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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In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, maintain weight	No advice
TOTAL	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	623	344	56.9	51.8-61.8	10	1.2	0.6- 2.5	62	10.4	7.3-14.6	207	31.5	27.2-36.3
African American	282	171	64.4	57.6-70.7	6	2.3	0.7- 7.5	36	12.1	8.4-17.2	69	21.2	16.3-27.0
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	28	16	79.6	61.1-90.6	2	2.5	0.5-11.4	1	1.8	0.2-12.4	9	16.1	6.8-33.7
Other Minorities	20	13	70.6	42.7-88.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	2	10.3	2.1-37.6	4	18.7	5.3-48.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	15	67.8	44.5-84.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.3	2.5-29.5	6	22.9	9.0-47.2
-English Speaking	14	9	74.2	45.0-91.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.4-20.3	4	22.6	7.1-52.7
-Spanish Speaking	10	6	59.5	25.4-86.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.3	3.5-54.7	2	23.2	4.6-65.5
Non-Hispanic	934	531	59.6	55.6-63.5	19	1.6	0.8- 3.1	99	10.9	8.4-14.0	285	27.9	24.5-31.5
AGE
18-24	13	4	45.4	15.2-79.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	37.1	12.5-71.1	5	17.5	5.6-43.2
25-34	43	23	58.6	41.7-73.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	16.0	7.3-31.6	13	25.4	13.6-42.3
35-44	55	42	80.5	67.0-89.4	3	2.9	0.8-10.5	3	5.4	1.7-15.7	7	11.2	4.9-23.7
45-54	162	116	69.7	59.2-78.4	2	2.3	0.4-11.6	13	11.6	5.4-23.2	31	16.4	11.1-23.7
55-64	231	145	64.7	56.8-71.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	12	5.6	2.9-10.8	73	29.5	22.8-37.2
65-74	262	144	59.3	51.9-66.3	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	36	10.9	7.5-15.7	79	29.2	22.9-36.4
75+	190	70	36.2	28.5-44.7	10	4.1	1.9- 8.6	28	15.8	10.0-24.0	82	43.9	35.5-52.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	297	160	58.6	51.7-65.3	7	1.7	0.7- 4.3	24	7.1	4.4-11.3	106	32.5	26.5-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	326	188	59.7	52.7-66.4	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	38	13.0	8.3-19.8	95	26.5	21.0-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	203	121	63.8	55.3-71.5	7	3.6	1.2-10.5	27	11.0	7.1-16.7	48	21.5	15.5-29.1
College Graduate	135	78	57.0	46.5-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	14	13.1	6.9-23.3	43	29.9	21.6-39.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	228	134	62.3	54.4-69.6	6	2.0	0.7- 5.6	19	6.5	3.8-10.9	69	29.2	22.6-36.9
$15,000- 24,999	223	126	61.9	53.8-69.4	6	2.6	0.7- 9.5	22	7.4	4.4-12.2	69	28.1	21.5-35.7
$25,000- 34,999	101	61	58.6	46.5-69.7	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0	15	12.6	7.0-21.5	23	27.0	17.4-39.4
$35,000- 49,999	73	42	61.9	48.3-73.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	9.9	4.3-21.2	25	28.2	18.0-41.2
$50,000-74,999	46	28	65.1	48.3-78.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.4	1.6-16.5	15	29.4	16.8-46.3
$75,000+	32	24	75.1	51.5-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.4	2.2-42.2	6	13.5	5.2-30.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	615	372	63.5	58.6-68.2	12	1.1	0.6- 2.3	54	9.1	6.2-13.1	177	26.2	22.3-30.6
No	326	171	55.6	48.9-62.1	7	2.3	0.8- 6.5	45	12.8	9.0-17.7	103	29.4	23.7-35.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	5	51.0	20.1-81.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.5	3.2-50.0	4	33.6	10.8-67.8
Non-Veteran	951	543	60.0	56.0-63.9	19	1.5	0.8- 3.0	101	10.8	8.4-13.9	288	27.6	24.3-31.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, maintain weight

