SCHS Home Search FAQs Guestbook

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Navigation Bar

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Weight Loss Products

We would now like you to think about your most recent weight loss attempt. If you are currently trying to lose weight,
please answer about your weight loss so far.How long have you been at your current weight?

Select a different topic:
 View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 0-3 months 4-11 months 1 year 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,324 983 20.4 18.6-22.3 893 18.1 16.4-19.9 1,010 18.3 16.7-19.9 1,715 30.7 28.8-32.6 723 12.6 11.3-14.0
-Western NC 1,182 220 18.3 15.2-22.0 200 18.1 14.6-22.2 234 18.9 15.9-22.3 360 31.2 27.3-35.4 168 13.4 11.0-16.3
GENDER
Male 359 72 20.1 14.1-27.8 65 17.7 12.3-25.0 59 15.0 10.9-20.4 107 31.2 24.5-38.7 56 16.0 11.4-21.9
Female 823 148 17.3 14.0-21.1 135 18.4 14.1-23.5 175 21.3 17.4-25.8 253 31.2 26.6-36.2 112 11.9 9.3-15.1
RACE
White 1,089 198 17.2 14.3-20.7 180 17.5 14.1-21.5 217 19.2 16.2-22.5 336 32.1 28.0-36.4 158 14.0 11.4-17.1
African American 37 12 49.8 22.4-77.3 6 9.5 3.1-26.0 5 22.0 4.9-60.4 11 16.7 6.5-36.8 3 2.0 0.5- 7.8
Other Minorities 52 9 10.3 4.0-24.3 14 44.4 18.8-73.3 11 9.0 3.7-20.3 12 26.9 10.4-53.8 6 9.4 2.6-28.5
AGE
18-24 71 15 10.9 5.6-20.2 24 41.3 24.6-60.3 14 24.5 12.2-43.1 16 21.9 10.2-41.1 2 1.3 0.3- 6.0
25-34 185 42 24.1 15.5-35.6 44 23.7 15.5-34.5 36 15.4 9.7-23.3 56 34.3 25.0-45.0 7 2.5 0.8- 7.9
35-44 231 43 18.5 12.6-26.4 38 15.3 8.7-25.6 50 19.8 13.9-27.3 70 31.4 23.6-40.5 30 14.9 9.2-23.2
45-54 259 55 22.4 14.2-33.5 33 13.0 8.5-19.3 48 16.4 10.9-23.9 88 33.7 25.4-43.2 35 14.5 9.7-21.2
55-64 209 33 16.0 10.6-23.3 29 13.8 8.0-22.7 45 20.0 14.0-27.7 67 33.8 24.7-44.1 35 16.5 10.6-24.8
65-74 157 24 16.4 10.3-24.9 25 12.3 7.6-19.5 27 15.6 9.3-25.0 46 27.6 19.5-37.6 35 28.1 19.1-39.2
75+ 66 7 7.5 3.2-16.5 7 7.6 3.2-17.1 12 28.1 15.4-45.5 16 27.5 15.0-45.0 24 29.3 18.4-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 27 16.6 9.9-26.5 18 16.9 6.2-38.8 26 18.2 10.9-28.7 41 33.5 21.8-47.5 18 14.9 8.2-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 344 47 12.3 8.4-17.6 54 15.7 10.9-22.2 76 22.1 16.1-29.6 111 32.2 25.3-40.0 56 17.6 12.5-24.4
Some Post-H.S. 349 71 20.8 14.2-29.4 67 23.2 16.1-32.2 59 13.2 9.4-18.3 108 33.0 25.7-41.3 44 9.8 6.7-14.1
College Graduate 357 75 23.2 17.7-29.8 61 15.4 11.2-20.7 73 22.7 17.1-29.6 99 26.2 20.5-32.9 49 12.5 8.6-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 27 23.1 14.4-35.0 23 23.9 13.3-39.1 30 17.4 10.9-26.7 30 22.2 14.1-33.2 14 13.4 6.8-24.6
$15,000- 24,999 222 42 15.4 9.0-25.1 36 19.6 10.8-33.0 44 23.4 15.1-34.3 66 27.2 19.1-37.1 34 14.4 8.6-23.1
$25,000- 34,999 152 29 21.3 13.7-31.5 37 26.0 16.9-37.9 19 12.5 7.1-21.1 49 25.4 18.1-34.5 18 14.7 8.4-24.7
$35,000- 49,999 184 35 19.6 10.9-32.7 28 17.8 9.7-30.6 45 21.5 14.4-30.9 55 32.1 22.5-43.4 21 8.9 4.8-16.1
