BRFSS 2004 - 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: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, maintain weight	No advice
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	578	299	50.3	45.3-55.2	9	1.9	0.9- 3.9	79	14.1	10.9-18.2	191	33.7	29.1-38.7
Female	962	548	59.9	56.0-63.7	19	1.5	0.8- 3.0	103	10.9	8.5-13.9	292	27.7	24.4-31.2
RACE
White	1,055	569	54.3	50.5-58.1	16	1.4	0.7- 2.5	110	10.4	8.2-13.1	360	33.9	30.3-37.6
African American	403	235	58.2	52.2-64.0	9	2.8	1.2- 6.3	60	15.7	11.8-20.6	99	23.3	18.6-28.7
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	30.2	3.6-83.5	3	69.8	16.5-96.4
Native American	40	21	68.6	50.1-82.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.5	4	7.8	2.6-21.1	13	22.0	10.7-39.9
Other Minorities	29	18	54.5	28.7-78.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	5	32.0	10.7-64.9	5	13.2	4.2-34.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	24	61.1	36.1-81.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	22.0	5.7-56.7	7	16.9	6.8-35.9
-English Speaking	22	16	77.9	54.9-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	5	20.0	7.5-43.4
-Spanish Speaking	13	8	42.2	14.3-76.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	44.4	12.6-81.6	2	13.3	2.3-50.5
Non-Hispanic	1,501	821	55.0	51.8-58.2	28	1.8	1.1- 2.9	177	12.2	10.2-14.5	475	31.1	28.2-34.1
AGE
18-24	15	4	42.1	13.9-76.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	34.4	11.9-67.1	7	23.5	8.7-49.8
25-34	54	27	52.9	38.0-67.2	1	2.4	0.3-14.9	11	22.2	12.0-37.4	15	22.6	12.8-36.8
35-44	104	74	71.6	59.9-81.0	4	1.7	0.6- 5.2	5	2.9	1.1- 7.2	21	23.7	14.9-35.5
45-54	263	168	60.6	52.5-68.1	3	2.0	0.6- 7.1	28	15.0	9.2-23.6	64	22.4	16.9-29.0
55-64	399	257	63.7	57.4-69.5	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	26	6.9	4.4-10.7	112	27.8	22.4-34.0
65-74	411	214	51.6	45.4-57.6	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8	63	15.2	11.3-20.0	130	32.7	27.1-38.8
75+	285	99	33.3	27.0-40.3	12	3.4	1.6- 7.0	45	16.6	11.7-22.9	129	46.7	39.6-54.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	230	55.1	48.6-61.4	11	3.2	1.5- 6.7	40	10.7	6.8-16.5	146	31.0	25.4-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	501	283	56.0	50.4-61.4	9	1.3	0.6- 2.9	58	12.5	9.0-17.1	151	30.2	25.4-35.5
Some Post-H.S.	338	188	55.2	48.5-61.6	7	1.8	0.6- 5.3	50	14.1	10.2-19.1	93	28.9	23.2-35.4
College Graduate	270	145	55.0	47.7-62.1	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	33	12.7	8.6-18.6	91	32.0	25.7-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	332	201	61.4	54.2-68.1	8	1.9	0.8- 4.4	32	8.1	5.2-12.4	91	28.6	22.3-35.9
$15,000- 24,999	316	174	58.0	50.8-64.9	6	1.6	0.4- 6.0	35	11.4	6.9-18.4	101	28.9	23.2-35.5
$25,000- 34,999	159	89	56.8	47.2-65.9	3	2.1	0.6- 6.8	23	13.5	8.3-21.3	44	27.5	20.0-36.6
$35,000- 49,999	157	83	50.1	40.8-59.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	16	11.5	6.6-19.1	57	37.7	28.9-47.4
$50,000-74,999	109	62	58.4	47.2-68.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	12	12.4	6.5-22.4	34	28.6	19.9-39.2
$75,000+	87	54	59.4	46.6-71.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	9.7	4.6-19.4	24	30.9	20.2-44.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	930	551	59.6	55.5-63.6	17	1.7	0.9- 3.3	93	9.9	7.6-12.8	269	28.8	25.1-32.7
No	571	286	50.3	45.2-55.5	10	1.5	0.7- 3.5	81	15.6	11.9-20.1	194	32.5	28.0-37.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	281	132	45.9	39.1-52.9	3	0.9	0.3- 3.1	40	14.3	10.2-19.7	106	38.8	32.2-45.9
Non-Veteran	1,257	715	58.0	54.4-61.5	25	1.9	1.1- 3.3	142	11.9	9.6-14.8	375	28.2	25.1-31.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, maintain weight

