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	3,301	2,039	62.9	60.3-65.4	1,262	37.1	34.6-39.7
RACE
White	2,429	1,527	63.9	61.0-66.7	902	36.1	33.3-39.0
African American	680	394	59.7	54.0-65.2	286	40.3	34.8-46.0
Asian	17	12	71.8	40.3-90.5	5	28.2	9.5-59.7
Native American	79	46	48.8	33.4-64.5	33	51.2	35.5-66.6
Other Minorities	87	56	66.2	49.3-79.7	31	33.8	20.3-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	88	56	62.2	45.7-76.4	32	37.8	23.6-54.3
-English Speaking	43	29	60.1	35.7-80.4	14	39.9	19.6-64.3
-Spanish Speaking	45	27	63.1	42.3-79.9	18	36.9	20.1-57.7
Non-Hispanic	3,209	1,980	62.9	60.4-65.4	1,229	37.1	34.6-39.6
AGE
18-24	222	127	54.3	44.4-63.9	95	45.7	36.1-55.6
25-34	443	294	65.7	59.1-71.7	149	34.3	28.3-40.9
35-44	551	370	74.2	68.9-78.9	181	25.8	21.1-31.1
45-54	555	375	64.8	58.7-70.5	180	35.2	29.5-41.3
55-64	438	276	67.9	61.5-73.7	162	32.1	26.3-38.5
65-74	529	340	65.3	59.0-71.2	189	34.7	28.8-41.0
75+	535	239	43.5	37.4-49.8	296	56.5	50.2-62.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	628	298	47.4	41.1-53.8	330	52.6	46.2-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,045	645	64.9	60.3-69.2	400	35.1	30.8-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	775	512	67.6	62.4-72.3	263	32.4	27.7-37.6
College Graduate	838	580	68.6	63.9-73.0	258	31.4	27.0-36.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	463	231	49.1	42.1-56.0	232	50.9	44.0-57.9
$15,000- 24,999	629	380	62.4	56.3-68.2	249	37.6	31.8-43.7
$25,000- 34,999	351	225	61.7	53.0-69.7	126	38.3	30.3-47.0
$35,000- 49,999	367	256	71.3	63.9-77.7	111	28.7	22.3-36.1
$50,000-74,999	278	206	71.4	63.4-78.2	72	28.6	21.8-36.6
$75,000+	304	219	70.6	63.1-77.1	85	29.4	22.9-36.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	165	105	63.5	55.0-71.3	60	36.5	28.7-45.0
Guilford	148	98	63.4	53.8-72.0	50	36.6	28.0-46.2
Mecklenburg	139	91	63.8	54.2-72.3	48	36.2	27.7-45.8
Orange	156	110	76.1	64.1-85.0	46	23.9	15.0-35.9
Wake	151	106	67.6	57.9-76.0	45	32.4	24.0-42.1
Chatham/Lee	148	96	64.1	54.7-72.6	52	35.9	27.4-45.3
Nash/Wilson	133	68	50.3	40.8-59.8	65	49.7	40.2-59.2
Craven/Pamlico	131	80	62.2	52.5-71.1	51	37.8	28.9-47.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	158	89	56.0	47.1-64.5	69	44.0	35.5-52.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	163	90	53.0	43.6-62.1	73	47.0	37.9-56.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	170	103	62.5	52.4-71.5	67	37.5	28.5-47.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	147	87	58.5	49.4-67.1	60	41.5	32.9-50.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	160	99	64.5	55.9-72.2	61	35.5	27.8-44.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	182	109	60.5	52.1-68.3	73	39.5	31.7-47.9
Northeast NC I	173	103	56.8	47.8-65.3	70	43.2	34.7-52.2
Northeast NC II	174	106	61.3	52.6-69.3	68	38.7	30.7-47.4
Northeastern Partnership	347	209	59.4	53.1-65.4	138	40.6	34.6-46.9
Mountain AHEC	459	278	61.6	55.7-67.3	181	38.4	32.7-44.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,173	718	64.5	60.1-68.8	455	35.5	31.2-39.9
Piedmont	1,400	895	62.6	58.9-66.1	505	37.4	33.9-41.1
Western NC	728	426	60.4	55.4-65.1	302	39.6	34.9-44.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,301

