BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
TOTAL	1,802	262	14.1	11.8-16.6	318	18.3	15.7-21.1	644	33.3	30.0-36.8	578	34.4	30.9-38.0
AGE
18-24	78	7	4.3	1.5-11.4	15	14.9	7.2-28.5	23	36.9	22.2-54.5	33	43.9	28.3-60.8
25-34	245	44	15.2	10.0-22.5	38	16.2	10.5-24.2	65	24.5	17.6-33.0	98	44.1	34.8-53.9
35-44	359	54	15.2	10.7-21.2	51	15.8	11.0-22.2	126	34.8	28.3-41.9	128	34.1	27.7-41.3
45-54	367	58	17.9	12.5-24.9	75	20.2	15.0-26.6	132	32.6	25.7-40.2	102	29.4	22.8-37.1
55-64	339	48	14.2	9.7-20.3	67	21.9	16.2-28.9	133	34.9	28.2-42.2	91	29.1	22.8-36.3
65-74	264	40	15.3	9.6-23.6	52	21.8	15.3-30.1	102	35.3	27.7-43.8	70	27.5	20.4-35.9
75+	143	11	8.4	3.9-17.1	18	15.5	8.1-27.8	60	44.4	33.4-55.9	54	31.7	22.6-42.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	190	21	8.7	3.8-18.9	25	19.1	10.6-32.1	64	29.1	19.6-40.8	80	43.0	30.2-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	487	75	15.9	11.6-21.4	89	18.4	14.0-23.9	161	32.3	26.2-39.1	162	33.3	27.1-40.1
Some Post-H.S.	448	65	11.8	8.2-16.8	81	17.4	12.7-23.4	173	35.3	28.3-42.9	129	35.5	28.3-43.5
College Graduate	674	101	15.9	12.3-20.2	123	18.8	14.9-23.4	244	33.4	28.6-38.6	206	31.9	27.1-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	110	15	12.3	5.1-26.8	15	13.1	5.7-27.6	43	35.7	23.4-50.3	37	38.8	24.3-55.6
$15,000- 24,999	219	28	11.8	6.6-20.1	38	19.5	12.6-29.1	70	29.0	19.6-40.7	83	39.6	29.6-50.6
$25,000- 34,999	188	32	16.5	10.3-25.3	32	20.2	12.5-30.9	65	34.4	24.7-45.6	59	28.9	19.9-39.9
$35,000- 49,999	299	39	14.3	9.2-21.5	62	21.4	15.0-29.5	102	29.0	22.4-36.7	96	35.3	27.5-44.1
$50,000-74,999	277	45	18.9	12.8-27.1	59	18.4	12.9-25.5	90	30.1	22.0-39.6	83	32.6	24.4-41.9
$75,000+	355	59	15.4	10.9-21.5	66	20.6	15.2-27.3	132	36.7	29.9-44.1	98	27.2	21.5-33.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	104	9	9.0	4.5-16.9	19	20.7	12.6-32.2	40	36.0	26.3-46.9	36	34.3	24.8-45.2
Guilford	84	13	14.5	8.1-24.5	14	17.3	9.9-28.6	34	40.7	29.7-52.9	23	27.5	18.0-39.5
Mecklenburg	79	6	8.9	3.8-19.7	20	20.8	12.8-31.9	34	47.0	33.6-60.8	19	23.3	14.6-35.0
Orange	101	13	12.9	7.1-22.3	17	16.5	10.1-26.0	31	26.8	18.3-37.4	40	43.8	32.9-55.3
Wake	102	13	11.3	6.4-19.3	11	14.5	7.5-26.0	43	38.9	28.9-49.9	35	35.3	25.5-46.6
Chatham/Lee	68	9	10.7	5.2-20.8	11	15.4	8.0-27.7	23	29.7	18.8-43.7	25	44.1	30.1-59.2
Nash/Wilson	63	12	15.3	8.2-26.8	9	12.4	6.1-23.5	22	31.6	20.3-45.5	20	40.7	26.0-57.4
Craven/Pamlico	92	15	17.2	9.4-29.2	17	20.9	12.3-33.3	37	33.6	23.5-45.6	23	28.3	18.1-41.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	104	6	4.5	1.9-10.1	16	22.3	10.7-40.7	41	36.5	26.2-48.3	41	36.7	26.3-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	108	22	17.9	11.5-26.7	17	15.0	9.2-23.6	28	23.4	15.3-34.0	41	43.7	32.9-55.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	78	11	18.9	8.9-35.8	9	12.7	6.1-24.6	25	22.1	13.8-33.3	33	46.3	31.0-62.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	97	19	19.5	11.9-30.4	21	24.3	15.1-36.7	31	29.3	20.6-39.9	26	26.9	18.4-37.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	58	11	17.6	9.4-30.6	10	16.4	8.5-29.2	29	54.2	39.6-68.0	8	11.9	5.5-23.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	58	7	12.5	5.8-25.1	8	15.8	7.7-29.6	19	25.2	15.6-37.9	24	46.5	32.5-61.1
Northeast NC I	47	8	19.2	9.2-35.5	7	13.8	6.2-28.0	22	38.8	25.0-54.8	10	28.2	14.4-47.9
Northeast NC II	87	11	9.8	5.2-17.8	22	30.1	18.8-44.4	35	40.7	29.5-53.0	19	19.4	12.1-29.7
Northeastern Partnership	134	19	12.0	7.4-19.0	29	26.2	17.1-38.0	57	40.3	30.9-50.4	29	21.5	14.5-30.5
Mountain AHEC	290	41	11.0	7.3-16.3	60	21.0	14.8-28.8	96	28.2	21.2-36.5	93	39.8	29.3-51.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	514	89	17.8	13.2-23.7	94	18.9	13.9-25.1	190	27.8	22.2-34.2	141	35.5	28.2-43.5
Piedmont	818	105	13.1	10.3-16.7	131	17.0	13.7-20.9	301	36.7	32.0-41.6	281	33.2	28.8-37.8
Western NC	470	68	11.4	8.1-15.8	93	21.6	16.4-27.8	153	30.4	24.3-37.3	156	36.7	28.9-45.2

