BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Taking Over-the-counter Weight Control Products That Contain Ephedra*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	734	349	51.5	45.8-57.2	385	48.5	42.8-54.2
-Piedmont NC	302	140	51.1	43.0-59.2	162	48.9	40.8-57.0
GENDER
Male	61	37	65.7	49.3-79.1	24	34.3	20.9-50.7
Female	241	103	45.4	36.6-54.4	138	54.6	45.6-63.4
RACE
White	228	109	51.3	41.9-60.7	119	48.7	39.3-58.1
African American	61	26	52.7	35.6-69.2	35	47.3	30.8-64.4
Other Minorities	12	5	49.3	17.1-82.1	7	50.7	17.9-82.9
AGE
18-24	31	19	60.1	33.7-81.6	12	39.9	18.4-66.3
25-34	93	50	63.0	49.5-74.8	43	37.0	25.2-50.5
35-44	79	36	42.9	29.7-57.2	43	57.1	42.8-70.3
45-54	66	29	52.7	37.1-67.7	37	47.3	32.3-62.9
55-64	25	6	11.3	3.1-33.7	19	88.7	66.3-96.9
65-74	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
75+	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	20	9	72.6	42.0-90.6	11	27.4	9.4-58.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	84	44	55.4	40.9-69.1	40	44.6	30.9-59.1
Some Post-H.S.	108	45	48.8	35.3-62.5	63	51.2	37.5-64.7
College Graduate	90	42	44.5	30.9-59.1	48	55.5	40.9-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	7	49.0	23.2-75.4	14	51.0	24.6-76.8
$15,000- 24,999	49	30	76.1	57.1-88.4	19	23.9	11.6-42.9
$25,000- 34,999	38	19	54.9	33.8-74.4	19	45.1	25.6-66.2
$35,000- 49,999	48	21	42.9	26.3-61.3	27	57.1	38.7-73.7
$50,000-74,999	53	30	58.9	41.1-74.6	23	41.1	25.4-58.9
$75,000+	51	21	49.0	31.3-67.0	30	51.0	33.0-68.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	30	19	63.2	40.3-81.4	11	36.8	18.6-59.7
Guilford	23	12	47.1	24.8-70.6	11	52.9	29.4-75.2
Mecklenburg	34	16	50.1	32.2-68.0	18	49.9	32.0-67.8
Orange	29	13	47.3	28.9-66.4	16	52.7	33.6-71.1
Wake	36	21	60.9	42.9-76.3	15	39.1	23.7-57.1
Chatham/Lee	27	7	29.4	11.5-57.1	20	70.6	42.9-88.5
Nash/Wilson	21	7	36.7	17.4-61.6	14	63.3	38.4-82.6
Craven/Pamlico	33	19	57.6	34.6-77.8	14	42.4	22.2-65.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	36	18	59.7	40.7-76.3	18	40.3	23.7-59.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	20	58.7	41.6-74.0	27	41.3	26.0-58.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	17	52.3	32.6-71.3	15	47.7	28.7-67.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	45	19	48.3	32.6-64.4	26	51.7	35.6-67.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	41	21	53.8	36.7-70.1	20	46.2	29.9-63.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	28	17	70.3	50.3-84.7	11	29.7	15.3-49.7
Northeast NC I	33	19	61.8	43.4-77.4	14	38.2	22.6-56.6
Northeast NC II	38	13	37.2	22.3-54.9	25	62.8	45.1-77.7
Northeastern Partnership	71	32	45.7	33.3-58.6	39	54.3	41.4-66.7
Mountain AHEC	106	52	51.8	38.8-64.6	54	48.2	35.4-61.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	257	127	52.5	42.1-62.6	130	47.5	37.4-57.9
Piedmont	302	140	51.1	43.0-59.2	162	48.9	40.8-57.0
Western NC	175	82	51.1	40.6-61.4	93	48.9	38.6-59.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

734

349

51.5

45.8-57.2

385

48.5

42.8-54.2

-Piedmont NC

302

140

51.1

43.0-59.2

162

48.9

40.8-57.0

GENDER

Male

65.7

49.3-79.1

34.3

20.9-50.7

Female

241

103

45.4

36.6-54.4

138

54.6

45.6-63.4

RACE

White

228

109

51.3

41.9-60.7

119

48.7

39.3-58.1

African American

52.7

35.6-69.2

47.3

30.8-64.4

Other Minorities

49.3

17.1-82.1

50.7

17.9-82.9

AGE

18-24

60.1

33.7-81.6

39.9

18.4-66.3

25-34

63.0

49.5-74.8

37.0

25.2-50.5

35-44

42.9

29.7-57.2

57.1

42.8-70.3

45-54

52.7

37.1-67.7

47.3

32.3-62.9

55-64

11.3

3.1-33.7

88.7

66.3-96.9

65-74

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

72.6

42.0-90.6

27.4

9.4-58.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

55.4

40.9-69.1

44.6

30.9-59.1

Some Post-H.S.

108

48.8

35.3-62.5

51.2

37.5-64.7

College Graduate

44.5

30.9-59.1

55.5

40.9-69.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.0

23.2-75.4

51.0

24.6-76.8

$15,000- 24,999

76.1

57.1-88.4

23.9

11.6-42.9

$25,000- 34,999

54.9

33.8-74.4

45.1

25.6-66.2

$35,000- 49,999

42.9

26.3-61.3

57.1

38.7-73.7

$50,000-74,999

58.9

41.1-74.6

41.1

25.4-58.9

$75,000+

49.0

31.3-67.0

51.0

33.0-68.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

63.2

40.3-81.4

36.8

18.6-59.7

Guilford

47.1

24.8-70.6

52.9

29.4-75.2

Mecklenburg

50.1

32.2-68.0

49.9

32.0-67.8

Orange

47.3

28.9-66.4

52.7

33.6-71.1

Wake

60.9

42.9-76.3

39.1

23.7-57.1

Chatham/Lee

29.4

11.5-57.1

70.6

42.9-88.5

Nash/Wilson

36.7

17.4-61.6

63.3

38.4-82.6

Craven/Pamlico

57.6

34.6-77.8

42.4

22.2-65.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

59.7

40.7-76.3

40.3

23.7-59.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.7

41.6-74.0

41.3

26.0-58.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

52.3

32.6-71.3

47.7

28.7-67.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

48.3

32.6-64.4

51.7

35.6-67.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

53.8

36.7-70.1

46.2

29.9-63.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

70.3

50.3-84.7

29.7

15.3-49.7

Northeast NC I

61.8

43.4-77.4

38.2

22.6-56.6

Northeast NC II

37.2

22.3-54.9

62.8

45.1-77.7

Northeastern Partnership

45.7

33.3-58.6

54.3

41.4-66.7

Mountain AHEC

106

51.8

38.8-64.6

48.2

35.4-61.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

257

127

52.5

42.1-62.6

130

47.5

37.4-57.9

Piedmont

302

140

51.1

43.0-59.2

162

48.9

40.8-57.0

Western NC

175

51.1

40.6-61.4

48.9

38.6-59.4

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*Data in this table were derived from the two questions related to over-the-counter weight control products. Denominator include only those respondents who reported taking over-the-counter weight control products

^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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