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

Weight Control-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,753	1,003	56.2	52.5-59.8	750	43.8	40.2-47.5
AGE
18-24	102	46	43.9	30.1-58.8	56	56.1	41.2-69.9
25-34	268	157	56.9	48.1-65.3	111	43.1	34.7-51.9
35-44	337	196	54.2	46.6-61.6	141	45.8	38.4-53.4
45-54	306	192	63.7	55.2-71.5	114	36.3	28.5-44.8
55-64	283	171	65.8	57.8-73.0	112	34.2	27.0-42.2
65-74	267	146	56.9	48.4-65.0	121	43.1	35.0-51.6
75+	181	90	44.6	34.8-54.9	91	55.4	45.1-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	259	113	42.6	33.8-52.0	146	57.4	48.0-66.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	503	273	48.0	41.3-54.8	230	52.0	45.2-58.7
Some Post-H.S.	417	235	56.3	48.3-64.1	182	43.7	35.9-51.7
College Graduate	569	381	69.6	64.1-74.7	188	30.4	25.3-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	132	58	50.0	36.2-63.7	74	50.0	36.3-63.8
$15,000- 24,999	267	127	46.1	36.5-56.0	140	53.9	44.0-63.5
$25,000- 34,999	177	96	56.5	45.5-66.9	81	43.5	33.1-54.5
$35,000- 49,999	282	168	57.2	48.9-65.1	114	42.8	34.9-51.1
$50,000-74,999	246	166	62.6	53.5-71.0	80	37.4	29.0-46.5
$75,000+	280	191	66.6	56.8-75.2	89	33.4	24.8-43.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	106	54	50.2	39.1-61.3	52	49.8	38.7-60.9
Guilford	65	40	60.2	45.2-73.4	25	39.8	26.6-54.8
Mecklenburg	66	37	41.8	27.9-57.2	29	58.2	42.8-72.1
Orange	94	62	63.3	51.2-74.0	32	36.7	26.0-48.8
Wake	80	54	61.8	48.8-73.2	26	38.2	26.8-51.2
Chatham/Lee	88	40	48.2	35.4-61.2	48	51.8	38.8-64.6
Nash/Wilson	59	38	61.0	46.5-73.8	21	39.0	26.2-53.5
Craven/Pamlico	89	52	66.4	54.9-76.3	37	33.6	23.7-45.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	106	62	57.3	46.3-67.6	44	42.7	32.4-53.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	112	59	53.3	39.8-66.4	53	46.7	33.6-60.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	72	45	65.5	49.1-78.9	27	34.5	21.1-50.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	94	55	50.4	38.1-62.5	39	49.6	37.5-61.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	54	29	51.5	35.7-67.0	25	48.5	33.0-64.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	65	40	58.1	44.1-71.0	25	41.9	29.0-55.9
Northeast NC I	50	26	53.0	36.7-68.8	24	47.0	31.2-63.3
Northeast NC II	83	43	47.4	35.7-59.5	40	52.6	40.5-64.3
Northeastern Partnership	133	69	48.9	39.1-58.8	64	51.1	41.2-60.9
Mountain AHEC	296	160	52.4	44.7-60.1	136	47.6	39.9-55.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	513	293	60.2	53.0-66.9	220	39.8	33.1-47.0
Piedmont	758	450	54.9	49.7-60.0	308	45.1	40.0-50.3
Western NC	482	260	54.2	47.5-60.7	222	45.8	39.3-52.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,753

1,003

56.2

52.5-59.8

750

43.8

40.2-47.5

AGE

18-24

102

43.9

30.1-58.8

56.1

41.2-69.9

25-34

268

157

56.9

48.1-65.3

111

43.1

34.7-51.9

35-44

337

196

54.2

46.6-61.6

141

45.8

38.4-53.4

45-54

306

192

63.7

55.2-71.5

114

36.3

28.5-44.8

55-64

283

171

65.8

57.8-73.0

112

34.2

27.0-42.2

65-74

267

146

56.9

48.4-65.0

121

43.1

35.0-51.6

75+

181

44.6

34.8-54.9

55.4

45.1-65.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

259

113

42.6

33.8-52.0

146

57.4

48.0-66.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

503

273

48.0

41.3-54.8

230

52.0

45.2-58.7

Some Post-H.S.

417

235

56.3

48.3-64.1

182

43.7

35.9-51.7

College Graduate

569

381

69.6

64.1-74.7

188

30.4

25.3-35.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

132

50.0

36.2-63.7

50.0

36.3-63.8

$15,000- 24,999

267

127

46.1

36.5-56.0

140

53.9

44.0-63.5

$25,000- 34,999

177

56.5

45.5-66.9

43.5

33.1-54.5

$35,000- 49,999

282

168

57.2

48.9-65.1

114

42.8

34.9-51.1

$50,000-74,999

246

166

62.6

53.5-71.0

37.4

29.0-46.5

$75,000+

280

191

66.6

56.8-75.2

33.4

24.8-43.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

106

50.2

39.1-61.3

49.8

38.7-60.9

Guilford

60.2

45.2-73.4

39.8

26.6-54.8

Mecklenburg

41.8

27.9-57.2

58.2

42.8-72.1

Orange

63.3

51.2-74.0

36.7

26.0-48.8

Wake

61.8

48.8-73.2

38.2

26.8-51.2

Chatham/Lee

48.2

35.4-61.2

51.8

38.8-64.6

Nash/Wilson

61.0

46.5-73.8

39.0

26.2-53.5

Craven/Pamlico

66.4

54.9-76.3

33.6

23.7-45.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

106

57.3

46.3-67.6

42.7

32.4-53.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

112

53.3

39.8-66.4

46.7

33.6-60.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

65.5

49.1-78.9

34.5

21.1-50.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

50.4

38.1-62.5

49.6

37.5-61.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.5

35.7-67.0

48.5

33.0-64.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.1

44.1-71.0

41.9

29.0-55.9

Northeast NC I

53.0

36.7-68.8

47.0

31.2-63.3

Northeast NC II

47.4

35.7-59.5

52.6

40.5-64.3

Northeastern Partnership

133

48.9

39.1-58.8

51.1

41.2-60.9

Mountain AHEC

296

160

52.4

44.7-60.1

136

47.6

39.9-55.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

513

293

60.2

53.0-66.9

220

39.8

33.1-47.0

Piedmont

758

450

54.9

49.7-60.0

308

45.1

40.0-50.3

Western NC

482

260

54.2

47.5-60.7

222

45.8

39.3-52.5

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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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