BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	40	18	41.1	25.2-59.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	13.5	5.7-28.8	16	45.4	28.0-64.0
Buncombe	39	19	52.2	34.9-68.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.0	3.3-26.3	15	37.8	22.7-55.8
Cabarrus	37	15	36.8	22.0-54.6	3	7.7	2.3-23.0	8	18.4	8.3-35.8	11	37.1	20.9-56.8
Catawba	38	15	46.7	28.9-65.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.4	2.6-19.6	19	45.9	28.4-64.3
Cumberland	55	36	60.9	45.7-74.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	12.4	5.8-24.5	12	26.7	15.0-42.9
Davidson	36	20	58.7	40.1-75.1	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	4	8.3	2.9-21.9	11	31.2	16.6-50.8
Durham	27	12	36.8	19.8-57.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	41.2	22.1-63.4	7	22.0	9.9-42.1
Forsyth	33	19	48.9	30.4-67.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.2	6.3-35.7	9	34.9	18.6-55.7
Gaston	49	25	61.6	45.9-75.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.4	5.0-23.7	17	27.1	16.1-41.8
Guilford	42	22	47.8	31.7-64.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.9	4.8-22.9	14	41.4	25.5-59.2
Iredell	45	26	63.3	47.0-77.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	4	10.4	3.7-26.3	14	25.4	14.3-40.9
Johnston	52	33	66.6	48.3-81.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.1	1.5-27.4	16	26.3	13.8-44.2
Mecklenburg	46	25	56.7	39.1-72.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	5	18.8	6.9-42.1	15	23.5	13.4-37.9
New Hanover	32	17	56.8	37.4-74.4	1	3.9	0.5-23.1	2	10.0	2.5-32.9	12	29.3	15.8-47.7
Onslow	38	19	41.8	26.2-59.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.3	0.9-18.2	17	53.9	36.6-70.4
Orange	32	18	60.4	40.9-77.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.7	2.0-20.3	11	32.9	17.8-52.6
Pitt	28	18	63.7	43.3-80.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	1	5.6	0.8-30.5	8	28.7	14.3-49.2
Randolph	30	19	59.9	36.0-79.9	2	3.8	0.8-15.1	2	4.3	1.0-16.4	7	32.0	13.4-59.0
Robeson	51	23	51.1	36.1-65.8	2	2.4	0.6- 9.8	10	19.0	9.7-33.9	16	27.6	16.3-42.7
Rowan	46	21	46.5	30.7-62.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	7	11.4	5.1-23.6	17	40.9	25.9-57.8
Union	36	23	63.4	44.5-79.0	1	2.5	0.3-16.0	2	6.3	1.5-22.5	10	27.8	14.3-47.0
Wake	42	23	55.5	38.8-71.1	1	4.0	0.6-23.3	5	12.5	4.9-28.4	13	27.9	15.8-44.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	33	21	62.2	42.9-78.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.3	3.6-30.4	9	26.5	13.5-45.5
Northeast Partnership II	77	51	70.5	58.5-80.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.5	2.7-19.3	22	21.9	14.0-32.6
Northeast Partnership I	56	33	64.7	49.6-77.4	1	2.6	0.4-16.1	8	14.7	6.8-29.1	14	18.0	10.0-30.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	52	26	49.5	34.2-64.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	9	18.0	8.2-35.0	16	31.1	18.8-46.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	60	35	50.9	35.9-65.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	9	14.4	6.5-29.1	15	33.3	19.8-50.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	47	21	47.7	32.4-63.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	14.4	6.5-28.9	19	37.9	24.0-54.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	53	34	67.2	53.0-78.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	12.8	5.7-26.3	13	19.9	11.4-32.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	37	19	48.8	31.1-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.9	1.6-19.5	15	45.3	27.9-63.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	70	40	61.8	48.4-73.6	3	4.1	1.1-14.4	10	11.2	5.6-21.0	17	22.9	13.5-36.2
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	35	18	54.1	36.0-71.2	1	4.2	0.6-24.6	3	11.7	3.4-33.0	13	30.0	16.7-47.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	30	16	56.8	37.5-74.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.1	2.9-25.6	11	34.1	18.6-54.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	44	29	62.4	45.7-76.6	2	6.3	1.5-22.3	3	5.5	1.7-16.6	10	25.8	14.0-42.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	72	38	50.2	35.0-65.5	4	3.2	0.6-14.2	8	14.2	5.8-30.7	22	32.4	19.5-48.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	142	90	67.6	58.6-75.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	14	11.6	6.6-19.5	37	19.9	14.1-27.3
No	1,398	757	54.2	50.8-57.5	27	1.8	1.1- 2.9	168	12.5	10.3-15.1	446	31.5	28.5-34.7
NC REGIONS***
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
Piedmont	779	411	53.7	49.3-58.1	16	2.0	1.1- 3.9	97	11.9	9.4-15.0	255	32.3	28.4-36.6
Western NC	167	93	55.7	45.9-65.1	4	1.6	0.3- 7.4	17	10.9	5.8-19.6	53	31.8	23.5-41.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
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
Northwest	268	144	57.3	50.0-64.3	4	1.4	0.3- 5.4	27	9.0	5.6-14.2	93	32.3	26.0-39.3
Charlotte	213	111	55.8	47.6-63.7	8	3.5	1.5- 7.8	28	11.3	7.2-17.2	66	29.4	22.7-37.2
Greensboro	170	90	51.3	41.6-60.8	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	21	10.5	6.4-16.8	57	37.7	28.4-48.0
Southern Regional	196	113	59.3	50.8-67.2	4	1.5	0.4- 5.2	27	12.1	8.0-18.0	52	27.1	19.9-35.7
Coastal	72	37	50.9	38.0-63.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	7	12.6	5.9-24.9	27	34.8	23.5-48.1
Wake	195	112	54.5	45.5-63.2	1	1.7	0.2-10.9	24	15.2	9.6-23.1	58	28.6	21.4-37.2
Area L	84	43	57.2	44.5-68.9	2	2.4	0.6- 9.1	12	15.1	7.6-27.8	27	25.4	16.8-36.5
Eastern	214	135	61.6	53.4-69.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.8	19	11.7	7.0-18.9	58	25.9	19.5-33.5

