BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,445	3,758	38.6	37.0-40.2	5,687	61.4	59.8-63.0
-Northeastern Partnership	974	400	39.4	35.6-43.4	574	60.6	56.6-64.4
GENDER
Male	330	102	30.1	24.2-36.8	228	69.9	63.2-75.8
Female	644	298	47.6	43.1-52.1	346	52.4	47.9-56.9
RACE
White	559	239	43.1	38.1-48.1	320	56.9	51.9-61.9
Other	412	161	34.6	28.8-40.8	251	65.4	59.2-71.2
AGE
18-44	351	166	41.3	34.9-48.1	185	58.7	51.9-65.1
45+	618	232	37.8	33.2-42.5	386	62.2	57.5-66.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	534	200	36.8	31.5-42.4	334	63.2	57.6-68.5
Some College +	437	200	42.9	37.4-48.5	237	57.1	51.5-62.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	586	245	40.4	35.6-45.5	341	59.6	54.5-64.4
$50,000+	164	80	47.1	38.4-55.9	84	52.9	44.1-61.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	169	36.0	30.9-41.4	285	64.0	58.6-69.1
Guilford	444	190	40.8	35.5-46.3	254	59.2	53.7-64.5
Mecklenburg	449	196	38.7	33.3-44.5	253	61.3	55.5-66.7
Orange	452	175	36.9	29.9-44.6	277	63.1	55.4-70.1
Wake	452	189	39.7	34.4-45.2	263	60.3	54.8-65.6
Chatham/Lee	400	146	37.1	31.0-43.6	254	62.9	56.4-69.0
Nash/Wilson	379	152	39.1	33.3-45.2	227	60.9	54.8-66.7
Craven/Pamlico	456	207	40.6	35.3-46.1	249	59.4	53.9-64.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	165	37.8	32.0-44.0	273	62.2	56.0-68.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	171	36.4	30.0-43.2	285	63.6	56.8-70.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	183	34.3	27.9-41.2	295	65.7	58.8-72.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	172	35.3	27.4-44.2	254	64.7	55.8-72.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	196	39.4	34.5-44.6	278	60.6	55.4-65.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	146	32.1	26.9-37.9	273	67.9	62.1-73.1
Northeast NC I	461	189	38.0	32.5-43.7	272	62.0	56.3-67.5
Northeast NC II	513	211	40.2	35.1-45.5	302	59.8	54.5-64.9
Mountain AHEC	1,308	512	38.3	34.0-42.7	796	61.7	57.3-66.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,317	1,339	36.7	34.0-39.5	1,978	63.3	60.5-66.0
Piedmont	4,049	1,608	39.6	37.4-41.9	2,441	60.4	58.1-62.6
Western NC	2,079	811	38.4	35.0-42.0	1,268	61.6	58.0-65.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,445

3,758

38.6

37.0-40.2

5,687

61.4

59.8-63.0

-Northeastern Partnership

974

400

39.4

35.6-43.4

574

60.6

56.6-64.4

GENDER

Male

330

102

30.1

24.2-36.8

228

69.9

63.2-75.8

Female

644

298

47.6

43.1-52.1

346

52.4

47.9-56.9

RACE

White

559

239

43.1

38.1-48.1

320

56.9

51.9-61.9

Other

412

161

34.6

28.8-40.8

251

65.4

59.2-71.2

AGE

18-44

351

166

41.3

34.9-48.1

185

58.7

51.9-65.1

45+

618

232

37.8

33.2-42.5

386

62.2

57.5-66.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

534

200

36.8

31.5-42.4

334

63.2

57.6-68.5

Some College +

437

200

42.9

37.4-48.5

237

57.1

51.5-62.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

586

245

40.4

35.6-45.5

341

59.6

54.5-64.4

$50,000+

164

47.1

38.4-55.9

52.9

44.1-61.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

169

36.0

30.9-41.4

285

64.0

58.6-69.1

Guilford

444

190

40.8

35.5-46.3

254

59.2

53.7-64.5

Mecklenburg

449

196

38.7

33.3-44.5

253

61.3

55.5-66.7

Orange

452

175

36.9

29.9-44.6

277

63.1

55.4-70.1

Wake

452

189

39.7

34.4-45.2

263

60.3

54.8-65.6

Chatham/Lee

400

146

37.1

31.0-43.6

254

62.9

56.4-69.0

Nash/Wilson

379

152

39.1

33.3-45.2

227

60.9

54.8-66.7

Craven/Pamlico

456

207

40.6

35.3-46.1

249

59.4

53.9-64.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

165

37.8

32.0-44.0

273

62.2

56.0-68.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

171

36.4

30.0-43.2

285

63.6

56.8-70.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

183

34.3

27.9-41.2

295

65.7

58.8-72.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

172

35.3

27.4-44.2

254

64.7

55.8-72.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

196

39.4

34.5-44.6

278

60.6

55.4-65.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

146

32.1

26.9-37.9

273

67.9

62.1-73.1

Northeast NC I

461

189

38.0

32.5-43.7

272

62.0

56.3-67.5

Northeast NC II

513

211

40.2

35.1-45.5

302

59.8

54.5-64.9

Mountain AHEC

1,308

512

38.3

34.0-42.7

796

61.7

57.3-66.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,317

1,339

36.7

34.0-39.5

1,978

63.3

60.5-66.0

Piedmont

4,049

1,608

39.6

37.4-41.9

2,441

60.4

58.1-62.6

Western NC

2,079

811

38.4

35.0-42.0

1,268

61.6

58.0-65.0

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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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