$50,000-74,999 149 29 22.0 13.9-33.1 24 11.4 6.9-18.5 23 10.7 6.6-17.0 47 42.5 31.1-54.8 26 13.3 8.2-21.0
$75,000+ 147 31 20.3 13.1-29.9 27 18.9 11.1-30.2 26 19.2 12.0-29.5 42 27.3 18.4-38.3 21 14.4 8.4-23.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 266 55 23.2 17.5-30.0 31 11.6 7.6-17.2 53 20.3 15.3-26.6 94 33.9 27.5-41.0 33 10.9 7.5-15.7
Guilford 285 54 20.1 15.0-26.4 43 16.5 11.9-22.4 60 21.1 16.2-27.0 88 30.1 24.3-36.6 40 12.2 8.5-17.0
Mecklenburg 285 51 17.4 13.0-22.9 48 20.1 14.1-27.7 59 21.5 16.4-27.7 92 30.5 24.8-36.9 35 10.5 7.4-14.8
Orange 264 52 24.1 14.7-36.9 51 16.8 11.8-23.3 45 23.6 14.2-36.6 81 26.7 19.7-35.1 35 8.8 5.8-13.0
Wake 269 63 23.9 18.5-30.3 44 17.3 12.6-23.4 46 17.9 12.6-24.7 86 30.5 24.5-37.1 30 10.5 7.1-15.1
Chatham/Lee 189 20 14.9 7.3-27.8 33 15.6 10.6-22.4 47 22.4 15.9-30.5 59 32.2 24.0-41.7 30 14.9 9.8-22.0
Nash/Wilson 220 25 12.0 7.8-17.9 36 15.6 9.8-24.0 48 23.1 17.0-30.6 76 34.1 27.1-41.9 35 15.1 10.6-21.2
Craven/Pamlico 275 50 20.7 15.0-28.0 49 17.0 12.0-23.5 47 15.9 11.7-21.3 85 32.1 25.8-39.0 44 14.3 10.3-19.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 239 47 23.2 16.8-31.2 36 15.2 10.7-21.1 47 17.5 12.8-23.6 81 33.6 25.5-42.8 28 10.4 7.0-15.3
Appalachian/Wilkes 251 43 15.5 11.1-21.4 59 29.8 20.6-41.0 45 14.9 10.7-20.4 72 27.5 20.8-35.3 32 12.3 8.3-17.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance 250 49 18.4 11.7-27.7 36 23.5 10.3-45.2 48 16.8 11.2-24.5 88 32.1 23.0-42.8 29 9.2 5.4-15.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson 251 52 20.2 13.4-29.2 46 29.1 14.0-50.8 43 12.0 8.0-17.8 70 24.6 16.9-34.3 40 14.1 9.1-21.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 243 41 16.2 11.7-21.9 35 15.4 10.9-21.3 53 19.9 14.8-26.2 77 34.4 27.7-41.8 37 14.2 10.1-19.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 232 46 18.7 13.5-25.2 45 18.6 13.4-25.3 36 16.2 11.2-22.8 71 32.6 24.2-42.2 34 14.0 9.7-19.7
Northeast NC I 231 45 21.9 15.9-29.5 43 19.8 14.5-26.5 39 17.3 12.1-24.0 78 31.8 25.5-38.8 26 9.2 6.1-13.6
Northeast NC II 277 46 19.3 14.0-25.9 41 14.1 10.0-19.5 52 19.0 14.3-24.7 104 37.0 30.7-43.9 34 10.6 7.3-15.1
Northeastern Partnership 508 91 20.2 16.0-25.1 84 16.0 12.6-20.1 91 18.4 14.7-22.7 182 35.3 30.5-40.4 60 10.1 7.6-13.4
Mountain AHEC 753 142 17.4 14.1-21.2 113 15.1 11.4-19.7 148 20.8 17.1-25.1 237 32.3 27.8-37.1 113 14.4 11.4-18.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 1,843 321 20.5 17.2-24.1 309 16.9 14.2-20.0 339 17.0 14.4-19.9 619 32.0 28.7-35.5 255 13.7 11.1-16.7
Piedmont 2,299 442 20.9 18.4-23.5 384 18.7 16.2-21.4 437 18.8 16.6-21.2 736 29.9 27.3-32.5 300 11.8 10.2-13.7

Back to Weight Loss Products.

Asked only of respondents who ever tried to lose weight

^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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16JUN04.

SCHS Home | Search | FAQs | Guestbook