BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Fewer calories	Less fat	Fewer cals & less fat	Neither of them
North Carolina	7,046	945	13.0	11.9-14.3	1,453	20.2	18.8-21.7	2,744	37.4	35.6-39.2	1,904	29.4	27.6-31.2
-Western NC	1,511	210	13.2	10.8-15.9	294	20.4	17.3-23.9	591	37.9	34.1-41.9	416	28.5	24.5-32.9
GENDER
Male	530	75	11.3	8.1-15.4	106	21.9	16.9-27.7	170	30.3	24.4-36.9	179	36.6	29.4-44.5
Female	981	135	14.7	11.5-18.6	188	19.2	15.5-23.6	421	44.3	39.6-49.1	237	21.8	18.3-25.7
RACE
White	1,374	189	13.1	10.6-16.0	263	19.9	16.8-23.5	550	38.8	34.7-42.9	372	28.2	24.0-32.9
African American	51	9	17.3	6.8-37.5	13	30.6	12.6-57.4	19	41.7	20.5-66.6	10	10.4	4.4-22.6
Other Minorities	79	11	11.2	5.2-22.6	18	22.5	10.8-40.9	19	16.8	8.9-29.4	31	49.5	32.5-66.6
AGE
18-24	87	12	13.4	5.4-29.3	12	21.9	10.8-39.4	33	24.1	13.9-38.4	30	40.6	26.9-56.0
25-34	215	33	12.7	7.6-20.5	35	16.4	9.9-25.9	80	37.8	26.7-50.3	67	33.1	19.7-50.1
35-44	260	34	12.1	8.0-17.8	49	18.0	12.4-25.5	108	46.7	38.5-55.1	69	23.2	17.4-30.1
45-54	300	54	16.2	10.8-23.6	59	20.4	14.2-28.4	113	37.4	28.9-46.7	74	26.0	17.9-36.3
55-64	274	41	15.1	10.1-22.0	60	22.9	16.3-31.2	110	38.5	30.3-47.4	63	23.5	17.2-31.3
65-74	247	28	11.5	7.1-18.0	54	22.2	15.6-30.6	99	38.6	30.8-47.0	66	27.7	20.4-36.3
75+	116	8	7.0	2.9-15.9	19	21.4	11.4-36.8	45	35.9	25.3-48.2	44	35.7	25.1-47.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	22	5.9	3.4-10.0	37	20.5	12.1-32.4	84	31.7	21.9-43.4	70	42.0	27.3-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	470	76	15.4	11.2-20.7	94	20.5	15.4-26.8	179	34.9	28.8-41.6	121	29.2	22.7-36.7
Some Post-H.S.	412	51	12.2	7.8-18.4	91	21.7	16.0-28.8	170	44.8	37.2-52.7	100	21.3	16.0-27.7
College Graduate	412	61	16.0	11.7-21.6	71	18.5	13.7-24.7	156	36.9	30.8-43.5	124	28.5	23.2-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	175	28	18.2	10.9-28.8	32	15.8	9.6-24.7	68	36.7	27.5-47.0	47	29.3	20.2-40.6
$15,000- 24,999	297	40	10.8	6.8-16.9	65	26.2	18.4-35.8	115	34.2	25.8-43.6	77	28.8	20.5-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	185	31	22.6	15.1-32.4	33	15.2	9.6-23.4	71	41.0	31.4-51.4	50	21.2	15.3-28.6
$35,000- 49,999	216	24	7.7	3.7-15.6	54	24.9	16.7-35.5	81	42.1	32.1-52.9	57	25.2	18.1-33.9
$50,000-74,999	172	27	19.8	11.6-31.8	39	25.5	17.0-36.2	69	38.7	29.2-49.2	37	16.0	10.2-24.3
$75,000+	170	26	14.9	9.4-22.7	31	20.9	13.2-31.3	65	35.2	26.0-45.6	48	29.0	20.6-39.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	330	46	13.9	10.2-18.7	66	21.0	15.9-27.2	124	36.7	30.8-43.1	94	28.3	22.9-34.5
Guilford	345	53	14.9	11.0-20.0	81	22.9	18.2-28.4	129	36.7	30.9-42.9	82	25.5	20.2-31.6
Mecklenburg	343	43	12.2	8.9-16.6	67	18.2	14.0-23.2	150	45.1	38.8-51.6	83	24.5	19.5-30.2
Orange	358	52	16.8	10.6-25.6	71	19.8	14.3-26.7	127	31.9	24.2-40.8	108	31.5	24.2-39.7
Wake	363	52	12.4	9.3-16.4	66	20.7	15.6-26.9	151	38.9	33.2-45.0	94	27.9	22.4-34.2
Chatham/Lee	292	37	10.5	7.1-15.2	74	21.2	16.4-26.9	103	39.6	32.1-47.6	78	28.8	22.5-36.0
Nash/Wilson	273	39	14.7	10.4-20.4	65	22.0	17.0-28.0	102	34.6	28.4-41.4	67	28.6	21.9-36.4
Craven/Pamlico	349	51	14.6	10.6-19.9	60	17.6	13.2-23.2	145	39.4	33.3-45.9	93	28.3	22.7-34.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	315	27	7.6	4.8-11.7	64	21.3	15.1-29.3	141	43.4	36.8-50.4	83	27.6	22.1-33.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	323	48	13.1	9.6-17.6	52	14.1	10.4-18.9	120	38.8	30.9-47.3	103	34.0	27.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	348	43	21.8	11.3-37.8	71	18.3	13.5-24.3	131	29.6	22.8-37.5	103	30.3	22.8-39.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	316	46	14.6	10.5-19.8	67	21.6	16.5-27.8	117	34.7	28.8-41.0	86	29.1	23.3-35.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	355	45	12.8	9.3-17.6	79	22.6	17.9-28.1	143	39.7	33.9-45.7	88	24.8	20.0-30.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	305	44	13.8	9.9-18.9	57	16.7	12.5-22.1	125	42.3	34.8-50.1	79	27.2	21.4-33.8
Northeast NC I	342	52	15.7	11.8-20.5	75	21.9	17.0-27.7	131	37.0	31.4-43.1	84	25.4	20.3-31.4
Northeast NC II	372	47	13.0	9.2-18.1	75	21.6	16.6-27.6	161	42.0	36.2-48.1	89	23.4	18.9-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	714	99	13.9	11.0-17.5	150	21.7	17.9-26.0	292	40.3	35.9-44.7	173	24.1	20.6-28.1
Mountain AHEC	962	135	13.3	10.7-16.4	196	20.3	16.8-24.4	368	36.1	31.7-40.8	263	30.3	24.9-36.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,469	340	13.6	11.4-16.1	515	20.8	18.3-23.6	971	35.9	32.7-39.1	643	29.8	26.5-33.2
Piedmont	3,066	395	12.7	11.2-14.5	644	19.8	17.9-21.9	1,182	38.1	35.6-40.7	845	29.4	27.0-31.8

