BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*

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	Total Respond.^	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
North Carolina	9,428	3,758	38.7	37.1-40.3	3,373	36.2	34.7-37.8	2,297	25.1	23.7-26.5
-Northeastern Partnership	974	400	39.4	35.6-43.4	330	31.9	28.4-35.7	244	28.7	24.8-32.9
GENDER
Male	330	102	30.1	24.2-36.8	122	33.0	27.1-39.4	106	36.9	30.1-44.3
Female	644	298	47.6	43.1-52.1	208	31.0	27.0-35.3	138	21.4	17.8-25.4
RACE
White	559	239	43.1	38.1-48.1	189	31.4	27.1-36.0	131	25.6	21.2-30.5
Other	412	161	34.6	28.8-40.8	139	32.4	26.7-38.8	112	33.0	26.3-40.5
AGE
18-44	351	166	41.3	34.9-48.1	111	31.1	25.4-37.6	74	27.6	20.9-35.3
45+	618	232	37.8	33.2-42.5	218	32.7	28.5-37.1	168	29.6	25.3-34.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	534	200	36.8	31.5-42.4	173	28.6	24.0-33.7	161	34.6	28.9-40.8
Some College +	437	200	42.9	37.4-48.5	157	36.2	31.0-41.8	80	20.9	16.4-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	586	245	40.4	35.6-45.5	195	31.4	27.0-36.2	146	28.2	23.6-33.3
$50,000+	164	80	47.1	38.4-55.9	59	37.0	28.9-45.8	25	16.0	10.7-23.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	169	36.1	31.0-41.6	164	36.0	30.9-41.4	120	27.9	23.1-33.2
Guilford	443	190	41.0	35.7-46.5	159	35.6	30.4-41.2	94	23.4	18.8-28.7
Mecklenburg	446	196	39.0	33.5-44.8	149	31.2	26.3-36.6	101	29.8	23.9-36.3
Orange	451	175	37.1	30.0-44.7	187	43.8	36.5-51.3	89	19.1	14.6-24.7
Wake	452	189	39.7	34.4-45.2	176	38.1	32.7-43.7	87	22.2	17.8-27.4
Chatham/Lee	400	146	37.1	31.0-43.6	148	36.0	30.3-42.2	106	26.9	21.7-32.7
Nash/Wilson	379	152	39.1	33.3-45.2	125	33.9	28.5-39.8	102	27.0	22.1-32.6
Craven/Pamlico	455	207	40.7	35.4-46.2	147	37.2	31.8-42.9	101	22.1	18.0-26.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	165	37.9	32.0-44.1	155	35.6	30.4-41.1	117	26.6	21.8-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	171	36.8	30.4-43.6	153	34.0	28.3-40.2	128	29.3	23.4-36.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	183	34.3	27.9-41.2	171	41.6	33.1-50.7	124	24.1	18.9-30.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	172	35.3	27.4-44.2	149	28.0	21.6-35.5	105	36.7	24.8-50.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	196	39.4	34.5-44.6	162	35.2	30.2-40.5	116	25.4	21.0-30.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	146	32.1	26.9-37.9	163	39.8	33.8-46.2	110	28.1	22.9-33.8
Northeast NC I	461	189	38.0	32.5-43.7	159	33.2	27.9-39.0	113	28.8	22.4-36.2
Northeast NC II	513	211	40.2	35.1-45.5	171	31.2	26.7-36.1	131	28.6	23.9-33.9
Mountain AHEC	1,306	512	38.4	34.1-42.8	461	34.9	31.1-38.9	333	26.7	23.2-30.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	1,339	36.9	34.2-39.7	1,167	38.7	35.8-41.7	807	24.4	22.0-26.9
Piedmont	4,042	1,608	39.7	37.4-41.9	1,490	35.3	33.2-37.5	944	25.0	23.1-27.1
Western NC	2,073	811	38.5	35.1-42.1	716	34.8	31.6-38.1	546	26.7	23.7-29.9

