BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Did any of the over-the-counter weight control products you told me about contain ma huang or ephedra?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, I think so	No, I don't think so	I don't know/not sure
TOTAL	778	261	37.4	32.0-43.1	348	43.7	38.3-49.3	169	18.9	14.9-23.6
GENDER
Male	143	63	42.5	30.4-55.5	53	39.4	27.7-52.5	27	18.1	10.4-29.6
Female	635	198	35.6	29.9-41.8	295	45.2	39.2-51.3	142	19.2	14.8-24.5
RACE
White	575	221	41.7	35.4-48.3	242	41.9	35.8-48.3	112	16.4	12.3-21.5
African American	150	31	25.9	16.2-38.6	78	46.6	34.7-58.9	41	27.5	17.0-41.3
Asian	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	50.1	5.9-94.1	1	49.9	5.9-94.1
Native American	29	4	7.5	2.0-24.2	16	60.5	33.7-82.1	9	32.0	13.4-58.9
Other Minorities	20	5	32.1	10.3-66.1	11	53.8	23.0-81.9	4	14.1	3.2-45.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	7	28.7	8.6-63.2	12	55.8	24.4-83.1	5	15.5	3.7-46.8
-English Speaking	16	5	16.0	4.9-41.1	7	50.3	18.2-82.2	4	33.8	8.1-74.7
-Spanish Speaking	8	2	36.9	7.1-81.7	5	59.4	16.4-91.6	1	3.7	0.4-26.6
Non-Hispanic	752	253	37.6	32.1-43.3	335	43.3	37.8-48.9	164	19.2	15.1-24.0
AGE
18-24	82	37	54.3	37.0-70.7	27	31.3	17.5-49.4	18	14.3	6.1-30.3
25-34	236	87	36.7	28.1-46.3	109	43.9	34.9-53.4	40	19.3	12.2-29.2
35-44	198	72	35.8	26.7-46.1	88	46.4	36.6-56.4	38	17.8	11.3-26.9
45-54	157	49	32.7	23.4-43.5	65	43.0	32.4-54.3	43	24.4	16.5-34.4
55-64	68	13	24.2	11.4-44.0	39	62.5	43.7-78.2	16	13.3	6.5-25.3
65-74	24	2	6.5	1.3-26.0	13	48.6	22.8-75.1	9	45.0	20.0-72.8
75+	10	0	0.0	. - .	6	49.9	12.8-87.1	4	50.1	12.9-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	15	29.9	14.3-52.1	32	48.0	28.5-68.0	25	22.2	11.3-38.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	240	79	35.3	26.5-45.3	105	44.7	35.3-54.5	56	20.0	13.6-28.4
Some Post-H.S.	272	89	39.1	29.9-49.2	123	40.9	32.2-50.2	60	20.0	13.1-29.3
College Graduate	193	77	39.5	29.8-50.2	88	46.3	35.7-57.2	28	14.2	8.4-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	27	27.5	15.1-44.6	32	50.6	31.9-69.1	21	22.0	11.2-38.6
$15,000- 24,999	148	43	43.0	29.6-57.6	69	40.5	27.9-54.5	36	16.5	9.9-26.1
$25,000- 34,999	107	36	38.1	24.7-53.5	39	32.8	21.5-46.4	32	29.2	18.0-43.5
$35,000- 49,999	122	49	40.1	28.6-52.7	50	44.2	32.1-57.0	23	15.8	9.4-25.2
$50,000-74,999	103	44	40.8	28.2-54.7	38	42.1	29.2-56.1	21	17.2	9.3-29.6
$75,000+	100	40	43.9	30.5-58.2	49	50.4	36.6-64.2	11	5.7	2.2-14.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	31	14	52.8	32.5-72.3	13	34.4	18.4-55.0	4	12.7	4.4-31.5
Guilford	26	11	41.7	22.1-64.3	10	27.9	13.8-48.4	5	30.4	11.8-58.9
Mecklenburg	37	16	56.6	39.2-72.4	16	33.1	19.5-50.2	5	10.3	3.8-25.4
Orange	33	6	19.8	8.5-39.6	22	65.5	46.6-80.5	5	14.7	6.1-31.2
Wake	36	17	48.6	31.4-66.3	16	41.5	25.6-59.4	3	9.9	2.7-30.1
Chatham/Lee	27	4	9.3	2.9-25.9	14	61.5	36.5-81.6	9	29.2	12.3-54.6
Nash/Wilson	23	11	49.0	28.0-70.4	8	38.6	19.7-61.6	4	12.4	4.3-31.2
Craven/Pamlico	37	12	27.5	13.6-47.6	14	53.1	32.2-73.0	11	19.4	9.5-35.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	18	55.6	36.7-73.0	11	21.4	10.8-38.1	9	22.9	10.8-42.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	50	21	46.3	29.6-63.9	22	37.3	23.1-54.1	7	16.4	6.0-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	33	6	19.6	7.7-41.6	14	36.1	20.3-55.8	13	44.2	25.8-64.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	21	47.6	32.1-63.6	18	34.2	21.3-50.1	7	18.2	8.6-34.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	43	5	12.2	4.5-28.8	22	48.4	32.2-65.0	16	39.4	24.1-57.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	9	31.0	16.0-51.5	11	40.2	21.5-62.4	12	28.8	15.4-47.3
Northeast NC I	37	9	21.8	11.1-38.2	18	49.9	32.8-67.0	10	28.3	15.0-46.9
Northeast NC II	39	12	36.2	21.6-54.0	19	43.0	27.8-59.7	8	20.7	10.3-37.5
Northeastern Partnership	76	21	31.0	20.4-44.1	37	45.5	33.6-58.0	18	23.5	14.6-35.6
Mountain AHEC	110	51	48.6	35.9-61.4	40	30.3	20.1-42.8	19	21.2	12.4-33.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	276	81	33.8	24.5-44.5	122	45.9	35.8-56.3	73	20.3	13.5-29.5
Piedmont	318	100	37.5	30.0-45.7	152	44.0	36.4-51.9	66	18.5	13.1-25.6
Western NC	184	80	45.2	35.1-55.8	74	37.8	28.4-48.3	30	17.0	10.8-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, I think so

