BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,931	2,740	39.1	37.3-41.0	4,191	60.9	59.0-62.7
GENDER
Male	2,580	822	32.8	30.0-35.8	1,758	67.2	64.2-70.0
Female	4,351	1,918	45.0	42.7-47.2	2,433	55.0	52.8-57.3
AGE
18-24	366	129	39.0	31.2-47.3	237	61.0	52.7-68.8
25-34	947	370	37.2	32.6-42.1	577	62.8	57.9-67.4
35-44	1,272	546	41.1	37.3-45.0	726	58.9	55.0-62.7
45-54	1,327	625	44.6	40.5-48.8	702	55.4	51.2-59.5
55-64	1,183	565	47.9	43.7-52.1	618	52.1	47.9-56.3
65-74	1,026	337	32.4	28.3-36.7	689	67.6	63.3-71.7
75+	768	155	20.9	17.0-25.4	613	79.1	74.6-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	921	279	29.0	24.1-34.5	642	71.0	65.5-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,014	748	37.1	33.7-40.6	1,266	62.9	59.4-66.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,797	773	43.0	39.2-46.9	1,024	57.0	53.1-60.8
College Graduate	2,183	937	41.6	38.6-44.6	1,246	58.4	55.4-61.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	229	34.9	29.3-41.0	418	65.1	59.0-70.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,102	409	38.2	33.5-43.2	693	61.8	56.8-66.5
$25,000- 34,999	751	317	40.4	34.9-46.1	434	59.6	53.9-65.1
$35,000- 49,999	994	411	39.1	34.6-43.8	583	60.9	56.2-65.4
$50,000-74,999	847	370	43.3	38.3-48.4	477	56.7	51.6-61.7
$75,000+	1,024	477	44.2	39.8-48.7	547	55.8	51.3-60.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	144	34.3	29.1-40.0	258	65.7	60.0-70.9
Guilford	312	148	47.7	41.2-54.3	164	52.3	45.7-58.8
Mecklenburg	293	127	39.1	32.2-46.6	166	60.9	53.4-67.8
Orange	372	145	34.1	27.5-41.4	227	65.9	58.6-72.5
Wake	325	133	39.9	34.0-46.2	192	60.1	53.8-66.0
Chatham/Lee	292	91	27.4	22.0-33.6	201	72.6	66.4-78.0
Nash/Wilson	235	91	38.4	31.0-46.3	144	61.6	53.7-69.0
Craven/Pamlico	352	164	42.4	36.4-48.7	188	57.6	51.3-63.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	154	37.4	31.4-43.9	253	62.6	56.1-68.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	164	36.7	30.1-43.7	271	63.3	56.3-69.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	115	38.9	31.5-47.0	174	61.1	53.0-68.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	145	40.6	34.5-46.9	222	59.4	53.1-65.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	81	39.7	32.3-47.5	120	60.3	52.5-67.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	86	28.8	23.2-35.3	175	71.2	64.7-76.8
Northeast NC I	211	89	41.3	34.0-49.0	122	58.7	51.0-66.0
Northeast NC II	348	150	43.7	37.6-50.0	198	56.3	50.0-62.4
Northeastern Partnership	559	239	43.1	38.1-48.1	320	56.9	51.9-61.9
Mountain AHEC	1,167	449	38.8	34.3-43.6	718	61.2	56.4-65.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,068	832	36.3	33.0-39.8	1,236	63.7	60.2-67.0
Piedmont	2,971	1,176	40.5	37.9-43.1	1,795	59.5	56.9-62.1
Western NC	1,892	732	39.0	35.4-42.7	1,160	61.0	57.3-64.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,931

2,740

39.1

37.3-41.0

4,191

60.9

59.0-62.7

GENDER

Male

2,580

822

32.8

30.0-35.8

1,758

67.2

64.2-70.0

Female

4,351

1,918

45.0

42.7-47.2

2,433

55.0

52.8-57.3

AGE

18-24

366

129

39.0

31.2-47.3

237

61.0

52.7-68.8

25-34

947

370

37.2

32.6-42.1

577

62.8

57.9-67.4

35-44

1,272

546

41.1

37.3-45.0

726

58.9

55.0-62.7

45-54

1,327

625

44.6

40.5-48.8

702

55.4

51.2-59.5

55-64

1,183

565

47.9

43.7-52.1

618

52.1

47.9-56.3

65-74

1,026

337

32.4

28.3-36.7

689

67.6

63.3-71.7

75+

768

155

20.9

17.0-25.4

613

79.1

74.6-83.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

921

279

29.0

24.1-34.5

642

71.0

65.5-75.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,014

748

37.1

33.7-40.6

1,266

62.9

59.4-66.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,797

773

43.0

39.2-46.9

1,024

57.0

53.1-60.8

College Graduate

2,183

937

41.6

38.6-44.6

1,246

58.4

55.4-61.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

229

34.9

29.3-41.0

418

65.1

59.0-70.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,102

409

38.2

33.5-43.2

693

61.8

56.8-66.5

$25,000- 34,999

751

317

40.4

34.9-46.1

434

59.6

53.9-65.1

$35,000- 49,999

994

411

39.1

34.6-43.8

583

60.9

56.2-65.4

$50,000-74,999

847

370

43.3

38.3-48.4

477

56.7

51.6-61.7

$75,000+

1,024

477

44.2

39.8-48.7

547

55.8

51.3-60.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

144

34.3

29.1-40.0

258

65.7

60.0-70.9

Guilford

312

148

47.7

41.2-54.3

164

52.3

45.7-58.8

Mecklenburg

293

127

39.1

32.2-46.6

166

60.9

53.4-67.8

Orange

372

145

34.1

27.5-41.4

227

65.9

58.6-72.5

Wake

325

133

39.9

34.0-46.2

192

60.1

53.8-66.0

Chatham/Lee

292

27.4

22.0-33.6

201

72.6

66.4-78.0

Nash/Wilson

235

38.4

31.0-46.3

144

61.6

53.7-69.0

Craven/Pamlico

352

164

42.4

36.4-48.7

188

57.6

51.3-63.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

154

37.4

31.4-43.9

253

62.6

56.1-68.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

164

36.7

30.1-43.7

271

63.3

56.3-69.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

115

38.9

31.5-47.0

174

61.1

53.0-68.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

145

40.6

34.5-46.9

222

59.4

53.1-65.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

39.7

32.3-47.5

120

60.3

52.5-67.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

28.8

23.2-35.3

175

71.2

64.7-76.8

Northeast NC I

211

41.3

34.0-49.0

122

58.7

51.0-66.0

Northeast NC II

348

150

43.7

37.6-50.0

198

56.3

50.0-62.4

Northeastern Partnership

559

239

43.1

38.1-48.1

320

56.9

51.9-61.9

Mountain AHEC

1,167

449

38.8

34.3-43.6

718

61.2

56.4-65.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,068

832

36.3

33.0-39.8

1,236

63.7

60.2-67.0

Piedmont

2,971

1,176

40.5

37.9-43.1

1,795

59.5

56.9-62.1

Western NC

1,892

732

39.0

35.4-42.7

1,160

61.0

57.3-64.6

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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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