2,039

62.9

60.3-65.4

1,262

37.1

34.6-39.7

RACE

White

2,429

1,527

63.9

61.0-66.7

902

36.1

33.3-39.0

African American

680

394

59.7

54.0-65.2

286

40.3

34.8-46.0

Asian

71.8

40.3-90.5

28.2

9.5-59.7

Native American

48.8

33.4-64.5

51.2

35.5-66.6

Other Minorities

66.2

49.3-79.7

33.8

20.3-50.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

62.2

45.7-76.4

37.8

23.6-54.3

-English Speaking

60.1

35.7-80.4

39.9

19.6-64.3

-Spanish Speaking

63.1

42.3-79.9

36.9

20.1-57.7

Non-Hispanic

3,209

1,980

62.9

60.4-65.4

1,229

37.1

34.6-39.6

AGE

18-24

222

127

54.3

44.4-63.9

45.7

36.1-55.6

25-34

443

294

65.7

59.1-71.7

149

34.3

28.3-40.9

35-44

551

370

74.2

68.9-78.9

181

25.8

21.1-31.1

45-54

555

375

64.8

58.7-70.5

180

35.2

29.5-41.3

55-64

438

276

67.9

61.5-73.7

162

32.1

26.3-38.5

65-74

529

340

65.3

59.0-71.2

189

34.7

28.8-41.0

75+

535

239

43.5

37.4-49.8

296

56.5

50.2-62.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

628

298

47.4

41.1-53.8

330

52.6

46.2-58.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,045

645

64.9

60.3-69.2

400

35.1

30.8-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

775

512

67.6

62.4-72.3

263

32.4

27.7-37.6

College Graduate

838

580

68.6

63.9-73.0

258

31.4

27.0-36.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

463

231

49.1

42.1-56.0

232

50.9

44.0-57.9

$15,000- 24,999

629

380

62.4

56.3-68.2

249

37.6

31.8-43.7

$25,000- 34,999

351

225

61.7

53.0-69.7

126

38.3

30.3-47.0

$35,000- 49,999

367

256

71.3

63.9-77.7

111

28.7

22.3-36.1

$50,000-74,999

278

206

71.4

63.4-78.2

28.6

21.8-36.6

$75,000+

304

219

70.6

63.1-77.1

29.4

22.9-36.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

165

105

63.5

55.0-71.3

36.5

28.7-45.0

Guilford

148

63.4

53.8-72.0

36.6

28.0-46.2

Mecklenburg

139

63.8

54.2-72.3

36.2

27.7-45.8

Orange

156

110

76.1

64.1-85.0

23.9

15.0-35.9

Wake

151

106

67.6

57.9-76.0

32.4

24.0-42.1

Chatham/Lee

148

64.1

54.7-72.6

35.9

27.4-45.3

Nash/Wilson

133

50.3

40.8-59.8

49.7

40.2-59.2

Craven/Pamlico

131

62.2

52.5-71.1

37.8

28.9-47.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

158

56.0

47.1-64.5

44.0

35.5-52.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

163

53.0

43.6-62.1

47.0

37.9-56.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

170

103

62.5

52.4-71.5

37.5

28.5-47.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

147

58.5

49.4-67.1

41.5

32.9-50.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

160

64.5

55.9-72.2

35.5

27.8-44.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

182

109

60.5

52.1-68.3

39.5

31.7-47.9

Northeast NC I

173

103

56.8

47.8-65.3

43.2

34.7-52.2

Northeast NC II

174

106

61.3

52.6-69.3

38.7

30.7-47.4

Northeastern Partnership

347

209

59.4

53.1-65.4

138

40.6

34.6-46.9

Mountain AHEC

459

278

61.6

55.7-67.3

181

38.4

32.7-44.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,173

718

64.5

60.1-68.8

455

35.5

31.2-39.9

Piedmont

1,400

895

62.6

58.9-66.1

505

37.4

33.9-41.1

Western NC

728

426

60.4

55.4-65.1

302

39.6

34.9-44.6

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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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