BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
TOTAL	960	134	15.2	12.1-18.9	226	23.1	19.3-27.4	374	34.8	30.4-39.4	226	26.9	22.4-32.0
GENDER
Female	960	134	15.2	12.1-18.9	226	23.1	19.3-27.4	374	34.8	30.4-39.4	226	26.9	22.4-32.0
RACE
African American	960	134	15.2	12.1-18.9	226	23.1	19.3-27.4	374	34.8	30.4-39.4	226	26.9	22.4-32.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	8.8	1.1-46.4	5	32.4	8.9-70.0	3	55.4	18.4-87.3	1	3.3	0.4-23.3
-English Speaking	10	1	8.8	1.1-46.4	5	32.4	8.9-70.0	3	55.4	18.4-87.3	1	3.3	0.4-23.3
Non-Hispanic	950	133	15.2	12.1-18.9	221	23.1	19.3-27.4	371	34.7	30.3-39.3	225	27.0	22.5-32.1
AGE
18-24	60	6	11.8	4.5-27.5	9	10.8	3.5-28.5	22	25.4	13.0-43.7	23	52.0	32.3-71.1
25-34	165	25	14.2	7.9-24.4	35	22.6	14.5-33.5	57	35.0	25.3-46.1	48	28.1	19.5-38.7
35-44	208	36	19.9	13.2-28.8	49	22.7	15.3-32.2	75	29.6	21.8-38.8	48	27.8	19.7-37.7
45-54	206	32	16.6	10.6-25.0	52	26.9	19.1-36.4	83	36.7	27.9-46.5	39	19.9	13.2-28.8
55-64	147	18	14.2	8.0-23.9	34	26.1	16.4-38.9	65	42.1	31.4-53.5	30	17.7	10.7-27.7
65-74	110	12	13.4	5.4-29.7	32	33.0	21.0-47.7	42	33.9	22.6-47.4	24	19.7	11.2-32.3
75+	54	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6	12	20.2	9.8-37.0	27	61.0	43.0-76.4	12	17.1	8.2-32.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	35	19.9	12.5-30.2	42	24.9	16.3-36.0	74	33.3	24.4-43.5	40	21.9	14.3-32.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	327	42	13.6	9.0-20.0	70	23.0	16.4-31.1	123	33.5	26.1-41.8	92	30.0	22.1-39.3
Some Post-H.S.	247	34	17.0	10.8-25.8	56	17.1	11.7-24.2	104	37.4	28.6-47.2	53	28.5	19.3-39.9
College Graduate	195	23	12.3	7.4-19.6	58	29.8	21.8-39.3	73	34.9	26.7-44.0	41	23.0	16.2-31.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	188	21	9.7	5.4-16.6	42	24.5	16.6-34.6	82	43.1	32.8-54.0	43	22.7	14.9-33.0
$15,000- 24,999	225	36	19.9	12.7-29.7	55	24.7	16.7-35.0	81	27.2	19.8-36.1	53	28.1	19.0-39.5
$25,000- 34,999	135	26	21.7	13.0-34.0	35	26.6	16.7-39.5	44	29.2	19.3-41.6	30	22.5	14.4-33.6
$35,000- 49,999	92	9	7.3	3.0-16.5	23	18.7	10.7-30.5	43	49.3	35.3-63.4	17	24.7	13.7-40.4
$50,000-74,999	50	10	21.8	11.0-38.5	14	25.1	12.4-44.2	15	21.4	9.7-40.8	11	31.7	16.0-53.2
$75,000+	47	6	10.9	4.3-25.2	17	37.8	21.4-57.4	17	32.2	18.0-50.8	7	19.1	8.4-37.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	12	1	7.6	1.0-39.3	5	46.7	21.0-74.2	4	28.2	9.9-58.4	2	17.5	4.3-49.9
Guilford	52	9	23.4	11.2-42.6	12	23.9	12.9-39.8	16	28.4	15.1-46.9	15	24.4	13.5-39.8
Mecklenburg	66	8	9.0	4.3-17.7	12	15.8	8.4-27.7	31	54.2	41.0-66.9	15	21.0	12.4-33.2
Orange	28	3	12.5	3.5-36.1	5	15.1	5.7-34.4	15	57.3	37.3-75.3	5	15.0	5.9-33.2
Wake	46	8	17.0	8.2-31.8	10	22.2	11.5-38.6	14	27.6	15.9-43.4	14	33.2	19.9-49.9
Chatham/Lee	40	4	7.3	2.5-19.4	13	37.3	21.6-56.3	14	35.9	20.9-54.3	9	19.5	9.3-36.3
Nash/Wilson	57	7	15.9	7.4-30.7	16	36.0	22.6-52.0	23	33.4	21.5-47.7	11	14.8	7.8-26.1
Craven/Pamlico	44	6	7.8	3.2-18.0	10	17.6	8.4-33.2	17	42.4	22.9-64.6	11	32.2	16.4-53.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.9	0.8-49.0	4	92.1	51.0-99.2	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.8	1.5-54.0	3	58.1	20.9-87.9	2	30.1	7.0-71.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	10	10.9	5.4-20.8	17	26.0	16.3-38.9	33	37.7	26.6-50.2	24	25.4	16.7-36.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	4	1	21.1	2.7-72.2	2	50.2	12.2-88.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.7	4.0-79.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	73	6	10.6	3.9-25.9	18	25.9	15.8-39.5	33	42.3	30.1-55.6	16	21.1	12.5-33.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	71	14	25.2	15.1-39.0	16	21.7	12.9-34.1	26	36.3	25.2-49.2	15	16.8	9.8-27.3
Northeast NC I	122	17	14.2	8.7-22.3	29	22.4	15.5-31.3	51	42.5	32.7-53.0	25	20.9	13.8-30.4
Northeast NC II	74	11	16.9	8.4-31.3	18	22.3	13.6-34.3	30	34.4	23.6-47.1	15	26.4	15.5-41.2
Northeastern Partnership	196	28	15.6	10.0-23.3	47	22.3	16.5-29.5	81	38.5	30.8-46.7	40	23.6	16.8-32.3
Mountain AHEC	22	4	18.6	5.3-48.0	7	25.3	10.8-48.7	7	40.6	19.0-66.5	4	15.5	5.3-37.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	496	72	15.5	11.2-21.1	121	22.7	17.5-28.8	193	36.6	30.0-43.7	110	25.3	18.6-33.4
Piedmont	432	57	15.0	10.8-20.4	95	22.6	17.6-28.6	170	33.7	28.0-40.0	110	28.7	22.7-35.6
Western NC	32	5	15.3	4.6-40.3	10	43.9	16.1-76.2	11	30.8	12.5-58.1	6	10.0	3.5-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

