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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,433	1,517	65.5	62.5-68.4	916	34.5	31.6-37.5
RACE
White	1,823	1,146	65.9	62.5-69.1	677	34.1	30.9-37.5
African American	403	254	68.0	61.1-74.3	149	32.0	25.7-38.9
Asian	17	10	49.3	18.8-80.4	7	50.7	19.6-81.2
Native American	64	36	65.6	45.8-81.1	28	34.4	18.9-54.2
Other Minorities	114	63	59.4	45.5-72.0	51	40.6	28.0-54.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	119	73	60.3	46.6-72.5	46	39.7	27.5-53.4
-English Speaking	36	28	76.2	51.5-90.6	8	23.8	9.4-48.5
-Spanish Speaking	83	45	55.4	39.6-70.1	38	44.6	29.9-60.4
Non-Hispanic	2,311	1,442	66.0	63.0-68.9	869	34.0	31.1-37.0
AGE
18-24	127	96	80.5	70.2-87.9	31	19.5	12.1-29.8
25-34	370	269	75.5	68.5-81.3	101	24.5	18.7-31.5
35-44	493	324	67.0	60.8-72.7	169	33.0	27.3-39.2
45-54	510	314	59.4	52.5-66.1	196	40.6	33.9-47.5
55-64	438	257	58.4	51.7-64.8	181	41.6	35.2-48.3
65-74	312	172	50.6	42.5-58.6	140	49.4	41.4-57.5
75+	168	76	47.9	37.6-58.4	92	52.1	41.6-62.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	359	150	44.0	35.1-53.2	209	56.0	46.8-64.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	705	388	59.4	53.6-65.0	317	40.6	35.0-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	575	380	70.9	65.0-76.2	195	29.1	23.8-35.0
College Graduate	788	597	76.5	71.9-80.5	191	23.5	19.5-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	98	49.1	36.4-62.0	82	50.9	38.0-63.6
$15,000- 24,999	393	211	58.3	50.3-65.8	182	41.7	34.2-49.7
$25,000- 34,999	263	145	57.7	48.2-66.7	118	42.3	33.3-51.8
$35,000- 49,999	376	250	66.6	58.9-73.5	126	33.4	26.5-41.1
$50,000-74,999	341	235	73.3	66.2-79.4	106	26.7	20.6-33.8
$75,000+	402	309	79.9	73.7-84.9	93	20.1	15.1-26.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	119	74	66.2	56.1-75.0	45	33.8	25.0-43.9
Guilford	119	86	71.0	60.7-79.6	33	29.0	20.4-39.3
Mecklenburg	114	84	75.3	65.3-83.1	30	24.7	16.9-34.7
Orange	127	87	60.6	45.0-74.3	40	39.4	25.7-55.0
Wake	134	94	69.4	59.0-78.1	40	30.6	21.9-41.0
Chatham/Lee	98	57	61.5	48.7-72.8	41	38.5	27.2-51.3
Nash/Wilson	103	69	67.4	56.1-76.9	34	32.6	23.1-43.9
Craven/Pamlico	120	70	61.6	51.0-71.2	50	38.4	28.8-49.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	112	62	56.9	45.3-67.8	50	43.1	32.2-54.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	114	64	53.7	43.0-64.2	50	46.3	35.8-57.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	119	59	59.0	42.1-74.0	60	41.0	26.0-57.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	117	89	76.1	66.4-83.7	28	23.9	16.3-33.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	122	70	57.0	46.8-66.7	52	43.0	33.3-53.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	90	44	58.2	44.7-70.6	46	41.8	29.4-55.3
Northeast NC I	101	60	54.7	43.2-65.8	41	45.3	34.2-56.8
Northeast NC II	123	72	60.3	49.5-70.2	51	39.7	29.8-50.5
Northeastern Partnership	224	132	58.5	50.3-66.2	92	41.5	33.8-49.7
Mountain AHEC	341	224	64.3	55.9-71.9	117	35.7	28.1-44.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	814	490	66.5	61.1-71.6	324	33.5	28.4-38.9
Piedmont	1,085	691	66.3	62.1-70.2	394	33.7	29.8-37.9
Western NC	534	336	60.2	53.2-66.9	198	39.8	33.1-46.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,433

