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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	1,265	586	46.3	42.0-50.5	393	32.1	28.2-36.2	286	21.7	18.5-25.3
GENDER
Female	1,265	586	46.3	42.0-50.5	393	32.1	28.2-36.2	286	21.7	18.5-25.3
RACE
African American	1,265	586	46.3	42.0-50.5	393	32.1	28.2-36.2	286	21.7	18.5-25.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	6	29.6	9.1-63.9	4	36.6	8.9-77.3	3	33.8	7.0-77.7
-English Speaking	13	6	29.6	9.1-63.9	4	36.6	8.9-77.3	3	33.8	7.0-77.7
Non-Hispanic	1,252	580	46.4	42.1-50.7	389	32.0	28.1-36.2	283	21.6	18.4-25.2
AGE
18-24	93	33	42.5	27.5-59.1	28	25.6	14.6-40.8	32	31.9	20.1-46.7
25-34	199	104	47.3	37.6-57.2	62	35.9	26.8-46.2	33	16.8	10.9-25.1
35-44	262	131	47.4	38.7-56.2	82	36.0	27.8-45.2	49	16.6	10.9-24.3
45-54	259	135	54.6	45.8-63.2	75	31.0	23.0-40.3	49	14.4	9.6-20.9
55-64	184	104	56.2	45.9-65.9	47	26.9	18.8-36.9	33	16.9	10.8-25.4
65-74	149	56	48.3	36.4-60.4	56	33.5	23.2-45.7	37	18.2	11.7-27.1
75+	106	17	13.5	6.9-24.8	39	28.4	18.4-41.0	50	58.1	44.5-70.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	114	31.7	24.7-39.5	83	30.7	23.0-39.7	97	37.6	29.4-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	190	43.5	36.1-51.2	143	36.8	29.7-44.6	95	19.7	14.6-26.0
Some Post-H.S.	303	169	59.9	51.2-68.0	85	24.5	18.0-32.4	49	15.6	10.6-22.5
College Graduate	237	113	48.5	40.1-57.0	82	34.2	26.4-42.8	42	17.4	11.6-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	128	49.8	41.2-58.3	67	22.2	15.7-30.4	79	28.0	21.2-36.0
$15,000- 24,999	285	131	43.4	34.4-52.8	96	41.2	32.1-50.9	58	15.4	10.4-22.2
$25,000- 34,999	163	85	48.8	37.7-60.0	52	33.0	22.8-45.2	26	18.1	10.5-29.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	59	48.1	35.4-61.1	35	29.9	19.3-43.1	19	22.0	12.3-36.3
$50,000-74,999	64	30	51.2	34.7-67.5	21	28.1	15.4-45.6	13	20.6	10.1-37.4
$75,000+	53	30	50.2	33.2-67.2	17	38.1	22.2-56.9	6	11.7	3.9-30.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	8	40.7	18.6-67.3	4	20.9	7.3-46.7	4	38.5	14.8-69.2
Guilford	71	27	32.4	21.4-45.7	27	40.8	27.5-55.7	17	26.8	16.4-40.6
Mecklenburg	82	47	57.0	44.6-68.6	20	25.8	16.4-38.0	15	17.3	9.7-28.9
Orange	31	18	60.7	41.4-77.2	10	30.1	15.7-50.0	3	9.1	2.7-26.6
Wake	54	27	48.2	33.6-63.1	18	27.7	16.8-42.0	9	24.2	12.4-41.8
Chatham/Lee	53	26	52.8	37.5-67.5	14	19.0	10.7-31.3	13	28.3	16.3-44.4
Nash/Wilson	81	38	47.1	35.1-59.4	22	27.0	17.5-39.1	21	26.0	16.8-37.9
Craven/Pamlico	57	26	43.0	26.3-61.5	18	35.4	20.8-53.2	13	21.7	11.6-36.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	65.4	24.5-91.7	2	14.0	2.5-51.5	4	20.6	4.8-57.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	55.0	18.5-86.8	3	45.0	13.2-81.5	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	45	42.2	31.7-53.3	40	43.9	33.3-55.1	20	13.9	8.6-21.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	29.9	9.3-64.0	2	18.2	4.1-53.5	4	51.9	21.6-80.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	44	46.2	35.1-57.8	30	32.7	22.6-44.7	21	21.1	13.5-31.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	42	44.1	33.7-55.0	32	28.3	19.8-38.7	28	27.6	18.9-38.3
Northeast NC I	171	75	40.9	32.7-49.6	50	28.6	21.3-37.3	46	30.5	22.5-39.9
Northeast NC II	100	47	50.8	39.5-62.0	31	29.4	20.3-40.4	22	19.8	12.8-29.5
Northeastern Partnership	271	122	45.5	38.5-52.7	81	29.0	23.0-35.8	68	25.5	19.8-32.2
Mountain AHEC	32	15	49.5	28.9-70.3	8	22.2	10.1-42.1	9	28.3	12.4-52.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	671	307	45.6	39.4-51.9	203	31.1	25.6-37.1	161	23.4	18.6-28.9
Piedmont	548	258	46.9	41.1-52.8	178	32.5	27.2-38.3	112	20.6	16.3-25.6
Western NC	46	21	42.0	21.1-66.2	12	38.1	14.5-69.1	13	19.9	8.5-40.0

