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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,260	3,382	66.2	64.2-68.2	1,878	33.8	31.8-35.8
GENDER
Male	1,823	1,146	65.9	62.5-69.1	677	34.1	30.9-37.5
Female	3,437	2,236	66.5	64.1-68.9	1,201	33.5	31.1-35.9
AGE
18-24	255	208	83.1	75.2-88.8	47	16.9	11.2-24.8
25-34	734	556	77.9	73.1-82.1	178	22.1	17.9-26.9
35-44	1,002	699	68.8	64.5-72.8	303	31.2	27.2-35.5
45-54	1,091	725	65.9	61.2-70.3	366	34.1	29.7-38.8
55-64	951	578	58.1	53.3-62.7	373	41.9	37.3-46.7
65-74	757	417	53.5	48.3-58.6	340	46.5	41.4-51.7
75+	438	180	42.5	35.9-49.3	258	57.5	50.7-64.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	570	243	45.5	38.4-52.7	327	54.5	47.3-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,488	832	56.6	52.5-60.5	656	43.4	39.5-47.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,404	932	70.9	67.1-74.4	472	29.1	25.6-32.9
College Graduate	1,793	1,373	76.2	73.2-79.0	420	23.8	21.0-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	430	220	48.4	40.7-56.2	210	51.6	43.8-59.3
$15,000- 24,999	787	455	57.8	52.0-63.5	332	42.2	36.5-48.0
$25,000- 34,999	572	346	64.4	58.0-70.3	226	35.6	29.7-42.0
$35,000- 49,999	788	546	69.7	64.5-74.4	242	30.3	25.6-35.5
$50,000-74,999	710	500	73.3	68.5-77.7	210	26.7	22.3-31.5
$75,000+	863	680	79.8	75.7-83.4	183	20.2	16.6-24.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	294	185	64.5	58.0-70.4	109	35.5	29.6-42.0
Guilford	257	183	70.9	63.9-77.1	74	29.1	22.9-36.1
Mecklenburg	231	168	75.4	68.6-81.1	63	24.6	18.9-31.4
Orange	300	230	75.3	66.0-82.8	70	24.7	17.2-34.0
Wake	268	194	73.1	66.7-78.6	74	26.9	21.4-33.3
Chatham/Lee	207	124	62.5	54.4-70.0	83	37.5	30.0-45.6
Nash/Wilson	173	124	72.6	64.5-79.5	49	27.4	20.5-35.5
Craven/Pamlico	276	180	65.5	58.6-71.9	96	34.5	28.1-41.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	298	178	62.6	55.8-68.9	120	37.4	31.1-44.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	308	193	65.1	57.9-71.7	115	34.9	28.3-42.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	216	111	51.4	41.7-61.0	105	48.6	39.0-58.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	277	191	70.3	63.4-76.4	86	29.7	23.6-36.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	150	86	60.1	51.2-68.5	64	39.9	31.5-48.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	195	97	52.6	44.5-60.5	98	47.4	39.5-55.5
Northeast NC I	164	98	58.6	49.6-67.1	66	41.4	32.9-50.4
Northeast NC II	264	173	68.5	62.0-74.4	91	31.5	25.6-38.0
Northeastern Partnership	428	271	65.9	60.5-70.9	157	34.1	29.1-39.5
Mountain AHEC	864	558	64.6	59.7-69.3	306	35.4	30.7-40.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,581	994	65.8	61.8-69.6	587	34.2	30.4-38.2
Piedmont	2,293	1,506	67.2	64.4-69.9	787	32.8	30.1-35.6
Western NC	1,386	882	63.9	59.7-67.8	504	36.1	32.2-40.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,260

3,382

66.2

64.2-68.2

1,878

33.8

31.8-35.8

GENDER

Male

1,823

1,146

65.9

62.5-69.1

677

34.1

30.9-37.5

Female

3,437

2,236

66.5

64.1-68.9

1,201

33.5

31.1-35.9

AGE

18-24

255

208

83.1

75.2-88.8

16.9

11.2-24.8

25-34

734

556

77.9

73.1-82.1

178

22.1

17.9-26.9

35-44

1,002

699

68.8

64.5-72.8

303

31.2

27.2-35.5

45-54

1,091

725

65.9

61.2-70.3

366

34.1

29.7-38.8

55-64

951

578

58.1

53.3-62.7

373

41.9

37.3-46.7

65-74

757

417

53.5

48.3-58.6

340

46.5

41.4-51.7

75+

438

180

42.5

35.9-49.3

258

57.5

50.7-64.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

570

243

45.5

38.4-52.7

327

54.5

47.3-61.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,488

832

56.6

52.5-60.5

656

43.4

39.5-47.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,404

932

70.9

67.1-74.4

472

29.1

25.6-32.9

College Graduate

1,793

1,373

76.2

73.2-79.0

420

23.8

21.0-26.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

430

220

48.4

40.7-56.2

210

51.6

43.8-59.3

$15,000- 24,999

787

455

57.8

52.0-63.5

332

42.2

36.5-48.0

$25,000- 34,999

572

346

64.4

58.0-70.3

226

35.6

29.7-42.0

$35,000- 49,999

788

546

69.7

64.5-74.4

242

30.3

25.6-35.5

$50,000-74,999

710

500

73.3

68.5-77.7

210

26.7

22.3-31.5

$75,000+

863

680

79.8

75.7-83.4

183

20.2

16.6-24.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

294

185

64.5

58.0-70.4

109

35.5

29.6-42.0

Guilford

257

183

70.9

63.9-77.1

29.1

22.9-36.1

Mecklenburg

231

168

75.4

68.6-81.1

24.6

18.9-31.4

Orange

300

230

75.3

66.0-82.8

24.7

17.2-34.0

Wake

268

194

73.1

66.7-78.6

26.9

21.4-33.3

Chatham/Lee

207

124

62.5

54.4-70.0

37.5

30.0-45.6

Nash/Wilson

173

124

72.6

64.5-79.5

27.4

20.5-35.5

Craven/Pamlico

276

180

65.5

58.6-71.9

34.5

28.1-41.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

298

178

62.6

55.8-68.9

120

37.4

31.1-44.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

308

193

65.1

57.9-71.7

115

34.9

28.3-42.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

216

111

51.4

41.7-61.0

105

48.6

39.0-58.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

277

191

70.3

63.4-76.4

29.7

23.6-36.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

150

60.1

51.2-68.5

39.9

31.5-48.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

195

52.6

44.5-60.5

47.4

39.5-55.5

Northeast NC I

164

58.6

49.6-67.1

41.4

32.9-50.4

Northeast NC II

264

173

68.5

62.0-74.4

31.5

25.6-38.0

Northeastern Partnership

428

271

65.9

60.5-70.9

157

34.1

29.1-39.5

Mountain AHEC

864

558

64.6

59.7-69.3

306

35.4

30.7-40.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,581

994

65.8

61.8-69.6

587

34.2

30.4-38.2

Piedmont

2,293

1,506

67.2

64.4-69.9

787

32.8

30.1-35.6

Western NC

1,386

882

63.9

59.7-67.8

504

36.1

32.2-40.3

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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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