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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
TOTAL	9,438	1,482	14.2	13.2-15.4	157	1.5	1.2- 1.9	304	3.0	2.5- 3.5	7,495	81.3	80.1-82.5
GENDER
Male	3,471	472	12.9	11.3-14.8	45	1.1	0.7- 1.7	99	2.5	1.8- 3.3	2,855	83.6	81.6-85.4
Female	5,967	1,010	15.5	14.2-16.8	112	1.9	1.4- 2.4	205	3.4	2.8- 4.2	4,640	79.2	77.7-80.7
RACE
White	6,924	965	13.6	12.3-14.9	114	1.4	1.1- 1.8	214	2.9	2.4- 3.6	5,631	82.1	80.7-83.5
African American	1,873	423	18.5	16.1-21.1	34	2.1	1.2- 3.6	72	3.5	2.5- 4.8	1,344	76.0	73.0-78.7
Asian	51	4	5.0	1.3-17.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	2	1.6	0.3- 7.4	44	92.6	80.8-97.4
Native American	229	49	17.7	11.3-26.6	3	0.8	0.2- 3.5	4	1.1	0.3- 4.3	173	80.4	71.3-87.1
Other Minorities	324	36	10.4	6.3-16.7	5	1.0	0.4- 2.8	12	2.8	1.3- 5.9	271	85.8	79.4-90.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	336	38	10.1	6.0-16.5	4	0.8	0.2- 2.6	14	3.6	1.8- 7.0	280	85.5	78.9-90.3
-English Speaking	136	13	8.1	3.4-18.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	6	5.5	2.0-14.5	116	86.1	74.9-92.7
-Spanish Speaking	200	25	10.8	5.9-19.1	3	1.0	0.3- 3.5	8	2.9	1.2- 7.2	164	85.3	76.9-91.0
Non-Hispanic	9,092	1,443	14.5	13.4-15.6	153	1.5	1.2- 1.9	290	2.9	2.5- 3.5	7,206	81.1	79.8-82.3
AGE
18-24	582	33	5.2	3.1- 8.5	17	2.0	1.0- 4.0	14	1.2	0.6- 2.5	518	91.5	87.9-94.1
25-34	1,413	162	10.6	8.1-13.6	21	1.2	0.7- 2.1	41	2.6	1.7- 3.9	1,189	85.6	82.4-88.3
35-44	1,787	296	15.1	12.9-17.7	18	0.9	0.5- 1.8	43	2.8	1.8- 4.3	1,430	81.1	78.4-83.6
45-54	1,845	380	20.8	18.0-24.0	21	1.3	0.7- 2.2	67	4.1	2.8- 5.8	1,377	73.8	70.5-76.9
55-64	1,535	331	22.0	19.1-25.3	23	0.8	0.5- 1.3	49	2.5	1.6- 3.9	1,132	74.6	71.3-77.7
65-74	1,272	184	14.2	11.6-17.4	21	1.9	0.9- 3.8	46	3.5	2.4- 5.0	1,021	80.5	77.0-83.5
75+	936	85	7.9	5.9-10.4	32	3.4	2.0- 5.6	44	4.9	3.3- 7.2	775	83.8	80.3-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,599	276	13.1	10.4-16.2	37	1.7	1.1- 2.6	48	3.5	2.2- 5.3	1,238	81.8	78.4-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,832	440	14.7	12.8-16.9	60	1.9	1.3- 2.9	98	2.8	2.1- 3.8	2,234	80.5	78.2-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,347	387	14.6	12.6-16.7	36	1.6	1.0- 2.5	77	2.0	1.5- 2.8	1,847	81.8	79.4-83.9
College Graduate	2,631	375	14.2	12.2-16.3	23	0.7	0.4- 1.3	81	3.7	2.8- 4.9	2,152	81.4	79.1-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,106	222	17.4	14.3-21.0	26	2.4	1.3- 4.5	44	4.5	2.9- 6.9	814	75.7	71.5-79.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,730	280	13.5	11.1-16.2	36	1.8	1.0- 3.1	51	2.6	1.7- 3.9	1,363	82.2	79.1-84.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	184	15.0	12.0-18.5	12	1.4	0.6- 3.2	30	3.5	2.0- 6.1	813	80.0	76.0-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,240	180	13.3	10.8-16.3	13	1.1	0.5- 2.4	33	2.3	1.4- 3.7	1,014	83.4	80.2-86.1
