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	7,046	945	13.0	11.9-14.3	1,453	20.2	18.8-21.7	2,744	37.4	35.6-39.2	1,904	29.4	27.6-31.2
GENDER
Male	2,401	330	12.7	10.8-14.7	439	18.1	15.9-20.6	850	34.8	31.8-37.9	782	34.4	31.4-37.6
Female	4,645	615	13.4	11.9-15.0	1,014	21.9	20.1-23.8	1,894	39.5	37.4-41.7	1,122	25.2	23.3-27.2
RACE
White	5,213	702	13.3	12.0-14.8	1,041	19.8	18.2-21.5	2,058	37.4	35.4-39.5	1,412	29.5	27.5-31.6
African American	1,352	185	14.2	11.4-17.4	307	21.4	18.3-24.9	514	35.6	31.7-39.6	346	28.9	25.0-33.1
Asian	37	4	3.1	0.9- 9.9	7	16.4	4.4-45.4	13	49.2	25.3-73.5	13	31.3	14.5-54.9
Native American	176	28	14.5	7.6-25.9	42	22.0	14.3-32.3	57	30.1	20.4-42.1	49	33.4	20.3-49.8
Other Minorities	243	18	6.6	3.0-14.0	51	21.4	14.6-30.4	96	43.3	33.8-53.3	78	28.7	20.8-38.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	254	22	6.7	2.9-14.5	55	20.9	14.0-29.9	102	40.3	30.9-50.5	75	32.1	23.7-42.0
-English Speaking	104	15	9.5	3.8-21.7	26	24.3	13.3-40.2	38	35.2	20.6-53.3	25	31.0	18.3-47.5
-Spanish Speaking	150	7	5.7	1.7-17.4	29	19.7	11.8-31.1	64	42.1	30.7-54.4	50	32.5	22.3-44.7
Non-Hispanic	6,783	922	13.5	12.3-14.8	1,397	20.2	18.7-21.7	2,640	37.2	35.4-39.1	1,824	29.1	27.4-30.9
AGE
18-24	389	39	9.1	5.6-14.3	69	17.3	12.3-23.8	155	36.6	29.3-44.4	126	37.1	29.7-45.1
25-34	1,094	160	13.1	10.5-16.2	213	18.3	15.2-22.0	386	35.8	31.5-40.3	335	32.8	28.5-37.4
35-44	1,386	196	14.6	12.0-17.7	265	18.1	15.3-21.2	538	38.0	34.4-41.9	387	29.3	25.9-33.0
45-54	1,473	231	16.3	13.5-19.5	311	21.3	18.3-24.7	567	37.5	33.6-41.4	364	24.9	21.4-28.7
55-64	1,205	163	13.1	10.6-16.2	267	23.9	20.5-27.8	508	39.1	35.2-43.2	267	23.8	20.3-27.6
65-74	924	103	10.8	8.0-14.3	203	24.2	20.2-28.6	384	39.5	35.0-44.1	234	25.6	21.8-29.9
75+	523	45	7.8	5.1-11.5	109	20.3	15.6-25.9	191	35.6	29.9-41.7	178	36.4	30.6-42.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	999	114	9.3	6.6-13.0	189	19.3	15.5-23.9	375	35.6	30.7-40.9	321	35.7	30.5-41.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,081	272	13.7	11.5-16.2	442	20.7	18.1-23.6	800	36.8	33.5-40.2	567	28.8	25.8-32.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,829	223	12.4	10.2-15.0	408	20.0	17.3-22.9	729	38.4	34.8-42.1	469	29.2	25.7-33.1
College Graduate	2,126	336	14.9	12.9-17.2	411	20.1	17.7-22.8	835	38.0	34.9-41.1	544	27.0	24.3-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	738	90	9.5	6.9-13.1	163	21.4	16.9-26.6	287	36.4	30.7-42.5	198	32.7	26.6-39.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,245	149	11.1	8.5-14.4	283	21.0	17.7-24.8	456	34.2	29.8-38.9	357	33.6	29.3-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	800	114	13.9	10.7-17.9	161	20.2	15.9-25.2	307	38.8	33.4-44.5	218	27.1	22.1-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	967	126	11.9	9.2-15.3	224	22.9	19.1-27.3	369	37.8	33.3-42.5	248	27.3	23.1-32.0