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

41.1

25.2-59.1

0.0

. - .

13.5

5.7-28.8

45.4

28.0-64.0

Buncombe

52.2

34.9-68.9

0.0

. - .

10.0

3.3-26.3

37.8

22.7-55.8

Cabarrus

36.8

22.0-54.6

7.7

2.3-23.0

18.4

8.3-35.8

37.1

20.9-56.8

Catawba

46.7

28.9-65.4

0.0

. - .

7.4

2.6-19.6

45.9

28.4-64.3

Cumberland

60.9

45.7-74.3

0.0

. - .

12.4

5.8-24.5

26.7

15.0-42.9

Davidson

58.7

40.1-75.1

1.8

0.2-11.9

8.3

2.9-21.9

31.2

16.6-50.8

Durham

36.8

19.8-57.8

0.0

. - .

41.2

22.1-63.4

22.0

9.9-42.1

Forsyth

48.9

30.4-67.7

0.0

. - .

16.2

6.3-35.7

34.9

18.6-55.7

Gaston

61.6

45.9-75.1

0.0

. - .

11.4

5.0-23.7

27.1

16.1-41.8

Guilford

47.8

31.7-64.3

0.0

. - .

10.9

4.8-22.9

41.4

25.5-59.2

Iredell

63.3

47.0-77.0

0.9

0.1- 6.4

10.4

3.7-26.3

25.4

14.3-40.9

Johnston

66.6

48.3-81.0

0.0

. - .

7.1

1.5-27.4

26.3

13.8-44.2

Mecklenburg

56.7

39.1-72.7

1.0

0.1- 6.8

18.8

6.9-42.1

23.5

13.4-37.9

New Hanover

56.8

37.4-74.4

3.9

0.5-23.1

10.0

2.5-32.9

29.3

15.8-47.7

Onslow

41.8

26.2-59.1

0.0

. - .

4.3

0.9-18.2

53.9

36.6-70.4

Orange

60.4

40.9-77.1

0.0

. - .

