BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
TOTAL	4,645	615	13.4	11.9-15.0	1,014	21.9	20.1-23.8	1,894	39.5	37.4-41.7	1,122	25.2	23.3-27.2
RACE
White	3,411	440	12.8	11.1-14.6	723	21.0	19.0-23.1	1,414	40.7	38.3-43.2	834	25.5	23.3-27.8
African American	960	134	15.2	12.1-18.9	226	23.1	19.3-27.4	374	34.8	30.4-39.4	226	26.9	22.4-32.0
Asian	20	2	3.5	0.7-16.2	4	3.7	1.1-11.6	8	54.1	23.9-81.6	6	38.7	14.1-70.8
Native American	112	21	20.5	9.3-39.3	26	21.5	13.3-32.8	39	38.7	25.8-53.5	26	19.3	11.5-30.5
Other Minorities	129	14	13.4	5.6-28.7	32	31.9	20.5-46.1	55	39.6	27.5-53.1	28	15.0	8.5-25.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	135	16	11.1	3.5-29.8	37	34.3	21.8-49.3	59	40.1	27.5-54.3	23	14.5	7.8-25.5
-English Speaking	68	12	8.2	4.1-15.9	19	33.2	17.7-53.4	25	39.2	24.0-56.8	12	19.4	9.3-36.0
-Spanish Speaking	67	4	12.3	2.9-39.7	18	34.7	19.2-54.4	34	40.5	24.4-59.0	11	12.5	5.1-27.8
Non-Hispanic	4,504	599	13.5	12.0-15.1	976	21.3	19.6-23.2	1,833	39.6	37.4-41.7	1,096	25.6	23.7-27.7
AGE
18-24	263	28	11.9	6.9-19.6	47	19.5	12.8-28.4	113	35.3	27.1-44.4	75	33.4	25.0-43.1
25-34	725	106	14.5	11.0-18.8	156	21.3	17.3-25.9	278	40.3	35.2-45.6	185	23.9	19.9-28.6
35-44	902	126	14.8	11.5-19.0	188	19.0	15.6-23.0	374	41.2	36.6-46.0	214	24.9	21.0-29.4
45-54	970	153	16.0	13.0-19.7	204	22.2	18.5-26.5	390	40.5	36.0-45.2	223	21.2	17.7-25.2
55-64	775	107	13.0	10.1-16.7	178	25.6	21.1-30.6	335	40.7	35.8-45.9	155	20.7	16.5-25.5
65-74	616	58	8.5	5.8-12.3	139	24.4	19.7-29.7	270	42.6	37.1-48.2	149	24.5	20.0-29.7
75+	356	30	7.7	4.6-12.7	89	24.0	18.1-31.1	123	30.8	24.4-37.9	114	37.5	30.3-45.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	647	80	12.0	8.0-17.8	135	23.6	18.3-29.7	256	35.6	29.9-41.8	176	28.8	23.4-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,385	173	12.9	10.4-15.8	309	21.8	18.7-25.4	563	38.0	34.1-42.0	340	27.3	23.6-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,259	144	13.4	10.5-16.8	300	22.0	18.7-25.6	522	41.1	37.0-45.3	293	23.5	20.0-27.5
College Graduate	1,348	218	14.7	12.3-17.4	268	20.6	17.7-24.0	550	41.6	37.8-45.5	312	23.1	20.0-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	560	69	10.3	7.4-14.1	133	26.7	21.0-33.2	220	36.2	30.4-42.6	138	26.8	21.1-33.4
$15,000- 24,999	858	106	12.2	9.2-16.0	211	24.5	20.2-29.3	332	34.3	29.6-39.4	209	29.0	24.2-34.3
$25,000- 34,999	540	69	12.1	8.7-16.8	113	19.9	14.8-26.1	229	45.5	38.8-52.4	129	22.5	17.5-28.5
