BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,679	3,380	59.1	57.0-61.1	2,299	40.9	38.9-43.0
-Piedmont NC	2,438	1,492	58.5	55.5-61.4	946	41.5	38.6-44.5
GENDER
Male	1,038	597	54.9	50.4-59.3	441	45.1	40.7-49.6
Female	1,400	895	62.6	58.9-66.1	505	37.4	33.9-41.1
RACE
White	1,791	1,122	58.8	55.3-62.1	669	41.2	37.9-44.7
African American	488	281	56.0	49.4-62.4	207	44.0	37.6-50.6
Other Minorities	118	66	62.1	49.2-73.5	52	37.9	26.5-50.8
AGE
18-24	156	80	43.3	33.0-54.3	76	56.7	45.7-67.0
25-34	397	250	60.7	53.8-67.2	147	39.3	32.8-46.2
35-44	488	314	63.8	57.7-69.5	174	36.2	30.5-42.3
45-54	435	290	61.5	54.4-68.1	145	38.5	31.9-45.6
55-64	310	197	67.1	59.5-74.0	113	32.9	26.0-40.5
65-74	318	194	61.9	54.3-69.0	124	38.1	31.0-45.7
75+	313	152	45.1	37.8-52.7	161	54.9	47.3-62.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	425	197	47.7	40.8-54.7	228	52.3	45.3-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	663	402	57.6	51.7-63.3	261	42.4	36.7-48.3
Some Post-H.S.	531	341	56.8	50.3-63.1	190	43.2	36.9-49.7
College Graduate	805	548	67.5	62.9-71.8	257	32.5	28.2-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	232	123	55.8	45.3-65.8	109	44.2	34.2-54.7
$15,000- 24,999	423	235	55.3	48.0-62.4	188	44.7	37.6-52.0
$25,000- 34,999	229	142	60.0	50.2-68.9	87	40.0	31.1-49.8
$35,000- 49,999	324	211	60.0	52.1-67.5	113	40.0	32.5-47.9
$50,000-74,999	270	184	62.9	54.9-70.2	86	37.1	29.8-45.1
$75,000+	365	259	67.6	59.7-74.7	106	32.4	25.3-40.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	284	164	56.3	49.3-63.1	120	43.7	36.9-50.7
Guilford	255	160	59.9	52.3-67.1	95	40.1	32.9-47.7
Mecklenburg	250	149	51.2	43.1-59.3	101	48.8	40.7-56.9
Orange	276	187	69.6	61.5-76.7	89	30.4	23.3-38.5
Wake	264	177	63.2	55.7-70.1	87	36.8	29.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	254	148	57.3	49.6-64.7	106	42.7	35.3-50.4
Nash/Wilson	228	126	55.8	48.2-63.1	102	44.2	36.9-51.8
Craven/Pamlico	248	147	62.7	55.5-69.4	101	37.3	30.6-44.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	272	155	57.2	50.3-63.9	117	42.8	36.1-49.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	281	153	53.7	45.5-61.7	128	46.3	38.3-54.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	296	171	63.2	53.2-72.1	125	36.8	27.9-46.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	254	149	43.3	30.0-57.6	105	56.7	42.4-70.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	280	164	58.4	51.4-65.1	116	41.6	34.9-48.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	274	164	58.8	51.1-66.1	110	41.2	33.9-48.9
Northeast NC I	272	159	53.6	44.4-62.5	113	46.4	37.5-55.6
Northeast NC II	303	172	52.4	45.5-59.2	131	47.6	40.8-54.5
Northeastern Partnership	575	331	52.8	47.3-58.2	244	47.2	41.8-52.7
Mountain AHEC	794	461	56.6	51.6-61.6	333	43.4	38.4-48.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,979	1,172	61.4	57.8-64.9	807	38.6	35.1-42.2
Piedmont	2,438	1,492	58.5	55.5-61.4	946	41.5	38.6-44.5
Western NC	1,262	716	56.6	52.3-60.9	546	43.4	39.1-47.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,679

