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| Total Respond.^ |
10 lbs. or less | 10-25 lbs. | 26-50 lbs. | >50 lbs. | None/still losing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,273 | 436 | 35.4 | 31.4-39.5 | 275 | 20.4 | 17.3-23.9 | 117 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.8 | 62 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.6 | 383 | 29.9 | 26.1-33.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 46 | 13 | 35.7 | 17.1-59.9 | 11 | 19.2 | 8.5-37.8 | 4 | 6.4 | 1.5-23.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 38.8 | 19.9-61.6 |
| 25-34 | 172 | 63 | 34.0 | 24.9-44.3 | 32 | 16.5 | 9.6-26.9 | 19 | 8.0 | 4.1-15.1 | 5 | 5.8 | 2.1-14.9 | 53 | 35.7 | 25.9-46.7 |
| 35-44 | 270 | 95 | 39.5 | 31.7-47.8 | 55 | 20.6 | 14.7-28.1 | 26 | 7.4 | 4.5-12.0 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.3 | 79 | 27.2 | 20.7-34.8 |
| 45-54 | 265 | 98 | 35.3 | 27.5-44.0 | 59 | 20.8 | 14.7-28.6 | 29 | 14.5 | 8.4-23.8 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.4 | 65 | 23.4 | 16.5-31.9 |
| 55-64 | 254 | 80 | 31.5 | 24.1-40.1 | 63 | 22.2 | 16.0-29.9 | 24 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.7 | 17 | 8.8 | 4.8-15.7 | 70 | 28.5 | 21.5-36.8 |
| 65-74 | 181 | 61 | 37.5 | 28.0-48.1 | 40 | 25.0 | 16.7-35.8 | 10 | 6.7 | 3.1-14.0 | 9 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.6 | 61 | 26.7 | 18.9-36.3 |
| 75+ | 80 | 25 | 31.9 | 20.3-46.4 | 13 | 17.4 | 8.4-32.5 | 5 | 5.9 | 1.9-17.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.2 | 35 | 44.1 | 30.1-59.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 108 | 29 | 21.1 | 12.6-33.3 | 24 | 24.4 | 14.0-39.0 | 14 | 11.2 | 5.3-22.3 | 8 | 10.4 | 3.3-28.7 | 33 | 32.8 | 19.0-50.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 322 | 103 | 30.4 | 22.8-39.2 | 60 | 20.8 | 14.6-28.8 | 36 | 11.1 | 6.9-17.3 | 23 | 9.6 | 5.5-16.2 | 100 | 28.1 | 21.3-36.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 324 | 109 | 36.1 | 28.0-45.0 | 74 | 20.3 | 14.8-27.3 | 32 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.5 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 97 | 33.4 | 25.4-42.6 |
| College Graduate | 519 | 195 | 40.4 | 34.7-46.4 | 117 | 19.6 | 15.3-24.7 | 35 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.9 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 153 | 28.1 | 23.1-33.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 70 | 25 | 25.8 | 15.3-40.1 | 10 | 29.6 | 14.4-51.2 | 8 | 8.3 | 3.8-17.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 | 24 | 35.5 | 21.1-53.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 153 | 44 | 24.9 | 15.4-37.6 | 35 | 17.5 | 10.3-28.2 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.1-18.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.8 | 56 | 44.9 | 32.1-58.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 131 | 35 | 27.7 | 17.1-41.5 | 29 | 19.2 | 10.2-33.3 | 20 | 13.1 | 6.9-23.4 | 10 | 9.2 | 3.8-20.7 | 37 | 30.9 | 19.5-45.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 217 | 80 | 40.8 | 31.8-50.5 | 48 | 21.8 | 15.1-30.5 | 23 | 10.1 | 5.6-17.4 | 10 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.7 | 56 | 23.0 | 16.4-31.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 209 | 74 | 36.0 | 27.3-45.8 | 43 | 20.2 | 13.6-29.0 | 20 | 9.5 | 5.2-16.7 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.9 | 65 | 30.2 | 21.1-41.1 |
| $75,000+ | 273 | 108 | 41.6 | 33.8-49.9 | 61 | 18.1 | 12.9-24.9 | 17 | 6.6 | 2.8-15.0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.0 | 81 | 31.3 | 24.2-39.4 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 81 | 23 | 25.1 | 16.5-36.2 | 21 | 29.3 | 18.9-42.4 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.5-11.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 32 | 40.8 | 29.3-53.5 |
