BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,445	3,758	38.6	37.0-40.2	5,687	61.4	59.8-63.0
GENDER
Male	3,476	1,094	31.7	29.2-34.2	2,382	68.3	65.8-70.8
Female	5,969	2,664	45.0	43.1-47.0	3,305	55.0	53.0-56.9
RACE
White	6,931	2,740	39.1	37.3-41.0	4,191	60.9	59.0-62.7
African American	1,872	765	38.2	34.9-41.7	1,107	61.8	58.3-65.1
Asian	50	15	32.2	14.8-56.6	35	67.8	43.4-85.2
Native American	230	99	39.1	27.9-51.6	131	60.9	48.4-72.1
Other Minorities	325	125	34.5	27.1-42.8	200	65.5	57.2-72.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	131	32.1	24.9-40.4	207	67.9	59.6-75.1
-English Speaking	137	60	43.7	30.0-58.5	77	56.3	41.5-70.0
-Spanish Speaking	201	71	28.2	20.1-37.8	130	71.8	62.2-79.9
Non-Hispanic	9,097	3,624	39.0	37.4-40.6	5,473	61.0	59.4-62.6
AGE
18-24	583	191	35.2	29.3-41.7	392	64.8	58.3-70.7
25-34	1,411	586	38.2	34.4-42.2	825	61.8	57.8-65.6
35-44	1,786	772	39.9	36.6-43.3	1,014	60.1	56.7-63.4
45-54	1,846	856	44.6	41.1-48.1	990	55.4	51.9-58.9
55-64	1,535	721	47.4	43.7-51.1	814	52.6	48.9-56.3
65-74	1,276	421	32.6	29.0-36.5	855	67.4	63.5-71.0
75+	939	186	20.1	16.7-24.1	753	79.9	75.9-83.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,604	517	28.7	25.1-32.7	1,087	71.3	67.3-74.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,831	1,063	36.5	33.6-39.4	1,768	63.5	60.6-66.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,348	1,034	43.7	40.4-47.0	1,314	56.3	53.0-59.6
College Graduate	2,633	1,137	42.2	39.5-45.0	1,496	57.8	55.0-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,106	431	37.2	32.6-42.1	675	62.8	57.9-67.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,732	656	36.3	32.6-40.2	1,076	63.7	59.8-67.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,040	442	40.7	36.0-45.7	598	59.3	54.3-64.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,241	516	38.9	34.9-43.0	725	61.1	57.0-65.1
$50,000-74,999	1,011	441	43.0	38.4-47.7	570	57.0	52.3-61.6
$75,000+	1,154	537	43.9	39.8-48.1	617	56.1	51.9-60.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	169	36.0	30.9-41.4	285	64.0	58.6-69.1
Guilford	444	190	40.8	35.5-46.3	254	59.2	53.7-64.5
Mecklenburg	449	196	38.7	33.3-44.5	253	61.3	55.5-66.7
Orange	452	175	36.9	29.9-44.6	277	63.1	55.4-70.1
Wake	452	189	39.7	34.4-45.2	263	60.3	54.8-65.6
Chatham/Lee	400	146	37.1	31.0-43.6	254	62.9	56.4-69.0
Nash/Wilson	379	152	39.1	33.3-45.2	227	60.9	54.8-66.7
Craven/Pamlico	456	207	40.6	35.3-46.1	249	59.4	53.9-64.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	165	37.8	32.0-44.0	273	62.2	56.0-68.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	171	36.4	30.0-43.2	285	63.6	56.8-70.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	183	34.3	27.9-41.2	295	65.7	58.8-72.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	172	35.3	27.4-44.2	254	64.7	55.8-72.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	196	39.4	34.5-44.6	278	60.6	55.4-65.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	146	32.1	26.9-37.9	273	67.9	62.1-73.1
Northeast NC I	461	189	38.0	32.5-43.7	272	62.0	56.3-67.5
Northeast NC II	513	211	40.2	35.1-45.5	302	59.8	54.5-64.9
Northeastern Partnership	974	400	39.4	35.6-43.4	574	60.6	56.6-64.4
Mountain AHEC	1,308	512	38.3	34.0-42.7	796	61.7	57.3-66.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,317	1,339	36.7	34.0-39.5	1,978	63.3	60.5-66.0
Piedmont	4,049	1,608	39.6	37.4-41.9	2,441	60.4	58.1-62.6
Western NC	2,079	811	38.4	35.0-42.0	1,268	61.6	58.0-65.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,445