$35,000- 49,999	598	78	11.5	8.3-15.8	142	22.5	17.9-28.0	239	42.1	36.2-48.2	139	23.9	18.9-29.7
$50,000-74,999	499	74	15.2	11.2-20.4	110	24.5	19.4-30.4	207	38.6	32.9-44.7	108	21.7	16.9-27.3
$75,000+	565	105	17.3	13.6-21.7	112	21.6	17.3-26.6	234	41.1	35.7-46.7	114	20.1	16.0-24.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	212	34	17.4	12.1-24.4	44	19.5	14.4-25.9	81	40.3	32.8-48.3	53	22.7	17.1-29.5
Guilford	228	36	16.4	11.1-23.6	57	25.1	19.2-32.1	85	35.3	28.4-42.8	50	23.2	17.1-30.7
Mecklenburg	230	32	14.8	10.3-20.7	42	18.1	13.2-24.3	104	46.7	39.6-53.9	52	20.4	15.5-26.5
Orange	235	38	21.7	12.5-35.0	49	22.7	14.9-32.8	88	29.1	21.6-37.9	60	26.5	17.4-38.1
Wake	230	36	14.3	10.2-19.8	51	25.7	19.1-33.8	94	40.0	32.9-47.6	49	19.9	14.9-26.1
Chatham/Lee	195	26	11.1	7.4-16.5	58	27.3	20.8-34.9	69	41.8	33.4-50.6	42	19.8	14.4-26.4
Nash/Wilson	171	20	13.1	8.3-19.9	48	30.3	23.0-38.8	68	38.8	31.0-47.2	35	17.8	12.7-24.5
Craven/Pamlico	232	32	12.6	8.7-17.9	42	17.7	12.8-23.8	100	44.9	37.3-52.7	58	24.9	18.9-32.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	203	21	10.4	6.2-16.9	47	21.1	15.7-27.8	95	47.9	39.8-56.2	40	20.6	14.8-27.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	209	26	10.3	6.7-15.5	33	12.9	8.6-19.0	90	49.2	38.4-60.2	60	27.5	19.7-37.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	230	27	13.1	7.4-22.2	51	22.6	16.9-29.6	93	37.7	30.3-45.8	59	26.5	19.9-34.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	201	25	11.5	7.5-17.2	43	21.2	15.5-28.4	81	39.8	32.2-48.0	52	27.4	20.1-36.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	235	28	11.4	7.5-17.1	55	25.0	19.0-32.1	94	40.0	33.2-47.3	58	23.5	18.1-30.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	217	33	15.2	10.6-21.3	43	19.2	14.1-25.7	94	44.4	37.1-52.0	47	21.2	15.7-27.9
Northeast NC I	243	36	16.0	11.4-21.9	58	22.0	17.0-28.1	94	39.9	33.1-47.1	55	22.0	16.7-28.5
Northeast NC II	251	30	12.3	8.2-17.9	48	19.4	14.4-25.6	115	42.4	35.8-49.3	58	25.9	20.1-32.8
Northeastern Partnership	494	66	13.6	10.4-17.6	106	20.4	16.6-24.8	209	41.5	36.6-46.5	113	24.5	20.2-29.3
Mountain AHEC	625	87	14.8	11.5-18.9	126	19.4	15.4-24.0	261	44.1	38.8-49.4	151	21.8	17.7-26.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,670	212	12.3	9.6-15.6	368	22.8	19.7-26.2	684	37.8	34.2-41.5	406	27.1	23.6-31.0
Piedmont	1,994	268	13.6	11.7-15.8	458	22.0	19.5-24.7	789	39.3	36.3-42.4	479	25.0	22.4-27.9
Western NC	981	135	14.7	11.5-18.6	188	19.2	15.5-23.6	421	44.3	39.6-49.1	237	21.8	18.3-25.7

