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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,437	2,236	66.5	64.1-68.9	1,201	33.5	31.1-35.9
AGE
18-24	176	145	81.8	71.5-89.0	31	18.2	11.0-28.5
25-34	488	375	79.0	73.4-83.7	113	21.0	16.3-26.6
35-44	637	453	68.1	62.6-73.2	184	31.9	26.8-37.4
45-54	721	497	71.4	66.3-76.1	224	28.6	23.9-33.7
55-64	608	373	57.9	51.8-63.8	235	42.1	36.2-48.2
65-74	489	265	55.3	49.1-61.5	224	44.7	38.5-50.9
75+	294	113	37.8	30.1-46.2	181	62.2	53.8-69.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	377	167	49.7	41.8-57.5	210	50.3	42.5-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	995	573	57.4	52.6-62.0	422	42.6	38.0-47.4
Some Post-H.S.	952	635	70.8	66.3-74.8	317	29.2	25.2-33.7
College Graduate	1,111	860	76.5	72.7-79.9	251	23.5	20.1-27.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	318	164	48.9	40.5-57.4	154	51.1	42.6-59.5
$15,000- 24,999	565	339	60.0	53.5-66.1	226	40.0	33.9-46.5
$25,000- 34,999	381	239	70.5	63.5-76.7	142	29.5	23.3-36.5
$35,000- 49,999	484	345	73.3	67.0-78.8	139	26.7	21.2-33.0
$50,000-74,999	431	314	74.8	68.7-80.0	117	25.2	20.0-31.3
$75,000+	506	406	80.6	75.5-84.9	100	19.4	15.1-24.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	189	121	64.0	55.9-71.4	68	36.0	28.6-44.1
Guilford	171	122	71.1	62.3-78.5	49	28.9	21.5-37.7
Mecklenburg	152	109	75.1	67.1-81.6	43	24.9	18.4-32.9
Orange	197	155	77.6	63.7-87.3	42	22.4	12.7-36.3
Wake	166	122	74.3	66.3-80.9	44	25.7	19.1-33.7
Chatham/Lee	138	87	69.7	61.2-77.1	51	30.3	22.9-38.8
Nash/Wilson	109	79	73.4	63.5-81.3	30	26.6	18.7-36.5
Craven/Pamlico	182	124	68.5	60.7-75.5	58	31.5	24.5-39.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	194	118	65.2	57.4-72.3	76	34.8	27.7-42.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	200	132	72.2	63.6-79.5	68	27.8	20.5-36.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	139	74	53.3	41.8-64.3	65	46.7	35.7-58.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	178	114	63.6	54.2-72.0	64	36.4	28.0-45.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	92	55	61.5	50.2-71.8	37	38.5	28.2-49.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	135	71	54.7	45.3-63.8	64	45.3	36.2-54.7
Northeast NC I	115	65	58.5	48.4-67.8	50	41.5	32.2-51.6
Northeast NC II	176	119	69.7	61.9-76.6	57	30.3	23.4-38.1
Northeastern Partnership	291	184	66.5	60.2-72.2	107	33.5	27.8-39.8
Mountain AHEC	570	365	64.4	58.9-69.5	205	35.6	30.5-41.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,057	677	66.0	61.4-70.4	380	34.0	29.6-38.6
Piedmont	1,468	976	67.0	63.5-70.4	492	33.0	29.6-36.5
Western NC	912	583	65.8	61.3-70.2	329	34.2	29.8-38.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,437

2,236

66.5

64.1-68.9

1,201

33.5

31.1-35.9

AGE

18-24

176

145

81.8

71.5-89.0

18.2

11.0-28.5

25-34

488

375

79.0

73.4-83.7

113

21.0

16.3-26.6

35-44

637

453

68.1

62.6-73.2

184

31.9

26.8-37.4

45-54

721

497

71.4

66.3-76.1

224

28.6

23.9-33.7

55-64

608

373

57.9

51.8-63.8

235

42.1

36.2-48.2

65-74

489

265

55.3

49.1-61.5

224

44.7

38.5-50.9

75+

294

113

37.8

30.1-46.2

181

62.2

53.8-69.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

377

167

49.7

41.8-57.5

210

50.3

42.5-58.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

995

573

57.4

52.6-62.0

422

42.6

38.0-47.4

Some Post-H.S.

952

635

70.8

66.3-74.8

317

29.2

25.2-33.7

College Graduate

1,111

860

76.5

72.7-79.9

251

23.5

20.1-27.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

318

164

48.9

40.5-57.4

154

51.1

42.6-59.5

$15,000- 24,999

565

339

60.0

53.5-66.1

226

40.0

33.9-46.5

$25,000- 34,999

381

239

70.5

63.5-76.7

142

29.5

23.3-36.5

$35,000- 49,999

484

345

73.3

67.0-78.8

139

26.7

21.2-33.0

$50,000-74,999

431

314

74.8

68.7-80.0

117

25.2

20.0-31.3

$75,000+

506

406

80.6

75.5-84.9

100

19.4

15.1-24.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

189

121

64.0

55.9-71.4

36.0

28.6-44.1

Guilford

171

122

71.1

62.3-78.5

28.9

21.5-37.7

Mecklenburg

152

109

75.1

67.1-81.6

24.9

18.4-32.9

Orange

197

155

77.6

63.7-87.3

22.4

12.7-36.3

Wake

166

122

74.3

66.3-80.9

25.7

19.1-33.7

Chatham/Lee

138

69.7

61.2-77.1

30.3

22.9-38.8

Nash/Wilson

109

73.4

63.5-81.3

26.6

18.7-36.5

Craven/Pamlico

182

124

68.5

60.7-75.5

31.5

24.5-39.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

194

118

65.2

57.4-72.3

34.8

27.7-42.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

200

132

72.2

63.6-79.5

27.8

20.5-36.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

139

53.3

41.8-64.3

46.7

35.7-58.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

178

114

63.6

54.2-72.0

36.4

28.0-45.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

61.5

50.2-71.8

38.5

28.2-49.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

135

54.7

45.3-63.8

45.3

36.2-54.7

Northeast NC I

115

58.5

48.4-67.8

41.5

32.2-51.6

Northeast NC II

176

119

69.7

61.9-76.6

30.3

23.4-38.1

Northeastern Partnership

291

184

66.5

60.2-72.2

107

33.5

27.8-39.8

Mountain AHEC

570

365

64.4

58.9-69.5

205

35.6

30.5-41.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,057

677

66.0

61.4-70.4

380

34.0

29.6-38.6

Piedmont

1,468

976

67.0

63.5-70.4

492

33.0

29.6-36.5

Western NC

912

583

65.8

61.3-70.2

329

34.2

29.8-38.7

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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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