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0-3 months | 4-11 months | 1 year | 2-5 years | 5+ years | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,818 | 510 | 20.6 | 18.3-23.1 | 463 | 16.7 | 14.6-19.0 | 552 | 19.8 | 17.6-22.1 | 916 | 31.4 | 29.0-33.9 | 377 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 150 | 43 | 31.3 | 21.2-43.6 | 36 | 29.6 | 19.1-42.8 | 35 | 22.0 | 13.6-33.6 | 34 | 16.8 | 10.3-26.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 |
25-34 | 430 | 99 | 21.4 | 16.6-27.2 | 93 | 18.2 | 13.6-24.0 | 86 | 23.1 | 17.8-29.5 | 117 | 28.3 | 22.7-34.7 | 35 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.4 |
35-44 | 571 | 109 | 19.4 | 15.3-24.4 | 96 | 17.5 | 13.4-22.5 | 111 | 18.9 | 14.7-24.0 | 180 | 32.0 | 26.9-37.6 | 75 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.4 |
45-54 | 636 | 122 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.5 | 89 | 12.8 | 9.5-17.0 | 115 | 16.9 | 13.3-21.2 | 221 | 37.1 | 31.8-42.8 | 89 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.4 |
55-64 | 498 | 75 | 21.8 | 16.1-28.7 | 70 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.3 | 103 | 19.0 | 14.6-24.4 | 177 | 33.0 | 27.4-39.2 | 73 | 13.7 | 10.0-18.5 |
65-74 | 354 | 45 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.1 | 59 | 19.4 | 14.0-26.1 | 67 | 18.3 | 13.1-25.0 | 129 | 35.2 | 28.5-42.5 | 54 | 14.8 | 10.5-20.5 |
75+ | 166 | 14 | 14.8 | 7.9-26.1 | 20 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.9 | 32 | 24.7 | 16.2-35.8 | 51 | 28.7 | 20.4-38.7 | 49 | 23.7 | 15.7-34.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 268 | 50 | 26.6 | 18.3-37.0 | 36 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.6 | 62 | 24.5 | 17.7-32.9 | 89 | 27.4 | 20.6-35.5 | 31 | 12.5 | 7.5-20.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 800 | 116 | 17.3 | 13.7-21.7 | 143 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.8 | 155 | 19.3 | 15.4-23.9 | 290 | 33.2 | 28.7-37.9 | 96 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 796 | 151 | 21.3 | 17.0-26.4 | 127 | 17.7 | 13.6-22.8 | 160 | 19.9 | 15.9-24.6 | 255 | 30.4 | 25.9-35.2 | 103 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.0 |
College Graduate | 951 | 193 | 20.9 | 17.3-24.9 | 156 | 16.0 | 12.7-19.9 | 175 | 18.6 | 15.3-22.4 | 281 | 32.1 | 27.9-36.6 | 146 | 12.5 | 9.9-15.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 235 | 40 | 22.1 | 13.8-33.6 | 45 | 19.6 | 12.5-29.4 | 57 | 18.9 | 12.9-26.9 | 63 | 24.6 | 17.7-33.1 | 30 | 14.7 | 9.1-22.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 457 | 83 | 18.7 | 13.5-25.4 | 79 | 19.5 | 14.0-26.5 | 85 | 24.5 | 18.4-31.8 | 147 | 26.9 | 21.5-33.0 | 63 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 321 | 63 | 21.5 | 15.3-29.4 | 62 | 19.0 | 12.7-27.3 | 61 | 21.5 | 14.6-30.6 | 110 | 31.8 | 24.7-39.8 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.2-11.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 442 | 80 | 18.3 | 13.4-24.4 | 69 | 13.8 | 9.5-19.5 | 86 | 18.5 | 13.7-24.5 | 152 | 39.9 | 33.3-46.9 | 55 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 379 | 70 | 22.6 | 17.0-29.3 | 71 | 17.4 | 12.7-23.6 | 74 | 18.5 | 13.7-24.5 | 108 | 27.6 | 21.6-34.5 | 56 | 13.9 | 9.9-19.2 |
$75,000+ | 445 | 86 | 21.5 | 16.4-27.5 | 64 | 14.6 | 10.8-19.4 | 83 | 18.7 | 14.4-24.0 | 149 | 33.1 | 27.5-39.3 | 63 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.6 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 158 | 29 | 22.2 | 14.8-32.0 | 17 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.0 | 33 | 21.1 | 14.9-28.9 | 57 | 34.0 | 26.3-42.7 | 22 | 14.0 | 8.8-21.5 |
