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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
TOTAL	3,471	472	12.9	11.3-14.8	45	1.1	0.7- 1.7	99	2.5	1.8- 3.3	2,855	83.6	81.6-85.4
RACE
White	2,575	355	13.8	11.8-16.1	29	0.8	0.5- 1.3	74	2.6	1.9- 3.7	2,117	82.8	80.4-85.0
African American	608	85	12.4	9.0-16.8	13	2.5	1.0- 6.1	20	2.5	1.3- 4.6	490	82.7	77.7-86.7
Asian	26	1	1.5	0.2-10.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	25	98.5	89.3-99.8
Native American	82	12	11.2	5.1-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	69	87.4	75.3-94.0
Other Minorities	162	17	8.5	3.8-18.1	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	4	1.6	0.5- 4.6	138	88.6	79.5-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	17	8.8	4.0-18.3	3	1.2	0.3- 4.3	4	1.6	0.5- 4.5	144	88.5	79.4-93.9
-English Speaking	53	5	8.2	2.1-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	47	90.5	72.6-97.2
-Spanish Speaking	115	12	9.0	3.5-21.1	3	1.5	0.4- 5.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6	97	87.9	76.5-94.1
Non-Hispanic	3,300	455	13.3	11.6-15.2	42	1.1	0.6- 1.7	95	2.5	1.9- 3.4	2,708	83.1	81.1-85.0
AGE
18-24	218	5	3.1	0.9- 9.8	6	2.0	0.6- 6.3	5	0.9	0.3- 2.5	202	93.9	87.7-97.1
25-34	533	37	7.3	4.0-12.8	4	0.4	0.1- 1.0	9	1.5	0.6- 3.4	483	90.9	85.5-94.4
35-44	689	94	13.1	9.9-17.1	4	0.6	0.2- 2.1	14	2.1	0.9- 4.6	577	84.2	79.9-87.7
45-54	686	119	20.9	16.3-26.3	8	1.3	0.5- 3.2	21	3.7	2.0- 6.8	538	74.1	68.5-79.0
55-64	586	128	23.2	18.6-28.5	12	0.8	0.4- 1.5	20	2.3	1.2- 4.6	426	73.6	68.3-78.4
65-74	462	60	12.4	8.6-17.6	4	1.9	0.5- 7.1	13	2.4	1.2- 4.7	385	83.3	77.5-87.8
75+	277	26	8.1	4.9-13.1	6	1.4	0.5- 3.7	17	7.8	4.3-13.5	228	82.8	76.1-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	605	94	12.5	8.3-18.4	11	0.8	0.4- 1.7	21	4.0	2.1- 7.6	479	82.7	76.5-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,030	130	13.1	10.2-16.7	19	1.7	0.8- 3.6	28	2.2	1.3- 3.7	853	83.0	79.1-86.2
Some Post-H.S.	809	106	10.5	8.0-13.7	7	0.9	0.4- 2.3	26	1.8	1.1- 3.1	670	86.8	83.3-89.6
College Graduate	1,015	139	15.3	12.1-19.1	7	0.6	0.2- 1.7	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1	845	81.6	77.7-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	45	10.1	6.2-16.1	8	3.1	1.0- 9.0	18	6.5	3.5-11.5	229	80.4	72.7-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	616	79	10.3	7.1-14.7	13	2.0	0.8- 4.9	16	2.2	1.0- 4.8	508	85.6	80.7-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	367	50	10.4	6.7-15.7	2	0.4	0.1- 2.3	10	3.8	1.5- 9.3	305	85.4	79.1-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	524	66	13.6	9.8-18.5	5	0.8	0.2- 3.1	13	1.8	0.8- 4.1	440	83.8	78.7-87.9
$50,000-74,999	436	58	11.8	8.2-16.5	3	0.6	0.1- 2.3	12	2.2	1.1- 4.4	363	85.5	80.5-89.4
$75,000+	504	76	17.9	13.3-23.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	11	1.9	0.8- 4.1	416	80.0	74.0-84.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	22	11.1	7.2-17.0	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	7	3.0	1.4- 6.4	148	85.2	79.0-89.8
Guilford	165	20	12.3	7.8-18.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1	140	85.7	79.0-90.5
Mecklenburg	168	28	11.6	7.6-17.1	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	7	3.1	1.3- 7.1	131	84.0	77.6-88.9
Orange	170	20	18.1	8.2-35.5	3	1.8	0.5- 6.3	5	1.9	0.8- 4.8	142	78.1	62.3-88.6
Wake	176	29	13.9	9.2-20.6	2	2.0	0.3-10.4	3	1.5	0.4- 5.7	142	82.6	75.0-88.3
Chatham/Lee	151	17	12.7	5.8-25.7	2	2.0	0.5- 8.4	3	2.2	0.6- 8.0	129	83.0	70.6-90.9
Nash/Wilson	140	22	13.4	8.4-20.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	6	4.2	1.8- 9.4	111	82.2	74.4-88.1
Craven/Pamlico	170	23	11.4	7.3-17.4	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	5	2.7	1.1- 7.0	141	85.6	79.1-90.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	26	18.7	10.3-31.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	7	3.8	1.7- 8.1	128	77.2	65.1-86.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	19	9.6	5.9-15.2	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	8	6.0	2.7-12.7	138	82.4	74.6-88.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	178	22	12.1	6.1-22.8	6	2.2	0.9- 5.3	2	2.2	0.5- 9.7	148	83.4	72.5-90.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	19	7.6	4.3-13.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6	136	90.2	83.7-94.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	23	11.9	7.7-17.9	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	2	1.5	0.4- 5.7	151	86.4	80.0-91.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	20	13.7	8.5-21.3	2	1.8	0.3- 8.4	4	3.2	1.0- 9.6	100	81.4	72.6-87.9
Northeast NC I	143	24	13.7	8.7-20.9	2	1.9	0.4- 8.0	4	1.8	0.6- 5.1	113	82.6	74.6-88.5
Northeast NC II	186	29	13.8	9.3-20.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4	3	1.3	0.4- 3.9	152	84.1	77.7-88.9
Northeastern Partnership	329	53	13.8	10.2-18.4	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2	7	1.4	0.6- 3.2	265	83.6	78.7-87.6
Mountain AHEC	491	63	15.4	9.1-25.0	5	0.6	0.2- 1.6	17	2.6	1.5- 4.7	406	81.3	72.3-87.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,166	165	12.4	9.5-15.9	12	0.9	0.4- 2.1	31	2.5	1.5- 4.1	958	84.2	80.5-87.3
Piedmont	1,528	210	12.9	10.8-15.3	23	1.1	0.6- 2.1	38	2.3	1.5- 3.6	1,257	83.7	81.1-86.1
Western NC	777	97	14.3	9.6-20.8	10	1.2	0.4- 3.1	30	2.9	1.9- 4.5	640	81.6	75.3-86.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,471