960

134

15.2

12.1-18.9

226

23.1

19.3-27.4

374

34.8

30.4-39.4

226

26.9

22.4-32.0

GENDER

Female

960

134

15.2

12.1-18.9

226

23.1

19.3-27.4

374

34.8

30.4-39.4

226

26.9

22.4-32.0

RACE

African American

960

134

15.2

12.1-18.9

226

23.1

19.3-27.4

374

34.8

30.4-39.4

226

26.9

22.4-32.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.8

1.1-46.4

32.4

8.9-70.0

55.4

18.4-87.3

3.3

0.4-23.3

-English Speaking

8.8

1.1-46.4

32.4

8.9-70.0

55.4

18.4-87.3

3.3

0.4-23.3

Non-Hispanic

950

133

15.2

12.1-18.9

221

23.1

19.3-27.4

371

34.7

30.3-39.3

225

27.0

22.5-32.1

AGE

18-24

11.8

4.5-27.5

10.8

3.5-28.5

25.4

13.0-43.7

52.0

32.3-71.1

25-34

165

14.2

7.9-24.4

22.6

14.5-33.5

35.0

25.3-46.1

28.1

19.5-38.7

35-44

208

19.9

13.2-28.8

22.7

15.3-32.2

29.6

21.8-38.8

27.8

19.7-37.7

45-54

206

16.6

10.6-25.0

26.9

19.1-36.4

36.7

27.9-46.5

19.9

13.2-28.8

55-64

147

14.2

8.0-23.9

26.1

16.4-38.9

42.1

31.4-53.5

17.7

10.7-27.7

65-74

110

13.4

5.4-29.7

33.0

21.0-47.7

33.9

22.6-47.4

19.7

11.2-32.3

75+

1.7

0.5- 5.6

20.2

9.8-37.0

61.0

43.0-76.4

17.1

8.2-32.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

191

19.9

12.5-30.2

24.9

16.3-36.0

33.3

24.4-43.5

21.9

14.3-32.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

327

13.6

9.0-20.0

23.0

16.4-31.1

123

33.5

26.1-41.8

30.0

22.1-39.3

Some Post-H.S.

