BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, keep current wt	No
TOTAL	2,575	355	13.8	11.8-16.1	29	0.8	0.5- 1.3	74	2.6	1.9- 3.7	2,117	82.8	80.4-85.0
AGE
18-24	135	2	1.7	0.3- 9.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	3	0.6	0.2- 2.3	128	97.4	91.3-99.3
25-34	359	24	7.1	3.1-15.3	3	0.5	0.1- 1.4	6	1.8	0.6- 4.8	326	90.7	82.9-95.1
35-44	508	70	14.6	10.7-19.7	3	0.7	0.2- 2.9	10	2.5	1.0- 6.1	425	82.2	76.7-86.6
45-54	486	88	23.0	17.5-29.6	7	1.4	0.5- 3.7	16	4.3	2.2- 8.4	375	71.3	64.5-77.3
55-64	454	105	24.2	19.0-30.2	8	0.7	0.3- 1.5	12	1.2	0.6- 2.2	329	74.0	67.9-79.2
65-74	388	44	10.8	6.9-16.3	2	0.8	0.1- 4.7	13	2.9	1.5- 5.7	329	85.6	79.7-89.9
75+	234	21	7.3	4.2-12.4	3	1.2	0.3- 4.2	14	7.2	3.7-13.3	196	84.4	77.4-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	51	15.0	8.0-26.3	6	1.2	0.5- 3.2	14	4.8	1.9-11.7	267	79.0	68.1-86.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	102	15.0	11.5-19.3	10	0.9	0.3- 2.3	19	2.4	1.2- 4.6	594	81.7	77.2-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	635	83	10.1	7.4-13.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.5	18	1.7	0.9- 3.2	529	87.7	84.0-90.6
College Graduate	870	118	15.6	12.2-19.8	7	0.7	0.3- 2.0	23	2.9	1.7- 4.8	722	80.7	76.4-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	28	9.8	5.1-18.0	4	0.8	0.2- 2.6	13	7.9	3.8-15.7	141	81.6	72.0-88.4
$15,000- 24,999	364	48	10.4	6.8-15.4	6	1.5	0.5- 4.4	10	2.4	0.7- 7.6	300	85.7	79.7-90.2
$25,000- 34,999	273	42	13.0	8.2-20.1	2	0.5	0.1- 3.1	7	3.7	1.2-11.1	222	82.8	74.7-88.6
$35,000- 49,999	419	53	13.6	9.5-19.1	4	0.9	0.2- 4.2	9	2.1	0.9- 5.2	353	83.4	77.5-87.9
$50,000-74,999	359	45	12.3	8.3-17.8	3	0.7	0.2- 2.7	10	2.2	1.0- 4.7	301	84.9	79.2-89.3
$75,000+	447	66	17.7	12.7-24.0	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	10	2.1	0.9- 4.6	370	80.0	73.6-85.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	17	10.1	6.0-16.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	7	3.5	1.6- 7.5	131	85.6	78.9-90.4
Guilford	112	15	14.0	8.3-22.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1	93	83.1	74.2-89.4
Mecklenburg	110	20	12.6	7.7-20.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	4	3.1	1.0- 9.5	85	83.3	74.8-89.4
Orange	135	14	9.9	5.7-16.4	3	2.6	0.7- 8.9	3	1.8	0.5- 5.6	115	85.8	78.3-91.0
Wake	128	22	16.8	10.5-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	105	82.8	73.9-89.1
Chatham/Lee	116	12	7.5	4.0-13.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	102	90.9	84.3-94.9
Nash/Wilson	85	11	9.4	5.0-16.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	4	4.4	1.5-12.1	69	85.8	76.9-91.7
Craven/Pamlico	131	19	12.5	7.6-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	110	86.4	78.9-91.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	22	19.0	10.1-33.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	7	4.1	1.8- 8.9	119	76.5	63.5-85.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	18	9.7	5.9-15.6	3	1.7	0.5- 5.8	7	5.0	2.1-11.5	133	83.7	76.0-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	14	17.2	7.6-34.3	3	1.9	0.6- 6.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	87	79.7	63.6-89.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	18	11.7	7.3-18.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	5	3.0	1.0- 8.3	114	85.0	77.7-90.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	10	10.6	5.6-19.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.2	0.8-11.9	71	86.2	76.6-92.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	17	20.3	12.5-31.2	2	2.9	0.6-13.5	2	2.4	0.6- 9.1	63	74.3	62.8-83.3
Northeast NC I	72	11	14.9	7.9-26.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.9	0.4- 8.5	59	83.2	71.8-90.6
Northeast NC II	128	24	17.6	11.4-26.1	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.0	99	79.3	70.5-86.0
Northeastern Partnership	200	35	16.9	11.7-23.8	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0	5	1.9	0.8- 4.9	158	80.2	73.2-85.8
Mountain AHEC	429	55	16.6	9.4-27.6	5	0.7	0.3- 1.9	17	3.1	1.7- 5.5	352	79.6	69.4-87.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	744	109	12.4	9.0-16.6	7	0.7	0.3- 1.7	19	2.8	1.4- 5.2	609	84.2	79.6-87.9
Piedmont	1,135	162	14.3	11.8-17.4	13	0.7	0.3- 1.4	26	2.4	1.4- 4.0	934	82.6	79.4-85.5
Western NC	696	84	14.1	9.1-21.2	9	1.3	0.5- 3.5	29	3.2	2.0- 5.0	574	81.4	74.6-86.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, keep current wt

