BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	110	56	49.9	37.7-62.1	4	2.3	0.5-10.6	13	13.2	6.4-25.5	37	34.6	23.8-47.2
GENDER
Male	45	21	43.0	26.4-61.2	1	3.6	0.5-21.5	5	8.2	2.7-22.5	18	45.3	28.3-63.5
Female	65	35	57.2	40.3-72.5	3	0.9	0.2- 4.2	8	18.5	7.4-39.3	19	23.4	12.8-38.8
RACE
White	90	48	50.3	37.4-63.2	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	11	13.7	6.4-27.1	30	33.9	22.7-47.3
African American	7	4	61.6	22.4-89.9	1	5.7	0.7-34.0	1	8.2	1.0-43.2	1	24.6	3.6-73.8
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	6	4	91.7	55.5-99.0	1	1.3	0.1-12.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.0	0.7-45.2
45-54	20	13	56.1	26.3-82.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	33.8	10.6-68.7	2	10.2	2.4-34.5
55-64	24	13	48.0	25.7-71.2	1	6.5	0.9-34.4	1	4.4	0.6-26.0	9	41.1	19.7-66.6
65-74	28	15	61.1	37.2-80.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.2	2.8-35.7	9	27.7	11.9-52.1
75+	28	7	13.3	5.1-30.7	2	2.0	0.3-10.4	3	15.5	4.3-42.7	16	69.2	45.6-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	13	49.0	23.7-74.8	3	9.8	1.9-38.4	1	6.2	0.8-33.6	9	35.0	13.1-65.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	41	21	54.7	34.1-73.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	18.7	6.0-45.5	13	26.5	13.1-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	21	10	45.0	21.9-70.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	2	10.9	2.3-38.8	8	43.8	21.2-69.2
College Graduate	21	12	52.8	29.0-75.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.7	3.9-46.1	6	31.5	13.5-57.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	25	16	55.9	27.4-81.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.3	0.3-15.3	8	41.8	17.2-71.3
$15,000- 24,999	16	8	53.4	24.6-80.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.4	1	4.6	0.6-27.7	6	41.5	16.7-71.5
$25,000- 34,999	10	3	40.9	13.3-75.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.7	3.8-63.1	4	38.4	12.1-73.9
$35,000- 49,999	15	4	31.0	10.4-63.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.4	1.3-26.4	9	62.7	32.2-85.5
$50,000-74,999	11	6	57.0	23.3-85.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.2	1.6-33.3	3	34.7	10.3-71.2
$75,000+	3	2	54.3	9.6-93.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	45.7	7.0-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	66	38	53.7	37.1-69.5	3	3.7	0.7-17.1	5	10.4	2.9-30.7	20	32.2	18.5-49.8
No	41	18	47.3	29.3-66.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	6	11.9	4.3-29.2	16	40.6	24.1-59.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	25	11	46.1	24.4-69.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.9	2.0-31.8	11	45.0	24.0-67.9
Non-Veteran	85	45	51.4	37.1-65.5	4	3.2	0.7-14.4	10	14.9	6.5-30.8	26	30.4	18.6-45.7

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

-Mountain AHEC

110

49.9

37.7-62.1

2.3

0.5-10.6

13.2

6.4-25.5

34.6

23.8-47.2

GENDER

Male

43.0

26.4-61.2

3.6

0.5-21.5

8.2

2.7-22.5

45.3

28.3-63.5

Female

57.2

40.3-72.5

0.9

0.2- 4.2

18.5

7.4-39.3

23.4

12.8-38.8

RACE

White

50.3

37.4-63.2

2.0

0.3-12.9

13.7

6.4-27.1

33.9

22.7-47.3

African American

61.6

22.4-89.9

5.7

0.7-34.0

8.2

1.0-43.2

24.6

3.6-73.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

91.7

55.5-99.0

1.3

0.1-12.4

0.0

. - .

7.0

0.7-45.2

45-54

56.1

26.3-82.0

0.0

. - .

33.8

10.6-68.7

10.2

2.4-34.5

55-64

48.0

25.7-71.2

6.5

0.9-34.4

4.4

0.6-26.0

41.1

19.7-66.6

65-74

61.1

37.2-80.6

0.0

. - .

11.2

2.8-35.7

27.7

11.9-52.1

75+

13.3

5.1-30.7

2.0

0.3-10.4

15.5

4.3-42.7

69.2

45.6-85.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

49.0

23.7-74.8

9.8

1.9-38.4

6.2

0.8-33.6

35.0

13.1-65.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

54.7

34.1-73.9

0.0

. - .

18.7

6.0-45.5

26.5

13.1-46.4

Some Post-H.S.

45.0

21.9-70.5

0.3

0.0- 2.0

10.9

2.3-38.8

43.8

21.2-69.2

College Graduate

52.8

29.0-75.4

0.0

. - .

15.7

3.9-46.1

31.5

13.5-57.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

55.9

27.4-81.0

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.3-15.3

41.8

17.2-71.3

$15,000- 24,999

53.4

24.6-80.2

0.4

0.1- 3.4

4.6

0.6-27.7

41.5

16.7-71.5

$25,000- 34,999

40.9

13.3-75.8

0.0

. - .

20.7

3.8-63.1

38.4

12.1-73.9

$35,000- 49,999

31.0

10.4-63.4

0.0

. - .

6.4

1.3-26.4

62.7

32.2-85.5

$50,000-74,999

57.0

23.3-85.3

0.0

. - .

8.2

1.6-33.3

34.7

10.3-71.2

$75,000+

54.3

9.6-93.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45.7

7.0-90.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

53.7

37.1-69.5

3.7

0.7-17.1

10.4

2.9-30.7

32.2

18.5-49.8

47.3

29.3-66.1

0.2

0.0- 1.2

11.9

4.3-29.2

40.6

24.1-59.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

46.1

24.4-69.3

0.0

. - .

8.9

2.0-31.8

45.0

24.0-67.9

Non-Veteran

51.4

37.1-65.5

3.2

0.7-14.4

14.9

6.5-30.8

30.4

18.6-45.7

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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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