BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Taking Over-the-counter Weight Control Products That Contain Ephedra*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	734	349	51.5	45.8-57.2	385	48.5	42.8-54.2
GENDER
Male	138	83	63.0	50.2-74.1	55	37.0	25.9-49.8
Female	596	266	47.5	41.4-53.7	330	52.5	46.3-58.6
RACE
White	549	268	52.9	46.4-59.3	281	47.1	40.7-53.6
African American	134	57	44.1	31.5-57.5	77	55.9	42.5-68.5
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	28	13	60.7	34.3-82.1	15	39.3	17.9-65.7
Other Minorities	20	10	57.4	26.7-83.3	10	42.6	16.7-73.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	13	62.6	31.6-85.9	11	37.4	14.1-68.4
-English Speaking	16	7	24.2	8.1-53.5	9	75.8	46.5-91.9
-Spanish Speaking	8	6	87.6	51.6-97.9	2	12.4	2.1-48.4
Non-Hispanic	708	336	51.2	45.5-56.9	372	48.8	43.1-54.5
AGE
18-24	80	53	62.3	44.2-77.5	27	37.7	22.5-55.8
25-34	228	124	56.6	46.8-65.8	104	43.4	34.2-53.2
35-44	183	83	44.2	34.3-54.6	100	55.8	45.4-65.7
45-54	147	70	51.4	40.1-62.6	77	48.6	37.4-59.9
55-64	62	17	41.2	22.5-62.9	45	58.8	37.1-77.5
65-74	23	1	1.3	0.2- 9.5	22	98.7	90.5-99.8
75+	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	28	60.8	41.1-77.5	39	39.2	22.5-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	229	114	55.6	45.8-65.1	115	44.4	34.9-54.2
Some Post-H.S.	254	115	48.6	39.0-58.3	139	51.4	41.7-61.0
College Graduate	183	91	46.6	35.9-57.5	92	53.4	42.5-64.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	35	56.3	37.2-73.7	40	43.7	26.3-62.8
$15,000- 24,999	143	71	61.0	47.4-73.1	72	39.0	26.9-52.6
$25,000- 34,999	103	48	55.6	41.4-69.0	55	44.4	31.0-58.6
$35,000- 49,999	117	61	53.1	40.3-65.5	56	46.9	34.5-59.7
$50,000-74,999	99	54	55.5	41.7-68.5	45	44.5	31.5-58.3
$75,000+	94	41	48.6	34.5-62.9	53	51.4	37.1-65.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	30	19	63.2	40.3-81.4	11	36.8	18.6-59.7
Guilford	23	12	47.1	24.8-70.6	11	52.9	29.4-75.2
Mecklenburg	34	16	50.1	32.2-68.0	18	49.9	32.0-67.8
Orange	29	13	47.3	28.9-66.4	16	52.7	33.6-71.1
Wake	36	21	60.9	42.9-76.3	15	39.1	23.7-57.1
Chatham/Lee	27	7	29.4	11.5-57.1	20	70.6	42.9-88.5
Nash/Wilson	21	7	36.7	17.4-61.6	14	63.3	38.4-82.6
Craven/Pamlico	33	19	57.6	34.6-77.8	14	42.4	22.2-65.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	36	18	59.7	40.7-76.3	18	40.3	23.7-59.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	20	58.7	41.6-74.0	27	41.3	26.0-58.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	17	52.3	32.6-71.3	15	47.7	28.7-67.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	45	19	48.3	32.6-64.4	26	51.7	35.6-67.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	41	21	53.8	36.7-70.1	20	46.2	29.9-63.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	28	17	70.3	50.3-84.7	11	29.7	15.3-49.7
Northeast NC I	33	19	61.8	43.4-77.4	14	38.2	22.6-56.6
Northeast NC II	38	13	37.2	22.3-54.9	25	62.8	45.1-77.7
Northeastern Partnership	71	32	45.7	33.3-58.6	39	54.3	41.4-66.7
Mountain AHEC	106	52	51.8	38.8-64.6	54	48.2	35.4-61.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	257	127	52.5	42.1-62.6	130	47.5	37.4-57.9
Piedmont	302	140	51.1	43.0-59.2	162	48.9	40.8-57.0
Western NC	175	82	51.1	40.6-61.4	93	48.9	38.6-59.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