$50,000-74,999	838	129	16.9	13.3-21.2	178	21.5	17.7-25.9	322	35.0	30.1-40.2	209	26.6	22.1-31.6
$75,000+	963	169	15.9	13.0-19.3	186	21.4	17.8-25.5	383	38.7	34.4-43.2	225	24.0	20.4-28.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	330	46	13.9	10.2-18.7	66	21.0	15.9-27.2	124	36.7	30.8-43.1	94	28.3	22.9-34.5
Guilford	345	53	14.9	11.0-20.0	81	22.9	18.2-28.4	129	36.7	30.9-42.9	82	25.5	20.2-31.6
Mecklenburg	343	43	12.2	8.9-16.6	67	18.2	14.0-23.2	150	45.1	38.8-51.6	83	24.5	19.5-30.2
Orange	358	52	16.8	10.6-25.6	71	19.8	14.3-26.7	127	31.9	24.2-40.8	108	31.5	24.2-39.7
Wake	363	52	12.4	9.3-16.4	66	20.7	15.6-26.9	151	38.9	33.2-45.0	94	27.9	22.4-34.2
Chatham/Lee	292	37	10.5	7.1-15.2	74	21.2	16.4-26.9	103	39.6	32.1-47.6	78	28.8	22.5-36.0
Nash/Wilson	273	39	14.7	10.4-20.4	65	22.0	17.0-28.0	102	34.6	28.4-41.4	67	28.6	21.9-36.4
Craven/Pamlico	349	51	14.6	10.6-19.9	60	17.6	13.2-23.2	145	39.4	33.3-45.9	93	28.3	22.7-34.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	315	27	7.6	4.8-11.7	64	21.3	15.1-29.3	141	43.4	36.8-50.4	83	27.6	22.1-33.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	323	48	13.1	9.6-17.6	52	14.1	10.4-18.9	120	38.8	30.9-47.3	103	34.0	27.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	348	43	21.8	11.3-37.8	71	18.3	13.5-24.3	131	29.6	22.8-37.5	103	30.3	22.8-39.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	316	46	14.6	10.5-19.8	67	21.6	16.5-27.8	117	34.7	28.8-41.0	86	29.1	23.3-35.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	355	45	12.8	9.3-17.6	79	22.6	17.9-28.1	143	39.7	33.9-45.7	88	24.8	20.0-30.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	305	44	13.8	9.9-18.9	57	16.7	12.5-22.1	125	42.3	34.8-50.1	79	27.2	21.4-33.8
Northeast NC I	342	52	15.7	11.8-20.5	75	21.9	17.0-27.7	131	37.0	31.4-43.1	84	25.4	20.3-31.4
Northeast NC II	372	47	13.0	9.2-18.1	75	21.6	16.6-27.6	161	42.0	36.2-48.1	89	23.4	18.9-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	714	99	13.9	11.0-17.5	150	21.7	17.9-26.0	292	40.3	35.9-44.7	173	24.1	20.6-28.1
Mountain AHEC	962	135	13.3	10.7-16.4	196	20.3	16.8-24.4	368	36.1	31.7-40.8	263	30.3	24.9-36.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,469	340	13.6	11.4-16.1	515	20.8	18.3-23.6	971	35.9	32.7-39.1	643	29.8	26.5-33.2
Piedmont	3,066	395	12.7	11.2-14.5	644	19.8	17.9-21.9	1,182	38.1	35.6-40.7	845	29.4	27.0-31.8
Western NC	1,511	210	13.2	10.8-15.9	294	20.4	17.3-23.9	591	37.9	34.1-41.9	416	28.5	24.5-32.9