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,575

355

13.8

11.8-16.1

0.8

0.5- 1.3

2.6

1.9- 3.7

2,117

82.8

80.4-85.0

AGE

18-24

135

1.7

0.3- 9.9

0.3

0.1- 1.1

0.6

0.2- 2.3

128

97.4

91.3-99.3

25-34

359

7.1

3.1-15.3

0.5

0.1- 1.4

1.8

0.6- 4.8

326

90.7

82.9-95.1

35-44

508

14.6

10.7-19.7

0.7

0.2- 2.9

2.5

1.0- 6.1

425

82.2

76.7-86.6

45-54

486

23.0

17.5-29.6

1.4

0.5- 3.7

4.3

2.2- 8.4

375

71.3

64.5-77.3

55-64

454

105

24.2

19.0-30.2

0.7

0.3- 1.5

1.2

0.6- 2.2

329

74.0

67.9-79.2

65-74

388

10.8

6.9-16.3

0.8

0.1- 4.7

2.9

1.5- 5.7

329

85.6

79.7-89.9

75+

234

7.3

4.2-12.4

1.2

0.3- 4.2

7.2

3.7-13.3

196

84.4

77.4-89.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

15.0

8.0-26.3

1.2

0.5- 3.2

4.8

1.9-11.7

267

79.0

68.1-86.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

102

15.0

11.5-19.3

0.9

0.3- 2.3

2.4

1.2- 4.6

594

81.7

77.2-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

635

10.1

7.4-13.6

0.5

0.2- 1.5

1.7

0.9- 3.2

529

87.7

84.0-90.6

College Graduate

870

118

15.6

12.2-19.8

0.7

0.3- 2.0

2.9

1.7- 4.8

722

80.7

76.4-84.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

9.8

5.1-18.0

0.8

0.2- 2.6

7.9

3.8-15.7

141

81.6

72.0-88.4

$15,000- 24,999

364

10.4

6.8-15.4

1.5

0.5- 4.4

2.4

0.7- 7.6

300

85.7

79.7-90.2

$25,000- 34,999

273

13.0

8.2-20.1

0.5

0.1- 3.1

3.7

1.2-11.1

222

82.8

74.7-88.6

$35,000- 49,999

419

13.6

9.5-19.1

0.9

0.2- 4.2

2.1

0.9- 5.2

353

83.4

77.5-87.9

$50,000-74,999

359

12.3

8.3-17.8

0.7

0.2- 2.7

2.2

1.0- 4.7

301

84.9

79.2-89.3

$75,000+

447

17.7

12.7-24.0

0.3

0.0- 1.9

2.1

0.9- 4.6

370

80.0

73.6-85.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

10.1

6.0-16.3

0.8

0.2- 3.2

3.5

1.6- 7.5

131

85.6

78.9-90.4

Guilford

112

14.0

8.3-22.7

0.9

0.1- 6.3

2.0

0.6- 6.1

83.1

74.2-89.4

Mecklenburg

110

12.6

7.7-20.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

3.1

1.0- 9.5

83.3

74.8-89.4

Orange

135

9.9

5.7-16.4

2.6

0.7- 8.9

1.8

0.5- 5.6

115

85.8

78.3-91.0

Wake

128

16.8

10.5-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.6

105

82.8

73.9-89.1

Chatham/Lee

116

7.5

4.0-13.7

0.9

0.1- 6.2

0.7

0.1- 4.7

102

90.9

84.3-94.9

Nash/Wilson

9.4

5.0-16.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

4.4

1.5-12.1

85.8

76.9-91.7

Craven/Pamlico

131

12.5

7.6-19.8

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.3- 4.9

110

86.4

78.9-91.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

19.0

10.1-33.0

0.3

0.0- 2.3

4.1

1.8- 8.9

119

76.5

63.5-85.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

9.7

5.9-15.6

1.7

0.5- 5.8

5.0

2.1-11.5

133

83.7

76.0-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

17.2

7.6-34.3

1.9

0.6- 6.2

1.1

0.2- 7.6

79.7

63.6-89.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

11.7

7.3-18.3

0.4

0.1- 2.6

3.0

1.0- 8.3

114

85.0

77.7-90.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

10.6

5.6-19.1

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.8-11.9

86.2

76.6-92.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

20.3

12.5-31.2

2.9

0.6-13.5

2.4

0.6- 9.1

74.3

62.8-83.3

Northeast NC I

14.9

7.9-26.2

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.4- 8.5

83.2

71.8-90.6

Northeast NC II

128

17.6

11.4-26.1

1.2

0.3- 5.2

2.0

0.6- 6.0

79.3

70.5-86.0

Northeastern Partnership

200

16.9

11.7-23.8

0.9

0.2- 4.0

1.9

0.8- 4.9

158

80.2

73.2-85.8

Mountain AHEC

429

16.6

9.4-27.6

0.7

0.3- 1.9

3.1

1.7- 5.5

352

79.6

69.4-87.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

744

109

12.4

9.0-16.6

0.7

0.3- 1.7

2.8

1.4- 5.2

609

84.2

79.6-87.9

Piedmont

1,135

162

14.3

11.8-17.4

0.7

0.3- 1.4

2.4

1.4- 4.0

934

82.6

79.4-85.5

Western NC

696

14.1

9.1-21.2

1.3

0.5- 3.5

3.2

2.0- 5.0

574

81.4

74.6-86.7

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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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