Total
Respond.^

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,265

586

46.3

42.0-50.5

393

32.1

28.2-36.2

286

21.7

18.5-25.3

GENDER

Female

1,265

586

46.3

42.0-50.5

393

32.1

28.2-36.2

286

21.7

18.5-25.3

RACE

African American

1,265

586

46.3

42.0-50.5

393

32.1

28.2-36.2

286

21.7

18.5-25.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.6

9.1-63.9

36.6

8.9-77.3

33.8

7.0-77.7

-English Speaking

29.6

9.1-63.9

36.6

8.9-77.3

33.8

7.0-77.7

Non-Hispanic

1,252

580

46.4

42.1-50.7

389

32.0

28.1-36.2

283

21.6

18.4-25.2

AGE

18-24

42.5

27.5-59.1

25.6

14.6-40.8

31.9

20.1-46.7

25-34

199

104

47.3

37.6-57.2

35.9

26.8-46.2

16.8

10.9-25.1

35-44

262

131

47.4

38.7-56.2

36.0

27.8-45.2

16.6

10.9-24.3

45-54

259

135

54.6

45.8-63.2

31.0

23.0-40.3

14.4

9.6-20.9

55-64

184

104

56.2

45.9-65.9

26.9

18.8-36.9

16.9

10.8-25.4

65-74

149

48.3

36.4-60.4

33.5

23.2-45.7

18.2

11.7-27.1

75+

106

13.5

6.9-24.8

28.4

18.4-41.0

58.1

44.5-70.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

114

31.7

24.7-39.5

30.7

23.0-39.7

37.6

29.4-46.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

190

43.5

36.1-51.2

143

36.8

29.7-44.6

19.7

14.6-26.0

Some Post-H.S.

303

169

59.9

51.2-68.0

24.5

18.0-32.4

15.6

10.6-22.5

College Graduate

237

113

48.5

40.1-57.0

34.2

26.4-42.8

17.4

11.6-25.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

128

49.8

41.2-58.3

22.2

15.7-30.4

28.0

21.2-36.0

$15,000- 24,999

285

131

43.4

34.4-52.8

41.2

32.1-50.9

15.4

10.4-22.2

$25,000- 34,999

163

48.8

37.7-60.0

33.0

22.8-45.2

18.1

10.5-29.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

48.1

35.4-61.1

29.9

19.3-43.1

22.0

12.3-36.3

$50,000-74,999

51.2

34.7-67.5

28.1

15.4-45.6

20.6

10.1-37.4

$75,000+

50.2

33.2-67.2

38.1

22.2-56.9

11.7

3.9-30.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

40.7

18.6-67.3

20.9

7.3-46.7

38.5

14.8-69.2

Guilford

32.4

21.4-45.7

40.8

27.5-55.7

26.8

16.4-40.6

Mecklenburg

57.0

44.6-68.6

25.8

16.4-38.0

17.3

9.7-28.9

Orange

60.7

41.4-77.2

30.1

15.7-50.0

9.1

2.7-26.6

Wake

48.2

33.6-63.1

27.7

16.8-42.0

24.2

12.4-41.8

Chatham/Lee

52.8

37.5-67.5

19.0

10.7-31.3

28.3

16.3-44.4

Nash/Wilson

47.1

35.1-59.4

27.0

17.5-39.1

26.0

16.8-37.9

Craven/Pamlico

43.0

26.3-61.5

35.4

20.8-53.2

21.7

11.6-36.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

65.4

24.5-91.7

14.0

2.5-51.5

20.6

4.8-57.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

55.0

18.5-86.8

45.0

13.2-81.5

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

42.2

31.7-53.3

43.9

33.3-55.1

13.9

8.6-21.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

29.9

9.3-64.0

18.2

4.1-53.5

51.9

21.6-80.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

46.2

35.1-57.8

32.7

22.6-44.7

21.1

13.5-31.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

44.1

33.7-55.0

28.3

19.8-38.7

27.6

18.9-38.3

Northeast NC I

171

40.9

32.7-49.6

28.6

21.3-37.3

30.5

22.5-39.9

Northeast NC II

100

50.8

39.5-62.0

29.4

20.3-40.4

19.8

12.8-29.5

Northeastern Partnership

271

122

45.5

38.5-52.7

29.0

23.0-35.8

25.5

19.8-32.2

Mountain AHEC

49.5

28.9-70.3

22.2

10.1-42.1

28.3

12.4-52.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

671

307

45.6

39.4-51.9

203

31.1

25.6-37.1

161

23.4

18.6-28.9

Piedmont

548

258

46.9

41.1-52.8

178

32.5

27.2-38.3

112

20.6

16.3-25.6

Western NC

42.0

21.1-66.2

38.1

14.5-69.1

19.9

8.5-40.0

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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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