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| Total Respond.^ |
10 lbs. or less | 10-25 lbs. | 26-50 lbs. | >50 lbs. | None/still losing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,737 | 924 | 34.7 | 32.0-37.5 | 559 | 18.7 | 16.6-20.9 | 352 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.8 | 125 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 777 | 29.6 | 27.1-32.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 141 | 59 | 39.0 | 27.4-52.0 | 17 | 14.9 | 7.7-27.1 | 16 | 12.1 | 6.0-23.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.9-14.0 | 45 | 30.2 | 20.5-42.0 |
| 25-34 | 416 | 148 | 37.1 | 30.7-44.0 | 74 | 16.5 | 12.2-22.0 | 48 | 12.1 | 8.3-17.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.8 | 137 | 32.2 | 26.3-38.8 |
| 35-44 | 554 | 179 | 35.5 | 30.1-41.4 | 103 | 17.4 | 13.5-22.1 | 68 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.2 | 31 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.3 | 173 | 28.9 | 23.9-34.5 |
| 45-54 | 620 | 204 | 30.9 | 25.8-36.4 | 129 | 20.7 | 16.4-25.9 | 91 | 13.9 | 10.6-18.0 | 40 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.2 | 156 | 29.3 | 24.1-35.1 |
| 55-64 | 491 | 160 | 32.5 | 26.5-39.2 | 113 | 19.9 | 15.6-25.0 | 71 | 14.7 | 10.3-20.6 | 27 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.7 | 120 | 27.6 | 22.1-33.9 |
| 65-74 | 339 | 105 | 31.5 | 25.0-38.8 | 81 | 25.1 | 18.9-32.5 | 45 | 13.5 | 9.0-19.8 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 97 | 28.1 | 22.0-35.1 |
| 75+ | 164 | 62 | 38.1 | 28.2-49.3 | 40 | 17.2 | 11.6-24.9 | 13 | 10.5 | 5.1-20.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.6 | 46 | 32.5 | 22.7-44.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 251 | 72 | 27.3 | 19.0-37.4 | 49 | 22.4 | 15.2-31.8 | 37 | 15.7 | 9.6-24.6 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.5 | 80 | 31.4 | 23.6-40.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 767 | 247 | 35.3 | 30.4-40.6 | 172 | 20.5 | 16.6-25.0 | 111 | 14.6 | 11.3-18.6 | 40 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 197 | 24.2 | 20.1-28.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 784 | 268 | 35.2 | 30.1-40.6 | 146 | 15.1 | 12.0-18.8 | 111 | 12.9 | 9.7-17.0 | 35 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.3 | 224 | 31.8 | 26.9-37.1 |
| College Graduate | 933 | 336 | 35.9 | 31.5-40.5 | 192 | 19.4 | 16.0-23.4 | 92 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | 37 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 276 | 31.5 | 27.3-36.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 231 | 71 | 32.7 | 23.0-44.2 | 38 | 13.6 | 8.8-20.3 | 36 | 15.4 | 9.6-24.0 | 14 | 5.4 | 2.6-10.7 | 72 | 32.9 | 24.4-42.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 438 | 127 | 29.5 | 23.3-36.6 | 99 | 20.7 | 15.5-27.1 | 76 | 19.3 | 13.9-26.2 | 20 | 6.6 | 3.3-13.0 | 116 | 23.8 | 17.8-31.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 319 | 92 | 32.4 | 24.5-41.3 | 74 | 19.2 | 13.2-27.1 | 42 | 14.0 | 8.7-21.8 | 21 | 7.1 | 3.5-14.1 | 90 | 27.3 | 20.5-35.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 435 | 164 | 36.8 | 30.4-43.7 | 85 | 17.4 | 13.1-22.8 | 53 | 12.6 | 8.3-18.7 | 19 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.6 | 114 | 30.1 | 24.0-37.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 367 | 118 | 29.6 | 23.5-36.5 | 71 | 16.9 | 12.4-22.7 | 49 | 13.8 | 9.4-19.8 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 111 | 35.1 | 28.4-42.4 |
| $75,000+ | 426 | 173 | 39.0 | 33.0-45.3 | 84 | 20.7 | 15.9-26.4 | 37 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.2 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 115 | 29.1 | 23.3-35.5 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 151 | 45 | 28.8 | 21.6-37.4 | 35 | 23.3 | 16.5-31.9 | 20 | 11.6 | 7.2-18.2 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.8 | 44 | 31.9 | 23.5-41.6 |