$50,000-74,999	1,010	156	14.1	11.4-17.3	9	0.9	0.4- 2.1	39	3.5	2.3- 5.3	806	81.5	78.0-84.6
$75,000+	1,157	162	15.9	12.9-19.5	10	1.0	0.5- 2.2	37	2.7	1.8- 4.2	948	80.3	76.6-83.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	64	13.2	10.1-17.0	7	1.1	0.5- 2.4	17	3.0	1.8- 5.0	366	82.7	78.6-86.1
Guilford	446	69	15.0	11.6-19.2	5	1.2	0.5- 3.3	15	3.0	1.6- 5.9	357	80.7	76.1-84.7
Mecklenburg	447	76	14.8	11.5-18.8	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4	18	3.6	2.1- 6.0	347	80.2	75.7-84.0
Orange	452	56	12.7	7.4-20.9	4	1.0	0.3- 3.0	14	2.3	1.2- 4.3	378	84.0	76.2-89.6
Wake	452	75	16.1	12.5-20.5	5	1.3	0.4- 4.7	13	2.4	1.3- 4.4	359	80.2	75.5-84.2
Chatham/Lee	399	51	14.2	9.6-20.6	5	1.7	0.6- 4.8	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1	332	81.5	75.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	380	66	16.2	12.5-20.9	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	21	4.4	2.7- 7.0	286	78.1	73.0-82.4
Craven/Pamlico	456	83	15.5	12.3-19.4	8	1.6	0.7- 3.8	13	2.8	1.6- 5.0	352	80.0	75.7-83.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	68	16.0	11.3-22.3	8	1.6	0.8- 3.5	16	3.3	2.0- 5.6	345	79.0	72.9-84.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	56	10.8	7.8-14.8	8	2.2	0.9- 4.9	17	3.7	2.0- 6.7	374	83.3	78.5-87.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	91	16.3	11.9-21.9	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9	12	2.7	1.2- 5.8	367	79.7	73.7-84.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	54	10.1	7.1-14.2	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9	14	2.3	1.2- 4.5	348	86.1	81.3-89.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	84	15.1	12.0-18.8	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6	9	1.9	0.9- 3.8	375	81.4	77.3-84.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	68	14.5	11.2-18.7	9	2.1	1.0- 4.5	10	2.6	1.3- 5.4	331	80.7	76.0-84.7
Northeast NC I	460	82	15.0	11.8-18.9	9	2.8	1.3- 6.0	11	2.6	1.2- 5.3	358	79.6	74.9-83.7
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.1	12.8-20.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.7	16	2.2	1.3- 3.7	403	81.2	77.1-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	974	173	15.7	13.2-18.5	13	1.3	0.7- 2.6	27	2.3	1.5- 3.6	761	80.6	77.6-83.4
Mountain AHEC	1,304	182	14.6	10.9-19.3	25	1.6	0.9- 2.6	46	3.0	2.1- 4.4	1,051	80.8	76.2-84.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	554	13.4	11.7-15.4	55	1.5	1.0- 2.2	107	3.2	2.4- 4.2	2,602	82.0	79.8-84.0
Piedmont	4,046	647	14.8	13.4-16.4	63	1.4	1.0- 2.0	123	2.9	2.3- 3.7	3,213	80.9	79.1-82.5
Western NC	2,074	281	13.6	10.9-16.8	39	1.8	1.1- 2.8	74	2.8	2.1- 3.7	1,680	81.8	78.6-84.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,438