Guilford | 147 | 27 | 19.3 | 12.7-28.2 | 22 | 17.1 | 10.7-26.3 | 31 | 20.4 | 14.2-28.4 | 50 | 34.8 | 26.5-44.2 | 17 | 8.4 | 5.1-13.6 |
Mecklenburg | 133 | 21 | 17.1 | 10.9-25.8 | 20 | 13.9 | 8.7-21.4 | 26 | 19.3 | 12.8-28.0 | 43 | 33.8 | 25.4-43.5 | 23 | 15.8 | 10.3-23.7 |
Orange | 155 | 28 | 18.7 | 10.2-31.9 | 30 | 16.4 | 10.2-25.2 | 27 | 32.0 | 17.8-50.5 | 46 | 24.3 | 15.8-35.6 | 24 | 8.6 | 5.1-13.9 |
Wake | 134 | 26 | 22.8 | 15.5-32.2 | 18 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.9 | 27 | 18.1 | 12.2-26.0 | 47 | 34.9 | 26.5-44.4 | 16 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.9 |
Chatham/Lee | 100 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.4 | 19 | 19.4 | 12.1-29.6 | 27 | 27.2 | 18.1-38.6 | 29 | 29.8 | 20.8-40.6 | 16 | 15.3 | 9.2-24.5 |
Nash/Wilson | 92 | 11 | 10.8 | 5.8-19.4 | 17 | 16.2 | 9.9-25.3 | 14 | 15.8 | 9.0-26.3 | 36 | 43.0 | 32.2-54.5 | 14 | 14.2 | 8.2-23.4 |
Craven/Pamlico | 154 | 29 | 21.7 | 15.0-30.4 | 25 | 14.3 | 9.4-21.1 | 28 | 19.2 | 13.1-27.3 | 50 | 32.6 | 25.1-41.0 | 22 | 12.2 | 7.8-18.6 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 165 | 32 | 22.9 | 15.4-32.5 | 23 | 14.9 | 9.7-22.1 | 34 | 20.6 | 14.5-28.5 | 57 | 31.7 | 24.4-40.0 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.2-15.6 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 169 | 31 | 18.7 | 12.3-27.4 | 41 | 30.5 | 18.1-46.6 | 34 | 16.4 | 10.9-23.9 | 44 | 24.3 | 16.4-34.5 | 19 | 10.1 | 6.0-16.7 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 117 | 22 | 17.0 | 10.7-25.8 | 17 | 14.3 | 8.2-23.6 | 21 | 18.3 | 10.6-29.6 | 40 | 33.8 | 24.1-45.1 | 17 | 16.7 | 8.5-30.0 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 147 | 31 | 27.7 | 18.7-39.1 | 21 | 13.0 | 7.9-20.6 | 26 | 14.3 | 9.4-21.1 | 44 | 29.0 | 21.4-38.1 | 25 | 16.0 | 10.4-23.7 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 64 | 10 | 15.0 | 7.9-26.4 | 12 | 21.4 | 12.2-35.0 | 14 | 18.0 | 10.1-30.0 | 21 | 36.8 | 24.7-50.8 | 7 | 8.8 | 4.1-17.9 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 118 | 26 | 22.9 | 15.1-33.1 | 22 | 17.3 | 11.1-26.0 | 20 | 19.7 | 12.1-30.5 | 37 | 29.8 | 21.5-39.7 | 13 | 10.3 | 5.8-17.5 |
Northeast NC I | 82 | 15 | 19.2 | 11.4-30.3 | 13 | 15.2 | 8.7-25.1 | 15 | 16.9 | 9.5-28.1 | 28 | 35.8 | 25.4-47.7 | 11 | 13.0 | 7.0-22.8 |
Northeast NC II | 144 | 20 | 15.2 | 9.4-23.7 | 25 | 18.0 | 11.6-26.7 | 31 | 23.2 | 16.3-31.8 | 51 | 33.7 | 25.6-42.9 | 17 | 10.0 | 5.9-16.5 |
Northeastern Partnership | 226 | 35 | 16.2 | 11.2-22.9 | 38 | 17.2 | 12.1-24.0 | 46 | 21.5 | 16.0-28.4 | 79 | 34.2 | 27.5-41.6 | 28 | 10.8 | 7.1-15.9 |
Mountain AHEC | 476 | 86 | 17.7 | 13.6-22.9 | 65 | 12.7 | 9.3-17.0 | 98 | 22.3 | 17.6-27.8 | 156 | 33.7 | 28.3-39.6 | 71 | 13.6 | 10.2-18.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 863 | 147 | 20.4 | 16.0-25.7 | 150 | 18.2 | 14.3-22.8 | 159 | 17.7 | 14.0-22.2 | 298 | 32.6 | 27.9-37.5 | 109 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.7 |
Piedmont | 1,191 | 226 | 21.8 | 18.6-25.4 | 190 | 15.4 | 12.6-18.7 | 231 | 20.5 | 17.4-24.0 | 382 | 30.7 | 27.3-34.3 | 162 | 11.6 | 9.5-14.1 |
Western NC | 764 | 137 | 17.2 | 13.8-21.2 | 123 | 18.0 | 13.6-23.4 | 162 | 20.7 | 16.9-25.0 | 236 | 31.8 | 27.0-37.0 | 106 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.7 |
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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