6.7

2.0-20.3

32.9

17.8-52.6

Pitt

63.7

43.3-80.2

2.0

0.3-13.3

5.6

0.8-30.5

28.7

14.3-49.2

Randolph

59.9

36.0-79.9

3.8

0.8-15.1

4.3

1.0-16.4

32.0

13.4-59.0

Robeson

51.1

36.1-65.8

2.4

0.6- 9.8

19.0

9.7-33.9

27.6

16.3-42.7

Rowan

46.5

30.7-62.9

1.3

0.2- 8.6

11.4

5.1-23.6

40.9

25.9-57.8

Union

63.4

44.5-79.0

2.5

0.3-16.0

6.3

1.5-22.5

27.8

14.3-47.0

Wake

55.5

38.8-71.1

4.0

0.6-23.3

12.5

4.9-28.4

27.9

15.8-44.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

62.2

42.9-78.2

0.0

. - .

11.3

3.6-30.4

26.5

13.5-45.5

Northeast Partnership II

70.5

58.5-80.3

0.0

. - .

7.5

2.7-19.3

21.9

14.0-32.6

Northeast Partnership I

64.7

49.6-77.4

2.6

0.4-16.1

14.7

6.8-29.1

18.0

10.0-30.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

49.5

34.2-64.9

1.4

0.2- 9.5

18.0

8.2-35.0

31.1

18.8-46.8

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

50.9

35.9-65.6

1.4

0.2- 9.3

14.4

6.5-29.1

33.3

19.8-50.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

47.7

32.4-63.5

0.0

. - .

14.4

6.5-28.9

37.9

24.0-54.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

67.2

53.0-78.9

0.0

. - .

12.8

5.7-26.3

19.9

11.4-32.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

48.8

31.1-66.8

0.0

. - .

5.9

1.6-19.5

45.3

27.9-63.9

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

61.8

48.4-73.6

4.1

1.1-14.4

11.2

5.6-21.0

22.9

13.5-36.2

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

54.1

36.0-71.2

4.2

0.6-24.6

11.7

3.4-33.0

30.0

16.7-47.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

56.8

37.5-74.2

0.0

. - .

9.1

2.9-25.6

34.1

18.6-54.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

62.4

45.7-76.6

6.3

1.5-22.3

5.5

1.7-16.6

25.8

14.0-42.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

50.2

35.0-65.5

3.2

0.6-14.2

14.2

5.8-30.7

32.4

19.5-48.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

142

67.6

58.6-75.4

0.9

0.1- 6.3

11.6

6.6-19.5

19.9

14.1-27.3

1,398

757

54.2

50.8-57.5

1.8

1.1- 2.9

168

12.5

10.3-15.1

446

31.5

28.5-34.7

NC REGIONS***

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

Piedmont

779

411

53.7

49.3-58.1

2.0

1.1- 3.9

11.9

9.4-15.0

255

32.3

28.4-36.6

Western NC

167

55.7

45.9-65.1

1.6

0.3- 7.4

10.9

5.8-19.6

31.8

23.5-41.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

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

Northwest

268

144

57.3

50.0-64.3

1.4

0.3- 5.4

9.0

5.6-14.2

32.3

26.0-39.3

Charlotte

213

111

55.8

47.6-63.7

3.5

1.5- 7.8

11.3

7.2-17.2

29.4

22.7-37.2

Greensboro

170

51.3

41.6-60.8

0.6

0.1- 2.4

10.5

6.4-16.8

37.7

28.4-48.0

Southern Regional

196

113

59.3

50.8-67.2

1.5

0.4- 5.2

12.1

8.0-18.0

27.1

19.9-35.7

Coastal

50.9

38.0-63.8

1.6

0.2-10.7

12.6

5.9-24.9

34.8

23.5-48.1

Wake

195

112

54.5

45.5-63.2

1.7

0.2-10.9

15.2

9.6-23.1

28.6

21.4-37.2

Area L

57.2

44.5-68.9

2.4

0.6- 9.1

15.1

7.6-27.8

25.4

16.8-36.5

Eastern

214

135

61.6

53.4-69.2

0.8

0.2- 3.8

11.7

7.0-18.9

25.9

19.5-33.5

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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