3,380

59.1

57.0-61.1

2,299

40.9

38.9-43.0

-Piedmont NC

2,438

1,492

58.5

55.5-61.4

946

41.5

38.6-44.5

GENDER

Male

1,038

597

54.9

50.4-59.3

441

45.1

40.7-49.6

Female

1,400

895

62.6

58.9-66.1

505

37.4

33.9-41.1

RACE

White

1,791

1,122

58.8

55.3-62.1

669

41.2

37.9-44.7

African American

488

281

56.0

49.4-62.4

207

44.0

37.6-50.6

Other Minorities

118

62.1

49.2-73.5

37.9

26.5-50.8

AGE

18-24

156

43.3

33.0-54.3

56.7

45.7-67.0

25-34

397

250

60.7

53.8-67.2

147

39.3

32.8-46.2

35-44

488

314

63.8

57.7-69.5

174

36.2

30.5-42.3

45-54

435

290

61.5

54.4-68.1

145

38.5

31.9-45.6

55-64

310

197

67.1

59.5-74.0

113

32.9

26.0-40.5

65-74

318

194

61.9

54.3-69.0

124

38.1

31.0-45.7

75+

313

152

45.1

37.8-52.7

161

54.9

47.3-62.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

425

197

47.7

40.8-54.7

228

52.3

45.3-59.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

663

402

57.6

51.7-63.3

261

42.4

36.7-48.3

Some Post-H.S.

531

341

56.8

50.3-63.1

190

43.2

36.9-49.7

College Graduate

805

548

67.5

62.9-71.8

257

32.5

28.2-37.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

232

123

55.8

45.3-65.8

109

44.2

34.2-54.7

$15,000- 24,999

423

235

55.3

48.0-62.4

188

44.7

37.6-52.0

$25,000- 34,999

229

142

60.0

50.2-68.9

40.0

31.1-49.8

$35,000- 49,999

324

211

60.0

52.1-67.5

113

40.0

32.5-47.9

$50,000-74,999

270

184

62.9

54.9-70.2

37.1

29.8-45.1

$75,000+

365

259

67.6

59.7-74.7

106

32.4

25.3-40.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

284

164

56.3

49.3-63.1

120

43.7

36.9-50.7

Guilford

255

160

59.9

52.3-67.1

40.1

32.9-47.7

Mecklenburg

250

149

51.2

43.1-59.3

101

48.8

40.7-56.9

Orange

276

187

69.6

61.5-76.7

30.4

23.3-38.5

Wake

264

177

63.2

55.7-70.1

36.8

29.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

254

148

57.3

49.6-64.7

106

42.7

35.3-50.4

Nash/Wilson

228

126

55.8

48.2-63.1

102

44.2

36.9-51.8

Craven/Pamlico

248

147

62.7

55.5-69.4

101

37.3

30.6-44.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

272

155

57.2

50.3-63.9

117

42.8

36.1-49.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

281

153

53.7

45.5-61.7

128

46.3

38.3-54.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

296

171

63.2

53.2-72.1

125

36.8

27.9-46.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

254

149

43.3

30.0-57.6

105

56.7

42.4-70.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

280

164

58.4

51.4-65.1

116

41.6

34.9-48.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

274

164

58.8

51.1-66.1

110

41.2

33.9-48.9

Northeast NC I

272

159

53.6

44.4-62.5

113

46.4

37.5-55.6

Northeast NC II

303

172

52.4

45.5-59.2

131

47.6

40.8-54.5

Northeastern Partnership

575

331

52.8

47.3-58.2

244

47.2

41.8-52.7

Mountain AHEC

794

461

56.6

51.6-61.6

333

43.4

38.4-48.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,979

1,172

61.4

57.8-64.9

807

38.6

35.1-42.2

Piedmont

2,438

1,492

58.5

55.5-61.4

946

41.5

38.6-44.5

Western NC

1,262

716

56.6

52.3-60.9

546

43.4

39.1-47.7

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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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