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

Weight Control-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,429	1,527	63.9	61.0-66.7	902	36.1	33.3-39.0
AGE
18-24	134	80	57.6	44.9-69.3	54	42.4	30.7-55.1
25-34	308	208	67.9	60.2-74.7	100	32.1	25.3-39.8
35-44	385	263	74.8	68.7-80.1	122	25.2	19.9-31.3
45-54	395	277	65.4	58.1-72.1	118	34.6	27.9-41.9
55-64	336	217	68.6	61.2-75.2	119	31.4	24.8-38.8
65-74	422	275	65.1	57.9-71.7	147	34.9	28.3-42.1
75+	429	193	45.3	38.4-52.4	236	54.7	47.6-61.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	382	178	43.4	36.3-50.8	204	56.6	49.2-63.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	760	472	65.0	59.7-70.0	288	35.0	30.0-40.3
Some Post-H.S.	606	400	68.9	63.1-74.2	206	31.1	25.8-36.9
College Graduate	673	476	70.4	65.2-75.1	197	29.6	24.9-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	284	144	48.8	40.6-57.0	140	51.2	43.0-59.4
$15,000- 24,999	422	253	61.1	54.0-67.9	169	38.9	32.1-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	256	161	58.3	48.2-67.8	95	41.7	32.2-51.8
$35,000- 49,999	298	211	74.9	67.0-81.5	87	25.1	18.5-33.0
$50,000-74,999	230	175	74.2	65.6-81.2	55	25.8	18.8-34.4
$75,000+	270	195	69.6	61.6-76.6	75	30.4	23.4-38.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	151	96	64.9	56.2-72.7	55	35.1	27.3-43.8
Guilford	99	69	66.4	54.6-76.4	30	33.6	23.6-45.4
Mecklenburg	97	68	67.4	56.1-77.0	29	32.6	23.0-43.9
Orange	132	93	77.1	63.8-86.6	39	22.9	13.4-36.2
Wake	112	81	70.4	59.3-79.5	31	29.6	20.5-40.7
Chatham/Lee	113	76	68.1	58.0-76.8	37	31.9	23.2-42.0
Nash/Wilson	86	44	50.9	39.0-62.6	42	49.1	37.4-61.0
Craven/Pamlico	98	60	60.8	49.5-71.0	38	39.2	29.0-50.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	147	84	56.6	47.3-65.4	63	43.4	34.6-52.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	155	85	52.8	43.2-62.2	70	47.2	37.8-56.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	59	59.2	46.1-71.0	44	40.8	29.0-53.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	128	78	60.7	50.9-69.7	50	39.3	30.3-49.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	67	40	62.2	49.1-73.7	27	37.8	26.3-50.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	111	70	64.0	53.3-73.5	41	36.0	26.5-46.7
Northeast NC I	72	50	67.9	55.0-78.6	22	32.1	21.4-45.0
Northeast NC II	116	71	60.6	49.7-70.5	45	39.4	29.5-50.3
Northeastern Partnership	188	121	62.6	53.9-70.6	67	37.4	29.4-46.1
Mountain AHEC	420	257	62.1	55.9-67.9	163	37.9	32.1-44.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	724	458	68.0	62.7-72.8	266	32.0	27.2-37.3
Piedmont	1,033	672	63.1	58.8-67.2	361	36.9	32.8-41.2
Western NC	672	397	60.2	55.1-65.1	275	39.8	34.9-44.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,429

1,527

63.9

61.0-66.7

902

36.1

33.3-39.0

AGE

18-24

134

57.6

44.9-69.3

42.4

30.7-55.1

25-34

308

208

67.9

60.2-74.7

100

32.1

25.3-39.8

35-44

385

263

74.8

68.7-80.1

122

25.2

19.9-31.3

45-54

395

277

65.4

58.1-72.1

118

34.6

27.9-41.9

55-64

336

217

68.6

61.2-75.2

119

31.4

24.8-38.8

65-74

422

275

65.1

57.9-71.7

147

34.9

28.3-42.1

75+

429

193

45.3

38.4-52.4

236

54.7

47.6-61.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

382

178

43.4

36.3-50.8

204

56.6

49.2-63.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

760

472

65.0

59.7-70.0

288

35.0

30.0-40.3

Some Post-H.S.

606

400

68.9

63.1-74.2

206

31.1

25.8-36.9

College Graduate

673

476

70.4

65.2-75.1

197

29.6

24.9-34.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

284

144

48.8

40.6-57.0

140

51.2

43.0-59.4

$15,000- 24,999

422

253

61.1

54.0-67.9

169

38.9

32.1-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

256

161

58.3

48.2-67.8

41.7

32.2-51.8

$35,000- 49,999

298

211

74.9

67.0-81.5

25.1

18.5-33.0

$50,000-74,999

230

175

74.2

65.6-81.2

25.8

18.8-34.4

$75,000+

270

195

69.6

61.6-76.6

30.4

23.4-38.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

151

64.9

56.2-72.7

35.1

27.3-43.8

Guilford

66.4

54.6-76.4

33.6

23.6-45.4

Mecklenburg

67.4

56.1-77.0

32.6

23.0-43.9

Orange

132

77.1

63.8-86.6

22.9

13.4-36.2

Wake

112

70.4

59.3-79.5

29.6

20.5-40.7

Chatham/Lee

113

68.1

58.0-76.8

31.9

23.2-42.0

Nash/Wilson

50.9

39.0-62.6

49.1

37.4-61.0

Craven/Pamlico

60.8

49.5-71.0

39.2

29.0-50.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

147

56.6

47.3-65.4

43.4

34.6-52.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

155

52.8

43.2-62.2

47.2

37.8-56.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

59.2

46.1-71.0

40.8

29.0-53.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

128

60.7

50.9-69.7

39.3

30.3-49.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

62.2

49.1-73.7

37.8

26.3-50.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

111

64.0

53.3-73.5

36.0

26.5-46.7

Northeast NC I

67.9

55.0-78.6

32.1

21.4-45.0

Northeast NC II

116

60.6

49.7-70.5

39.4

29.5-50.3

Northeastern Partnership

188

121

62.6

53.9-70.6

37.4

29.4-46.1

Mountain AHEC

420

257

62.1

55.9-67.9

163

37.9

32.1-44.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

724

458

68.0

62.7-72.8

266

32.0

27.2-37.3

Piedmont

1,033

672

63.1

58.8-67.2

361

36.9

32.8-41.2

Western NC

672

397

60.2

55.1-65.1

275

39.8

34.9-44.9

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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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