Total
Respond.^

Fewer calories

Less fat

Fewer cals & less fat

Neither of them

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,046

945

13.0

11.9-14.3

1,453

20.2

18.8-21.7

2,744

37.4

35.6-39.2

1,904

29.4

27.6-31.2

-Western NC

1,511

210

13.2

10.8-15.9

294

20.4

17.3-23.9

591

37.9

34.1-41.9

416

28.5

24.5-32.9

GENDER

Male

530

11.3

8.1-15.4

106

21.9

16.9-27.7

170

30.3

24.4-36.9

179

36.6

29.4-44.5

Female

981

135

14.7

11.5-18.6

188

19.2

15.5-23.6

421

44.3

39.6-49.1

237

21.8

18.3-25.7

RACE

White

1,374

189

13.1

10.6-16.0

263

19.9

16.8-23.5

550

38.8

34.7-42.9

372

28.2

24.0-32.9

African American

17.3

6.8-37.5

30.6

12.6-57.4

41.7

20.5-66.6

10.4

4.4-22.6

Other Minorities

11.2

5.2-22.6

22.5

10.8-40.9

16.8

8.9-29.4

49.5

32.5-66.6

AGE

18-24

13.4

5.4-29.3

21.9

10.8-39.4

24.1

13.9-38.4

40.6

26.9-56.0

25-34

215

12.7

7.6-20.5

16.4

9.9-25.9

37.8

26.7-50.3

33.1

19.7-50.1

35-44

260

12.1

8.0-17.8

18.0

12.4-25.5

108

46.7

38.5-55.1

23.2

17.4-30.1

45-54

300

16.2

10.8-23.6

20.4

14.2-28.4

113

37.4

28.9-46.7

26.0

17.9-36.3

55-64

274

15.1

10.1-22.0

22.9

16.3-31.2

110

38.5

30.3-47.4

23.5

17.2-31.3

65-74

247

11.5

7.1-18.0

22.2

15.6-30.6

38.6

30.8-47.0

27.7

20.4-36.3

75+

116

7.0

2.9-15.9

21.4

11.4-36.8

35.9

25.3-48.2

35.7

25.1-47.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

5.9

3.4-10.0

20.5

12.1-32.4

31.7

21.9-43.4

42.0

27.3-58.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

470

15.4

11.2-20.7

20.5

15.4-26.8

179

34.9

28.8-41.6

121

29.2

22.7-36.7

Some Post-H.S.