No advice

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

623

344

56.9

51.8-61.8

1.2

0.6- 2.5

10.4

7.3-14.6

207

31.5

27.2-36.3

African American

282

171

64.4

57.6-70.7

2.3

0.7- 7.5

12.1

8.4-17.2

21.2

16.3-27.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

79.6

61.1-90.6

2.5

0.5-11.4

1.8

0.2-12.4

16.1

6.8-33.7

Other Minorities

70.6

42.7-88.5

0.5

0.1- 3.4

10.3

2.1-37.6

18.7

5.3-48.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

67.8

44.5-84.7

0.0

. - .

9.3

2.5-29.5

22.9

9.0-47.2

-English Speaking

74.2

45.0-91.0

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-20.3

22.6

7.1-52.7

-Spanish Speaking

59.5

25.4-86.4

0.0

. - .

17.3

3.5-54.7

23.2

4.6-65.5

Non-Hispanic

934

531

59.6

55.6-63.5

1.6

0.8- 3.1

10.9

8.4-14.0

285

27.9

24.5-31.5

AGE

18-24

45.4

15.2-79.4

0.0

. - .

37.1

12.5-71.1

17.5

5.6-43.2

25-34

58.6

41.7-73.7

0.0

. - .

16.0

7.3-31.6

25.4

13.6-42.3

35-44

80.5

67.0-89.4

2.9

0.8-10.5

5.4

1.7-15.7

11.2

4.9-23.7

45-54

162

116

69.7

59.2-78.4

2.3

0.4-11.6

11.6

5.4-23.2

16.4

11.1-23.7

55-64

231

145

64.7

56.8-71.8

0.2

0.0- 1.2

5.6

2.9-10.8

29.5

22.8-37.2

65-74

262

144

59.3

51.9-66.3

0.6

0.2- 2.0

10.9

7.5-15.7

29.2

22.9-36.4

75+

190

36.2

28.5-44.7

4.1

1.9- 8.6

15.8

10.0-24.0

43.9

35.5-52.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

297

160

58.6

51.7-65.3

1.7

0.7- 4.3

7.1

4.4-11.3

106

32.5

26.5-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

326

188

59.7

52.7-66.4

0.7

0.3- 1.8

13.0

8.3-19.8

26.5

21.0-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

203

121

63.8

55.3-71.5

3.6

1.2-10.5

11.0

7.1-16.7

21.5

15.5-29.1

College Graduate

135

57.0

46.5-66.8

0.0

. - .

13.1

6.9-23.3

29.9

21.6-39.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

228

134

62.3

54.4-69.6

2.0

0.7- 5.6

6.5

3.8-10.9

29.2

22.6-36.9

$15,000- 24,999

223

126

61.9

53.8-69.4

2.6

0.7- 9.5

7.4

4.4-12.2

28.1

21.5-35.7

$25,000- 34,999

101

58.6

46.5-69.7

1.8

0.4- 7.0

12.6

7.0-21.5

27.0

17.4-39.4

$35,000- 49,999

61.9

48.3-73.9

0.0

. - .

9.9

4.3-21.2

28.2

18.0-41.2

$50,000-74,999

65.1

48.3-78.9

0.0

. - .

5.4

1.6-16.5

29.4

16.8-46.3

$75,000+

75.1

51.5-89.5

0.0

. - .

11.4

2.2-42.2

13.5

5.2-30.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

615

372

63.5

58.6-68.2

1.1

0.6- 2.3

9.1

6.2-13.1

177

26.2

22.3-30.6

326

171

55.6

48.9-62.1

2.3

0.8- 6.5

12.8

9.0-17.7

103

29.4

23.7-35.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.0

20.1-81.1

0.0

. - .

15.5

3.2-50.0

33.6

10.8-67.8

Non-Veteran

951

543

60.0

56.0-63.9

1.5

0.8- 3.0

101

10.8

8.4-13.9

288

27.6

24.3-31.2

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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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