No advice

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

578

299

50.3

45.3-55.2

1.9

0.9- 3.9

14.1

10.9-18.2

191

33.7

29.1-38.7

Female

962

548

59.9

56.0-63.7

1.5

0.8- 3.0

103

10.9

8.5-13.9

292

27.7

24.4-31.2

RACE

White

1,055

569

54.3

50.5-58.1

1.4

0.7- 2.5

110

10.4

8.2-13.1

360

33.9

30.3-37.6

African American

403

235

58.2

52.2-64.0

2.8

1.2- 6.3

15.7

11.8-20.6

23.3

18.6-28.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

30.2

3.6-83.5

69.8

16.5-96.4

Native American

68.6

50.1-82.6

1.6

0.3- 7.5

7.8

2.6-21.1

22.0

10.7-39.9

Other Minorities

54.5

28.7-78.1

0.3

0.0- 2.0

32.0

10.7-64.9

13.2

4.2-34.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.1

36.1-81.4

0.0

. - .

22.0

5.7-56.7

16.9

6.8-35.9

-English Speaking

77.9

54.9-91.1

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-13.9

20.0

7.5-43.4

-Spanish Speaking

42.2

14.3-76.2

0.0

. - .

44.4

12.6-81.6

13.3

2.3-50.5

Non-Hispanic

1,501

821

55.0

51.8-58.2

1.8

1.1- 2.9

177

12.2

10.2-14.5

475

31.1

28.2-34.1

AGE

18-24

42.1

13.9-76.5

0.0

. - .

34.4

11.9-67.1

23.5

8.7-49.8

25-34

52.9

38.0-67.2

2.4

0.3-14.9

22.2

12.0-37.4

22.6

12.8-36.8

35-44

104

71.6

59.9-81.0

1.7

0.6- 5.2

2.9

1.1- 7.2

23.7

14.9-35.5

45-54

263

168

60.6

52.5-68.1

2.0

0.6- 7.1

15.0

9.2-23.6

22.4

16.9-29.0

55-64

399

257

63.7

57.4-69.5

1.6

0.5- 4.8

6.9

4.4-10.7

112

27.8

22.4-34.0

65-74

411

214

51.6

45.4-57.6

0.6

0.2- 1.8

15.2

11.3-20.0

130

32.7

27.1-38.8

75+

285

33.3

27.0-40.3

3.4

1.6- 7.0

16.6

11.7-22.9

129

46.7

39.6-54.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

427

230

55.1

48.6-61.4

3.2

1.5- 6.7

10.7

6.8-16.5

146

31.0

25.4-37.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

501

283

56.0

50.4-61.4

1.3

0.6- 2.9

12.5

9.0-17.1

151

30.2

25.4-35.5

Some Post-H.S.

338

188

55.2

48.5-61.6

1.8

0.6- 5.3

14.1

10.2-19.1

28.9

23.2-35.4

College Graduate

270

145

55.0

47.7-62.1

0.3

0.0- 1.9

12.7

8.6-18.6

32.0

25.7-39.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

332

201

61.4

54.2-68.1

1.9

0.8- 4.4

8.1

5.2-12.4

28.6

22.3-35.9

$15,000- 24,999

316

174

58.0

50.8-64.9

1.6

0.4- 6.0

11.4

6.9-18.4

101

28.9

23.2-35.5

$25,000- 34,999

159

56.8

47.2-65.9

2.1

0.6- 6.8

13.5

8.3-21.3

27.5

20.0-36.6

$35,000- 49,999

157

50.1

40.8-59.4

0.7

0.1- 4.7

11.5

6.6-19.1

37.7

28.9-47.4

$50,000-74,999

109

58.4

47.2-68.8

0.6

0.1- 4.3

12.4

6.5-22.4

28.6

19.9-39.2

$75,000+

59.4

46.6-71.0

0.0

. - .

9.7

4.6-19.4

30.9

20.2-44.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

930

551

59.6

55.5-63.6

1.7

0.9- 3.3

9.9

7.6-12.8

269

28.8

25.1-32.7

571

286

50.3

45.2-55.5

1.5

0.7- 3.5

15.6

11.9-20.1

194

32.5

28.0-37.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

281

132

45.9

39.1-52.9

0.9

0.3- 3.1

14.3

10.2-19.7

106

38.8

32.2-45.9

Non-Veteran

1,257

715

58.0

54.4-61.5

1.9

1.1- 3.3

142

11.9

9.6-14.8

375

28.2

25.1-31.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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