Total
Respond.^

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,428

3,758

38.7

37.1-40.3

3,373

36.2

34.7-37.8

2,297

25.1

23.7-26.5

-Northeastern Partnership

974

400

39.4

35.6-43.4

330

31.9

28.4-35.7

244

28.7

24.8-32.9

GENDER

Male

330

102

30.1

24.2-36.8

122

33.0

27.1-39.4

106

36.9

30.1-44.3

Female

644

298

47.6

43.1-52.1

208

31.0

27.0-35.3

138

21.4

17.8-25.4

RACE

White

559

239

43.1

38.1-48.1

189

31.4

27.1-36.0

131

25.6

21.2-30.5

Other

412

161

34.6

28.8-40.8

139

32.4

26.7-38.8

112

33.0

26.3-40.5

AGE

18-44

351

166

41.3

34.9-48.1

111

31.1

25.4-37.6

27.6

20.9-35.3

45+

618

232

37.8

33.2-42.5

218

32.7

28.5-37.1

168

29.6

25.3-34.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

534

200

36.8

31.5-42.4

173

28.6

24.0-33.7

161

34.6

28.9-40.8

Some College +

437

200

42.9

37.4-48.5

157

36.2

31.0-41.8

20.9

16.4-26.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

586

245

40.4

35.6-45.5

195

31.4

27.0-36.2

146

28.2

23.6-33.3

$50,000+

164

47.1

38.4-55.9

37.0

28.9-45.8

16.0

10.7-23.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

169

36.1

31.0-41.6

164

36.0

30.9-41.4

120

27.9

23.1-33.2

Guilford

443

190

41.0

35.7-46.5

159

35.6

30.4-41.2

23.4

18.8-28.7

Mecklenburg

446

196

39.0

33.5-44.8

149

31.2

26.3-36.6

101

29.8

23.9-36.3

Orange

451

175

37.1

30.0-44.7

187

43.8

36.5-51.3

19.1

14.6-24.7

Wake

452

189

39.7

34.4-45.2

176

38.1

32.7-43.7

22.2

17.8-27.4

Chatham/Lee

400

146

37.1

31.0-43.6

148

36.0

30.3-42.2

106

26.9

21.7-32.7

Nash/Wilson

379

152

39.1

33.3-45.2

125

33.9

28.5-39.8

102

27.0

22.1-32.6

Craven/Pamlico

455

207

40.7

35.4-46.2

147

37.2

31.8-42.9

101

22.1

18.0-26.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

165

37.9

32.0-44.1

155

35.6

30.4-41.1

117

26.6

21.8-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

171

36.8

30.4-43.6

153

34.0

28.3-40.2

128

29.3

23.4-36.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

183

34.3

27.9-41.2

171

41.6

33.1-50.7

124

24.1

18.9-30.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

172

35.3

27.4-44.2

149

28.0

21.6-35.5

105

36.7

24.8-50.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

196

39.4

34.5-44.6

162

35.2

30.2-40.5

116

25.4

21.0-30.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

146

32.1

26.9-37.9

163

39.8

33.8-46.2

110

28.1

22.9-33.8

Northeast NC I

461

189

38.0

32.5-43.7

159

33.2

27.9-39.0

113

28.8

22.4-36.2

Northeast NC II

513

211

40.2

35.1-45.5

171

31.2

26.7-36.1

131

28.6

23.9-33.9

Mountain AHEC

1,306

512

38.4

34.1-42.8

461

34.9

31.1-38.9

333

26.7

23.2-30.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

1,339

36.9

34.2-39.7

1,167

38.7

35.8-41.7

807

24.4

22.0-26.9

Piedmont

4,042

1,608

39.7

37.4-41.9

1,490

35.3

33.2-37.5

944

25.0

23.1-27.1

Western NC

2,073

811

38.5

35.1-42.1

716

34.8

31.6-38.1

546

26.7

23.7-29.9

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*Data in this table were derived from two weight control questions regarding loosing or maintaining current 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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