472

12.9

11.3-14.8

1.1

0.7- 1.7

2.5

1.8- 3.3

2,855

83.6

81.6-85.4

RACE

White

2,575

355

13.8

11.8-16.1

0.8

0.5- 1.3

2.6

1.9- 3.7

2,117

82.8

80.4-85.0

African American

608

12.4

9.0-16.8

2.5

1.0- 6.1

2.5

1.3- 4.6

490

82.7

77.7-86.7

Asian

1.5

0.2-10.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

98.5

89.3-99.8

Native American

11.2

5.1-22.9

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.2- 9.8

87.4

75.3-94.0

Other Minorities

162

8.5

3.8-18.1

1.2

0.3- 4.4

1.6

0.5- 4.6

138

88.6

79.5-94.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

8.8

4.0-18.3

1.2

0.3- 4.3

1.6

0.5- 4.5

144

88.5

79.4-93.9

-English Speaking

8.2

2.1-27.1

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.5

90.5

72.6-97.2

-Spanish Speaking

115

9.0

3.5-21.1

1.5

0.4- 5.5

1.7

0.5- 5.6

87.9

76.5-94.1

Non-Hispanic

3,300

455

13.3

11.6-15.2

1.1

0.6- 1.7

2.5

1.9- 3.4

2,708

83.1

81.1-85.0

AGE

18-24

218

3.1

0.9- 9.8

2.0

0.6- 6.3

0.9

0.3- 2.5

202

93.9

87.7-97.1

25-34

533

7.3

4.0-12.8

0.4

0.1- 1.0

1.5

0.6- 3.4

483

90.9

85.5-94.4

35-44

689

13.1

9.9-17.1

0.6

0.2- 2.1

2.1

0.9- 4.6

577

84.2

79.9-87.7

45-54

686

119

20.9

16.3-26.3

1.3

0.5- 3.2

3.7

2.0- 6.8

538

74.1

68.5-79.0

55-64

586

128

23.2

18.6-28.5

0.8

0.4- 1.5

2.3

1.2- 4.6

426

73.6

68.3-78.4

65-74

462

12.4

8.6-17.6

1.9

0.5- 7.1

2.4

1.2- 4.7

385

83.3

77.5-87.8

75+

277

8.1

4.9-13.1

1.4

0.5- 3.7

7.8

4.3-13.5

228

82.8

76.1-87.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

605

12.5

8.3-18.4

0.8

0.4- 1.7

4.0

2.1- 7.6

479

82.7

76.5-87.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,030

130

13.1

10.2-16.7

1.7

0.8- 3.6

2.2

1.3- 3.7

853

83.0

79.1-86.2

Some Post-H.S.