No, I don't think so

I don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

778

261

37.4

32.0-43.1

348

43.7

38.3-49.3

169

18.9

14.9-23.6

GENDER

Male

143

42.5

30.4-55.5

39.4

27.7-52.5

18.1

10.4-29.6

Female

635

198

35.6

29.9-41.8

295

45.2

39.2-51.3

142

19.2

14.8-24.5

RACE

White

575

221

41.7

35.4-48.3

242

41.9

35.8-48.3

112

16.4

12.3-21.5

African American

150

25.9

16.2-38.6

46.6

34.7-58.9

27.5

17.0-41.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

50.1

5.9-94.1

49.9

5.9-94.1

Native American

7.5

2.0-24.2

60.5

33.7-82.1

32.0

13.4-58.9

Other Minorities

32.1

10.3-66.1

53.8

23.0-81.9

14.1

3.2-45.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.7

8.6-63.2

55.8

24.4-83.1

15.5

3.7-46.8

-English Speaking

16.0

4.9-41.1

50.3

18.2-82.2

33.8

8.1-74.7

-Spanish Speaking

36.9

7.1-81.7

59.4

16.4-91.6

3.7

0.4-26.6

Non-Hispanic

752

253

37.6

32.1-43.3

335

43.3

37.8-48.9

164

19.2

15.1-24.0

AGE

18-24

54.3

37.0-70.7

31.3

17.5-49.4

14.3

6.1-30.3

25-34

236

36.7

28.1-46.3

109

43.9

34.9-53.4

19.3

12.2-29.2

35-44

198

35.8

26.7-46.1

46.4

36.6-56.4

17.8

11.3-26.9

45-54

157

32.7

23.4-43.5

43.0

32.4-54.3

24.4

16.5-34.4

55-64

24.2

11.4-44.0

62.5

43.7-78.2

13.3

6.5-25.3

65-74

6.5

1.3-26.0

48.6

22.8-75.1

45.0

20.0-72.8

75+

0.0

. - .

49.9

12.8-87.1

50.1

12.9-87.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

29.9

14.3-52.1

48.0

28.5-68.0

22.2

11.3-38.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

240

35.3

26.5-45.3

105

44.7

35.3-54.5

20.0

13.6-28.4

Some Post-H.S.

272

39.1

29.9-49.2

123

40.9

32.2-50.2

20.0

13.1-29.3

College Graduate

193

39.5

29.8-50.2

46.3

35.7-57.2

14.2

8.4-22.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

27.5

15.1-44.6

50.6

31.9-69.1

22.0

11.2-38.6

$15,000- 24,999

148

43.0

29.6-57.6

40.5

27.9-54.5

16.5

9.9-26.1

$25,000- 34,999

107

38.1

24.7-53.5

32.8

21.5-46.4

29.2

18.0-43.5

$35,000- 49,999

122

40.1

28.6-52.7

44.2

32.1-57.0

15.8

9.4-25.2

$50,000-74,999

103

40.8

28.2-54.7

42.1

29.2-56.1

17.2

9.3-29.6

$75,000+

100

43.9

30.5-58.2

50.4

36.6-64.2

5.7

2.2-14.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

52.8

32.5-72.3

34.4

18.4-55.0

12.7

4.4-31.5

Guilford

41.7

22.1-64.3

27.9

13.8-48.4

30.4

11.8-58.9

Mecklenburg

56.6

39.2-72.4

33.1

19.5-50.2

10.3

3.8-25.4

Orange

19.8

8.5-39.6

65.5

46.6-80.5

14.7

6.1-31.2

Wake

48.6

31.4-66.3

41.5

25.6-59.4

9.9

2.7-30.1

Chatham/Lee

9.3

2.9-25.9

61.5

36.5-81.6

29.2

12.3-54.6

Nash/Wilson

49.0

28.0-70.4

38.6

19.7-61.6

12.4

4.3-31.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.5

13.6-47.6

53.1

32.2-73.0

19.4

9.5-35.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

55.6

36.7-73.0

21.4

10.8-38.1

22.9

10.8-42.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

46.3

29.6-63.9

37.3

23.1-54.1

16.4

6.0-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

19.6

7.7-41.6

36.1

20.3-55.8

44.2

25.8-64.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.6

32.1-63.6

34.2

21.3-50.1

18.2

8.6-34.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.2

4.5-28.8

48.4

32.2-65.0

39.4

24.1-57.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.0

16.0-51.5

40.2

21.5-62.4

28.8

15.4-47.3

Northeast NC I

21.8

11.1-38.2

49.9

32.8-67.0

28.3

15.0-46.9

Northeast NC II

36.2

21.6-54.0

43.0

27.8-59.7

20.7

10.3-37.5

Northeastern Partnership

31.0

20.4-44.1

45.5

33.6-58.0

23.5

14.6-35.6

Mountain AHEC

110

48.6

35.9-61.4

30.3

20.1-42.8

21.2

12.4-33.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

276

33.8

24.5-44.5

122

45.9

35.8-56.3

20.3

13.5-29.5

Piedmont

318

100

37.5

30.0-45.7

152

44.0

36.4-51.9

18.5

13.1-25.6

Western NC

184

45.2

35.1-55.8

37.8

28.4-48.3

17.0

10.8-25.6

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

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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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