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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Wake County

Weight Control

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
-Wake County	452	189	39.7	34.4-45.2	176	38.1	32.7-43.7	87	22.2	17.8-27.4
GENDER
Male	176	63	33.5	25.8-42.2	71	39.4	31.0-48.5	42	27.1	19.9-35.8
Female	276	126	45.4	38.6-52.4	105	36.8	30.4-43.8	45	17.7	12.9-24.0
RACE
White	325	133	39.9	34.0-46.2	135	39.7	33.8-45.9	57	20.4	15.5-26.4
Other	124	56	39.9	29.7-51.1	40	35.0	24.5-47.2	28	25.1	16.7-35.9
AGE
18-44	249	97	37.6	30.6-45.0	101	38.0	31.1-45.5	51	24.4	18.3-31.7
45+	199	90	43.3	35.4-51.5	75	38.7	30.7-47.4	34	18.0	12.5-25.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	113	44	34.9	24.6-46.8	39	34.1	23.2-47.0	30	31.0	21.0-43.2
Some College +	338	145	42.1	36.2-48.3	136	39.2	33.4-45.2	57	18.7	14.3-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	76	37.8	29.5-47.0	64	34.1	25.7-43.5	43	28.1	20.5-37.2
$50,000+	190	85	43.5	35.7-51.7	82	45.0	36.9-53.3	23	11.5	7.4-17.5
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
Northeastern Partnership	974	400	39.4	35.6-43.4	330	31.9	28.4-35.7	244	28.7	24.8-32.9
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

-Wake County

452

189

39.7

34.4-45.2

176

38.1

32.7-43.7

22.2

17.8-27.4

GENDER

Male

176

33.5

25.8-42.2

39.4

31.0-48.5

27.1

19.9-35.8

Female

276

126

45.4

38.6-52.4

105

36.8

30.4-43.8

17.7

12.9-24.0

RACE

White

325

133

39.9

34.0-46.2

135

39.7

33.8-45.9

20.4

15.5-26.4

Other

124

39.9

29.7-51.1

35.0

24.5-47.2

25.1

16.7-35.9

AGE

18-44

249

37.6

30.6-45.0

101

38.0

31.1-45.5

24.4

18.3-31.7

45+

199

43.3

35.4-51.5

38.7

30.7-47.4

18.0

12.5-25.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

113

34.9

24.6-46.8

34.1

23.2-47.0

31.0

21.0-43.2

Some College +

338

145

42.1

36.2-48.3

136

39.2

33.4-45.2

18.7

14.3-24.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

37.8

29.5-47.0

34.1

25.7-43.5

28.1

20.5-37.2

$50,000+

190

43.5

35.7-51.7

45.0

36.9-53.3

11.5

7.4-17.5

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

Northeastern Partnership

974

400

39.4

35.6-43.4

330

31.9

28.4-35.7

244

28.7

24.8-32.9

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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^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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