809

106

10.5

8.0-13.7

0.9

0.4- 2.3

1.8

1.1- 3.1

670

86.8

83.3-89.6

College Graduate

1,015

139

15.3

12.1-19.1

0.6

0.2- 1.7

2.5

1.5- 4.1

845

81.6

77.7-85.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

10.1

6.2-16.1

3.1

1.0- 9.0

6.5

3.5-11.5

229

80.4

72.7-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

616

10.3

7.1-14.7

2.0

0.8- 4.9

2.2

1.0- 4.8

508

85.6

80.7-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

367

10.4

6.7-15.7

0.4

0.1- 2.3

3.8

1.5- 9.3

305

85.4

79.1-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

524

13.6

9.8-18.5

0.8

0.2- 3.1

1.8

0.8- 4.1

440

83.8

78.7-87.9

$50,000-74,999

436

11.8

8.2-16.5

0.6

0.1- 2.3

2.2

1.1- 4.4

363

85.5

80.5-89.4

$75,000+

504

17.9

13.3-23.8

0.2

0.0- 1.7

1.9

0.8- 4.1

416

80.0

74.0-84.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

11.1

7.2-17.0

0.7

0.2- 2.8

3.0

1.4- 6.4

148

85.2

79.0-89.8

Guilford

165

12.3

7.8-18.9

0.6

0.1- 4.2

1.4

0.5- 4.1

140

85.7

79.0-90.5

Mecklenburg

168

11.6

7.6-17.1

1.3

0.3- 5.2

3.1

1.3- 7.1

131

84.0

77.6-88.9

Orange

170

18.1

8.2-35.5

1.8

0.5- 6.3

1.9

0.8- 4.8

142

78.1

62.3-88.6

Wake

176

13.9

9.2-20.6

2.0

0.3-10.4

1.5

0.4- 5.7

142

82.6

75.0-88.3

Chatham/Lee

151

12.7

5.8-25.7

2.0

0.5- 8.4

2.2

0.6- 8.0

129

83.0

70.6-90.9

Nash/Wilson

140

13.4

8.4-20.7

0.2

0.0- 1.4

4.2

1.8- 9.4

111

82.2

74.4-88.1

Craven/Pamlico

170

11.4

7.3-17.4

0.3

0.0- 1.8

2.7

1.1- 7.0

141

85.6

79.1-90.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

18.7

10.3-31.5

0.3

0.0- 2.1

3.8

1.7- 8.1

128

77.2

65.1-86.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

9.6

5.9-15.2

2.1

0.7- 6.0

6.0

2.7-12.7

138

82.4

74.6-88.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

178

12.1

6.1-22.8

2.2

0.9- 5.3

2.2

0.5- 9.7

148

83.4

72.5-90.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

7.6

4.3-13.3

0.2

0.0- 1.7

1.9

0.6- 5.6

136

90.2

83.7-94.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

11.9

7.7-17.9

0.3

0.0- 1.8

1.5

0.4- 5.7

151

86.4

80.0-91.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

13.7

8.5-21.3

1.8

0.3- 8.4

3.2

1.0- 9.6

100

81.4

72.6-87.9

Northeast NC I

143

13.7

8.7-20.9

1.9

0.4- 8.0

1.8

0.6- 5.1

113

82.6

74.6-88.5

Northeast NC II

186

13.8

9.3-20.1

0.8

0.2- 3.4

1.3

0.4- 3.9

152

84.1

77.7-88.9

Northeastern Partnership

329

13.8

10.2-18.4

1.1

0.4- 3.2

1.4

0.6- 3.2

265

83.6

78.7-87.6

Mountain AHEC

491

15.4

9.1-25.0

0.6

0.2- 1.6

2.6

1.5- 4.7

406

81.3

72.3-87.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,166

165

12.4

9.5-15.9

0.9

0.4- 2.1

2.5

1.5- 4.1

958

84.2

80.5-87.3

Piedmont

1,528

210

12.9

10.8-15.3

1.1

0.6- 2.1

2.3

1.5- 3.6

1,257

83.7

81.1-86.1

Western NC

777

14.3

9.6-20.8

1.2

0.4- 3.1

2.9

1.9- 4.5

640

81.6

75.3-86.6

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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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