| Guilford | 138 | 53 | 36.9 | 28.4-46.4 | 20 | 13.1 | 8.2-20.1 | 14 | 13.0 | 7.1-22.6 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 9.0 | 44 | 33.0 | 24.4-43.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 129 | 43 | 30.4 | 22.6-39.7 | 30 | 22.5 | 15.7-31.3 | 16 | 13.2 | 7.8-21.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.7 | 36 | 31.5 | 23.0-41.4 |
| Orange | 151 | 54 | 47.2 | 32.7-62.1 | 25 | 12.5 | 7.2-21.0 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.3-14.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 48 | 30.6 | 19.6-44.2 |
| Wake | 128 | 44 | 33.1 | 24.9-42.5 | 24 | 17.4 | 11.2-26.1 | 13 | 9.4 | 5.3-16.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.6 | 42 | 36.8 | 27.9-46.8 |
| Chatham/Lee | 95 | 45 | 49.0 | 38.0-60.2 | 15 | 16.1 | 9.6-25.8 | 9 | 9.8 | 5.0-18.3 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.4 | 21 | 20.3 | 13.1-30.1 |
| Nash/Wilson | 92 | 28 | 35.6 | 25.4-47.4 | 21 | 18.4 | 11.8-27.4 | 12 | 11.8 | 6.5-20.6 | 6 | 7.2 | 3.2-15.5 | 25 | 26.9 | 18.1-38.0 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 153 | 51 | 31.9 | 24.3-40.6 | 33 | 23.2 | 16.7-31.3 | 19 | 12.4 | 7.6-19.7 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.8 | 41 | 25.2 | 18.5-33.3 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 158 | 45 | 31.1 | 23.0-40.4 | 36 | 18.0 | 12.7-24.9 | 30 | 21.6 | 14.8-30.5 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.0-16.9 | 38 | 20.9 | 15.0-28.2 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 162 | 39 | 24.0 | 16.3-33.8 | 42 | 21.8 | 15.0-30.5 | 21 | 13.4 | 8.0-21.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 56 | 39.1 | 26.4-53.5 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 111 | 34 | 35.8 | 24.4-49.1 | 25 | 21.4 | 13.9-31.5 | 17 | 13.3 | 8.0-21.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 33 | 28.7 | 19.4-40.1 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 147 | 61 | 45.9 | 36.2-56.0 | 28 | 14.9 | 10.0-21.6 | 16 | 8.9 | 5.2-14.8 | 11 | 6.4 | 3.3-12.2 | 31 | 23.9 | 16.4-33.4 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 64 | 18 | 31.1 | 20.1-44.8 | 14 | 18.3 | 10.4-30.2 | 7 | 10.5 | 4.8-21.5 | 6 | 8.4 | 3.5-18.8 | 19 | 31.7 | 20.4-45.7 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 116 | 50 | 46.9 | 36.8-57.2 | 18 | 14.6 | 8.9-23.0 | 16 | 12.0 | 7.1-19.6 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.2 | 27 | 21.2 | 14.4-30.1 |
| Northeast NC I | 80 | 26 | 30.2 | 20.6-41.9 | 18 | 24.5 | 15.5-36.6 | 10 | 13.3 | 7.1-23.4 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.6 | 23 | 28.9 | 19.2-40.9 |
| Northeast NC II | 139 | 49 | 36.9 | 28.3-46.4 | 31 | 21.3 | 14.4-30.2 | 15 | 10.3 | 5.9-17.3 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.0 | 40 | 28.1 | 20.5-37.3 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 219 | 75 | 35.1 | 28.2-42.8 | 49 | 22.1 | 16.3-29.2 | 25 | 11.1 | 7.3-16.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.4 | 63 | 28.3 | 22.0-35.7 |
| Mountain AHEC | 470 | 161 | 32.4 | 27.2-38.2 | 104 | 22.6 | 18.1-28.0 | 59 | 12.8 | 9.2-17.6 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 120 | 26.9 | 21.9-32.6 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 844 | 288 | 35.7 | 30.5-41.2 | 173 | 19.2 | 15.4-23.7 | 102 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.6 | 38 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | 243 | 31.9 | 27.0-37.2 |
| Piedmont | 1,146 | 402 | 35.4 | 31.6-39.4 | 214 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 146 | 13.2 | 10.7-16.2 | 49 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 | 335 | 29.2 | 25.8-33.0 |
| Western NC | 747 | 234 | 31.3 | 26.5-36.5 | 172 | 20.7 | 17.0-24.8 | 104 | 16.0 | 12.0-20.8 | 38 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.1 | 199 | 27.0 | 22.5-32.0 |
Asked only of respondents who ever tried to lose weight
^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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