BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,679	3,380	59.1	57.0-61.1	2,299	40.9	38.9-43.0
GENDER
Male	2,378	1,341	55.9	52.7-59.0	1,037	44.1	41.0-47.3
Female	3,301	2,039	62.9	60.3-65.4	1,262	37.1	34.6-39.7
RACE
White	4,182	2,530	59.8	57.4-62.2	1,652	40.2	37.8-42.6
African American	1,108	618	56.2	51.6-60.8	490	43.8	39.2-48.4
Asian	36	22	62.9	38.8-81.9	14	37.1	18.1-61.2
Native American	130	78	47.1	33.3-61.3	52	52.9	38.7-66.7
Other Minorities	200	120	62.8	52.4-72.1	80	37.2	27.9-47.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	207	124	62.7	52.4-71.9	83	37.3	28.1-47.6
-English Speaking	77	45	60.7	42.6-76.3	32	39.3	23.7-57.4
-Spanish Speaking	130	79	63.2	51.1-73.8	51	36.8	26.2-48.9
Non-Hispanic	5,465	3,250	58.8	56.7-60.9	2,215	41.2	39.1-43.3
AGE
18-24	390	203	50.6	43.0-58.1	187	49.4	41.9-57.0
25-34	825	515	61.0	55.9-65.8	310	39.0	34.2-44.1
35-44	1,011	636	62.7	58.1-67.1	375	37.3	32.9-41.9
45-54	989	635	62.2	57.4-66.9	354	37.8	33.1-42.6
55-64	815	505	65.8	60.9-70.3	310	34.2	29.7-39.1
65-74	855	514	61.6	56.6-66.3	341	38.4	33.7-43.4
75+	750	344	44.2	39.1-49.5	406	55.8	50.5-60.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,085	507	47.6	42.7-52.5	578	52.4	47.5-57.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,768	1,045	57.5	53.7-61.3	723	42.5	38.7-46.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,312	816	60.7	56.2-65.1	496	39.3	34.9-43.8
College Graduate	1,492	1,007	68.4	64.9-71.7	485	31.6	28.3-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	674	322	49.2	42.7-55.7	352	50.8	44.3-57.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,072	603	55.7	50.7-60.7	469	44.3	39.3-49.3
$25,000- 34,999	596	367	61.5	55.1-67.5	229	38.5	32.5-44.9
$35,000- 49,999	722	463	62.7	57.4-67.7	259	37.3	32.3-42.6
$50,000-74,999	569	402	65.9	60.0-71.4	167	34.1	28.6-40.0
$75,000+	620	434	68.6	62.5-74.2	186	31.4	25.8-37.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	284	164	56.3	49.3-63.1	120	43.7	36.9-50.7
Guilford	255	160	59.9	52.3-67.1	95	40.1	32.9-47.7
Mecklenburg	250	149	51.2	43.1-59.3	101	48.8	40.7-56.9
Orange	276	187	69.6	61.5-76.7	89	30.4	23.3-38.5
Wake	264	177	63.2	55.7-70.1	87	36.8	29.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	254	148	57.3	49.6-64.7	106	42.7	35.3-50.4
Nash/Wilson	228	126	55.8	48.2-63.1	102	44.2	36.9-51.8
Craven/Pamlico	248	147	62.7	55.5-69.4	101	37.3	30.6-44.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	272	155	57.2	50.3-63.9	117	42.8	36.1-49.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	281	153	53.7	45.5-61.7	128	46.3	38.3-54.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	296	171	63.2	53.2-72.1	125	36.8	27.9-46.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	254	149	43.3	30.0-57.6	105	56.7	42.4-70.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	280	164	58.4	51.4-65.1	116	41.6	34.9-48.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	274	164	58.8	51.1-66.1	110	41.2	33.9-48.9
Northeast NC I	272	159	53.6	44.4-62.5	113	46.4	37.5-55.6
Northeast NC II	303	172	52.4	45.5-59.2	131	47.6	40.8-54.5
Northeastern Partnership	575	331	52.8	47.3-58.2	244	47.2	41.8-52.7
Mountain AHEC	794	461	56.6	51.6-61.6	333	43.4	38.4-48.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,979	1,172	61.4	57.8-64.9	807	38.6	35.1-42.2
Piedmont	2,438	1,492	58.5	55.5-61.4	946	41.5	38.6-44.5
Western NC	1,262	716	56.6	52.3-60.9	546	43.4	39.1-47.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,679

