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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Weight Control

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Respond.#		 Yes, lose weight Yes, gain weight Yes, keep current wt No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 262422 35,430 13.4 13.2-13.7 3,936 1.6 1.5- 1.7 6,097 2.3 2.2- 2.4 216959 82.7 82.4-83.0
Alabama 3,335 567 15.9 14.5-17.4 72 2.2 1.7- 2.8 102 2.7 2.2- 3.4 2,594 79.1 77.5-80.7
Alaska 2,662 282 11.0 9.4-12.8 30 1.0 0.6- 1.6 46 2.0 1.3- 3.1 2,304 86.0 84.0-87.8
Arizona 3,228 407 10.7 9.4-12.3 34 0.8 0.5- 1.3 69 2.1 1.5- 3.0 2,718 86.3 84.6-87.9
Arkansas 4,197 498 10.9 9.9-12.0 57 1.4 1.0- 1.8 64 1.7 1.2- 2.3 3,578 86.1 84.9-87.2
California 4,472 678 15.3 14.1-16.6 109 2.2 1.8- 2.8 86 2.3 1.7- 2.9 3,599 80.3 78.8-81.6
Colorado 4,064 416 9.7 8.8-10.8 46 1.2 0.8- 1.7 65 1.6 1.2- 2.1 3,537 87.5 86.3-88.6
Connecticut 5,312 781 14.3 13.2-15.4 86 1.7 1.3- 2.1 131 2.5 2.0- 3.1 4,314 81.6 80.3-82.7
Delaware 4,035 611 13.6 12.2-15.0 55 1.3 1.0- 1.9 83 2.3 1.7- 3.0 3,286 82.8 81.3-84.3
District of Columbia 2,037 315 15.2 13.4-17.2 29 1.5 1.0- 2.3 70 3.7 2.8- 4.9 1,623 79.6 77.3-81.6
Florida 5,022 742 13.5 12.0-15.0 89 1.7 1.2- 2.4 99 1.9 1.4- 2.6 4,092 82.9 81.2-84.5
Georgia 7,640 1,281 15.0 14.0-16.1 114 1.8 1.3- 2.3 222 2.5 2.1- 3.0 6,023 80.7 79.5-81.9
Hawaii 5,771 520 9.2 8.3-10.2 54 0.8 0.6- 1.1 88 1.9 1.5- 2.5 5,109 88.1 86.9-89.1
Idaho 4,988 508 9.8 8.9-10.9 88 1.8 1.3- 2.3 85 1.6 1.2- 2.0 4,307 86.9 85.7-88.0
Illinois 2,654 342 12.4 10.8-14.2 33 1.1 0.7- 1.7 51 1.7 1.1- 2.8 2,228 84.7 82.8-86.5
Indiana 5,473 755 13.0 12.1-14.0 85 1.5 1.2- 1.9 120 2.0 1.6- 2.4 4,513 83.5 82.4-84.5
Iowa 4,999 526 9.3 8.4-10.2 49 1.1 0.8- 1.6 92 1.8 1.4- 2.3 4,332 87.8 86.7-88.8
Kansas 4,613 453 8.6 7.8- 9.5 67 1.4 1.1- 1.9 62 1.3 1.0- 1.7 4,031 88.7 87.7-89.7
Kentucky 7,613 1,088 13.5 12.4-14.6 149 1.7 1.3- 2.1 100 1.3 0.9- 1.7 6,276 83.6 82.3-84.8
Louisiana 5,070 727 13.0 12.0-14.1 81 1.7 1.3- 2.2 108 2.1 1.7- 2.7 4,154 83.2 82.0-84.3
Maine 2,385 298 11.3 10.1-12.8 42 1.8 1.2- 2.5 68 2.6 2.0- 3.3 1,977 84.3 82.7-85.8
Maryland 4,430 659 14.7 13.4-16.1 66 1.3 1.0- 1.7 104 2.7 2.1- 3.4 3,601 81.3 79.8-82.8
Massachusetts 7,570 1,126 13.8 12.8-14.8 131 1.5 1.2- 1.8 225 3.1 2.6- 3.6 6,088 81.7 80.6-82.8
Michigan 3,547 512 13.3 12.1-14.6 57 1.6 1.2- 2.1 84 2.2 1.7- 2.9 2,894 82.9 81.4-84.2
Minnesota 3,878 450 10.6 9.6-11.7 57 1.5 1.1- 2.1 102 2.8 2.2- 3.4 3,269 85.1 83.8-86.3
Mississippi 4,412 685 14.3 13.1-15.5 60 1.3 1.0- 1.7 141 2.9 2.4- 3.5 3,526 81.6 80.2-82.9
Missouri 4,251 513 11.6 10.4-13.0 67 1.6 1.2- 2.2 65 1.5 1.1- 2.1 3,606 85.2 83.7-86.6
