BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,695	2,981	64.7	62.6-66.8	1,714	35.3	33.2-37.4
RACE
White	3,437	2,236	66.5	64.1-68.9	1,201	33.5	31.1-35.9
African American	980	598	61.4	56.6-66.0	382	38.6	34.0-43.4
Asian	20	15	93.9	82.9-98.0	5	6.1	2.0-17.1
Native American	113	62	60.1	45.8-72.9	51	39.9	27.1-54.2
Other Minorities	131	61	49.5	36.4-62.8	70	50.5	37.2-63.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	136	73	50.4	36.4-64.4	63	49.6	35.6-63.6
-English Speaking	69	42	61.8	41.0-79.0	27	38.2	21.0-59.0
-Spanish Speaking	67	31	45.2	27.8-63.9	36	54.8	36.1-72.2
Non-Hispanic	4,553	2,905	65.4	63.3-67.5	1,648	34.6	32.5-36.7
AGE
18-24	267	209	78.3	69.6-85.0	58	21.7	15.0-30.4
25-34	730	529	72.4	67.4-77.0	201	27.6	23.0-32.6
35-44	912	635	67.3	62.3-71.9	277	32.7	28.1-37.7
45-54	978	653	69.0	64.5-73.2	325	31.0	26.8-35.5
55-64	786	465	56.5	51.2-61.7	321	43.5	38.3-48.8
65-74	622	332	54.3	48.7-59.9	290	45.7	40.1-51.3
75+	362	134	36.3	29.4-43.8	228	63.7	56.2-70.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	665	300	46.0	39.6-52.4	365	54.0	47.6-60.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,398	786	57.2	53.1-61.2	612	42.8	38.8-46.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,271	846	69.5	65.5-73.2	425	30.5	26.8-34.5
College Graduate	1,355	1,045	77.0	73.6-80.0	310	23.0	20.0-26.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	572	289	48.7	42.2-55.1	283	51.3	44.9-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	864	507	59.6	54.2-64.7	357	40.4	35.3-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	544	345	68.9	62.5-74.6	199	31.1	25.4-37.5
$35,000- 49,999	601	428	73.3	67.7-78.2	173	26.7	21.8-32.3
$50,000-74,999	501	359	73.7	68.0-78.7	142	26.3	21.3-32.0
$75,000+	569	455	80.0	75.2-84.1	114	20.0	15.9-24.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	214	134	63.2	55.5-70.2	80	36.8	29.8-44.5
Guilford	231	153	65.4	57.6-72.5	78	34.6	27.5-42.4
Mecklenburg	230	164	72.3	65.4-78.3	66	27.7	21.7-34.6
Orange	235	186	78.3	66.1-87.0	49	21.7	13.0-33.9
Wake	232	167	72.3	65.0-78.5	65	27.7	21.5-35.0
Chatham/Lee	196	120	63.2	54.6-71.1	76	36.8	28.9-45.4
Nash/Wilson	175	121	67.7	59.4-75.0	54	32.3	25.0-40.6
Craven/Pamlico	234	162	68.9	61.6-75.4	72	31.1	24.6-38.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	206	122	61.9	53.8-69.4	84	38.1	30.6-46.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	210	139	72.4	64.1-79.5	71	27.6	20.5-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	232	125	53.9	45.6-62.0	107	46.1	38.0-54.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	203	133	64.8	56.1-72.6	70	35.2	27.4-43.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	238	133	59.9	52.8-66.6	105	40.1	33.4-47.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	219	112	53.0	45.5-60.3	107	47.0	39.7-54.5
Northeast NC I	246	141	60.1	53.1-66.6	105	39.9	33.4-46.9
Northeast NC II	260	162	65.2	58.6-71.3	98	34.8	28.7-41.4
Northeastern Partnership	506	303	63.3	58.5-68.0	203	36.7	32.0-41.5
Mountain AHEC	630	404	64.5	59.4-69.4	226	35.5	30.6-40.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,695	1,039	62.8	58.9-66.5	656	37.2	33.5-41.1
Piedmont	2,010	1,309	65.4	62.4-68.4	701	34.6	31.6-37.6
Western NC	990	633	66.1	61.7-70.3	357	33.9	29.7-38.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,695