247

17.0

10.8-25.8

17.1

11.7-24.2

104

37.4

28.6-47.2

28.5

19.3-39.9

College Graduate

195

12.3

7.4-19.6

29.8

21.8-39.3

34.9

26.7-44.0

23.0

16.2-31.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

188

9.7

5.4-16.6

24.5

16.6-34.6

43.1

32.8-54.0

22.7

14.9-33.0

$15,000- 24,999

225

19.9

12.7-29.7

24.7

16.7-35.0

27.2

19.8-36.1

28.1

19.0-39.5

$25,000- 34,999

135

21.7

13.0-34.0

26.6

16.7-39.5

29.2

19.3-41.6

22.5

14.4-33.6

$35,000- 49,999

7.3

3.0-16.5

18.7

10.7-30.5

49.3

35.3-63.4

24.7

13.7-40.4

$50,000-74,999

21.8

11.0-38.5

25.1

12.4-44.2

21.4

9.7-40.8

31.7

16.0-53.2

$75,000+

10.9

4.3-25.2

37.8

21.4-57.4

32.2

18.0-50.8

19.1

8.4-37.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

7.6

1.0-39.3

46.7

21.0-74.2

28.2

9.9-58.4

17.5

4.3-49.9

Guilford

23.4

11.2-42.6

23.9

12.9-39.8

28.4

15.1-46.9

24.4

13.5-39.8

Mecklenburg

9.0

4.3-17.7

15.8

8.4-27.7

54.2

41.0-66.9

21.0

12.4-33.2

Orange

12.5

3.5-36.1

15.1

5.7-34.4

57.3

37.3-75.3

15.0

5.9-33.2

Wake

17.0

8.2-31.8

22.2

11.5-38.6

27.6

15.9-43.4

33.2

19.9-49.9

Chatham/Lee

7.3

2.5-19.4

37.3

21.6-56.3

35.9

20.9-54.3

19.5

9.3-36.3

Nash/Wilson

15.9

7.4-30.7

36.0

22.6-52.0

33.4

21.5-47.7

14.8

7.8-26.1

Craven/Pamlico

7.8

3.2-18.0

17.6

8.4-33.2

42.4

22.9-64.6

32.2

16.4-53.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

7.9

0.8-49.0

92.1

51.0-99.2

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

11.8

1.5-54.0

58.1

20.9-87.9

30.1

7.0-71.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

10.9

5.4-20.8

26.0

16.3-38.9

37.7

26.6-50.2

25.4

16.7-36.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

21.1

2.7-72.2

50.2

12.2-88.0

0.0

. - .

28.7

4.0-79.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

10.6

3.9-25.9

25.9

15.8-39.5

42.3

30.1-55.6

21.1

12.5-33.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

25.2

15.1-39.0

21.7

12.9-34.1

36.3

25.2-49.2

16.8

9.8-27.3

Northeast NC I

122

14.2

8.7-22.3

22.4

15.5-31.3

42.5

32.7-53.0

20.9

13.8-30.4

Northeast NC II

16.9

8.4-31.3

22.3

13.6-34.3

34.4

23.6-47.1

26.4

15.5-41.2

Northeastern Partnership

196

15.6

10.0-23.3

22.3

16.5-29.5

38.5

30.8-46.7

23.6

16.8-32.3

Mountain AHEC

18.6

5.3-48.0

25.3

10.8-48.7

40.6

19.0-66.5

15.5

5.3-37.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

496

15.5

11.2-21.1

121

22.7

17.5-28.8

193

36.6

30.0-43.7

110

25.3

18.6-33.4

Piedmont

432

15.0

10.8-20.4

22.6

17.6-28.6

170

33.7

28.0-40.0

110

28.7

22.7-35.6

Western NC

15.3

4.6-40.3

43.9

16.1-76.2

30.8

12.5-58.1

10.0

3.5-25.6

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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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