Montana 4,019 393 8.4 7.4- 9.5 54 1.1 0.8- 1.6 60 1.4 0.9- 2.1 3,512 89.1 87.8-90.3
Nebraska 4,969 500 9.2 8.4-10.1 65 1.4 1.0- 1.8 84 1.6 1.2- 2.0 4,320 87.8 86.8-88.8
Nevada 2,969 379 12.4 10.8-14.2 48 1.9 1.3- 2.8 46 1.5 1.0- 2.2 2,496 84.2 82.3-86.0
New Hampshire 5,035 699 12.7 11.7-13.8 73 1.6 1.2- 2.1 136 2.8 2.3- 3.4 4,127 82.9 81.7-84.1
New Jersey 11,294 1,864 15.3 14.5-16.1 149 1.3 1.1- 1.6 295 2.9 2.5- 3.3 8,986 80.5 79.7-81.4
New Mexico 5,488 656 11.3 10.3-12.3 76 1.4 1.0- 2.0 129 2.2 1.8- 2.7 4,627 85.1 83.9-86.2
New York 5,531 866 15.1 14.1-16.3 64 1.3 1.0- 1.7 139 2.9 2.4- 3.5 4,462 80.7 79.4-81.9
North Carolina 9,438 1,482 14.2 13.2-15.4 157 1.5 1.2- 1.9 304 3.0 2.5- 3.5 7,495 81.3 80.1-82.5
North Dakota 3,024 296 8.3 7.4- 9.4 31 0.9 0.6- 1.4 37 1.0 0.7- 1.4 2,660 89.8 88.6-90.8
Ohio 3,817 548 12.6 11.4-13.9 55 1.7 1.2- 2.4 75 2.0 1.6- 2.6 3,139 83.7 82.2-85.1
Oklahoma 7,625 996 12.1 11.3-13.0 138 1.7 1.4- 2.1 205 2.6 2.2- 3.0 6,286 83.6 82.6-84.5
Oregon 4,002 425 9.9 8.9-11.0 45 1.0 0.7- 1.5 81 2.1 1.6- 2.8 3,451 86.9 85.7-88.1
Pennsylvania 3,663 485 12.9 11.7-14.2 53 1.6 1.2- 2.2 71 1.9 1.4- 2.4 3,054 83.7 82.2-85.0
Rhode Island 4,049 632 14.0 12.8-15.2 68 1.5 1.2- 2.0 120 3.1 2.5- 3.8 3,229 81.4 80.0-82.7
South Carolina 5,913 849 13.9 12.9-15.0 94 1.5 1.1- 1.8 137 2.2 1.8- 2.7 4,833 82.4 81.2-83.5
South Dakota 5,261 591 9.8 9.0-10.7 111 2.0 1.6- 2.5 92 1.6 1.2- 2.0 4,467 86.7 85.6-87.7
Tennessee 2,585 384 13.9 12.4-15.5 56 2.4 1.7- 3.3 49 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,096 81.7 79.9-83.4
Texas 6,022 879 13.4 12.5-14.4 77 1.3 1.0- 1.7 137 2.2 1.8- 2.6 4,929 83.0 81.9-84.1
Utah 4,039 417 10.2 9.0-11.5 60 1.9 1.3- 2.7 72 1.7 1.2- 2.3 3,490 86.2 84.7-87.6
Vermont 4,235 513 11.5 10.5-12.6 53 1.4 1.0- 1.9 91 2.1 1.7- 2.7 3,578 85.0 83.7-86.2
Virginia 5,425 795 12.3 11.3-13.4 60 1.1 0.8- 1.6 129 2.2 1.7- 2.7 4,441 84.4 83.1-85.6
Washington 18,572 2,243 11.1 10.6-11.7 268 1.4 1.2- 1.7 327 1.7 1.5- 1.9 15,734 85.8 85.2-86.4
West Virginia 3,344 486 13.7 12.4-15.0 78 2.1 1.6- 2.7 87 2.5 2.0- 3.2 2,693 81.7 80.2-83.1
Wisconsin 3,435 482 12.9 11.6-14.4 32 0.9 0.6- 1.4 61 1.7 1.3- 2.3 2,860 84.4 82.9-85.8
Wyoming 3,996 373 8.5 7.6- 9.5 64 1.6 1.2- 2.1 58 1.4 1.0- 1.9 3,501 88.5 87.4-89.6
Guam 803 159 18.9 16.1-22.1 19 1.6 1.0- 2.7 33 4.4 3.0- 6.3 592 75.1 71.6-78.3
Puerto Rico 4,165 1,002 23.0 21.4-24.7 54 1.3 0.9- 1.8 422 8.8 7.8- 9.9 2,687 66.9 65.0-68.7
Virgin Islands 2,046 296 14.0 12.2-16.0 27 1.2 0.8- 2.0 88 5.0 3.9- 6.4 1,635 79.8 77.4-82.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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