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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	980	598	61.4	56.6-66.0	382	38.6	34.0-43.4
GENDER
Female	980	598	61.4	56.6-66.0	382	38.6	34.0-43.4
RACE
African American	980	598	61.4	56.6-66.0	382	38.6	34.0-43.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	5	69.9	31.1-92.3	5	30.1	7.7-68.9
-English Speaking	10	5	69.9	31.1-92.3	5	30.1	7.7-68.9
Non-Hispanic	970	593	61.4	56.5-66.0	377	38.6	34.0-43.5
AGE
18-24	61	44	73.6	52.7-87.5	17	26.4	12.5-47.3
25-34	167	110	63.6	52.5-73.4	57	36.4	26.6-47.5
35-44	213	150	69.8	59.9-78.1	63	30.2	21.9-40.1
45-54	210	131	62.0	52.1-71.1	79	38.0	28.9-47.9
55-64	151	81	49.7	38.4-61.0	70	50.3	39.0-61.6
65-74	112	55	48.0	34.4-62.0	57	52.0	38.0-65.6
75+	56	19	30.4	17.2-47.9	37	69.6	52.1-82.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	197	94	43.3	33.3-53.8	103	56.7	46.2-66.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	334	181	56.2	47.7-64.4	153	43.8	35.6-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	254	174	66.2	55.9-75.2	80	33.8	24.8-44.1
College Graduate	195	149	77.8	69.6-84.3	46	22.2	15.7-30.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	106	54.2	43.7-64.4	89	45.8	35.6-56.3
$15,000- 24,999	228	135	61.9	51.9-71.1	93	38.1	28.9-48.1
$25,000- 34,999	137	87	62.7	49.5-74.2	50	37.3	25.8-50.5
$35,000- 49,999	94	68	77.1	64.7-86.1	26	22.9	13.9-35.3
$50,000-74,999	51	33	62.5	42.3-79.1	18	37.5	20.9-57.7
$75,000+	47	40	79.5	60.4-90.8	7	20.5	9.2-39.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	12	6	55.9	28.1-80.5	6	44.1	19.5-71.9
Guilford	54	30	50.6	34.3-66.8	24	49.4	33.2-65.7
Mecklenburg	67	48	70.5	56.5-81.4	19	29.5	18.6-43.5
Orange	28	24	86.5	68.5-95.0	4	13.5	5.0-31.5
Wake	46	30	62.3	46.0-76.2	16	37.7	23.8-54.0
Chatham/Lee	40	24	62.5	43.8-78.1	16	37.5	21.9-56.2
Nash/Wilson	60	39	60.0	45.1-73.2	21	40.0	26.8-54.9
Craven/Pamlico	44	33	73.9	53.6-87.4	11	26.1	12.6-46.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	3	29.5	4.8-77.7	2	70.5	22.3-95.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	85.4	40.0-98.1	1	14.6	1.9-60.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	85	48	57.9	45.7-69.2	37	42.1	30.8-54.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	74	48	67.1	54.4-77.7	26	32.9	22.3-45.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	74	33	47.4	35.2-60.0	41	52.6	40.0-64.8
Northeast NC I	125	72	60.7	50.9-69.7	53	39.3	30.3-49.1
Northeast NC II	78	42	59.1	46.2-70.8	36	40.9	29.2-53.8
Northeastern Partnership	203	114	59.9	51.8-67.4	89	40.1	32.6-48.2
Mountain AHEC	23	15	67.3	43.4-84.6	8	32.7	15.4-56.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	510	302	60.0	52.8-66.8	208	40.0	33.2-47.2
Piedmont	437	273	61.8	55.1-68.0	164	38.2	32.0-44.9
Western NC	33	23	76.2	51.8-90.5	10	23.8	9.5-48.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

980

598

61.4

56.6-66.0

382

38.6

34.0-43.4

GENDER

Female

980

598

61.4

56.6-66.0

382

38.6

34.0-43.4

RACE

African American

980

598

61.4

56.6-66.0

382

38.6

34.0-43.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

69.9

31.1-92.3

30.1

7.7-68.9

-English Speaking

69.9

31.1-92.3

30.1

7.7-68.9

Non-Hispanic

970

593

61.4

56.5-66.0

377

38.6

34.0-43.5

AGE

18-24

73.6

52.7-87.5

26.4

12.5-47.3

25-34

167

110

63.6

52.5-73.4

36.4

26.6-47.5

35-44

213

150

69.8

59.9-78.1

30.2

21.9-40.1

45-54

210

131

62.0

52.1-71.1

38.0

28.9-47.9

55-64

151

49.7

38.4-61.0

50.3

39.0-61.6

65-74

112

48.0

34.4-62.0

52.0

38.0-65.6

75+

30.4

17.2-47.9

69.6

52.1-82.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

197

43.3

33.3-53.8

103

56.7

46.2-66.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

334

181

56.2

47.7-64.4

153

43.8

35.6-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

254

174

66.2

55.9-75.2

33.8

24.8-44.1

College Graduate

195

149

77.8

69.6-84.3

22.2

15.7-30.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

106

54.2

43.7-64.4

45.8

35.6-56.3

$15,000- 24,999

228

135

61.9

51.9-71.1

38.1

28.9-48.1

$25,000- 34,999

137

62.7

49.5-74.2

37.3

25.8-50.5

$35,000- 49,999

77.1

64.7-86.1

22.9

13.9-35.3

$50,000-74,999

62.5

42.3-79.1

37.5

20.9-57.7

$75,000+

79.5

60.4-90.8

20.5

9.2-39.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

55.9

28.1-80.5

44.1

19.5-71.9

Guilford

50.6

34.3-66.8

49.4

33.2-65.7

Mecklenburg

70.5

56.5-81.4

29.5

18.6-43.5

Orange

86.5

68.5-95.0

13.5

5.0-31.5

Wake

62.3

46.0-76.2

37.7

23.8-54.0

Chatham/Lee

62.5

43.8-78.1

37.5

21.9-56.2

Nash/Wilson

60.0

45.1-73.2

40.0

26.8-54.9

Craven/Pamlico

73.9

53.6-87.4

26.1

12.6-46.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

29.5

4.8-77.7

70.5

22.3-95.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

85.4

40.0-98.1

14.6

1.9-60.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

57.9

45.7-69.2

42.1

30.8-54.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.1

54.4-77.7

32.9

22.3-45.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

47.4

35.2-60.0

52.6

40.0-64.8

Northeast NC I

125

60.7

50.9-69.7

39.3

30.3-49.1

Northeast NC II

59.1

46.2-70.8

40.9

29.2-53.8

Northeastern Partnership

203

114

59.9

51.8-67.4

40.1

32.6-48.2

Mountain AHEC

67.3

43.4-84.6

32.7

15.4-56.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

510

302

60.0

52.8-66.8

208

40.0

33.2-47.2

Piedmont

437

273

61.8

55.1-68.0

164

38.2

32.0-44.9

Western NC

76.2

51.8-90.5

23.8

9.5-48.2

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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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