412

12.2

7.8-18.4

21.7

16.0-28.8

170

44.8

37.2-52.7

100

21.3

16.0-27.7

College Graduate

412

16.0

11.7-21.6

18.5

13.7-24.7

156

36.9

30.8-43.5

124

28.5

23.2-34.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

175

18.2

10.9-28.8

15.8

9.6-24.7

36.7

27.5-47.0

29.3

20.2-40.6

$15,000- 24,999

297

10.8

6.8-16.9

26.2

18.4-35.8

115

34.2

25.8-43.6

28.8

20.5-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

185

22.6

15.1-32.4

15.2

9.6-23.4

41.0

31.4-51.4

21.2

15.3-28.6

$35,000- 49,999

216

7.7

3.7-15.6

24.9

16.7-35.5

42.1

32.1-52.9

25.2

18.1-33.9

$50,000-74,999

172

19.8

11.6-31.8

25.5

17.0-36.2

38.7

29.2-49.2

16.0

10.2-24.3

$75,000+

170

14.9

9.4-22.7

20.9

13.2-31.3

35.2

26.0-45.6

29.0

20.6-39.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

330

13.9

10.2-18.7

21.0

15.9-27.2

124

36.7

30.8-43.1

28.3

22.9-34.5

Guilford

345

14.9

11.0-20.0

22.9

18.2-28.4

129

36.7

30.9-42.9

25.5

20.2-31.6

Mecklenburg

343

12.2

8.9-16.6

18.2

14.0-23.2

150

45.1

38.8-51.6

24.5

19.5-30.2

Orange

358

16.8

10.6-25.6

19.8

14.3-26.7

127

31.9

24.2-40.8

108

31.5

24.2-39.7

Wake

363

12.4

9.3-16.4

20.7

15.6-26.9

151

38.9

33.2-45.0

27.9

22.4-34.2

Chatham/Lee

292

10.5

7.1-15.2

21.2

16.4-26.9

103

39.6

32.1-47.6

28.8

22.5-36.0

Nash/Wilson

273

14.7

10.4-20.4

22.0

17.0-28.0

102

34.6

28.4-41.4

28.6

21.9-36.4

Craven/Pamlico

349

14.6

10.6-19.9

17.6

13.2-23.2

145

39.4

33.3-45.9

28.3

22.7-34.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

315

7.6

4.8-11.7

21.3

15.1-29.3

141

43.4

36.8-50.4

27.6

22.1-33.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

323

13.1

9.6-17.6

14.1

10.4-18.9

120

38.8

30.9-47.3

103

34.0

27.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

348

21.8

11.3-37.8

18.3

13.5-24.3

131

29.6

22.8-37.5

103

30.3

22.8-39.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

316

14.6

10.5-19.8

21.6

16.5-27.8

117

34.7

28.8-41.0

29.1

23.3-35.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

355

12.8

9.3-17.6

22.6

17.9-28.1

143

39.7

33.9-45.7

24.8

20.0-30.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

305

13.8

9.9-18.9

16.7

12.5-22.1

125

42.3

34.8-50.1

27.2

21.4-33.8

Northeast NC I

342

15.7

11.8-20.5

21.9

17.0-27.7

131

37.0

31.4-43.1

25.4

20.3-31.4

Northeast NC II

372

13.0

9.2-18.1

21.6

16.6-27.6

161

42.0

36.2-48.1

23.4

18.9-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

714

13.9

11.0-17.5

150

21.7

17.9-26.0

292

40.3

35.9-44.7

173

24.1

20.6-28.1

Mountain AHEC

962

135

13.3

10.7-16.4

196

20.3

16.8-24.4

368

36.1

31.7-40.8

263

30.3

24.9-36.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,469

340

13.6

11.4-16.1

515

20.8

18.3-23.6

971

35.9

32.7-39.1

643

29.8

26.5-33.2

Piedmont

3,066

395

12.7

11.2-14.5

644

19.8

17.9-21.9

1,182

38.1

35.6-40.7

845

29.4

27.0-31.8

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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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