BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
TOTAL	5,967	1,010	15.5	14.2-16.8	112	1.9	1.4- 2.4	205	3.4	2.8- 4.2	4,640	79.2	77.7-80.7
RACE
White	4,349	610	13.4	12.0-14.9	85	2.0	1.5- 2.6	140	3.2	2.5- 4.1	3,514	81.5	79.7-83.1
African American	1,265	338	23.2	20.1-26.7	21	1.8	1.0- 3.2	52	4.2	2.9- 6.1	854	70.7	67.0-74.2
Asian	25	3	12.7	2.5-44.9	1	2.4	0.3-16.1	2	5.0	1.0-21.7	19	79.9	52.1-93.6
Native American	147	37	24.4	14.6-37.9	3	1.7	0.4- 6.9	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	104	73.1	59.7-83.3
Other Minorities	162	19	13.1	7.1-22.8	2	0.7	0.2- 3.3	8	4.5	1.6-11.7	133	81.7	71.4-88.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	21	12.2	6.3-22.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	10	6.8	2.9-15.1	136	80.8	69.9-88.4
-English Speaking	83	8	7.9	2.7-21.2	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	5	10.4	3.4-27.7	69	80.9	64.1-91.0
-Spanish Speaking	85	13	14.1	6.5-28.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.2	1.5-16.7	67	80.7	66.0-90.0
Non-Hispanic	5,792	988	15.6	14.3-17.0	111	1.9	1.5- 2.5	195	3.3	2.7- 4.0	4,498	79.2	77.7-80.7
AGE
18-24	364	28	7.5	4.6-12.2	11	2.0	0.9- 4.1	9	1.6	0.6- 4.2	316	88.9	83.9-92.4
25-34	880	125	14.0	10.9-17.7	17	2.1	1.1- 3.9	32	3.8	2.4- 6.0	706	80.1	76.0-83.6
35-44	1,098	202	17.1	14.1-20.5	14	1.3	0.6- 2.6	29	3.6	2.2- 5.8	853	78.1	74.4-81.5
45-54	1,159	261	20.8	17.7-24.2	13	1.2	0.6- 2.5	46	4.4	2.9- 6.8	839	73.6	69.8-77.1
55-64	949	203	21.0	17.4-25.0	11	0.8	0.4- 1.7	29	2.7	1.5- 4.7	706	75.5	71.3-79.3
65-74	810	124	15.7	12.3-19.8	17	1.8	0.9- 3.6	33	4.3	2.7- 6.8	636	78.1	73.7-82.0
75+	659	59	7.7	5.4-10.9	26	4.5	2.5- 7.8	27	3.4	2.1- 5.4	547	84.4	80.1-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	994	182	13.6	10.7-17.0	26	2.5	1.5- 4.2	27	3.0	1.7- 5.0	759	81.0	77.1-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,802	310	16.3	13.9-18.9	41	2.1	1.4- 3.4	70	3.4	2.4- 5.0	1,381	78.2	75.2-80.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,538	281	18.3	15.6-21.3	29	2.2	1.4- 3.6	51	2.3	1.6- 3.3	1,177	77.3	74.0-80.2
College Graduate	1,616	236	13.1	11.1-15.4	16	0.8	0.4- 1.7	57	4.9	3.5- 6.8	1,307	81.2	78.4-83.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	806	177	21.9	18.0-26.5	18	2.1	1.1- 3.7	26	3.3	1.7- 6.2	585	72.7	67.8-77.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,114	201	16.6	13.5-20.3	23	1.6	1.0- 2.8	35	3.0	1.9- 4.7	855	78.7	74.9-82.1
$25,000- 34,999	672	134	19.0	14.8-24.1	10	2.4	1.0- 5.6	20	3.3	1.7- 6.2	508	75.4	69.8-80.2
$35,000- 49,999	716	114	13.1	10.1-16.8	8	1.4	0.5- 3.5	20	2.7	1.5- 4.9	574	82.9	78.7-86.3
