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	2,378	1,341	55.9	52.7-59.0	1,037	44.1	41.0-47.3
RACE
White	1,753	1,003	56.2	52.5-59.8	750	43.8	40.2-47.5
African American	428	224	52.9	45.6-60.0	204	47.1	40.0-54.4
Asian	19	10	59.5	29.6-83.7	9	40.5	16.3-70.4
Native American	51	32	45.6	25.5-67.3	19	54.4	32.7-74.5
Other Minorities	113	64	60.9	47.6-72.8	49	39.1	27.2-52.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	119	68	62.9	49.8-74.3	51	37.1	25.7-50.2
-English Speaking	34	16	61.2	35.5-81.9	18	38.8	18.1-64.5
-Spanish Speaking	85	52	63.3	48.4-76.0	33	36.7	24.0-51.6
Non-Hispanic	2,256	1,270	55.2	51.9-58.3	986	44.8	41.7-48.1
AGE
18-24	168	76	48.0	37.3-58.8	92	52.0	41.2-62.7
25-34	382	221	57.7	50.4-64.6	161	42.3	35.4-49.6
35-44	460	266	53.8	47.2-60.4	194	46.2	39.6-52.8
45-54	434	260	60.3	53.0-67.1	174	39.7	32.9-47.0
55-64	377	229	64.1	56.9-70.7	148	35.9	29.3-43.1
65-74	326	174	57.3	49.5-64.8	152	42.7	35.2-50.5
75+	215	105	45.6	36.5-55.1	110	54.4	44.9-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	457	209	47.7	40.4-55.1	248	52.3	44.9-59.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	723	400	51.2	45.5-56.9	323	48.8	43.1-54.5
Some Post-H.S.	537	304	55.2	48.3-61.9	233	44.8	38.1-51.7
College Graduate	654	427	68.3	63.1-73.0	227	31.7	27.0-36.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	211	91	49.3	38.0-60.7	120	50.7	39.3-62.0
$15,000- 24,999	443	223	50.3	42.7-57.9	220	49.7	42.1-57.3
$25,000- 34,999	245	142	61.3	52.0-69.9	103	38.7	30.1-48.0
$35,000- 49,999	355	207	56.2	48.8-63.4	148	43.8	36.6-51.2
$50,000-74,999	291	196	62.4	53.9-70.1	95	37.6	29.9-46.1
$75,000+	316	215	67.4	58.4-75.2	101	32.6	24.8-41.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	119	59	50.3	39.8-60.8	60	49.7	39.2-60.2
Guilford	107	62	56.7	45.1-67.6	45	43.3	32.4-54.9
Mecklenburg	111	58	42.6	31.8-54.2	53	57.4	45.8-68.2
Orange	120	77	61.9	51.4-71.4	43	38.1	28.6-48.6
Wake	113	71	59.3	48.0-69.6	42	40.7	30.4-52.0
Chatham/Lee	106	52	51.5	39.9-62.8	54	48.5	37.2-60.1
Nash/Wilson	95	58	60.4	49.0-70.8	37	39.6	29.2-51.0
Craven/Pamlico	117	67	63.1	52.7-72.3	50	36.9	27.7-47.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	114	66	58.5	47.9-68.3	48	41.5	31.7-52.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	118	63	54.4	41.2-67.0	55	45.6	33.0-58.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	126	68	63.7	48.0-76.9	58	36.3	23.1-52.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	107	62	34.4	19.2-53.6	45	65.6	46.4-80.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	120	65	53.3	42.7-63.6	55	46.7	36.4-57.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	92	55	57.0	43.7-69.3	37	43.0	30.7-56.3
Northeast NC I	99	56	50.2	34.8-65.5	43	49.8	34.5-65.2
Northeast NC II	129	66	45.7	36.1-55.8	63	54.3	44.2-63.9
Northeastern Partnership	228	122	47.2	38.9-55.6	106	52.8	44.4-61.1
Mountain AHEC	335	183	52.7	45.0-60.2	152	47.3	39.8-55.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	806	454	58.7	53.0-64.1	352	41.3	35.9-47.0
Piedmont	1,038	597	54.9	50.4-59.3	441	45.1	40.7-49.6
Western NC	534	290	53.7	47.1-60.1	244	46.3	39.9-52.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,378

