BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	6,916	2,740	39.2	37.4-41.1	2,525	36.3	34.6-38.1	1,651	24.4	22.8-26.1
GENDER
Male	2,575	822	33.0	30.1-36.0	1,003	37.7	34.8-40.6	750	29.4	26.6-32.2
Female	4,341	1,918	45.1	42.8-47.3	1,522	35.1	33.0-37.2	901	19.8	18.1-21.7
AGE
18-24	365	129	39.0	31.2-47.4	126	30.3	23.4-38.1	110	30.7	23.9-38.6
25-34	943	370	37.4	32.7-42.3	362	38.4	33.8-43.1	211	24.3	20.2-28.8
35-44	1,267	546	41.3	37.4-45.2	458	37.1	33.4-41.0	263	21.6	18.3-25.2
45-54	1,325	625	44.9	40.8-49.0	468	35.5	31.5-39.7	232	19.6	16.4-23.2
55-64	1,183	565	47.9	43.7-52.1	388	34.9	31.0-39.1	230	17.2	14.3-20.4
65-74	1,026	337	32.4	28.3-36.7	421	41.5	37.1-45.9	268	26.2	22.4-30.3
75+	765	155	21.0	17.1-25.5	283	35.6	30.8-40.7	327	43.4	38.3-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	920	279	29.0	24.1-34.5	291	30.5	26.0-35.4	350	40.4	35.5-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,009	748	37.2	33.9-40.7	743	35.2	31.9-38.5	518	27.6	24.4-31.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,793	773	43.2	39.4-47.1	633	35.2	31.7-39.0	387	21.6	18.4-25.0
College Graduate	2,178	937	41.7	38.7-44.8	856	40.8	37.8-43.9	385	17.5	15.3-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	645	229	35.1	29.4-41.3	202	32.0	26.3-38.3	214	32.9	27.5-38.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,098	409	38.5	33.7-43.5	380	32.9	28.5-37.6	309	28.7	24.3-33.4
$25,000- 34,999	750	317	40.4	34.9-46.1	257	34.1	28.9-39.8	176	25.5	20.7-30.8
$35,000- 49,999	990	411	39.4	34.9-44.1	379	39.5	35.0-44.2	200	21.1	17.6-25.1
$50,000-74,999	846	370	43.4	38.4-48.5	341	38.0	33.2-42.9	135	18.6	15.0-22.8
$75,000+	1,023	477	44.2	39.9-48.7	382	37.7	33.5-42.1	164	18.1	14.3-22.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	401	144	34.5	29.2-40.1	150	37.3	31.9-43.1	107	28.2	23.1-33.9
Guilford	311	148	48.0	41.5-54.6	108	32.8	27.0-39.1	55	19.2	14.3-25.3
Mecklenburg	290	127	39.6	32.5-47.1	105	32.1	26.1-38.8	58	28.3	20.8-37.3
Orange	371	145	34.3	27.7-41.6	155	46.9	38.9-55.0	71	18.8	13.8-25.2
Wake	325	133	39.9	34.0-46.2	135	39.7	33.8-45.9	57	20.4	15.5-26.4
Chatham/Lee	292	91	27.4	22.0-33.6	116	41.3	34.4-48.5	85	31.3	24.9-38.5
Nash/Wilson	235	91	38.4	31.0-46.3	81	34.4	27.7-41.8	63	27.2	20.9-34.5
Craven/Pamlico	351	164	42.6	36.6-48.8	112	36.8	30.7-43.3	75	20.6	16.2-25.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	154	37.4	31.4-43.9	146	35.6	30.3-41.3	107	26.9	22.0-32.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	164	37.0	30.5-44.1	144	33.4	27.6-39.8	123	29.5	23.5-36.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	115	38.9	31.5-47.0	104	38.3	30.3-47.0	70	22.7	16.9-29.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	145	40.6	34.5-46.9	133	32.8	27.6-38.5	89	26.6	21.1-33.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	81	39.7	32.3-47.5	68	33.7	26.5-41.8	52	26.6	20.0-34.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	86	28.8	23.2-35.3	109	43.4	36.6-50.5	66	27.8	21.7-34.8
Northeast NC I	211	89	41.3	34.0-49.0	76	35.4	28.3-43.2	46	23.3	17.2-30.9
Northeast NC II	348	150	43.7	37.6-50.0	113	30.0	24.8-35.7	85	26.4	21.0-32.5
Northeastern Partnership	559	239	43.1	38.1-48.1	189	31.4	27.1-36.0	131	25.6	21.2-30.5
Mountain AHEC	1,165	449	38.9	34.4-43.7	417	34.8	30.9-39.0	299	26.3	22.8-30.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,065	832	36.5	33.2-39.9	747	40.5	36.8-44.2	486	23.0	20.2-26.1
Piedmont	2,965	1,176	40.6	38.0-43.2	1,121	34.9	32.5-37.4	668	24.5	22.2-27.0
Western NC	1,886	732	39.1	35.5-42.8	657	34.7	31.4-38.1	497	26.2	23.3-29.4