$50,000-74,999	574	98	16.7	12.9-21.4	6	1.3	0.5- 3.5	27	4.9	2.9- 8.2	443	77.1	71.9-81.6
$75,000+	653	86	13.5	10.3-17.5	9	2.0	0.9- 4.4	26	3.8	2.2- 6.3	532	80.7	76.2-84.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	42	15.3	11.1-20.8	5	1.5	0.6- 3.7	10	3.0	1.6- 5.8	218	80.1	74.4-84.8
Guilford	281	49	17.4	12.8-23.2	4	1.8	0.6- 5.6	11	4.5	2.0- 9.8	217	76.3	69.6-81.8
Mecklenburg	279	48	18.1	13.4-24.0	4	1.6	0.5- 4.5	11	4.1	2.2- 7.6	216	76.2	70.0-81.5
Orange	282	36	8.5	5.6-12.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	9	2.5	1.0- 6.1	236	88.6	83.7-92.2
Wake	276	46	18.1	13.2-24.2	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	10	3.2	1.6- 6.2	217	78.0	71.7-83.2
Chatham/Lee	248	34	15.7	11.0-21.8	3	1.5	0.4- 5.9	8	2.9	1.4- 5.9	203	79.9	73.4-85.2
Nash/Wilson	240	44	19.0	14.0-25.3	6	2.5	1.0- 6.3	15	4.5	2.7- 7.5	175	74.0	67.3-79.6
Craven/Pamlico	286	60	19.2	14.7-24.7	7	2.9	1.2- 6.9	8	2.9	1.4- 5.9	211	75.1	69.0-80.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	275	42	13.8	9.9-18.8	7	2.8	1.2- 6.0	9	2.9	1.5- 5.7	217	80.5	74.9-85.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	286	37	11.9	7.7-17.9	4	2.2	0.7- 7.1	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7	236	84.1	77.5-89.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	69	20.6	15.8-26.4	3	0.5	0.1- 1.5	10	3.2	1.5- 6.7	219	75.7	69.6-81.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	35	13.3	9.1-18.9	8	2.9	1.3- 6.0	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0	212	80.9	74.9-85.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	61	17.9	13.8-22.9	7	2.9	1.3- 6.5	7	2.3	1.0- 4.8	224	76.9	71.4-81.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	292	48	15.2	11.4-20.1	7	2.4	1.1- 5.2	6	2.3	0.9- 5.3	231	80.1	74.8-84.6
Northeast NC I	317	58	15.9	12.1-20.7	7	3.5	1.4- 8.4	7	3.1	1.2- 7.7	245	77.5	71.6-82.5
Northeast NC II	328	62	18.2	14.0-23.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	13	3.1	1.7- 5.6	251	78.4	73.0-82.9
Northeastern Partnership	645	120	17.4	14.3-21.0	9	1.5	0.7- 3.4	20	3.1	1.9- 5.1	496	78.0	74.1-81.5
Mountain AHEC	813	119	13.8	11.1-17.0	20	2.5	1.3- 4.5	29	3.4	2.1- 5.5	645	80.3	76.5-83.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,152	389	14.4	12.4-16.6	43	1.9	1.2- 3.0	76	3.7	2.7- 5.2	1,644	80.0	77.4-82.3
Piedmont	2,518	437	16.7	14.8-18.8	40	1.7	1.1- 2.5	85	3.5	2.6- 4.6	1,956	78.2	75.9-80.3
Western NC	1,297	184	12.9	10.7-15.4	29	2.4	1.5- 3.8	44	2.7	1.8- 3.9	1,040	82.1	79.2-84.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,967