734

349

51.5

45.8-57.2

385

48.5

42.8-54.2

GENDER

Male

138

63.0

50.2-74.1

37.0

25.9-49.8

Female

596

266

47.5

41.4-53.7

330

52.5

46.3-58.6

RACE

White

549

268

52.9

46.4-59.3

281

47.1

40.7-53.6

African American

134

44.1

31.5-57.5

55.9

42.5-68.5

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

60.7

34.3-82.1

39.3

17.9-65.7

Other Minorities

57.4

26.7-83.3

42.6

16.7-73.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

62.6

31.6-85.9

37.4

14.1-68.4

-English Speaking

24.2

8.1-53.5

75.8

46.5-91.9

-Spanish Speaking

87.6

51.6-97.9

12.4

2.1-48.4

Non-Hispanic

708

336

51.2

45.5-56.9

372

48.8

43.1-54.5

AGE

18-24

62.3

44.2-77.5

37.7

22.5-55.8

25-34

228

124

56.6

46.8-65.8

104

43.4

34.2-53.2

35-44

183

44.2

34.3-54.6

100

55.8

45.4-65.7

45-54

147

51.4

40.1-62.6

48.6

37.4-59.9

55-64

41.2

22.5-62.9

58.8

37.1-77.5

65-74

1.3

0.2- 9.5

98.7

90.5-99.8

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

60.8

41.1-77.5

39.2

22.5-58.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

229

114

55.6

45.8-65.1

115

44.4

34.9-54.2

Some Post-H.S.

254

115

48.6

39.0-58.3

139

51.4

41.7-61.0

College Graduate

183

46.6

35.9-57.5

53.4

42.5-64.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

56.3

37.2-73.7

43.7

26.3-62.8

$15,000- 24,999

143

61.0

47.4-73.1

39.0

26.9-52.6

$25,000- 34,999

103

55.6

41.4-69.0

44.4

31.0-58.6

$35,000- 49,999

117

53.1

40.3-65.5

46.9

34.5-59.7

$50,000-74,999

55.5

41.7-68.5

44.5

31.5-58.3

$75,000+

48.6

34.5-62.9

51.4

37.1-65.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

63.2

40.3-81.4

36.8

18.6-59.7

Guilford

47.1

24.8-70.6

52.9

29.4-75.2

Mecklenburg

50.1

32.2-68.0

49.9

32.0-67.8

Orange

47.3

28.9-66.4

52.7

33.6-71.1

Wake

60.9

42.9-76.3

39.1

23.7-57.1

Chatham/Lee

29.4

11.5-57.1

70.6

42.9-88.5

Nash/Wilson

36.7

17.4-61.6

63.3

38.4-82.6

Craven/Pamlico

57.6

34.6-77.8

42.4

22.2-65.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

59.7

40.7-76.3

40.3

23.7-59.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.7

41.6-74.0

41.3

26.0-58.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

52.3

32.6-71.3

47.7

28.7-67.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

48.3

32.6-64.4

51.7

35.6-67.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

53.8

36.7-70.1

46.2

29.9-63.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

70.3

50.3-84.7

29.7

15.3-49.7

Northeast NC I

61.8

43.4-77.4

38.2

22.6-56.6

Northeast NC II

37.2

22.3-54.9

62.8

45.1-77.7

Northeastern Partnership

45.7

33.3-58.6

54.3

41.4-66.7

Mountain AHEC

106

51.8

38.8-64.6

48.2

35.4-61.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

257

127

52.5

42.1-62.6

130

47.5

37.4-57.9

Piedmont

302

140

51.1

43.0-59.2

162

48.9

40.8-57.0

Western NC

175

51.1

40.6-61.4

48.9

38.6-59.4

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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*Data in this table were derived from the two questions related to over-the-counter weight control products. Denominator include only those respondents who reported taking over-the-counter weight control products

^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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