.1
35-44	262	71	24.3	17.5-32.6	4	2.6	0.7- 8.9	10	2.8	1.3- 6.1	177	70.3	61.7-77.7
45-54	259	80	32.1	24.6-40.6	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	10	5.7	2.7-11.6	166	61.4	52.7-69.4
55-64	184	69	34.6	25.9-44.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	3.6	1.3- 9.4	109	61.8	51.7-71.0
65-74	149	35	28.5	18.2-41.6	4	3.1	1.0- 9.0	7	4.8	1.8-12.5	103	63.6	50.9-74.7
75+	105	18	8.9	4.6-16.3	4	3.1	0.8-11.3	5	4.9	1.9-12.2	78	83.1	73.2-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	77	18.8	13.6-25.3	8	4.5	1.8-10.8	10	4.2	2.0- 8.6	198	72.5	64.7-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	113	23.8	18.4-30.2	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6	19	4.5	2.3- 8.6	290	71.1	64.3-77.0
Some Post-H.S.	303	86	26.0	19.5-33.9	6	2.8	1.1- 7.2	12	3.2	1.5- 6.5	199	68.0	59.8-75.2
College Graduate	237	62	22.9	16.9-30.3	0	0.0	. - .	11	5.2	2.5-10.4	164	71.9	64.0-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	85	34.2	26.3-43.0	6	2.5	0.9- 6.5	12	3.3	1.7- 6.6	171	60.0	51.3-68.1
$15,000- 24,999	286	79	20.4	14.7-27.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	11	4.8	2.3- 9.6	193	74.5	66.7-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	163	40	25.7	17.2-36.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	6	3.4	1.2- 9.2	116	70.5	59.6-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	113	37	24.7	15.8-36.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.7	1.4-14.5	72	70.5	58.2-80.5
$50,000-74,999	64	18	35.2	20.6-53.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	4	3.5	1.1-11.0	41	61.0	43.5-76.0
$75,000+	53	13	19.6	9.7-35.5	1	5.0	0.7-27.7	4	8.1	2.6-22.5	35	67.4	49.7-81.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	26.4	10.4-52.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.1	1.1-40.7	10	65.5	38.4-85.3
Guilford	71	15	17.9	10.2-29.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	13.0	4.9-30.0	49	69.2	54.4-80.8
Mecklenburg	82	26	32.5	22.0-45.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	5	6.9	2.6-16.7	50	60.0	47.5-71.3
Orange	31	10	32.0	16.9-52.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	20	65.5	45.5-81.1
Wake	55	15	25.0	14.7-39.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.5	0.7-15.3	38	71.5	57.0-82.6
Chatham/Lee	53	12	25.1	13.9-41.0	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	0	0.0	. - .	40	73.7	57.9-85.1
Nash/Wilson	81	23	30.2	20.0-42.9	1	2.6	0.4-16.1	6	4.4	1.9- 9.6	51	62.8	50.2-73.9
Craven/Pamlico	57	20	25.7	15.2-40.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	36	72.8	58.1-83.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	8.2	0.9-46.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	91.8	53.5-99.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	2	26.2	5.9-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	73.8	33.2-94.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	32	28.7	19.8-39.7	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	6	7.2	2.9-17.0	66	63.6	52.3-73.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	9.0	1.2-44.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	91.0	55.3-98.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	24	21.2	13.9-30.8	2	2.6	0.6-10.0	2	2.1	0.5- 8.1	67	74.2	63.9-82.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	25	21.0	14.1-30.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.5	3	3.2	0.9-11.3	71	72.8	62.8-81.0
Northeast NC I	171	40	19.8	14.2-26.8	6	6.1	2.3-15.1	5	4.9	1.6-13.7	120	69.3	60.2-77.2
Northeast NC II	100	28	25.9	17.2-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.8	1.0- 7.4	68	71.4	60.3-80.4
Northeastern Partnership	271	68	22.6	17.4-28.9	6	3.2	1.2- 8.3	9	3.9	1.7- 8.5	188	70.3	63.3-76.4
Mountain AHEC	32	9	26.6	13.0-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.6	3.1-39.5	21	60.7	39.0-78.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	170	20.1	16.0-24.9	15	3.6	1.8- 7.0	26	3.9	2.3- 6.6	459	72.3	66.9-77.2
Piedmont	549	155	25.3	20.9-30.3	6	0.6	0.2- 1.7	24	4.3	2.6- 7.2	364	69.8	64.5-74.6
Western NC	46	13	26.2	12.1-47.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.1	1.6-26.5	31	66.6	43.4-83.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,265