3,380

59.1

57.0-61.1

2,299

40.9

38.9-43.0

GENDER

Male

2,378

1,341

55.9

52.7-59.0

1,037

44.1

41.0-47.3

Female

3,301

2,039

62.9

60.3-65.4

1,262

37.1

34.6-39.7

RACE

White

4,182

2,530

59.8

57.4-62.2

1,652

40.2

37.8-42.6

African American

1,108

618

56.2

51.6-60.8

490

43.8

39.2-48.4

Asian

62.9

38.8-81.9

37.1

18.1-61.2

Native American

130

47.1

33.3-61.3

52.9

38.7-66.7

Other Minorities

200

120

62.8

52.4-72.1

37.2

27.9-47.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

207

124

62.7

52.4-71.9

37.3

28.1-47.6

-English Speaking

60.7

42.6-76.3

39.3

23.7-57.4

-Spanish Speaking

130

63.2

51.1-73.8

36.8

26.2-48.9

Non-Hispanic

5,465

3,250

58.8

56.7-60.9

2,215

41.2

39.1-43.3

AGE

18-24

390

203

50.6

43.0-58.1

187

49.4

41.9-57.0

25-34

825

515

61.0

55.9-65.8

310

39.0

34.2-44.1

35-44

1,011

636

62.7

58.1-67.1

375

37.3

32.9-41.9

45-54

989

635

62.2

57.4-66.9

354

37.8

33.1-42.6

55-64

815

505

65.8

60.9-70.3

310

34.2

29.7-39.1

65-74

855

514

61.6

56.6-66.3

341

38.4

33.7-43.4

75+

750

344

44.2

39.1-49.5

406

55.8

50.5-60.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,085

507

47.6

42.7-52.5

578

52.4

47.5-57.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,768

1,045

57.5

53.7-61.3

723

42.5

38.7-46.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,312

816

60.7

56.2-65.1

496

39.3

34.9-43.8

College Graduate

1,492

1,007

68.4

64.9-71.7

485

31.6

28.3-35.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

674

322

49.2

42.7-55.7

352

50.8

44.3-57.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,072

603

55.7

50.7-60.7

469

44.3

39.3-49.3

$25,000- 34,999

596

367

61.5

55.1-67.5

229

38.5

32.5-44.9

$35,000- 49,999

722

463

62.7

57.4-67.7

259

37.3

32.3-42.6

$50,000-74,999

569

402

65.9

60.0-71.4

167

34.1

28.6-40.0

$75,000+

620

434

68.6

62.5-74.2

186

31.4

25.8-37.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

284

164

56.3

49.3-63.1

120

43.7

36.9-50.7

Guilford

255

160

59.9

52.3-67.1

40.1

32.9-47.7

Mecklenburg

250

149

51.2

43.1-59.3

101

48.8

40.7-56.9

Orange

276

187

69.6

61.5-76.7

30.4

23.3-38.5

Wake

264

177

63.2

55.7-70.1

36.8

29.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

254

148

57.3

49.6-64.7

106

42.7

35.3-50.4

Nash/Wilson

228

126

55.8

48.2-63.1

102

44.2

36.9-51.8

Craven/Pamlico

248

147

62.7

55.5-69.4

101

37.3

30.6-44.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

272

155

57.2

50.3-63.9

117

42.8

36.1-49.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

281

153

53.7

45.5-61.7

128

46.3

38.3-54.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

296

171

63.2

53.2-72.1

125

36.8

27.9-46.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

254

149

43.3

30.0-57.6

105

56.7

42.4-70.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

280

164

58.4

51.4-65.1

116

41.6

34.9-48.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

274

164

58.8

51.1-66.1

110

41.2

33.9-48.9

Northeast NC I

272

159

53.6

44.4-62.5

113

46.4

37.5-55.6

Northeast NC II

303

172

52.4

45.5-59.2

131

47.6

40.8-54.5

Northeastern Partnership

575

331

52.8

47.3-58.2

244

47.2

41.8-52.7

Mountain AHEC

794

461

56.6

51.6-61.6

333

43.4

38.4-48.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,979

1,172

61.4

57.8-64.9

807

38.6

35.1-42.2

Piedmont

2,438

1,492

58.5

55.5-61.4

946

41.5

38.6-44.5

Western NC

1,262

716

56.6

52.3-60.9

546

43.4

39.1-47.7

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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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