2,981

64.7

62.6-66.8

1,714

35.3

33.2-37.4

RACE

White

3,437

2,236

66.5

64.1-68.9

1,201

33.5

31.1-35.9

African American

980

598

61.4

56.6-66.0

382

38.6

34.0-43.4

Asian

93.9

82.9-98.0

6.1

2.0-17.1

Native American

113

60.1

45.8-72.9

39.9

27.1-54.2

Other Minorities

131

49.5

36.4-62.8

50.5

37.2-63.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

136

50.4

36.4-64.4

49.6

35.6-63.6

-English Speaking

61.8

41.0-79.0

38.2

21.0-59.0

-Spanish Speaking

45.2

27.8-63.9

54.8

36.1-72.2

Non-Hispanic

4,553

2,905

65.4

63.3-67.5

1,648

34.6

32.5-36.7

AGE

18-24

267

209

78.3

69.6-85.0

21.7

15.0-30.4

25-34

730

529

72.4

67.4-77.0

201

27.6

23.0-32.6

35-44

912

635

67.3

62.3-71.9

277

32.7

28.1-37.7

45-54

978

653

69.0

64.5-73.2

325

31.0

26.8-35.5

55-64

786

465

56.5

51.2-61.7

321

43.5

38.3-48.8

65-74

622

332

54.3

48.7-59.9

290

45.7

40.1-51.3

75+

362

134

36.3

29.4-43.8

228

63.7

56.2-70.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

665

300

46.0

39.6-52.4

365

54.0

47.6-60.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,398

786

57.2

53.1-61.2

612

42.8

38.8-46.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,271

846

69.5

65.5-73.2

425

30.5

26.8-34.5

College Graduate

1,355

1,045

77.0

73.6-80.0

310

23.0

20.0-26.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

572

289

48.7

42.2-55.1

283

51.3

44.9-57.8

$15,000- 24,999

864

507

59.6

54.2-64.7

357

40.4

35.3-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

544

345

68.9

62.5-74.6

199

31.1

25.4-37.5

$35,000- 49,999

601

428

73.3

67.7-78.2

173

26.7

21.8-32.3

$50,000-74,999

501

359

73.7

68.0-78.7

142

26.3

21.3-32.0

$75,000+

569

455

80.0

75.2-84.1

114

20.0

15.9-24.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

214

134

63.2

55.5-70.2

36.8

29.8-44.5

Guilford

231

153

65.4

57.6-72.5

34.6

27.5-42.4

Mecklenburg

230

164

72.3

65.4-78.3

27.7

21.7-34.6

Orange

235

186

78.3

66.1-87.0

21.7

13.0-33.9

Wake

232

167

72.3

65.0-78.5

27.7

21.5-35.0

Chatham/Lee

196

120

63.2

54.6-71.1

36.8

28.9-45.4

Nash/Wilson

175

121

67.7

59.4-75.0

32.3

25.0-40.6

Craven/Pamlico

234

162

68.9

61.6-75.4

31.1

24.6-38.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

206

122

61.9

53.8-69.4

38.1

30.6-46.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

210

139

72.4

64.1-79.5

27.6

20.5-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

232

125

53.9

45.6-62.0

107

46.1

38.0-54.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

203

133

64.8

56.1-72.6

35.2

27.4-43.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

238

133

59.9

52.8-66.6

105

40.1

33.4-47.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

219

112

53.0

45.5-60.3

107

47.0

39.7-54.5

Northeast NC I

246

141

60.1

53.1-66.6

105

39.9

33.4-46.9

Northeast NC II

260

162

65.2

58.6-71.3

34.8

28.7-41.4

Northeastern Partnership

506

303

63.3

58.5-68.0

203

36.7

32.0-41.5

Mountain AHEC

630

404

64.5

59.4-69.4

226

35.5

30.6-40.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,695

1,039

62.8

58.9-66.5

656

37.2

33.5-41.1

Piedmont

2,010

1,309

65.4

62.4-68.4

701

34.6

31.6-37.6

Western NC

990

633

66.1

61.7-70.3

357

33.9

29.7-38.3

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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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