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Total Respond.^ |
Yes, lose weight | Yes, gain weight | Yes, maintain weight | No advice | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
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 |
Have Health Insurance | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,353 | 740 | 55.7 | 52.3-59.0 | 25 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 162 | 12.4 | 10.3-14.9 | 426 | 30.3 | 27.3-33.5 |
No | 185 | 106 | 52.6 | 43.0-62.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.8 | 20 | 12.9 | 6.9-22.9 | 56 | 31.9 | 23.7-41.3 |
Body Mass Index | |||||||||||||
Underweight | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 25.6 | 3.8-75.1 | 3 | 47.6 | 14.0-83.5 | 2 | 26.8 | 6.0-67.8 |
Recommended Range | 251 | 42 | 16.4 | 11.7-22.6 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.3 | 62 | 28.1 | 20.8-36.7 | 137 | 52.2 | 44.1-60.1 |
Overweight | 471 | 208 | 45.1 | 39.5-50.8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 75 | 16.2 | 12.3-21.0 | 182 | 37.7 | 32.3-43.4 |
Obese | 723 | 540 | 75.4 | 71.1-79.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 | 35 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 138 | 18.1 | 14.8-22.0 |
Current Smoker | |||||||||||||
No | 1,281 | 712 | 55.9 | 52.4-59.3 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 156 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.2 | 394 | 30.2 | 27.1-33.4 |
Yes | 251 | 132 | 52.5 | 44.2-60.6 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.7 | 26 | 11.7 | 6.5-20.1 | 84 | 32.1 | 25.1-40.1 |
Binge Drinker | |||||||||||||
No | 1,497 | 828 | 55.6 | 52.3-58.7 | 28 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 179 | 12.6 | 10.4-15.0 | 462 | 30.1 | 27.3-33.2 |
Yes | 26 | 12 | 49.9 | 27.2-72.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 8.9 | 1.9-32.7 | 12 | 41.2 | 21.0-64.9 |
Heavy Drinker | |||||||||||||
No | 1,514 | 836 | 55.6 | 52.3-58.7 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.8 | 179 | 12.5 | 10.4-14.9 | 471 | 30.2 | 27.3-33.2 |
Yes | 16 | 6 | 30.1 | 10.6-60.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 9.6 | 2.0-35.6 | 8 | 60.4 | 31.3-83.6 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | |||||||||||||
Yes | 866 | 483 | 57.6 | 53.4-61.8 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 93 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.7 | 274 | 29.3 | 25.5-33.3 |
No | 667 | 361 | 52.7 | 47.9-57.4 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 | 87 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.5 | 207 | 31.9 | 27.7-36.5 |
Current Asthma | |||||||||||||
Yes | 176 | 124 | 73.1 | 64.5-80.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 16 | 7.1 | 4.0-12.5 | 34 | 19.6 | 13.3-27.8 |
No | 1,353 | 717 | 53.1 | 49.7-56.5 | 26 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 165 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.8 | 445 | 31.9 | 28.8-35.1 |
Diabetes | |||||||||||||
Yes | 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 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
No | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
^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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