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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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In the past 2 years, that is in the past 24 months, have you taken any weight loss pills prescribed by a doctor to control your weight?
Do not include water pills or thyroid medications. Would you say ...

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, you are currently/ taking them Yes, you've taken/ them in past 2 y No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,252 57 0.6 0.4- 0.9 169 1.6 1.3- 2.1 9,026 97.7 97.2-98.1
GENDER
Male 3,386 9 0.4 0.2- 1.0 20 0.6 0.4- 1.2 3,357 98.9 98.2-99.3
Female 5,866 48 0.8 0.5- 1.2 149 2.6 2.0- 3.3 5,669 96.6 95.9-97.3
RACE
White 6,808 40 0.6 0.4- 1.0 114 1.6 1.2- 2.1 6,654 97.8 97.2-98.2
African American 1,818 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2 39 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,767 97.6 96.4-98.5
Asian 46 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 46 100 . - .
Native American 224 3 0.5 0.2- 1.8 8 2.4 1.0- 5.6 213 97.1 93.9-98.6
Other Minorities 322 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 8 1.7 0.6- 4.3 313 97.5 93.9-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 334 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 5 0.9 0.3- 2.8 328 98.3 94.8-99.4
-English Speaking 134 0 0.0 . - . 5 3.6 1.1-10.7 129 96.4 89.3-98.9
-Spanish Speaking 200 1 1.1 0.2- 7.5 0 0.0 . - . 199 98.9 92.5-99.8
Non-Hispanic 8,908 56 0.6 0.4- 0.9 163 1.7 1.3- 2.1 8,689 97.7 97.2-98.1
AGE
18-24 567 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 10 1.5 0.6- 3.5 555 98.0 95.8-99.0
25-34 1,392 12 0.5 0.2- 1.1 43 2.8 1.8- 4.2 1,337 96.7 95.2-97.8
35-44 1,754 15 0.9 0.3- 2.1 51 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,688 96.7 95.2-97.7
45-54 1,820 15 0.7 0.3- 1.4 34 1.0 0.6- 1.7 1,771 98.3 97.4-98.9
55-64 1,505 9 0.9 0.4- 2.1 20 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,476 98.0 96.8-98.8
65-74 1,242 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 9 0.9 0.4- 2.2 1,232 99.0 97.8-99.6
75+ 914 3 0.5 0.1- 2.4 2 0.3 0.1- 1.9 909 99.2 97.3-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,558 6 0.5 0.2- 2.0 21 0.7 0.4- 1.2 1,531 98.8 97.6-99.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,763 19 0.6 0.3- 1.2 51 2.0 1.4- 3.0 2,693 97.3 96.3-98.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,312 15 0.7 0.3- 1.5 49 1.8 1.1- 2.8 2,248 97.5 96.3-98.3
College Graduate 2,595 17 0.6 0.3- 1.1 47 1.7 1.2- 2.5 2,531 97.7 96.8-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,082 7 0.5 0.2- 1.5 25 2.4 1.3- 4.2 1,050 97.1 95.2-98.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,705 8 0.8 0.3- 2.2 39 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,658 97.5 96.2-98.4
$25,000- 34,999 1,017 9 1.2 0.5- 3.1 22 2.3 1.1- 4.6 986 96.5 93.9-98.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,224 10 0.7 0.3- 1.8 25 2.2 1.2- 3.9 1,189 97.1 95.2-98.2
$50,000-74,999 999 6 0.7 0.3- 2.1 22 1.6 0.8- 2.9 971 97.7 96.1-98.7
$75,000+ 1,142 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9 16 1.1 0.5- 2.2 1,122 98.6 97.5-99.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 445 5 0.7 0.3- 1.7 7 1.1 0.5- 2.3 433 98.2 96.9-99.0
Guilford 443 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 3 0.6 0.2- 1.8 438 99.1 97.9-99.7
Mecklenburg 442 7 1.2 0.5- 2.8 10 2.0 1.0- 4.0 425 96.8 94.5-98.1
Orange 450 3 3.6 0.6-19.8 6 1.0 0.4- 2.3 441 95.4 82.3-98.9
Wake 445 2 0.6 0.1- 3.0 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6 432 97.0 94.5-98.4
Chatham/Lee 392 2 2.9 0.5-14.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 389 96.8 86.3-99.3
Nash/Wilson 369 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.3 0.5- 2.9 363 98.7 97.1-99.5
Craven/Pamlico 445 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 5 0.8 0.3- 2.0 437 98.5 96.9-99.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 425 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 6 0.9 0.3- 2.3 418 99.0 97.6-99.6
Appalachian/Wilkes 447 4 0.7 0.2- 2.0 9 2.4 0.9- 6.6 434 96.9 93.0-98.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance 467 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 9 1.2 0.6- 2.5 455 98.2 96.7-99.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson 422 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 407 97.3 95.0-98.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 463 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0 450 97.5 95.6-98.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 408 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 8 1.7 0.7- 4.1 397 97.6 95.1-98.8
Northeast NC I 448 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1 11 2.2 1.2- 4.1 435 97.5 95.6-98.6
Northeast NC II 499 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 13 2.5 1.4- 4.4 484 97.3 95.4-98.4
Northeastern Partnership 947 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 24 2.4 1.5- 3.7 919 97.4 96.1-98.3
Mountain AHEC 1,286 10 0.4 0.2- 0.9 26 1.9 1.1- 3.4 1,250 97.7 96.2-98.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 3,233 19 0.8 0.4- 1.5 66 1.4 1.0- 2.0 3,148 97.8 96.9-98.4
Piedmont 3,974 23 0.6 0.3- 1.0 60 1.5 1.1- 2.1 3,891 97.9 97.2-98.4
Western NC 2,045 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 43 2.6 1.6- 4.4 1,987 97.0 95.3-98.1

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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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