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| Total Respond.^ |
0-3 months | 4-11 months | 1 year | 2-5 years | 5+ years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,284 | 238 | 19.4 | 16.1-23.2 | 204 | 17.9 | 14.6-21.8 | 204 | 15.3 | 12.6-18.4 | 427 | 32.3 | 28.7-36.2 | 211 | 15.1 | 12.4-18.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 47 | 9 | 30.2 | 13.4-54.6 | 15 | 33.6 | 16.1-57.1 | 7 | 15.1 | 5.2-36.3 | 14 | 20.0 | 9.4-37.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.7 |
| 25-34 | 170 | 31 | 18.2 | 10.5-29.6 | 35 | 23.8 | 15.8-34.4 | 31 | 12.2 | 7.6-18.9 | 60 | 34.0 | 24.9-44.4 | 13 | 11.8 | 6.1-21.6 |
| 35-44 | 277 | 56 | 20.7 | 14.9-27.9 | 44 | 15.6 | 10.4-22.6 | 39 | 12.9 | 8.5-19.0 | 95 | 36.2 | 28.8-44.4 | 43 | 14.6 | 9.9-21.2 |
| 45-54 | 267 | 48 | 16.9 | 11.4-24.4 | 39 | 18.6 | 12.3-27.1 | 50 | 18.9 | 12.8-27.0 | 94 | 32.1 | 24.6-40.6 | 36 | 13.6 | 7.8-22.5 |
| 55-64 | 256 | 46 | 17.7 | 12.3-24.8 | 42 | 14.3 | 9.4-21.0 | 43 | 15.6 | 10.5-22.5 | 85 | 36.3 | 28.4-45.1 | 40 | 16.2 | 10.5-24.2 |
| 65-74 | 182 | 34 | 20.0 | 13.1-29.2 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.0-12.2 | 24 | 19.6 | 11.7-30.7 | 55 | 28.0 | 19.8-38.1 | 46 | 25.3 | 17.4-35.4 |
| 75+ | 81 | 13 | 12.6 | 5.8-25.6 | 6 | 9.5 | 3.0-26.1 | 10 | 13.5 | 6.7-25.2 | 23 | 25.9 | 15.5-39.9 | 29 | 38.5 | 25.4-53.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 108 | 24 | 20.1 | 9.1-38.5 | 15 | 15.4 | 6.7-31.6 | 13 | 13.5 | 5.8-28.4 | 31 | 29.4 | 17.8-44.4 | 25 | 21.7 | 12.6-34.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 322 | 61 | 17.9 | 12.1-25.7 | 51 | 20.5 | 13.5-30.0 | 47 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.2 | 108 | 33.0 | 25.7-41.2 | 55 | 16.2 | 11.2-23.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 328 | 62 | 24.7 | 17.2-34.2 | 52 | 18.5 | 12.3-26.9 | 53 | 13.8 | 8.9-20.7 | 119 | 35.7 | 28.3-43.9 | 42 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.3 |
| College Graduate | 525 | 91 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.2 | 86 | 16.2 | 12.2-21.1 | 91 | 18.6 | 14.4-23.8 | 169 | 30.0 | 24.8-35.6 | 88 | 18.6 | 13.9-24.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 69 | 11 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.4 | 8 | 15.4 | 6.6-31.7 | 14 | 23.8 | 11.2-43.6 | 24 | 38.2 | 22.9-56.2 | 12 | 14.5 | 6.5-29.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 153 | 31 | 29.3 | 17.7-44.3 | 26 | 13.7 | 7.2-24.7 | 19 | 13.0 | 6.0-26.1 | 54 | 32.7 | 22.3-45.0 | 23 | 11.3 | 6.6-18.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 130 | 30 | 22.2 | 12.3-36.7 | 20 | 18.4 | 9.6-32.6 | 14 | 11.6 | 5.7-22.1 | 42 | 30.6 | 19.4-44.5 | 24 | 17.2 | 9.5-29.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 218 | 43 | 21.3 | 14.4-30.3 | 30 | 18.0 | 11.5-27.1 | 38 | 17.4 | 11.3-25.9 | 75 | 33.0 | 25.0-42.2 | 32 | 10.3 | 6.4-16.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 211 | 35 | 19.4 | 11.5-30.8 | 38 | 18.1 | 11.7-27.0 | 30 | 13.5 | 8.3-21.1 | 70 | 31.3 | 23.2-40.8 | 38 | 17.6 | 11.4-26.1 |
| $75,000+ | 282 | 54 | 19.7 | 14.2-26.8 | 48 | 16.6 | 11.3-23.8 | 51 | 17.7 | 12.5-24.4 | 88 | 32.2 | 25.2-40.0 | 41 | 13.8 | 8.5-21.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 81 | 17 | 22.0 | 13.4-33.8 | 10 | 14.8 | 7.2-27.7 | 18 | 24.6 | 15.2-37.4 | 27 | 29.2 | 19.8-40.8 | 9 | 9.5 | 4.8-18.0 |
