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| Total Respond.^ |
10 lbs. or less | 10-25 lbs. | 26-50 lbs. | >50 lbs. | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,339 | 443 | 34.4 | 30.6-38.4 | 479 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.1 | 267 | 18.6 | 15.6-21.9 | 108 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 42 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 48 | 18 | 35.8 | 18.0-58.6 | 15 | 34.9 | 17.5-57.6 | 12 | 21.3 | 8.7-43.4 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-25.6 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.7-16.6 |
| 25-34 | 178 | 59 | 36.5 | 27.1-47.1 | 63 | 30.0 | 21.5-40.1 | 39 | 20.9 | 13.6-30.7 | 13 | 8.8 | 3.9-18.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.5 |
| 35-44 | 289 | 103 | 36.6 | 29.3-44.5 | 95 | 30.5 | 23.7-38.3 | 61 | 19.3 | 14.2-25.8 | 21 | 7.0 | 4.0-12.0 | 9 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.6 |
| 45-54 | 276 | 91 | 31.0 | 23.8-39.3 | 105 | 40.0 | 31.5-49.1 | 49 | 15.6 | 10.4-22.7 | 23 | 10.3 | 5.6-18.0 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.8 |
| 55-64 | 261 | 83 | 35.9 | 28.2-44.5 | 94 | 30.2 | 23.4-38.0 | 49 | 16.7 | 11.2-24.1 | 29 | 13.6 | 8.3-21.5 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.9 |
| 65-74 | 193 | 60 | 29.1 | 20.9-39.0 | 73 | 43.3 | 33.4-53.7 | 36 | 17.7 | 11.5-26.1 | 16 | 6.9 | 3.6-13.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.0 |
| 75+ | 89 | 27 | 32.9 | 21.6-46.6 | 32 | 34.5 | 22.3-49.2 | 20 | 22.9 | 12.6-37.8 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.4-12.1 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 116 | 28 | 19.5 | 11.6-30.9 | 39 | 32.8 | 20.6-48.0 | 33 | 24.2 | 14.5-37.4 | 13 | 22.3 | 10.0-42.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 338 | 105 | 30.1 | 23.2-38.0 | 118 | 32.7 | 25.1-41.2 | 74 | 21.7 | 15.6-29.4 | 32 | 13.2 | 8.3-20.3 | 9 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 337 | 119 | 39.6 | 31.4-48.4 | 118 | 34.6 | 27.2-42.8 | 65 | 15.2 | 10.1-22.3 | 24 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.5-10.9 |
| College Graduate | 547 | 191 | 35.9 | 30.6-41.6 | 204 | 35.0 | 29.5-40.9 | 95 | 17.9 | 13.9-22.8 | 39 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.5 | 18 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 76 | 22 | 28.7 | 16.1-45.8 | 25 | 38.4 | 23.2-56.1 | 21 | 25.1 | 14.1-40.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.7-13.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8-10.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 160 | 56 | 37.5 | 26.0-50.6 | 46 | 21.5 | 13.0-33.6 | 36 | 22.4 | 13.7-34.3 | 19 | 15.4 | 7.8-28.3 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.8-11.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 138 | 42 | 26.6 | 17.0-39.1 | 51 | 36.5 | 24.6-50.3 | 27 | 23.0 | 13.2-37.0 | 14 | 9.9 | 4.5-20.5 | 4 | 3.9 | 0.9-15.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 222 | 74 | 36.2 | 27.6-45.9 | 91 | 41.0 | 32.3-50.2 | 34 | 13.5 | 8.6-20.6 | 19 | 8.2 | 4.1-15.6 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 218 | 76 | 39.1 | 29.6-49.6 | 74 | 28.9 | 21.2-38.1 | 46 | 20.7 | 14.2-29.2 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.5-13.3 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.5 |
| $75,000+ | 291 | 109 | 37.7 | 30.4-45.5 | 109 | 37.4 | 29.8-45.7 | 54 | 16.8 | 11.9-23.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.5 | 11 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.4 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 86 | 28 | 31.7 | 21.7-43.8 | 37 | 45.3 | 33.7-57.3 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.6-16.7 | 8 | 8.0 | 3.8-16.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 2.0-17.1 |