1,482

14.2

13.2-15.4

157

1.5

1.2- 1.9

304

3.0

2.5- 3.5

7,495

81.3

80.1-82.5

GENDER

Male

3,471

472

12.9

11.3-14.8

1.1

0.7- 1.7

2.5

1.8- 3.3

2,855

83.6

81.6-85.4

Female

5,967

1,010

15.5

14.2-16.8

112

1.9

1.4- 2.4

205

3.4

2.8- 4.2

4,640

79.2

77.7-80.7

RACE

White

6,924

965

13.6

12.3-14.9

114

1.4

1.1- 1.8

214

2.9

2.4- 3.6

5,631

82.1

80.7-83.5

African American

1,873

423

18.5

16.1-21.1

2.1

1.2- 3.6

3.5

2.5- 4.8

1,344

76.0

73.0-78.7

Asian

5.0

1.3-17.8

0.8

0.1- 5.4

1.6

0.3- 7.4

92.6

80.8-97.4

Native American

229

17.7

11.3-26.6

0.8

0.2- 3.5

1.1

0.3- 4.3

173

80.4

71.3-87.1

Other Minorities

324

10.4

6.3-16.7

1.0

0.4- 2.8

2.8

1.3- 5.9

271

85.8

79.4-90.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

336

10.1

6.0-16.5

0.8

0.2- 2.6

3.6

1.8- 7.0

280

85.5

78.9-90.3

-English Speaking

136

8.1

3.4-18.2

0.3

0.0- 2.4

5.5

2.0-14.5

116

86.1

74.9-92.7

-Spanish Speaking

200

10.8

5.9-19.1

1.0

0.3- 3.5

2.9

1.2- 7.2

164

85.3

76.9-91.0

Non-Hispanic

9,092

1,443

14.5

13.4-15.6

153

1.5

1.2- 1.9

290

2.9

2.5- 3.5

7,206

81.1

79.8-82.3

AGE

18-24

582

5.2

3.1- 8.5

2.0

1.0- 4.0

1.2

0.6- 2.5

518

91.5

87.9-94.1

25-34

1,413

162

10.6

8.1-13.6

1.2

0.7- 2.1

2.6

1.7- 3.9

1,189

85.6

82.4-88.3

35-44

1,787

296

15.1

12.9-17.7

0.9

0.5- 1.8

2.8

1.8- 4.3

1,430

81.1

78.4-83.6

45-54

1,845

380

20.8

18.0-24.0

1.3

0.7- 2.2

4.1

2.8- 5.8

1,377

73.8

70.5-76.9

55-64

1,535

331

22.0

19.1-25.3

0.8

0.5- 1.3

2.5

1.6- 3.9

1,132

74.6

71.3-77.7

65-74

1,272

184

14.2

11.6-17.4

1.9

0.9- 3.8

3.5

2.4- 5.0

1,021

80.5

77.0-83.5

75+

936

7.9

5.9-10.4

3.4

2.0- 5.6

4.9

3.3- 7.2

775

83.8

80.3-86.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,599

276

13.1

10.4-16.2

1.7

1.1- 2.6

3.5

2.2- 5.3

1,238

81.8

78.4-84.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,832

440

14.7

12.8-16.9

1.9

1.3- 2.9

2.8

2.1- 3.8

2,234

80.5

78.2-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,347

387

14.6

12.6-16.7

1.6

1.0- 2.5

2.0

1.5- 2.8

1,847

81.8

79.4-83.9

College Graduate

2,631

375

14.2

12.2-16.3

0.7

0.4- 1.3

3.7

2.8- 4.9

2,152

81.4

79.1-83.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,106

222

17.4

14.3-21.0

2.4

1.3- 4.5

4.5

2.9- 6.9

814

75.7

71.5-79.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,730

280

13.5

11.1-16.2

1.8

1.0- 3.1

2.6

1.7- 3.9

1,363

82.2

79.1-84.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

184

15.0

12.0-18.5

1.4

0.6- 3.2

3.5

2.0- 6.1

813

80.0

76.0-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,240

180

13.3

10.8-16.3

1.1

0.5- 2.4

2.3

1.4- 3.7

1,014

83.4

80.2-86.1

$50,000-74,999

1,010

156

14.1

11.4-17.3

0.9

0.4- 2.1

3.5

2.3- 5.3

806

81.5

78.0-84.6

$75,000+

1,157

162

15.9

12.9-19.5

1.0

0.5- 2.2

2.7

1.8- 4.2

948

80.3

76.6-83.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

13.2

10.1-17.0

1.1

0.5- 2.4

3.0

1.8- 5.0

366

82.7

78.6-86.1

Guilford

446

15.0

11.6-19.2

1.2

0.5- 3.3

3.0

1.6- 5.9

357

80.7

76.1-84.7

Mecklenburg

447

14.8

11.5-18.8

1.4

0.6- 3.4

3.6

2.1- 6.0

347

80.2

75.7-84.0

Orange

452

12.7

7.4-20.9

1.0

0.3- 3.0

2.3

1.2- 4.3

378

84.0

76.2-89.6

Wake

452

16.1

12.5-20.5

1.3

0.4- 4.7

2.4

1.3- 4.4

359

80.2

75.5-84.2

Chatham/Lee

399

14.2

9.6-20.6

1.7

0.6- 4.8

2.6

1.3- 5.1

332

81.5

75.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

380

16.2

12.5-20.9

1.4

0.6- 3.3

4.4

2.7- 7.0

286

78.1

73.0-82.4

Craven/Pamlico

456

15.5

12.3-19.4

1.6

0.7- 3.8

2.8

1.6- 5.0

352

80.0

75.7-83.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

16.0

11.3-22.3

1.6

0.8- 3.5

3.3

2.0- 5.6

345

79.0

72.9-84.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

10.8

7.8-14.8

2.2

0.9- 4.9

3.7

2.0- 6.7

374

83.3

78.5-87.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

16.3

11.9-21.9

1.4

0.7- 2.9

2.7

1.2- 5.8

367

79.7

73.7-84.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

10.1

7.1-14.2

1.4

0.7- 2.9

2.3

1.2- 4.5

348

86.1

81.3-89.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

15.1

12.0-18.8

1.7

0.8- 3.6

1.9

0.9- 3.8

375

81.4

77.3-84.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

14.5

11.2-18.7

2.1

1.0- 4.5

2.6

1.3- 5.4

331

80.7

76.0-84.7

Northeast NC I

460

15.0

11.8-18.9

2.8

1.3- 6.0

2.6

1.2- 5.3

358

79.6

74.9-83.7

Northeast NC II

514

16.1

12.8-20.0

0.5

0.2- 1.7

2.2

1.3- 3.7

403

81.2

77.1-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

974

173

15.7

13.2-18.5

1.3

0.7- 2.6

2.3

1.5- 3.6

761

80.6

77.6-83.4

Mountain AHEC

1,304

182

14.6

10.9-19.3

1.6

0.9- 2.6

3.0

2.1- 4.4

1,051

80.8

76.2-84.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

554

13.4

11.7-15.4

1.5

1.0- 2.2

107

3.2

2.4- 4.2

2,602

82.0

79.8-84.0

Piedmont

4,046

647

14.8

13.4-16.4

1.4

1.0- 2.0

123

2.9

2.3- 3.7

3,213

80.9

79.1-82.5

Western NC

2,074

281

13.6

10.9-16.8

1.8

1.1- 2.8

2.8

2.1- 3.7

1,680

81.8

78.6-84.7

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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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