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,046

945

13.0

11.9-14.3

1,453

20.2

18.8-21.7

2,744

37.4

35.6-39.2

1,904

29.4

27.6-31.2

GENDER

Male

2,401

330

12.7

10.8-14.7

439

18.1

15.9-20.6

850

34.8

31.8-37.9

782

34.4

31.4-37.6

Female

4,645

615

13.4

11.9-15.0

1,014

21.9

20.1-23.8

1,894

39.5

37.4-41.7

1,122

25.2

23.3-27.2

RACE

White

5,213

702

13.3

12.0-14.8

1,041

19.8

18.2-21.5

2,058

37.4

35.4-39.5

1,412

29.5

27.5-31.6

African American

1,352

185

14.2

11.4-17.4

307

21.4

18.3-24.9

514

35.6

31.7-39.6

346

28.9

25.0-33.1

Asian

3.1

0.9- 9.9

16.4

4.4-45.4

49.2

25.3-73.5

31.3

14.5-54.9

Native American

176

14.5

7.6-25.9

22.0

14.3-32.3

30.1

20.4-42.1

33.4

20.3-49.8

Other Minorities

243

6.6

3.0-14.0

21.4

14.6-30.4

43.3

33.8-53.3

28.7

20.8-38.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

254

6.7

2.9-14.5

20.9

14.0-29.9

102

40.3

30.9-50.5

32.1

23.7-42.0

-English Speaking

104

9.5

3.8-21.7

24.3

13.3-40.2

35.2

20.6-53.3

31.0

18.3-47.5

-Spanish Speaking

150

5.7

1.7-17.4

19.7

11.8-31.1

42.1

30.7-54.4

32.5

22.3-44.7

Non-Hispanic

6,783

922

13.5

12.3-14.8

1,397

20.2

18.7-21.7

2,640

37.2

35.4-39.1

1,824

29.1

27.4-30.9

AGE

18-24

389

9.1

5.6-14.3

17.3

12.3-23.8

155

36.6

29.3-44.4

126

37.1

29.7-45.1

25-34

1,094

160

13.1

10.5-16.2

213

18.3

15.2-22.0

386

35.8

31.5-40.3

335

32.8

28.5-37.4

35-44

1,386

196

14.6

12.0-17.7

265

18.1

15.3-21.2

538

38.0

34.4-41.9

387

29.3

25.9-33.0

45-54

1,473

231

16.3

13.5-19.5

311

21.3

18.3-24.7

567

37.5

33.6-41.4

364

24.9

21.4-28.7

55-64

1,205

163

13.1

10.6-16.2

267

23.9

20.5-27.8

508

39.1

35.2-43.2

267

23.8

20.3-27.6

65-74

924

103

10.8

8.0-14.3

203

24.2

20.2-28.6

384

39.5

35.0-44.1

234

25.6

21.8-29.9

75+

523

7.8

5.1-11.5

109

20.3

15.6-25.9

191

35.6

29.9-41.7

178

36.4

30.6-42.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

999

114

9.3

6.6-13.0

189

19.3

15.5-23.9

375

35.6

30.7-40.9

321

35.7

30.5-41.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,081

272

13.7

11.5-16.2

442

20.7

18.1-23.6

800

36.8

33.5-40.2

567

28.8

25.8-32.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,829

223

12.4

10.2-15.0

408

20.0

17.3-22.9

729

38.4

34.8-42.1

469

29.2

25.7-33.1

College Graduate

2,126

336

14.9

12.9-17.2

411

20.1

17.7-22.8

835

38.0

34.9-41.1

544

27.0

24.3-29.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

738

9.5

6.9-13.1

163

21.4

16.9-26.6

287

36.4

30.7-42.5

198

32.7

26.6-39.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,245

149

11.1

8.5-14.4

283

21.0

17.7-24.8

456

34.2

29.8-38.9

357

33.6

29.3-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

800

114

13.9

10.7-17.9

161

20.2

15.9-25.2

307

38.8

33.4-44.5

218

27.1

22.1-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

967

126

11.9

9.2-15.3

224

22.9

19.1-27.3

369

37.8

33.3-42.5

248

27.3

23.1-32.0

$50,000-74,999

838

129

16.9

13.3-21.2

178

21.5

17.7-25.9

322

35.0

30.1-40.2

209

26.6

22.1-31.6

$75,000+

963

169

15.9

13.0-19.3

186

21.4

17.8-25.5

383

38.7

34.4-43.2

225

24.0

20.4-28.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

330

13.9

10.2-18.7

21.0

15.9-27.2

124

36.7

30.8-43.1

28.3

22.9-34.5

Guilford

345

14.9

11.0-20.0

22.9

18.2-28.4

129

36.7

30.9-42.9

25.5

20.2-31.6

Mecklenburg

343

12.2

8.9-16.6

18.2

14.0-23.2

150

45.1

38.8-51.6

24.5

19.5-30.2

Orange

358

16.8

10.6-25.6

19.8

14.3-26.7

127

31.9

24.2-40.8

108

31.5

24.2-39.7

Wake

363

12.4

9.3-16.4

20.7

15.6-26.9

151

38.9

33.2-45.0

27.9

22.4-34.2

Chatham/Lee

292

10.5

7.1-15.2

21.2

16.4-26.9

103

39.6

32.1-47.6

28.8

22.5-36.0

Nash/Wilson

273

14.7

10.4-20.4

22.0

17.0-28.0

102

34.6

28.4-41.4

28.6

21.9-36.4

Craven/Pamlico

349

14.6

10.6-19.9

17.6

13.2-23.2

145

39.4

33.3-45.9

28.3

22.7-34.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

315

7.6

4.8-11.7

21.3

15.1-29.3

141

43.4

36.8-50.4

27.6

22.1-33.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

323

13.1

9.6-17.6

14.1

10.4-18.9

120

38.8

30.9-47.3

103

34.0

27.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

348

21.8

11.3-37.8

18.3

13.5-24.3

131

29.6

22.8-37.5

103

30.3

22.8-39.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

316

14.6

10.5-19.8

21.6

16.5-27.8

117

34.7

28.8-41.0

29.1

23.3-35.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

355

12.8

9.3-17.6

22.6

17.9-28.1

143

39.7

33.9-45.7

24.8

20.0-30.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

305

13.8

9.9-18.9

16.7

12.5-22.1

125

42.3

34.8-50.1

27.2

21.4-33.8

Northeast NC I

342

15.7

11.8-20.5

21.9

17.0-27.7

131

37.0

31.4-43.1

25.4

20.3-31.4

Northeast NC II

372

13.0

9.2-18.1

21.6

16.6-27.6

161

42.0

36.2-48.1

23.4

18.9-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

714

13.9

11.0-17.5

150

21.7

17.9-26.0

292

40.3

35.9-44.7

173

24.1

20.6-28.1

Mountain AHEC

962

135

13.3

10.7-16.4

196

20.3

16.8-24.4

368

36.1

31.7-40.8

263

30.3

24.9-36.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,469

340

13.6

11.4-16.1

515

20.8

18.3-23.6

971

35.9

32.7-39.1

643

29.8

26.5-33.2

Piedmont

3,066

395

12.7

11.2-14.5

644

19.8

17.9-21.9

1,182

38.1

35.6-40.7

845

29.4

27.0-31.8

Western NC

1,511

210

13.2

10.8-15.9

294

20.4

17.3-23.9

591

37.9

34.1-41.9

416

28.5

24.5-32.9

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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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