| Guilford | 74 | 25 | 30.2 | 20.1-42.5 | 22 | 33.6 | 22.4-47.0 | 21 | 27.8 | 17.8-40.6 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.4-13.7 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-12.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 66 | 28 | 40.4 | 27.1-55.1 | 19 | 25.8 | 15.8-39.1 | 10 | 22.0 | 9.2-43.9 | 7 | 8.2 | 3.5-18.3 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.9-13.7 |
| Orange | 67 | 29 | 44.7 | 32.0-58.1 | 29 | 41.1 | 28.9-54.5 | 4 | 8.6 | 2.8-23.2 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.2-13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Wake | 74 | 31 | 44.0 | 31.8-57.1 | 22 | 30.5 | 20.3-43.0 | 14 | 15.1 | 8.5-25.3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.1 | 4 | 7.4 | 2.3-20.8 |
| Chatham/Lee | 47 | 11 | 22.0 | 11.6-37.9 | 11 | 24.8 | 12.4-43.4 | 19 | 35.6 | 20.2-54.8 | 6 | 17.6 | 5.8-42.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Nash/Wilson | 49 | 10 | 19.4 | 9.8-34.9 | 23 | 52.7 | 35.9-68.8 | 10 | 16.4 | 8.3-29.7 | 5 | 7.5 | 3.0-17.7 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6-23.5 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 73 | 28 | 35.7 | 24.2-49.1 | 24 | 29.6 | 19.3-42.5 | 18 | 32.3 | 19.8-48.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 67 | 19 | 25.5 | 15.3-39.4 | 25 | 36.2 | 23.1-51.8 | 15 | 18.6 | 10.5-30.8 | 7 | 18.5 | 5.1-49.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.7 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 79 | 26 | 37.6 | 25.9-50.8 | 29 | 35.8 | 24.6-48.8 | 11 | 12.4 | 6.7-21.8 | 7 | 8.3 | 3.7-17.6 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.0 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 51 | 20 | 30.6 | 17.9-47.1 | 14 | 35.8 | 19.1-56.8 | 11 | 22.3 | 11.6-38.7 | 4 | 8.7 | 3.1-22.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.9 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 69 | 17 | 29.6 | 18.6-43.7 | 33 | 45.6 | 32.6-59.2 | 13 | 17.8 | 10.1-29.4 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.2-13.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 42 | 13 | 34.2 | 20.3-51.4 | 17 | 39.9 | 25.3-56.4 | 9 | 21.1 | 10.8-37.0 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.6 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.8 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 46 | 15 | 27.1 | 16.1-41.7 | 15 | 35.6 | 22.2-51.8 | 10 | 18.3 | 9.7-32.0 | 5 | 16.5 | 6.9-34.3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-15.8 |
| Northeast NC I | 36 | 9 | 19.4 | 9.5-35.5 | 18 | 53.8 | 35.3-71.4 | 8 | 25.4 | 11.2-47.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Northeast NC II | 62 | 12 | 20.3 | 11.5-33.4 | 22 | 35.1 | 23.1-49.5 | 18 | 31.2 | 19.1-46.5 | 6 | 8.3 | 3.4-18.8 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.7 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 98 | 21 | 20.1 | 12.6-30.5 | 40 | 39.5 | 28.9-51.2 | 26 | 29.8 | 19.6-42.5 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.8 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.6 |
| Mountain AHEC | 215 | 65 | 33.1 | 25.3-42.0 | 88 | 37.4 | 29.4-46.1 | 38 | 19.2 | 12.9-27.6 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.2 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 388 | 112 | 25.8 | 19.8-32.9 | 143 | 35.5 | 28.2-43.5 | 90 | 22.3 | 16.5-29.4 | 31 | 10.5 | 6.2-17.2 | 12 | 5.9 | 2.7-12.4 |
| Piedmont | 607 | 224 | 37.9 | 32.6-43.5 | 202 | 33.4 | 28.3-38.9 | 116 | 17.0 | 13.2-21.6 | 48 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.7 |
| Western NC | 344 | 107 | 34.3 | 27.4-41.9 | 134 | 34.9 | 28.4-41.9 | 61 | 18.8 | 13.5-25.5 | 29 | 9.0 | 5.2-15.2 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 |
Asked only of respondents who ever tried to lose weight
^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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