Total
Respond.^

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,916

2,740

39.2

37.4-41.1

2,525

36.3

34.6-38.1

1,651

24.4

22.8-26.1

GENDER

Male

2,575

822

33.0

30.1-36.0

1,003

37.7

34.8-40.6

750

29.4

26.6-32.2

Female

4,341

1,918

45.1

42.8-47.3

1,522

35.1

33.0-37.2

901

19.8

18.1-21.7

AGE

18-24

365

129

39.0

31.2-47.4

126

30.3

23.4-38.1

110

30.7

23.9-38.6

25-34

943

370

37.4

32.7-42.3

362

38.4

33.8-43.1

211

24.3

20.2-28.8

35-44

1,267

546

41.3

37.4-45.2

458

37.1

33.4-41.0

263

21.6

18.3-25.2

45-54

1,325

625

44.9

40.8-49.0

468

35.5

31.5-39.7

232

19.6

16.4-23.2

55-64

1,183

565

47.9

43.7-52.1

388

34.9

31.0-39.1

230

17.2

14.3-20.4

65-74

1,026

337

32.4

28.3-36.7

421

41.5

37.1-45.9

268

26.2

22.4-30.3

75+

765

155

21.0

17.1-25.5

283

35.6

30.8-40.7

327

43.4

38.3-48.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

920

279

29.0

24.1-34.5

291

30.5

26.0-35.4

350

40.4

35.5-45.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,009

748

37.2

33.9-40.7

743

35.2

31.9-38.5

518

27.6

24.4-31.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,793

773

43.2

39.4-47.1

633

35.2

31.7-39.0

387

21.6

18.4-25.0

College Graduate

2,178

937

41.7

38.7-44.8

856

40.8

37.8-43.9

385

17.5

15.3-19.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

645

229

35.1

29.4-41.3

202

32.0

26.3-38.3

214

32.9

27.5-38.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,098

409

38.5

33.7-43.5

380

32.9

28.5-37.6

309

28.7

24.3-33.4

$25,000- 34,999

750

317

40.4

34.9-46.1

257

34.1

28.9-39.8

176

25.5

20.7-30.8

$35,000- 49,999

990

411

39.4

34.9-44.1

379

39.5

35.0-44.2

200

21.1

17.6-25.1

$50,000-74,999

846

370

43.4

38.4-48.5

341

38.0

33.2-42.9

135

18.6

15.0-22.8

$75,000+

1,023

477

44.2

39.9-48.7

382

37.7

33.5-42.1

164

18.1

14.3-22.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

401

144

34.5

29.2-40.1

150

37.3

31.9-43.1

107

28.2

23.1-33.9

Guilford

311

148

48.0

41.5-54.6

108

32.8

27.0-39.1

19.2

14.3-25.3

Mecklenburg

290

127

39.6

32.5-47.1

105

32.1

26.1-38.8

28.3

20.8-37.3

Orange

371

145

34.3

27.7-41.6

155

46.9

38.9-55.0

18.8

13.8-25.2

Wake

325

133

39.9

34.0-46.2

135

39.7

33.8-45.9

20.4

15.5-26.4

Chatham/Lee

292

27.4

22.0-33.6

116

41.3

34.4-48.5

31.3

24.9-38.5

Nash/Wilson

235

38.4

31.0-46.3

34.4

27.7-41.8

27.2

20.9-34.5

Craven/Pamlico

351

164

42.6

36.6-48.8

112

36.8

30.7-43.3

20.6

16.2-25.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

154

37.4

31.4-43.9

146

35.6

30.3-41.3

107

26.9

22.0-32.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

164

37.0

30.5-44.1

144

33.4

27.6-39.8

123

29.5

23.5-36.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

115

38.9

31.5-47.0

104

38.3

30.3-47.0

22.7

16.9-29.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

145

40.6

34.5-46.9

133

32.8

27.6-38.5

26.6

21.1-33.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

39.7

32.3-47.5

33.7

26.5-41.8

26.6

20.0-34.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

28.8

23.2-35.3

109

43.4

36.6-50.5

27.8

21.7-34.8

Northeast NC I

211

41.3

34.0-49.0

35.4

28.3-43.2

23.3

17.2-30.9

Northeast NC II

348

150

43.7

37.6-50.0

113

30.0

24.8-35.7

26.4

21.0-32.5

Northeastern Partnership

559

239

43.1

38.1-48.1

189

31.4

27.1-36.0

131

25.6

21.2-30.5

Mountain AHEC

1,165

449

38.9

34.4-43.7

417

34.8

30.9-39.0

299

26.3

22.8-30.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,065

832

36.5

33.2-39.9

747

40.5

36.8-44.2

486

23.0

20.2-26.1

Piedmont

2,965

1,176

40.6

38.0-43.2

1,121

34.9

32.5-37.4

668

24.5

22.2-27.0

Western NC

1,886

732

39.1

35.5-42.8

657

34.7

31.4-38.1

497

26.2

23.3-29.4

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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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