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,645

615

13.4

11.9-15.0

1,014

21.9

20.1-23.8

1,894

39.5

37.4-41.7

1,122

25.2

23.3-27.2

RACE

White

3,411

440

12.8

11.1-14.6

723

21.0

19.0-23.1

1,414

40.7

38.3-43.2

834

25.5

23.3-27.8

African American

960

134

15.2

12.1-18.9

226

23.1

19.3-27.4

374

34.8

30.4-39.4

226

26.9

22.4-32.0

Asian

3.5

0.7-16.2

3.7

1.1-11.6

54.1

23.9-81.6

38.7

14.1-70.8

Native American

112

20.5

9.3-39.3

21.5

13.3-32.8

38.7

25.8-53.5

19.3

11.5-30.5

Other Minorities

129

13.4

5.6-28.7

31.9

20.5-46.1

39.6

27.5-53.1

15.0

8.5-25.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

135

11.1

3.5-29.8

34.3

21.8-49.3

40.1

27.5-54.3

14.5

7.8-25.5

-English Speaking

8.2

4.1-15.9

33.2

17.7-53.4

39.2

24.0-56.8

19.4

9.3-36.0

-Spanish Speaking

12.3

2.9-39.7

34.7

19.2-54.4

40.5

24.4-59.0

12.5

5.1-27.8

Non-Hispanic

4,504

599

13.5

12.0-15.1

976

21.3

19.6-23.2

1,833

39.6

37.4-41.7

1,096

25.6

23.7-27.7

AGE

18-24

263

11.9

6.9-19.6

19.5

12.8-28.4

113

35.3

27.1-44.4

33.4

25.0-43.1

25-34

725

106

14.5

11.0-18.8

156

21.3

17.3-25.9

278

40.3

35.2-45.6

185

23.9

19.9-28.6

35-44

902

126

14.8

11.5-19.0

188

19.0

15.6-23.0

374

41.2

36.6-46.0

214

24.9

21.0-29.4

45-54

970

153

16.0

13.0-19.7

204

22.2

18.5-26.5

390

40.5

36.0-45.2

223

21.2

17.7-25.2

55-64

775

107

13.0

10.1-16.7

178

25.6

21.1-30.6

335

40.7

35.8-45.9

155

20.7

16.5-25.5

65-74

616

8.5

5.8-12.3

139

24.4

19.7-29.7

270

42.6

37.1-48.2

149

24.5

20.0-29.7

75+

356

7.7

4.6-12.7

24.0

18.1-31.1

123

30.8

24.4-37.9

114

37.5

30.3-45.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

647

12.0

8.0-17.8

135

23.6

18.3-29.7

256

35.6

29.9-41.8

176

28.8

23.4-34.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,385

173

12.9

10.4-15.8

309

21.8

18.7-25.4

563

38.0

34.1-42.0

340

27.3

23.6-31.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,259

144

13.4

10.5-16.8

300

22.0

18.7-25.6

522

41.1

37.0-45.3

293

23.5

20.0-27.5

College Graduate

1,348

218

14.7

12.3-17.4

268

20.6

17.7-24.0

550

41.6

37.8-45.5

312

23.1

20.0-26.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

560

10.3

7.4-14.1

133

26.7

21.0-33.2

220

36.2

30.4-42.6

138

26.8

21.1-33.4

$15,000- 24,999

858

106

12.2

9.2-16.0

211

24.5

20.2-29.3

332

34.3

29.6-39.4

209

29.0

24.2-34.3

$25,000- 34,999

540

12.1

8.7-16.8

113

19.9

14.8-26.1

229

45.5

38.8-52.4

129

22.5

17.5-28.5

$35,000- 49,999

598

11.5

8.3-15.8

142

22.5

17.9-28.0

239

42.1

36.2-48.2

139

23.9

18.9-29.7

$50,000-74,999

499

15.2

11.2-20.4

110

24.5

19.4-30.4

207

38.6

32.9-44.7

108

21.7

16.9-27.3

$75,000+

565

105

17.3

13.6-21.7

112

21.6

17.3-26.6

234

41.1

35.7-46.7

114

20.1

16.0-24.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

212

17.4

12.1-24.4

19.5

14.4-25.9

40.3

32.8-48.3

22.7

17.1-29.5

Guilford

228

16.4

11.1-23.6

25.1

19.2-32.1

35.3

28.4-42.8

23.2

17.1-30.7

Mecklenburg

230

14.8

10.3-20.7

18.1

13.2-24.3

104

46.7

39.6-53.9

20.4

15.5-26.5

Orange

235

21.7

12.5-35.0

22.7

14.9-32.8

29.1

21.6-37.9

26.5

17.4-38.1

Wake

230

14.3

10.2-19.8

25.7

19.1-33.8

40.0

32.9-47.6

19.9

14.9-26.1

Chatham/Lee

195

11.1

7.4-16.5

27.3

20.8-34.9

41.8

33.4-50.6

19.8

14.4-26.4

Nash/Wilson

171

13.1

8.3-19.9

30.3

23.0-38.8

38.8

31.0-47.2

17.8

12.7-24.5

Craven/Pamlico

232

12.6

8.7-17.9

17.7

12.8-23.8

100

44.9

37.3-52.7

24.9

18.9-32.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

203

10.4

6.2-16.9

21.1

15.7-27.8

47.9

39.8-56.2

20.6

14.8-27.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

209

10.3

6.7-15.5

12.9

8.6-19.0

49.2

38.4-60.2

27.5

19.7-37.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

230

13.1

7.4-22.2

22.6

16.9-29.6

37.7

30.3-45.8

26.5

19.9-34.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

201

11.5

7.5-17.2

21.2

15.5-28.4

39.8

32.2-48.0

27.4

20.1-36.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

235

11.4

7.5-17.1

25.0

19.0-32.1

40.0

33.2-47.3

23.5

18.1-30.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

217

15.2

10.6-21.3

19.2

14.1-25.7

44.4

37.1-52.0

21.2

15.7-27.9

Northeast NC I

243

16.0

11.4-21.9

22.0

17.0-28.1

39.9

33.1-47.1

22.0

16.7-28.5

Northeast NC II

251

12.3

8.2-17.9

19.4

14.4-25.6

115

42.4

35.8-49.3

25.9

20.1-32.8

Northeastern Partnership

494

13.6

10.4-17.6

106

20.4

16.6-24.8

209

41.5

36.6-46.5

113

24.5

20.2-29.3

Mountain AHEC

625

14.8

11.5-18.9

126

19.4

15.4-24.0

261

44.1

38.8-49.4

151

21.8

17.7-26.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,670

212

12.3

9.6-15.6

368

22.8

19.7-26.2

684

37.8

34.2-41.5

406

27.1

23.6-31.0

Piedmont

1,994

268

13.6

11.7-15.8

458

22.0

19.5-24.7

789

39.3

36.3-42.4

479

25.0

22.4-27.9

Western NC

981

135

14.7

11.5-18.6

188

19.2

15.5-23.6

421

44.3

39.6-49.1

237

21.8

18.3-25.7

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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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