1,010

15.5

14.2-16.8

112

1.9

1.4- 2.4

205

3.4

2.8- 4.2

4,640

79.2

77.7-80.7

RACE

White

4,349

610

13.4

12.0-14.9

2.0

1.5- 2.6

140

3.2

2.5- 4.1

3,514

81.5

79.7-83.1

African American

1,265

338

23.2

20.1-26.7

1.8

1.0- 3.2

4.2

2.9- 6.1

854

70.7

67.0-74.2

Asian

12.7

2.5-44.9

2.4

0.3-16.1

5.0

1.0-21.7

79.9

52.1-93.6

Native American

147

24.4

14.6-37.9

1.7

0.4- 6.9

0.8

0.2- 2.9

104

73.1

59.7-83.3

Other Minorities

162

13.1

7.1-22.8

0.7

0.2- 3.3

4.5

1.6-11.7

133

81.7

71.4-88.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

12.2

6.3-22.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

6.8

2.9-15.1

136

80.8

69.9-88.4

-English Speaking

7.9

2.7-21.2

0.7

0.1- 5.1

10.4

3.4-27.7

80.9

64.1-91.0

-Spanish Speaking

14.1

6.5-28.2

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.5-16.7

80.7

66.0-90.0

Non-Hispanic

5,792

988

15.6

14.3-17.0

111

1.9

1.5- 2.5

195

3.3

2.7- 4.0

4,498

79.2

77.7-80.7

AGE

18-24

364

7.5

4.6-12.2

2.0

0.9- 4.1

1.6

0.6- 4.2

316

88.9

83.9-92.4

25-34

880

125

14.0

10.9-17.7

2.1

1.1- 3.9

3.8

2.4- 6.0

706

80.1

76.0-83.6

35-44

1,098

202

17.1

14.1-20.5

1.3

0.6- 2.6

3.6

2.2- 5.8

853

78.1

74.4-81.5

45-54

1,159

261

20.8

17.7-24.2

1.2

0.6- 2.5

4.4

2.9- 6.8

839

73.6

69.8-77.1

55-64

949

203

21.0

17.4-25.0

0.8

0.4- 1.7

2.7

1.5- 4.7

706

75.5

71.3-79.3

65-74

810

124

15.7

12.3-19.8

1.8

0.9- 3.6

4.3

2.7- 6.8

636

78.1

73.7-82.0

75+

659

7.7

5.4-10.9

4.5

2.5- 7.8

3.4

2.1- 5.4

547

84.4

80.1-87.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

994

182

13.6

10.7-17.0

2.5

1.5- 4.2

3.0

1.7- 5.0

759

81.0

77.1-84.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,802

310

16.3

13.9-18.9

2.1

1.4- 3.4

3.4

2.4- 5.0

1,381

78.2

75.2-80.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,538

281

18.3

15.6-21.3

2.2

1.4- 3.6

2.3

1.6- 3.3

1,177

77.3

74.0-80.2

College Graduate

1,616

236

13.1

11.1-15.4

0.8

0.4- 1.7

4.9

3.5- 6.8

1,307

81.2

78.4-83.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

806

177

21.9

18.0-26.5

2.1

1.1- 3.7

3.3

1.7- 6.2

585

72.7

67.8-77.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,114

201

16.6

13.5-20.3

1.6

1.0- 2.8

3.0

1.9- 4.7

855

78.7

74.9-82.1

$25,000- 34,999

672

134

19.0

14.8-24.1

2.4

1.0- 5.6

3.3

1.7- 6.2

508

75.4

69.8-80.2

$35,000- 49,999

716

114

13.1

10.1-16.8

1.4

0.5- 3.5

2.7

1.5- 4.9

574

82.9

78.7-86.3

$50,000-74,999

574

16.7

12.9-21.4

1.3

0.5- 3.5

4.9

2.9- 8.2

443

77.1

71.9-81.6

$75,000+

653

13.5

10.3-17.5

2.0

0.9- 4.4

3.8

2.2- 6.3

532

80.7

76.2-84.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

15.3

11.1-20.8

1.5

0.6- 3.7

3.0

1.6- 5.8

218

80.1

74.4-84.8

Guilford

281

17.4

12.8-23.2

1.8

0.6- 5.6

4.5

2.0- 9.8

217

76.3

69.6-81.8

Mecklenburg

279

18.1

13.4-24.0

1.6

0.5- 4.5

4.1

2.2- 7.6

216

76.2

70.0-81.5

Orange

282

8.5

5.6-12.5

0.4

0.1- 2.6

2.5

1.0- 6.1

236

88.6

83.7-92.2

Wake

276

18.1

13.2-24.2

0.7

0.2- 2.3

3.2

1.6- 6.2

217

78.0

71.7-83.2

Chatham/Lee

248

15.7

11.0-21.8

1.5

0.4- 5.9

2.9

1.4- 5.9

203

79.9

73.4-85.2

Nash/Wilson

240

19.0

14.0-25.3

2.5

1.0- 6.3

4.5

2.7- 7.5

175

74.0

67.3-79.6

Craven/Pamlico

286

19.2

14.7-24.7

2.9

1.2- 6.9

2.9

1.4- 5.9

211

75.1

69.0-80.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

275

13.8

9.9-18.8

2.8

1.2- 6.0

2.9

1.5- 5.7

217

80.5

74.9-85.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

286

11.9

7.7-17.9

2.2

0.7- 7.1

1.8

0.9- 3.7

236

84.1

77.5-89.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

20.6

15.8-26.4

0.5

0.1- 1.5

3.2

1.5- 6.7

219

75.7

69.6-81.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

13.3

9.1-18.9

2.9

1.3- 6.0

2.9

1.4- 6.0

212

80.9

74.9-85.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

17.9

13.8-22.9

2.9

1.3- 6.5

2.3

1.0- 4.8

224

76.9

71.4-81.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

292

15.2

11.4-20.1

2.4

1.1- 5.2

2.3

0.9- 5.3

231

80.1

74.8-84.6

Northeast NC I

317

15.9

12.1-20.7

3.5

1.4- 8.4

3.1

1.2- 7.7

245

77.5

71.6-82.5

Northeast NC II

328

18.2

14.0-23.4

0.3

0.1- 1.4

3.1

1.7- 5.6

251

78.4

73.0-82.9

Northeastern Partnership

645

120

17.4

14.3-21.0

1.5

0.7- 3.4

3.1

1.9- 5.1

496

78.0

74.1-81.5

Mountain AHEC

813

119

13.8

11.1-17.0

2.5

1.3- 4.5

3.4

2.1- 5.5

645

80.3

76.5-83.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,152

389

14.4

12.4-16.6

1.9

1.2- 3.0

3.7

2.7- 5.2

1,644

80.0

77.4-82.3

Piedmont

2,518

437

16.7

14.8-18.8

1.7

1.1- 2.5

3.5

2.6- 4.6

1,956

78.2

75.9-80.3

Western NC

1,297

184

12.9

10.7-15.4

2.4

1.5- 3.8

2.7

1.8- 3.9

1,040

82.1

79.2-84.6

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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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