BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Weight Control

Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,128	4,498	65.1	63.3-66.8	2,630	34.9	33.2-36.7
-Northeast NC II	383	234	63.1	57.2-68.7	149	36.9	31.3-42.8
GENDER
Male	123	72	60.3	49.5-70.2	51	39.7	29.8-50.5
Female	260	162	65.2	58.6-71.3	98	34.8	28.7-41.4
RACE
White	264	173	68.5	62.0-74.4	91	31.5	25.6-38.0
Other	118	61	51.6	40.1-62.9	57	48.4	37.1-59.9
AGE
18-44	138	100	72.7	63.1-80.6	38	27.3	19.4-36.9
45+	242	132	54.7	47.2-62.0	110	45.3	38.0-52.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	95	55.2	46.2-63.8	93	44.8	36.2-53.8
Some College +	195	139	71.1	63.4-77.8	56	28.9	22.2-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	211	122	58.3	50.2-66.0	89	41.7	34.0-49.8
$50,000+	80	62	79.0	67.7-87.1	18	21.0	12.9-32.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	333	208	64.6	58.4-70.3	125	35.4	29.7-41.6
Guilford	350	239	67.9	61.7-73.6	111	32.1	26.4-38.3
Mecklenburg	344	248	73.6	67.9-78.6	96	26.4	21.4-32.1
Orange	362	273	71.0	61.1-79.3	89	29.0	20.7-38.9
Wake	366	261	71.0	65.0-76.4	105	29.0	23.6-35.0
Chatham/Lee	294	177	62.4	55.1-69.3	117	37.6	30.7-44.9
Nash/Wilson	278	190	67.5	60.7-73.7	88	32.5	26.3-39.3
Craven/Pamlico	354	232	65.7	59.5-71.3	122	34.3	28.7-40.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	318	184	59.7	52.9-66.2	134	40.3	33.8-47.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	324	203	64.6	57.5-71.0	121	35.4	29.0-42.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	351	184	56.4	46.9-65.6	167	43.6	34.4-53.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	320	222	70.0	63.5-75.7	98	30.0	24.3-36.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	360	203	58.7	52.7-64.4	157	41.3	35.6-47.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	309	156	55.1	47.9-62.1	153	44.9	37.9-52.1
Northeast NC I	347	201	58.0	51.7-64.0	146	42.0	36.0-48.3
Northeastern Partnership	730	435	61.3	56.9-65.6	295	38.7	34.4-43.1
Mountain AHEC	971	628	64.4	59.7-68.9	343	35.6	31.1-40.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,509	1,529	64.5	61.2-67.6	980	35.5	32.4-38.8
Piedmont	3,095	2,000	65.8	63.3-68.2	1,095	34.2	31.8-36.7
Western NC	1,524	969	63.5	59.5-67.3	555	36.5	32.7-40.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,128

4,498

65.1

63.3-66.8

2,630

34.9

33.2-36.7

-Northeast NC II

383

234

63.1

57.2-68.7

149

36.9

31.3-42.8

GENDER

Male

123

60.3

49.5-70.2

39.7

29.8-50.5

Female

260

162

65.2

58.6-71.3

34.8

28.7-41.4

RACE

White

264

173

68.5

62.0-74.4

31.5

25.6-38.0

Other

118

51.6

40.1-62.9

48.4

37.1-59.9

AGE

18-44

138

100

72.7

63.1-80.6

27.3

19.4-36.9

45+

242

132

54.7

47.2-62.0

110

45.3

38.0-52.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

188

55.2

46.2-63.8

44.8

36.2-53.8

Some College +

195

139

71.1

63.4-77.8

28.9

22.2-36.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

211

122

58.3

50.2-66.0

41.7

34.0-49.8

$50,000+

79.0

67.7-87.1

21.0

12.9-32.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

333

208

64.6

58.4-70.3

125

35.4

29.7-41.6

Guilford

350

239

67.9

61.7-73.6

111

32.1

26.4-38.3

Mecklenburg

344

248

73.6

67.9-78.6

26.4

21.4-32.1

Orange

362

273

71.0

61.1-79.3

29.0

20.7-38.9

Wake

366

261

71.0

65.0-76.4

105

29.0

23.6-35.0

Chatham/Lee

294

177

62.4

55.1-69.3

117

37.6

30.7-44.9

Nash/Wilson

278

190

67.5

60.7-73.7

32.5

26.3-39.3

Craven/Pamlico

354

232

65.7

59.5-71.3

122

34.3

28.7-40.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

318

184

59.7

52.9-66.2

134

40.3

33.8-47.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

324

203

64.6

57.5-71.0

121

35.4

29.0-42.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

351

184

56.4

46.9-65.6

167

43.6

34.4-53.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

320

222

70.0

63.5-75.7

30.0

24.3-36.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

360

203

58.7

52.7-64.4

157

41.3

35.6-47.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

309

156

55.1

47.9-62.1

153

44.9

37.9-52.1

Northeast NC I

347

201

58.0

51.7-64.0

146

42.0

36.0-48.3

Northeastern Partnership

730

435

61.3

56.9-65.6

295

38.7

34.4-43.1

Mountain AHEC

971

628

64.4

59.7-68.9

343

35.6

31.1-40.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,509

1,529

64.5

61.2-67.6

980

35.5

32.4-38.8

Piedmont

3,095

2,000

65.8

63.3-68.2

1,095

34.2

31.8-36.7

Western NC

1,524

969

63.5

59.5-67.3

555

36.5

32.7-40.5

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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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