| Guilford | 71 | 28 | 36.5 | 25.3-49.4 | 15 | 25.2 | 14.9-39.3 | 9 | 13.7 | 6.9-25.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.4 | 18 | 23.2 | 14.0-35.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 62 | 28 | 55.2 | 39.9-69.6 | 12 | 17.3 | 9.3-29.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.2 | 18 | 24.1 | 14.4-37.5 |
| Orange | 67 | 27 | 44.0 | 31.3-57.5 | 12 | 18.0 | 10.1-30.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.9-10.4 | 24 | 33.9 | 22.5-47.5 |
| Wake | 69 | 30 | 43.2 | 30.8-56.4 | 7 | 15.1 | 6.8-30.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.7 | 25 | 34.4 | 23.5-47.2 |
| Chatham/Lee | 45 | 16 | 42.1 | 24.8-61.6 | 10 | 16.0 | 7.6-30.6 | 7 | 13.6 | 6.1-27.3 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.5-16.1 | 9 | 23.2 | 11.3-41.8 |
| Nash/Wilson | 47 | 9 | 17.6 | 8.5-33.0 | 14 | 36.4 | 20.0-56.8 | 5 | 9.7 | 4.0-21.9 | 6 | 12.0 | 5.2-25.4 | 13 | 24.2 | 13.2-40.0 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 72 | 20 | 25.6 | 16.4-37.6 | 13 | 18.2 | 10.4-30.0 | 5 | 15.4 | 6.0-34.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.9 | 29 | 36.0 | 24.0-50.0 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 65 | 18 | 25.6 | 15.2-39.8 | 13 | 16.5 | 8.9-28.6 | 13 | 29.1 | 13.1-52.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 6.1 | 19 | 27.2 | 16.4-41.7 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 71 | 28 | 39.1 | 27.0-52.7 | 18 | 23.7 | 14.8-35.8 | 5 | 7.6 | 3.0-17.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-12.5 | 17 | 25.6 | 14.8-40.6 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 49 | 16 | 33.2 | 18.0-52.9 | 9 | 16.3 | 7.9-30.6 | 8 | 17.6 | 8.1-34.0 | 3 | 4.8 | 1.5-14.4 | 13 | 28.1 | 13.6-49.3 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 67 | 22 | 30.5 | 19.7-44.0 | 19 | 33.4 | 21.0-48.5 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.1 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5- 9.8 | 20 | 29.2 | 18.8-42.4 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 41 | 13 | 36.1 | 21.8-53.4 | 9 | 21.1 | 11.0-36.6 | 3 | 7.5 | 2.2-22.7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-13.7 | 14 | 31.7 | 18.3-49.1 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 43 | 14 | 29.8 | 17.6-45.7 | 15 | 38.3 | 23.9-55.1 | 4 | 8.2 | 3.0-20.7 | 4 | 12.0 | 4.3-29.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.1-24.7 |
| Northeast NC I | 35 | 10 | 30.8 | 15.3-52.4 | 11 | 35.3 | 19.9-54.6 | 4 | 8.4 | 2.9-22.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 25.4 | 13.3-43.0 |
| Northeast NC II | 58 | 11 | 17.1 | 9.2-29.5 | 9 | 20.0 | 9.4-37.4 | 10 | 18.4 | 9.3-33.2 | 3 | 4.4 | 1.1-15.9 | 25 | 40.1 | 27.2-54.5 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 93 | 21 | 20.4 | 12.7-31.1 | 20 | 23.7 | 14.2-36.7 | 14 | 16.0 | 8.7-27.6 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.3 | 35 | 36.5 | 26.2-48.3 |
| Mountain AHEC | 203 | 64 | 28.4 | 21.3-36.8 | 54 | 26.0 | 19.1-34.4 | 18 | 14.3 | 8.2-23.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.0-10.2 | 62 | 28.0 | 20.7-36.8 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 369 | 103 | 25.9 | 20.0-32.9 | 84 | 23.1 | 16.9-30.9 | 35 | 12.4 | 7.0-20.8 | 25 | 7.8 | 4.2-14.0 | 122 | 30.8 | 24.0-38.6 |
| Piedmont | 582 | 227 | 40.2 | 34.6-46.1 | 110 | 18.6 | 14.6-23.2 | 50 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.7 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.4 | 168 | 30.0 | 24.9-35.7 |
| Western NC | 322 | 106 | 30.1 | 23.8-37.3 | 81 | 23.8 | 18.2-30.6 | 32 | 13.6 | 8.7-20.5 | 10 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.2 | 93 | 27.7 | 21.2-35.2 |
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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