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,802

262

14.1

11.8-16.6

318

18.3

15.7-21.1

644

33.3

30.0-36.8

578

34.4

30.9-38.0

AGE

18-24

4.3

1.5-11.4

14.9

7.2-28.5

36.9

22.2-54.5

43.9

28.3-60.8

25-34

245

15.2

10.0-22.5

16.2

10.5-24.2

24.5

17.6-33.0

44.1

34.8-53.9

35-44

359

15.2

10.7-21.2

15.8

11.0-22.2

126

34.8

28.3-41.9

128

34.1

27.7-41.3

45-54

367

17.9

12.5-24.9

20.2

15.0-26.6

132

32.6

25.7-40.2

102

29.4

22.8-37.1

55-64

339

14.2

9.7-20.3

21.9

16.2-28.9

133

34.9

28.2-42.2

29.1

22.8-36.3

65-74

264

15.3

9.6-23.6

21.8

15.3-30.1

102

35.3

27.7-43.8

27.5

20.4-35.9

75+

143

8.4

3.9-17.1

15.5

8.1-27.8

44.4

33.4-55.9

31.7

22.6-42.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

190

8.7

3.8-18.9

19.1

10.6-32.1

29.1

19.6-40.8

43.0

30.2-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

487

15.9

11.6-21.4

18.4

14.0-23.9

161

32.3

26.2-39.1

162

33.3

27.1-40.1

Some Post-H.S.