| Guilford | 71 | 16 | 26.7 | 16.3-40.7 | 10 | 13.0 | 6.5-24.6 | 15 | 20.8 | 12.4-32.8 | 17 | 21.4 | 12.9-33.4 | 13 | 18.0 | 10.0-30.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 64 | 11 | 15.5 | 8.1-27.6 | 12 | 27.9 | 13.9-48.2 | 12 | 20.2 | 11.1-33.8 | 19 | 23.1 | 14.0-35.6 | 10 | 13.3 | 6.9-24.3 |
| Orange | 66 | 15 | 19.9 | 11.5-32.1 | 16 | 27.0 | 16.3-41.1 | 10 | 11.6 | 6.0-21.2 | 17 | 29.8 | 18.7-43.9 | 8 | 11.7 | 5.6-22.8 |
| Wake | 70 | 22 | 25.9 | 16.8-37.7 | 11 | 17.7 | 9.4-30.7 | 7 | 14.0 | 6.2-28.7 | 20 | 29.5 | 18.9-42.9 | 10 | 13.0 | 6.6-23.8 |
| Chatham/Lee | 43 | 2 | 4.8 | 1.1-18.6 | 6 | 10.3 | 4.2-23.1 | 9 | 18.1 | 8.8-33.8 | 15 | 42.8 | 25.0-62.8 | 11 | 24.0 | 11.9-42.5 |
| Nash/Wilson | 48 | 8 | 17.4 | 8.3-33.0 | 5 | 18.5 | 5.8-45.5 | 11 | 25.0 | 13.5-41.7 | 16 | 24.4 | 14.1-38.9 | 8 | 14.7 | 7.0-28.1 |
| Craven/Pamlico | 72 | 14 | 17.9 | 9.6-30.7 | 12 | 20.2 | 10.2-36.1 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.7-17.9 | 23 | 34.2 | 22.4-48.3 | 16 | 19.4 | 11.3-31.2 |
| Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 63 | 12 | 20.2 | 11.0-34.1 | 10 | 13.9 | 6.9-25.8 | 11 | 13.9 | 7.1-25.2 | 21 | 39.1 | 22.1-59.2 | 9 | 12.9 | 6.3-24.8 |
| Appalachian/Wilkes | 75 | 10 | 9.4 | 4.9-17.1 | 18 | 30.2 | 18.7-44.8 | 10 | 12.6 | 6.7-22.6 | 25 | 32.5 | 21.7-45.5 | 12 | 15.4 | 8.6-26.1 |
| Franklin/Gran./Vance | 50 | 6 | 17.1 | 5.8-41.0 | 6 | 14.2 | 5.9-30.5 | 8 | 13.1 | 5.5-28.0 | 26 | 50.3 | 32.6-68.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.9-14.1 |
| Graham/Swain/Jackson | 67 | 15 | 22.3 | 13.4-34.7 | 15 | 24.2 | 14.0-38.4 | 10 | 12.3 | 6.4-22.3 | 18 | 26.7 | 15.7-41.6 | 9 | 14.6 | 7.4-26.8 |
| Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 41 | 6 | 14.9 | 6.4-30.9 | 3 | 7.5 | 2.4-21.2 | 6 | 18.4 | 8.0-37.0 | 13 | 27.5 | 15.8-43.3 | 13 | 31.8 | 18.5-48.9 |
| Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 42 | 7 | 14.2 | 6.4-28.8 | 7 | 18.2 | 8.5-34.9 | 4 | 10.8 | 4.1-25.5 | 11 | 28.5 | 15.8-45.7 | 13 | 28.3 | 16.5-44.2 |
| Northeast NC I | 35 | 5 | 14.3 | 5.5-32.2 | 4 | 10.8 | 3.9-26.4 | 5 | 21.1 | 8.0-45.3 | 16 | 41.3 | 24.9-59.9 | 5 | 12.5 | 4.9-28.2 |
| Northeast NC II | 61 | 14 | 24.0 | 13.0-40.0 | 9 | 13.6 | 6.8-25.3 | 8 | 12.3 | 5.8-24.3 | 25 | 42.3 | 29.1-56.6 | 5 | 7.9 | 3.1-18.7 |
| Northeastern Partnership | 96 | 19 | 21.7 | 12.7-34.6 | 13 | 12.9 | 7.2-22.1 | 13 | 14.4 | 7.9-24.8 | 41 | 42.0 | 31.0-53.9 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.2 |
| Mountain AHEC | 203 | 39 | 14.9 | 10.3-21.2 | 32 | 15.1 | 9.6-22.9 | 38 | 21.5 | 14.8-30.2 | 61 | 31.1 | 23.1-40.4 | 33 | 17.4 | 11.5-25.4 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 375 | 70 | 18.7 | 13.2-26.0 | 49 | 12.0 | 8.0-17.6 | 52 | 15.4 | 10.4-22.1 | 133 | 33.7 | 26.7-41.4 | 71 | 20.2 | 13.8-28.7 |
| Piedmont | 584 | 107 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.6 | 98 | 20.6 | 15.9-26.3 | 97 | 15.0 | 11.5-19.4 | 194 | 31.7 | 26.9-37.0 | 88 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.2 |
| Western NC | 325 | 61 | 17.3 | 12.1-24.1 | 57 | 16.6 | 11.8-22.7 | 55 | 16.4 | 11.8-22.3 | 100 | 32.5 | 25.5-40.4 | 52 | 17.2 | 12.2-23.7 |
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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