BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, maintain weight	No advice
North Carolina	1,540	847	55.2	52.0-58.4	28	1.7	1.0- 2.8	182	12.5	10.4-14.9	483	30.6	27.8-33.6
-Eastern NC	594	343	57.1	52.0-62.0	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9	68	14.0	10.3-18.6	175	27.7	23.4-32.3
GENDER
Male	211	114	51.3	43.2-59.4	4	2.0	0.7- 5.2	29	17.6	11.4-26.2	64	29.1	22.3-37.0
Female	383	229	62.7	57.0-68.0	4	0.7	0.2- 2.0	39	10.4	7.3-14.6	111	26.2	21.6-31.5
RACE
White	341	188	54.9	48.4-61.2	5	1.8	0.7- 4.4	31	9.1	6.1-13.3	117	34.3	28.3-40.8
African American	213	136	62.4	54.3-69.9	2	0.7	0.1- 3.4	29	17.6	11.8-25.4	46	19.3	14.0-25.9
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	2	13.6	2.9-45.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	50.7	20.0-80.8	5	35.8	12.7-68.1
25-34	23	11	44.4	24.4-66.4	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	6	28.3	12.4-52.4	5	22.0	8.4-46.5
35-44	38	27	66.9	48.5-81.2	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	3	7.1	2.2-20.2	7	23.9	11.5-43.2
45-54	91	60	62.3	46.9-75.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	5	12.0	3.3-35.2	25	25.2	15.5-38.2
55-64	157	111	72.3	63.1-80.0	2	2.0	0.5- 7.6	7	6.4	2.6-15.0	37	19.3	13.2-27.2
65-74	174	90	47.4	38.5-56.4	2	0.9	0.2- 4.4	32	21.8	15.0-30.7	50	29.9	21.8-39.6
75+	98	41	43.2	32.1-55.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	12	11.6	6.0-21.4	44	44.7	33.4-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	92	52.6	42.0-63.0	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	19	16.2	8.1-29.6	52	30.0	21.4-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	204	123	59.2	50.8-67.0	4	2.5	0.8- 7.1	21	11.8	7.1-19.0	56	26.5	19.8-34.5
Some Post-H.S.	138	86	62.8	53.0-71.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	20	16.4	10.3-25.1	31	20.1	13.5-28.9
College Graduate	84	42	53.4	41.1-65.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	9.6	4.5-19.5	35	37.0	26.1-49.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	92	67.7	57.6-76.4	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	8	6.6	2.4-16.8	39	23.5	16.4-32.5
$15,000- 24,999	130	77	58.7	46.3-70.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	14	15.1	6.4-31.7	38	26.0	17.6-36.6
$25,000- 34,999	60	35	53.9	39.2-68.0	2	4.2	1.0-16.6	10	19.0	9.2-35.3	13	22.8	12.9-37.1
$35,000- 49,999	54	32	59.1	43.0-73.4	1	2.2	0.3-14.2	4	9.0	3.2-22.7	17	29.7	17.2-46.1
$50,000-74,999	35	20	57.8	39.1-74.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.1	4.0-35.2	12	29.1	15.9-47.1
$75,000+	25	16	63.7	39.9-82.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.5	2.6-33.9	7	25.8	10.3-51.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	364	226	62.3	55.9-68.2	3	0.6	0.2- 2.4	34	10.5	7.0-15.5	101	26.6	21.3-32.6
No	211	112	51.2	42.7-59.6	4	1.6	0.5- 4.4	31	19.1	12.2-28.5	64	28.2	21.3-36.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	51	46.9	36.6-57.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	15	16.2	9.8-25.5	40	35.5	26.0-46.3
Non-Veteran	487	292	60.1	54.3-65.7	7	1.3	0.6- 2.9	53	13.3	9.2-18.9	135	25.3	20.8-30.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, maintain weight

No advice

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,540

847

55.2

52.0-58.4

1.7

1.0- 2.8

182

12.5

10.4-14.9

483

30.6

27.8-33.6

-Eastern NC

594

343

57.1

52.0-62.0

1.3

0.6- 2.9

14.0

10.3-18.6

175

27.7

23.4-32.3

GENDER

Male

211

114

51.3

43.2-59.4

2.0

0.7- 5.2

17.6

11.4-26.2

29.1

22.3-37.0

Female

383

229

62.7

57.0-68.0

0.7

0.2- 2.0

10.4

7.3-14.6

111

26.2

21.6-31.5

RACE

White

341

188

54.9

48.4-61.2

1.8

0.7- 4.4

9.1

6.1-13.3

117

34.3

28.3-40.8

African American

213

136

62.4

54.3-69.9

0.7

0.1- 3.4

17.6

11.8-25.4

19.3

14.0-25.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

13.6

2.9-45.7

0.0

. - .

50.7

20.0-80.8

35.8

12.7-68.1

25-34

44.4

24.4-66.4

5.3

0.7-29.7

28.3

12.4-52.4

22.0

8.4-46.5

35-44

66.9

48.5-81.2

2.2

0.3-14.0

7.1

2.2-20.2

23.9

11.5-43.2

45-54

62.3

46.9-75.5

0.5

0.1- 3.7

12.0

3.3-35.2

25.2

15.5-38.2

55-64

157

111

72.3

63.1-80.0

2.0

0.5- 7.6

6.4

2.6-15.0

19.3

13.2-27.2

65-74

174

47.4

38.5-56.4

0.9

0.2- 4.4

21.8

15.0-30.7

29.9

21.8-39.6

75+

43.2

32.1-55.1

0.4

0.1- 2.9

11.6

6.0-21.4

44.7

33.4-56.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

52.6

42.0-63.0

1.2

0.3- 4.4

16.2

8.1-29.6

30.0

21.4-40.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

204

123

59.2

50.8-67.0

2.5

0.8- 7.1

11.8

7.1-19.0

26.5

19.8-34.5

Some Post-H.S.

138

62.8

53.0-71.7

0.6

0.1- 4.3

16.4

10.3-25.1

20.1

13.5-28.9

College Graduate

53.4

41.1-65.3

0.0

. - .

9.6

4.5-19.5

37.0

26.1-49.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

67.7

57.6-76.4

2.2

0.6- 7.5

6.6

2.4-16.8

23.5

16.4-32.5

$15,000- 24,999

130

58.7

46.3-70.1

0.2

0.0- 1.7

15.1

6.4-31.7

26.0

17.6-36.6

$25,000- 34,999

53.9

39.2-68.0

4.2

1.0-16.6

19.0

9.2-35.3

22.8

12.9-37.1

$35,000- 49,999

59.1

43.0-73.4

2.2

0.3-14.2

9.0

3.2-22.7

29.7

17.2-46.1

$50,000-74,999

57.8

39.1-74.5

0.0

. - .

13.1

4.0-35.2

29.1

15.9-47.1

$75,000+

63.7

39.9-82.2

0.0

. - .

10.5

2.6-33.9

25.8

10.3-51.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

364

226

62.3

55.9-68.2

0.6

0.2- 2.4

10.5

7.0-15.5

101

26.6

21.3-32.6

211

112

51.2

42.7-59.6

1.6

0.5- 4.4

19.1

12.2-28.5

28.2

21.3-36.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

107

46.9

36.6-57.5

1.4

0.2- 9.4

16.2

9.8-25.5

35.5

26.0-46.3

Non-Veteran

487

292

60.1

54.3-65.7

1.3

0.6- 2.9

13.3

9.2-18.9

135

25.3

20.8-30.4

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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 (MAHEC): 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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