3,758

38.6

37.0-40.2

5,687

61.4

59.8-63.0

GENDER

Male

3,476

1,094

31.7

29.2-34.2

2,382

68.3

65.8-70.8

Female

5,969

2,664

45.0

43.1-47.0

3,305

55.0

53.0-56.9

RACE

White

6,931

2,740

39.1

37.3-41.0

4,191

60.9

59.0-62.7

African American

1,872

765

38.2

34.9-41.7

1,107

61.8

58.3-65.1

Asian

32.2

14.8-56.6

67.8

43.4-85.2

Native American

230

39.1

27.9-51.6

131

60.9

48.4-72.1

Other Minorities

325

125

34.5

27.1-42.8

200

65.5

57.2-72.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

131

32.1

24.9-40.4

207

67.9

59.6-75.1

-English Speaking

137

43.7

30.0-58.5

56.3

41.5-70.0

-Spanish Speaking

201

28.2

20.1-37.8

130

71.8

62.2-79.9

Non-Hispanic

9,097

3,624

39.0

37.4-40.6

5,473

61.0

59.4-62.6

AGE

18-24

583

191

35.2

29.3-41.7

392

64.8

58.3-70.7

25-34

1,411

586

38.2

34.4-42.2

825

61.8

57.8-65.6

35-44

1,786

772

39.9

36.6-43.3

1,014

60.1

56.7-63.4

45-54

1,846

856

44.6

41.1-48.1

990

55.4

51.9-58.9

55-64

1,535

721

47.4

43.7-51.1

814

52.6

48.9-56.3

65-74

1,276

421

32.6

29.0-36.5

855

67.4

63.5-71.0

75+

939

186

20.1

16.7-24.1

753

79.9

75.9-83.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,604

517

28.7

25.1-32.7

1,087

71.3

67.3-74.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,831

1,063

36.5

33.6-39.4

1,768

63.5

60.6-66.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,348

1,034

43.7

40.4-47.0

1,314

56.3

53.0-59.6

College Graduate

2,633

1,137

42.2

39.5-45.0

1,496

57.8

55.0-60.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,106

431

37.2

32.6-42.1

675

62.8

57.9-67.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,732

656

36.3

32.6-40.2

1,076

63.7

59.8-67.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,040

442

40.7

36.0-45.7

598

59.3

54.3-64.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,241

516

38.9

34.9-43.0

725

61.1

57.0-65.1

$50,000-74,999

1,011

441

43.0

38.4-47.7

570

57.0

52.3-61.6

$75,000+

1,154

537

43.9

39.8-48.1

617

56.1

51.9-60.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

169

36.0

30.9-41.4

285

64.0

58.6-69.1

Guilford

444

190

40.8

35.5-46.3

254

59.2

53.7-64.5

Mecklenburg

449

196

38.7

33.3-44.5

253

61.3

55.5-66.7

Orange

452

175

36.9

29.9-44.6

277

63.1

55.4-70.1

Wake

452

189

39.7

34.4-45.2

263

60.3

54.8-65.6

Chatham/Lee

400

146

37.1

31.0-43.6

254

62.9

56.4-69.0

Nash/Wilson

379

152

39.1

33.3-45.2

227

60.9

54.8-66.7

Craven/Pamlico

456

207

40.6

35.3-46.1

249

59.4

53.9-64.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

165

37.8

32.0-44.0

273

62.2

56.0-68.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

171

36.4

30.0-43.2

285

63.6

56.8-70.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

183

34.3

27.9-41.2

295

65.7

58.8-72.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

172

35.3

27.4-44.2

254

64.7

55.8-72.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

196

39.4

34.5-44.6

278

60.6

55.4-65.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

146

32.1

26.9-37.9

273

67.9

62.1-73.1

Northeast NC I

461

189

38.0

32.5-43.7

272

62.0

56.3-67.5

Northeast NC II

513

211

40.2

35.1-45.5

302

59.8

54.5-64.9

Northeastern Partnership

974

400

39.4

35.6-43.4

574

60.6

56.6-64.4

Mountain AHEC

1,308

512

38.3

34.0-42.7

796

61.7

57.3-66.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,317

1,339

36.7

34.0-39.5

1,978

63.3

60.5-66.0

Piedmont

4,049

1,608

39.6

37.4-41.9

2,441

60.4

58.1-62.6

Western NC

2,079

811

38.4

35.0-42.0

1,268

61.6

58.0-65.0

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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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