448

11.8

8.2-16.8

17.4

12.7-23.4

173

35.3

28.3-42.9

129

35.5

28.3-43.5

College Graduate

674

101

15.9

12.3-20.2

123

18.8

14.9-23.4

244

33.4

28.6-38.6

206

31.9

27.1-37.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

110

12.3

5.1-26.8

13.1

5.7-27.6

35.7

23.4-50.3

38.8

24.3-55.6

$15,000- 24,999

219

11.8

6.6-20.1

19.5

12.6-29.1

29.0

19.6-40.7

39.6

29.6-50.6

$25,000- 34,999

188

16.5

10.3-25.3

20.2

12.5-30.9

34.4

24.7-45.6

28.9

19.9-39.9

$35,000- 49,999

299

14.3

9.2-21.5

21.4

15.0-29.5

102

29.0

22.4-36.7

35.3

27.5-44.1

$50,000-74,999

277

18.9

12.8-27.1

18.4

12.9-25.5

30.1

22.0-39.6

32.6

24.4-41.9

$75,000+

355

15.4

10.9-21.5

20.6

15.2-27.3

132

36.7

29.9-44.1

27.2

21.5-33.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

104

9.0

4.5-16.9

20.7

12.6-32.2

36.0

26.3-46.9

34.3

24.8-45.2

Guilford

14.5

8.1-24.5

17.3

9.9-28.6

40.7

29.7-52.9

27.5

18.0-39.5

Mecklenburg

8.9

3.8-19.7

20.8

12.8-31.9

47.0

33.6-60.8

23.3

14.6-35.0

Orange

101

12.9

7.1-22.3

16.5

10.1-26.0

26.8

18.3-37.4

43.8

32.9-55.3

Wake

102

11.3

6.4-19.3

14.5

7.5-26.0

38.9

28.9-49.9

35.3

25.5-46.6

Chatham/Lee

10.7

5.2-20.8

15.4

8.0-27.7

29.7

18.8-43.7

44.1

30.1-59.2

Nash/Wilson

15.3

8.2-26.8

12.4

6.1-23.5

31.6

20.3-45.5

40.7

26.0-57.4

Craven/Pamlico

17.2

9.4-29.2

20.9

12.3-33.3

33.6

23.5-45.6

28.3

18.1-41.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

104

4.5

1.9-10.1

22.3

10.7-40.7

36.5

26.2-48.3

36.7

26.3-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

108

17.9

11.5-26.7

15.0

9.2-23.6

23.4

15.3-34.0

43.7

32.9-55.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

18.9

8.9-35.8

12.7

6.1-24.6

22.1

13.8-33.3

46.3

31.0-62.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

19.5

11.9-30.4

24.3

15.1-36.7

29.3

20.6-39.9

26.9

18.4-37.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

17.6

9.4-30.6

16.4

8.5-29.2

54.2

39.6-68.0

11.9

5.5-23.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

12.5

5.8-25.1

15.8

7.7-29.6

25.2

15.6-37.9

46.5

32.5-61.1

Northeast NC I

19.2

9.2-35.5

13.8

6.2-28.0

38.8

25.0-54.8

28.2

14.4-47.9

Northeast NC II

9.8

5.2-17.8

30.1

18.8-44.4

40.7

29.5-53.0

19.4

12.1-29.7

Northeastern Partnership

134

12.0

7.4-19.0

26.2

17.1-38.0

40.3

30.9-50.4

21.5

14.5-30.5

Mountain AHEC

290

11.0

7.3-16.3

21.0

14.8-28.8

28.2

21.2-36.5

39.8

29.3-51.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

514

17.8

13.2-23.7

18.9

13.9-25.1

190

27.8

22.2-34.2

141

35.5

28.2-43.5

Piedmont

818

105

13.1

10.3-16.7

131

17.0

13.7-20.9

301

36.7

32.0-41.6

281

33.2

28.8-37.8

Western NC

470

11.4

8.1-15.8

21.6

16.4-27.8

153

30.4

24.3-37.3

156

36.7

28.9-45.2

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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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