338

23.2

20.1-26.7

1.8

1.0- 3.2

4.2

2.9- 6.1

854

70.7

67.0-74.2

GENDER

Female

1,265

338

23.2

20.1-26.7

1.8

1.0- 3.2

4.2

2.9- 6.1

854

70.7

67.0-74.2

RACE

African American

1,265

338

23.2

20.1-26.7

1.8

1.0- 3.2

4.2

2.9- 6.1

854

70.7

67.0-74.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.5

4.3-50.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.5

49.9-95.7

-English Speaking

17.5

4.3-50.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.5

49.9-95.7

Non-Hispanic

1,252

334

23.3

20.1-26.7

1.8

1.0- 3.2

4.3

3.0- 6.1

845

70.7

66.9-74.2

AGE

18-24

11.9

5.8-22.8

3.6

1.0-11.8

3.6

0.7-16.2

81.0

68.1-89.5

25-34

200

18.5

12.5-26.5

0.2

0.0- 1.3

5.1

2.4-10.5

141

76.2

67.7-83.1

35-44

262

24.3

17.5-32.6

2.6

0.7- 8.9

2.8

1.3- 6.1

177

70.3

61.7-77.7

45-54

259

32.1

24.6-40.6

0.8

0.2- 2.9

5.7

2.7-11.6

166

61.4

52.7-69.4

55-64

184

34.6

25.9-44.5

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.3- 9.4

109

61.8

51.7-71.0

65-74

149

28.5

18.2-41.6

3.1

1.0- 9.0

4.8

1.8-12.5

103

63.6

50.9-74.7

75+

105

8.9

4.6-16.3

3.1

0.8-11.3

4.9

1.9-12.2

83.1

73.2-89.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

18.8

13.6-25.3

4.5

1.8-10.8

4.2

2.0- 8.6

198

72.5

64.7-79.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

113

23.8

18.4-30.2

0.7

0.3- 1.6

4.5

2.3- 8.6

290

71.1

64.3-77.0

Some Post-H.S.

303

26.0

19.5-33.9

2.8

1.1- 7.2

3.2

1.5- 6.5

199

68.0

59.8-75.2

College Graduate

237

22.9

16.9-30.3

0.0

. - .

5.2

2.5-10.4

164

71.9

64.0-78.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

34.2

26.3-43.0

2.5

0.9- 6.5

3.3

1.7- 6.6

171

60.0

51.3-68.1

$15,000- 24,999

286

20.4

14.7-27.6

0.4

0.1- 1.3

4.8

2.3- 9.6

193

74.5

66.7-80.9

$25,000- 34,999

163

25.7

17.2-36.6

0.3

0.0- 2.0

3.4

1.2- 9.2

116

70.5

59.6-79.5

$35,000- 49,999

113

24.7

15.8-36.5

0.0

. - .

4.7

1.4-14.5

70.5

58.2-80.5

$50,000-74,999

35.2

20.6-53.2

0.3

0.0- 2.0

3.5

1.1-11.0

61.0

43.5-76.0

$75,000+

19.6

9.7-35.5

5.0

0.7-27.7

8.1

2.6-22.5

67.4

49.7-81.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

26.4

10.4-52.6

0.0

. - .

8.1

1.1-40.7

65.5

38.4-85.3

Guilford

17.9

10.2-29.3

0.0

. - .

13.0

4.9-30.0

69.2

54.4-80.8

Mecklenburg

32.5

22.0-45.1

0.6

0.1- 4.1

6.9

2.6-16.7

60.0

47.5-71.3

Orange

32.0

16.9-52.3

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-15.9

65.5

45.5-81.1

Wake

25.0

14.7-39.1

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.7-15.3

71.5

57.0-82.6

Chatham/Lee

25.1

13.9-41.0

1.2

0.2- 7.9

0.0

. - .

73.7

57.9-85.1

Nash/Wilson

30.2

20.0-42.9

2.6

0.4-16.1

4.4

1.9- 9.6

62.8

50.2-73.9

Craven/Pamlico

25.7

15.2-40.1

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.2-10.4

72.8

58.1-83.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

8.2

0.9-46.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.8

53.5-99.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

26.2

5.9-66.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.8

33.2-94.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

28.7

19.8-39.7

0.4

0.1- 3.0

7.2

2.9-17.0

63.6

52.3-73.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

9.0

1.2-44.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.0

55.3-98.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

21.2

13.9-30.8

2.6

0.6-10.0

2.1

0.5- 8.1

74.2

63.9-82.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

21.0

14.1-30.1

2.9

0.9- 9.5

3.2

0.9-11.3

72.8

62.8-81.0

Northeast NC I

171

19.8

14.2-26.8

6.1

2.3-15.1

4.9

1.6-13.7

120

69.3

60.2-77.2

Northeast NC II

100

25.9

17.2-36.9

0.0

. - .

2.8

1.0- 7.4

71.4

60.3-80.4

Northeastern Partnership

271

22.6

17.4-28.9

3.2

1.2- 8.3

3.9

1.7- 8.5

188

70.3

63.3-76.4

Mountain AHEC

26.6

13.0-46.9

0.0

. - .

12.6

3.1-39.5

60.7

39.0-78.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

170

20.1

16.0-24.9

3.6

1.8- 7.0

3.9

2.3- 6.6

459

72.3

66.9-77.2

Piedmont

549

155

25.3

20.9-30.3

0.6

0.2- 1.7

4.3

2.6- 7.2

364

69.8

64.5-74.6

Western NC

26.2

12.1-47.9

0.0

. - .

7.1

1.6-26.5

66.6

43.4-83.9

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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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