1,341

55.9

52.7-59.0

1,037

44.1

41.0-47.3

RACE

White

1,753

1,003

56.2

52.5-59.8

750

43.8

40.2-47.5

African American

428

224

52.9

45.6-60.0

204

47.1

40.0-54.4

Asian

59.5

29.6-83.7

40.5

16.3-70.4

Native American

45.6

25.5-67.3

54.4

32.7-74.5

Other Minorities

113

60.9

47.6-72.8

39.1

27.2-52.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

119

62.9

49.8-74.3

37.1

25.7-50.2

-English Speaking

61.2

35.5-81.9

38.8

18.1-64.5

-Spanish Speaking

63.3

48.4-76.0

36.7

24.0-51.6

Non-Hispanic

2,256

1,270

55.2

51.9-58.3

986

44.8

41.7-48.1

AGE

18-24

168

48.0

37.3-58.8

52.0

41.2-62.7

25-34

382

221

57.7

50.4-64.6

161

42.3

35.4-49.6

35-44

460

266

53.8

47.2-60.4

194

46.2

39.6-52.8

45-54

434

260

60.3

53.0-67.1

174

39.7

32.9-47.0

55-64

377

229

64.1

56.9-70.7

148

35.9

29.3-43.1

65-74

326

174

57.3

49.5-64.8

152

42.7

35.2-50.5

75+

215

105

45.6

36.5-55.1

110

54.4

44.9-63.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

457

209

47.7

40.4-55.1

248

52.3

44.9-59.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

723

400

51.2

45.5-56.9

323

48.8

43.1-54.5

Some Post-H.S.

537

304

55.2

48.3-61.9

233

44.8

38.1-51.7

College Graduate

654

427

68.3

63.1-73.0

227

31.7

27.0-36.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

211

49.3

38.0-60.7

120

50.7

39.3-62.0

$15,000- 24,999

443

223

50.3

42.7-57.9

220

49.7

42.1-57.3

$25,000- 34,999

245

142

61.3

52.0-69.9

103

38.7

30.1-48.0

$35,000- 49,999

355

207

56.2

48.8-63.4

148

43.8

36.6-51.2

$50,000-74,999

291

196

62.4

53.9-70.1

37.6

29.9-46.1

$75,000+

316

215

67.4

58.4-75.2

101

32.6

24.8-41.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

119

50.3

39.8-60.8

49.7

39.2-60.2

Guilford

107

56.7

45.1-67.6

43.3

32.4-54.9

Mecklenburg

111

42.6

31.8-54.2

57.4

45.8-68.2

Orange

120

61.9

51.4-71.4

38.1

28.6-48.6

Wake

113

59.3

48.0-69.6

40.7

30.4-52.0

Chatham/Lee

106

51.5

39.9-62.8

48.5

37.2-60.1

Nash/Wilson

60.4

49.0-70.8

39.6

29.2-51.0

Craven/Pamlico

117

63.1

52.7-72.3

36.9

27.7-47.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

114

58.5

47.9-68.3

41.5

31.7-52.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

118

54.4

41.2-67.0

45.6

33.0-58.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

126

63.7

48.0-76.9

36.3

23.1-52.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

107

34.4

19.2-53.6

65.6

46.4-80.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

120

53.3

42.7-63.6

46.7

36.4-57.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

57.0

43.7-69.3

43.0

30.7-56.3

Northeast NC I

50.2

34.8-65.5

49.8

34.5-65.2

Northeast NC II

129

45.7

36.1-55.8

54.3

44.2-63.9

Northeastern Partnership

228

122

47.2

38.9-55.6

106

52.8

44.4-61.1

Mountain AHEC

335

183

52.7

45.0-60.2

152

47.3

39.8-55.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

806

454

58.7

53.0-64.1

352

41.3

35.9-47.0

Piedmont

1,038

597

54.9

50.4-59.3

441

45.1

40.7-49.6

Western NC

534

290

53.7

47.1-60.1

244

46.3

39.9-52.9

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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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