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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,182	2,530	59.8	57.4-62.2	1,652	40.2	37.8-42.6
GENDER
Male	1,753	1,003	56.2	52.5-59.8	750	43.8	40.2-47.5
Female	2,429	1,527	63.9	61.0-66.7	902	36.1	33.3-39.0
AGE
18-24	236	126	49.6	39.7-59.6	110	50.4	40.4-60.3
25-34	576	365	61.4	55.3-67.2	211	38.6	32.8-44.7
35-44	722	459	63.3	58.0-68.3	263	36.7	31.7-42.0
45-54	701	469	64.5	58.7-69.8	232	35.5	30.2-41.3
55-64	619	388	67.0	61.5-72.1	231	33.0	27.9-38.5
65-74	689	421	61.3	55.9-66.5	268	38.7	33.5-44.1
75+	610	283	45.1	39.4-50.9	327	54.9	49.1-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	641	291	43.0	37.3-48.9	350	57.0	51.1-62.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,263	745	56.1	51.6-60.5	518	43.9	39.5-48.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,023	635	62.1	56.9-67.0	388	37.9	33.0-43.1
College Graduate	1,242	857	70.0	66.2-73.5	385	30.0	26.5-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	416	202	49.3	41.6-57.1	214	50.7	42.9-58.4
$15,000- 24,999	689	380	53.4	47.2-59.6	309	46.6	40.4-52.8
$25,000- 34,999	433	257	57.3	49.7-64.5	176	42.7	35.5-50.3
$35,000- 49,999	580	379	65.2	59.3-70.6	201	34.8	29.4-40.7
$50,000-74,999	476	341	67.1	60.6-73.0	135	32.9	27.0-39.4
$75,000+	550	386	67.8	61.1-73.8	164	32.2	26.2-38.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	257	150	57.0	49.6-64.1	107	43.0	35.9-50.4
Guilford	164	109	63.3	53.9-71.9	55	36.7	28.1-46.1
Mecklenburg	163	105	53.1	42.4-63.6	58	46.9	36.4-57.6
Orange	226	155	71.3	62.1-79.1	71	28.7	20.9-37.9
Wake	192	135	66.1	57.6-73.6	57	33.9	26.4-42.4
Chatham/Lee	201	116	56.8	48.0-65.2	85	43.2	34.8-52.0
Nash/Wilson	145	82	56.2	46.8-65.2	63	43.8	34.8-53.2
Craven/Pamlico	187	112	64.1	55.9-71.5	75	35.9	28.5-44.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	253	146	56.9	49.7-63.8	107	43.1	36.2-50.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	267	144	53.1	44.6-61.3	123	46.9	38.7-55.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	104	62.5	52.0-72.0	71	37.5	28.0-48.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	222	133	55.2	47.0-63.2	89	44.8	36.8-53.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	121	69	56.3	45.6-66.5	52	43.7	33.5-54.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	176	110	61.2	52.4-69.3	66	38.8	30.7-47.6
Northeast NC I	122	76	60.3	49.6-70.1	46	39.7	29.9-50.4
Northeast NC II	199	114	53.5	45.2-61.6	85	46.5	38.4-54.8
Northeastern Partnership	321	190	55.3	48.6-61.9	131	44.7	38.1-51.4
Mountain AHEC	716	417	57.0	51.9-61.9	299	43.0	38.1-48.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,237	751	63.8	59.3-68.1	486	36.2	31.9-40.7
Piedmont	1,791	1,122	58.8	55.3-62.1	669	41.2	37.9-44.7
Western NC	1,154	657	56.9	52.6-61.1	497	43.1	38.9-47.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,182

2,530

59.8

57.4-62.2

1,652

40.2

37.8-42.6

GENDER

Male

1,753

1,003

56.2

52.5-59.8

750

43.8

40.2-47.5

Female

2,429

1,527

63.9

61.0-66.7

902

36.1

33.3-39.0

AGE

18-24

236

126

49.6

39.7-59.6

110

50.4

40.4-60.3

25-34

576

365

61.4

55.3-67.2

211

38.6

32.8-44.7

35-44

722

459

63.3

58.0-68.3

263

36.7

31.7-42.0

45-54

701

469

64.5

58.7-69.8

232

35.5

30.2-41.3

55-64

619

388

67.0

61.5-72.1

231

33.0

27.9-38.5

65-74

689

421

61.3

55.9-66.5

268

38.7

33.5-44.1

75+

610

283

45.1

39.4-50.9

327

54.9

49.1-60.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

641

291

43.0

37.3-48.9

350

57.0

51.1-62.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,263

745

56.1

51.6-60.5

518

43.9

39.5-48.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,023

635

62.1

56.9-67.0

388

37.9

33.0-43.1

College Graduate

1,242

857

70.0

66.2-73.5

385

30.0

26.5-33.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

416

202

49.3

41.6-57.1

214

50.7

42.9-58.4

$15,000- 24,999

689

380

53.4

47.2-59.6

309

46.6

40.4-52.8

$25,000- 34,999

433

257

57.3

49.7-64.5

176

42.7

35.5-50.3

$35,000- 49,999

580

379

65.2

59.3-70.6

201

34.8

29.4-40.7

$50,000-74,999

476

341

67.1

60.6-73.0

135

32.9

27.0-39.4

$75,000+

550

386

67.8

61.1-73.8

164

32.2

26.2-38.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

257

150

57.0

49.6-64.1

107

43.0

35.9-50.4

Guilford

164

109

63.3

53.9-71.9

36.7

28.1-46.1

Mecklenburg

163

105

53.1

42.4-63.6

46.9

36.4-57.6

Orange

226

155

71.3

62.1-79.1

28.7

20.9-37.9

Wake

192

135

66.1

57.6-73.6

33.9

26.4-42.4

Chatham/Lee

201

116

56.8

48.0-65.2

43.2

34.8-52.0

Nash/Wilson

145

56.2

46.8-65.2

43.8

34.8-53.2

Craven/Pamlico

187

112

64.1

55.9-71.5

35.9

28.5-44.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

253

146

56.9

49.7-63.8

107

43.1

36.2-50.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

267

144

53.1

44.6-61.3

123

46.9

38.7-55.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

104

62.5

52.0-72.0

37.5

28.0-48.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

222

133

55.2

47.0-63.2

44.8

36.8-53.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

121

56.3

45.6-66.5

43.7

33.5-54.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

176

110

61.2

52.4-69.3

38.8

30.7-47.6

Northeast NC I

122

60.3

49.6-70.1

39.7

29.9-50.4

Northeast NC II

199

114

53.5

45.2-61.6

46.5

38.4-54.8

Northeastern Partnership

321

190

55.3

48.6-61.9

131

44.7

38.1-51.4

Mountain AHEC

716

417

57.0

51.9-61.9

299

43.0

38.1-48.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,237

751

63.8

59.3-68.1

486

36.2

31.9-40.7

Piedmont

1,791

1,122

58.8

55.3-62.1

669

41.2

37.9-44.7

Western NC

1,154

657

56.9

52.6-61.1

497

43.1

38.9-47.4

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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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