1,517

65.5

62.5-68.4

916

34.5

31.6-37.5

RACE

White

1,823

1,146

65.9

62.5-69.1

677

34.1

30.9-37.5

African American

403

254

68.0

61.1-74.3

149

32.0

25.7-38.9

Asian

49.3

18.8-80.4

50.7

19.6-81.2

Native American

65.6

45.8-81.1

34.4

18.9-54.2

Other Minorities

114

59.4

45.5-72.0

40.6

28.0-54.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

119

60.3

46.6-72.5

39.7

27.5-53.4

-English Speaking

76.2

51.5-90.6

23.8

9.4-48.5

-Spanish Speaking

55.4

39.6-70.1

44.6

29.9-60.4

Non-Hispanic

2,311

1,442

66.0

63.0-68.9

869

34.0

31.1-37.0

AGE

18-24

127

80.5

70.2-87.9

19.5

12.1-29.8

25-34

370

269

75.5

68.5-81.3

101

24.5

18.7-31.5

35-44

493

324

67.0

60.8-72.7

169

33.0

27.3-39.2

45-54

510

314

59.4

52.5-66.1

196

40.6

33.9-47.5

55-64

438

257

58.4

51.7-64.8

181

41.6

35.2-48.3

65-74

312

172

50.6

42.5-58.6

140

49.4

41.4-57.5

75+

168

47.9

37.6-58.4

52.1

41.6-62.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

359

150

44.0

35.1-53.2

209

56.0

46.8-64.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

705

388

59.4

53.6-65.0

317

40.6

35.0-46.4

Some Post-H.S.

575

380

70.9

65.0-76.2

195

29.1

23.8-35.0

College Graduate

788

597

76.5

71.9-80.5

191

23.5

19.5-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

49.1

36.4-62.0

50.9

38.0-63.6

$15,000- 24,999

393

211

58.3

50.3-65.8

182

41.7

34.2-49.7

$25,000- 34,999

263

145

57.7

48.2-66.7

118

42.3

33.3-51.8

$35,000- 49,999

376

250

66.6

58.9-73.5

126

33.4

26.5-41.1

$50,000-74,999

341

235

73.3

66.2-79.4

106

26.7

20.6-33.8

$75,000+

402

309

79.9

73.7-84.9

20.1

15.1-26.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

119

66.2

56.1-75.0

33.8

25.0-43.9

Guilford

119

71.0

60.7-79.6

29.0

20.4-39.3

Mecklenburg

114

75.3

65.3-83.1

24.7

16.9-34.7

Orange

127

60.6

45.0-74.3

39.4

25.7-55.0

Wake

134

69.4

59.0-78.1

30.6

21.9-41.0

Chatham/Lee

61.5

48.7-72.8

38.5

27.2-51.3

Nash/Wilson

103

67.4

56.1-76.9

32.6

23.1-43.9

Craven/Pamlico

120

61.6

51.0-71.2

38.4

28.8-49.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

112

56.9

45.3-67.8

43.1

32.2-54.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

114

53.7

43.0-64.2

46.3

35.8-57.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

119

59.0

42.1-74.0

41.0

26.0-57.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

117

76.1

66.4-83.7

23.9

16.3-33.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

122

57.0

46.8-66.7

43.0

33.3-53.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.2

44.7-70.6

41.8

29.4-55.3

Northeast NC I

101

54.7

43.2-65.8

45.3

34.2-56.8

Northeast NC II

123

60.3

49.5-70.2

39.7

29.8-50.5

Northeastern Partnership

224

132

58.5

50.3-66.2

41.5

33.8-49.7

Mountain AHEC

341

224

64.3

55.9-71.9

117

35.7

28.1-44.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

814

490

66.5

61.1-71.6

324

33.5

28.4-38.9

Piedmont

1,085

691

66.3

62.1-70.2

394

33.7

29.8-37.9

Western NC

534

336

60.2

53.2-66.9

198

39.8

33.1-46.8

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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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