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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	1,262	716	56.6	52.3-60.9	546	43.4	39.1-47.7
GENDER
Male	534	290	53.7	47.1-60.1	244	46.3	39.9-52.9
Female	728	426	60.4	55.4-65.1	302	39.6	34.9-44.6
RACE
White	1,154	657	56.9	52.6-61.1	497	43.1	38.9-47.4
African American	42	20	65.1	43.0-82.2	22	34.9	17.8-57.0
Other Minorities	61	36	49.2	26.3-72.5	25	50.8	27.5-73.7
AGE
18-24	94	46	52.1	38.7-65.2	48	47.9	34.8-61.3
25-34	161	96	53.7	41.5-65.4	65	46.3	34.6-58.5
35-44	189	111	54.9	42.8-66.3	78	45.1	33.7-57.2
45-54	205	125	65.3	54.6-74.7	80	34.7	25.3-45.4
55-64	188	110	59.8	48.9-69.7	78	40.2	30.3-51.1
65-74	239	146	62.8	53.8-71.0	93	37.2	29.0-46.2
75+	174	74	38.5	30.0-47.7	100	61.5	52.3-70.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	241	109	39.6	30.2-49.7	132	60.4	50.3-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	414	247	61.2	53.8-68.2	167	38.8	31.8-46.2
Some Post-H.S.	298	165	57.6	49.0-65.8	133	42.4	34.2-51.0
College Graduate	306	195	64.0	56.5-70.8	111	36.0	29.2-43.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	77	43.5	33.3-54.4	95	56.5	45.6-66.7
$15,000- 24,999	245	138	53.9	42.0-65.3	107	46.1	34.7-58.0
$25,000- 34,999	149	83	47.6	35.8-59.7	66	52.4	40.3-64.2
$35,000- 49,999	154	103	70.1	59.4-79.0	51	29.9	21.0-40.6
$50,000-74,999	112	79	69.5	57.7-79.2	33	30.5	20.8-42.3
$75,000+	106	71	64.4	50.5-76.2	35	35.6	23.8-49.5
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

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

-Western NC

1,262

716

56.6

52.3-60.9

546

43.4

39.1-47.7

GENDER

Male

534

290

53.7

47.1-60.1

244

46.3

39.9-52.9

Female

728

426

60.4

55.4-65.1

302

39.6

34.9-44.6

RACE

White

1,154

657

56.9

52.6-61.1

497

43.1

38.9-47.4

African American

65.1

43.0-82.2

34.9

17.8-57.0

Other Minorities

49.2

26.3-72.5

50.8

27.5-73.7

AGE

18-24

52.1

38.7-65.2

47.9

34.8-61.3

25-34

161

53.7

41.5-65.4

46.3

34.6-58.5

35-44

189

111

54.9

42.8-66.3

45.1

33.7-57.2

45-54

205

125

65.3

54.6-74.7

34.7

25.3-45.4

55-64

188

110

59.8

48.9-69.7

40.2

30.3-51.1

65-74

239

146

62.8

53.8-71.0

37.2

29.0-46.2

75+

174

38.5

30.0-47.7

100

61.5

52.3-70.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

241

109

39.6

30.2-49.7

132

60.4

50.3-69.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

414

247

61.2

53.8-68.2

167

38.8

31.8-46.2

Some Post-H.S.

298

165

57.6

49.0-65.8

133

42.4

34.2-51.0

College Graduate

306

195

64.0

56.5-70.8

111

36.0

29.2-43.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

43.5

33.3-54.4

56.5

45.6-66.7

$15,000- 24,999

245

138

53.9

42.0-65.3

107

46.1

34.7-58.0

$25,000- 34,999

149

47.6

35.8-59.7

52.4

40.3-64.2

$35,000- 49,999

154

103

70.1

59.4-79.0

29.9

21.0-40.6

$50,000-74,999

112

69.5

57.7-79.2

30.5

20.8-42.3

$75,000+

106

64.4

50.5-76.2

35.6

23.8-49.5

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

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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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