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	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
GENDER
Male	432	225	52.0	46.3-57.7	6	1.6	0.6- 3.8	48	10.5	7.6-14.2	153	36.0	30.6-41.7
Female	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
AGE
18-24	10	2	45.4	10.2-85.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.0	4.8-66.5	6	30.7	8.6-67.6
25-34	31	16	52.7	33.6-71.1	1	4.5	0.6-25.9	4	13.5	4.5-33.9	10	29.2	15.1-49.0
35-44	61	40	68.0	52.7-80.1	2	2.1	0.5- 8.1	3	2.8	0.8- 9.3	16	27.2	15.9-42.4
45-54	171	109	63.8	54.3-72.4	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	16	12.2	6.4-22.0	45	23.7	17.0-32.1
55-64	270	171	61.7	53.9-68.9	3	2.1	0.6- 6.9	14	5.2	2.8- 9.2	82	31.0	24.2-38.7
65-74	291	151	50.5	43.1-57.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	39	12.5	8.5-17.9	99	36.8	29.8-44.3
75+	217	79	34.6	27.3-42.7	7	2.4	1.0- 5.8	32	15.7	10.3-23.3	99	47.3	39.1-55.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	253	130	51.0	42.6-59.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.8	20	7.4	4.4-12.3	99	39.3	31.3-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	346	189	54.3	47.6-60.9	7	1.7	0.7- 4.0	36	10.8	6.9-16.6	114	33.1	27.2-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	236	130	55.9	47.9-63.6	4	1.0	0.4- 2.9	30	11.5	7.4-17.3	72	31.6	24.6-39.5
College Graduate	218	119	56.2	48.1-64.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	24	11.8	7.3-18.5	74	31.7	24.8-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	194	113	57.4	47.6-66.7	5	2.3	0.8- 6.5	18	6.8	3.9-11.4	58	33.4	24.6-43.7
$15,000- 24,999	200	104	55.4	46.9-63.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	19	8.2	4.8-13.5	75	36.0	28.3-44.5
$25,000- 34,999	117	65	55.5	44.2-66.3	3	2.9	0.8- 9.2	11	6.6	3.1-13.3	38	35.1	25.3-46.3
$35,000- 49,999	110	62	56.4	45.2-67.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	9	7.2	3.5-14.2	38	35.3	25.2-46.9
$50,000-74,999	92	52	57.9	45.8-69.1	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	10	13.2	6.7-24.4	29	28.2	19.0-39.8
$75,000+	73	45	61.6	47.8-73.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	9.1	3.9-19.7	21	29.3	18.4-43.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	637	368	57.2	52.2-62.2	10	1.4	0.6- 3.3	57	8.1	5.6-11.5	202	33.2	28.6-38.3
No	392	194	51.9	45.7-58.0	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	48	13.0	9.3-17.8	145	34.2	28.7-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	216	105	48.5	40.7-56.5	3	1.2	0.3- 4.1	24	11.7	7.5-17.8	84	38.6	31.2-46.6
Non-Veteran	837	464	56.4	52.0-60.7	13	1.4	0.7- 2.9	86	10.0	7.6-13.2	274	32.2	28.2-36.4
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

1,055

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

GENDER

Male

432

225

52.0

46.3-57.7

1.6

0.6- 3.8

10.5

7.6-14.2

153

36.0

30.6-41.7

Female

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

AGE

18-24

45.4

10.2-85.8

0.0

. - .

24.0

4.8-66.5

30.7

8.6-67.6

25-34

52.7

33.6-71.1

4.5

0.6-25.9

13.5

4.5-33.9

29.2

15.1-49.0

35-44

68.0

52.7-80.1

2.1

0.5- 8.1

2.8

0.8- 9.3

27.2

15.9-42.4

45-54

171

109

63.8

54.3-72.4

0.3

0.0- 1.8

12.2

6.4-22.0

23.7

17.0-32.1

55-64

270

171

61.7

53.9-68.9

2.1

0.6- 6.9

5.2

2.8- 9.2

31.0

24.2-38.7

65-74

291

151

50.5

43.1-57.8

0.3

0.1- 1.4

12.5

8.5-17.9

36.8

29.8-44.3

75+

217

34.6

27.3-42.7

2.4

1.0- 5.8

15.7

10.3-23.3

47.3

39.1-55.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

253

130

51.0

42.6-59.3

2.3

0.7- 7.8

7.4

4.4-12.3

39.3

31.3-47.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

346

189

54.3

47.6-60.9

1.7

0.7- 4.0

10.8

6.9-16.6

114

33.1

27.2-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

236

130

55.9

47.9-63.6

1.0

0.4- 2.9

11.5

7.4-17.3

31.6

24.6-39.5

College Graduate

218

119

56.2

48.1-64.0

0.3

0.0- 2.4

11.8

7.3-18.5

31.7

24.8-39.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

194

113

57.4

47.6-66.7

2.3

0.8- 6.5

6.8

3.9-11.4

33.4

24.6-43.7

$15,000- 24,999

200

104

55.4

46.9-63.6

0.4

0.1- 1.6

8.2

4.8-13.5

36.0

28.3-44.5

$25,000- 34,999

117

55.5

44.2-66.3

2.9

0.8- 9.2

6.6

3.1-13.3

35.1

25.3-46.3

$35,000- 49,999

110

56.4

45.2-67.1

1.0

0.1- 7.0

7.2

3.5-14.2

35.3

25.2-46.9

$50,000-74,999

57.9

45.8-69.1

0.7

0.1- 4.8

13.2

6.7-24.4

28.2

19.0-39.8

$75,000+

61.6

47.8-73.8

0.0

. - .

9.1

3.9-19.7

29.3

18.4-43.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

637

368

57.2

52.2-62.2

1.4

0.6- 3.3

8.1

5.6-11.5

202

33.2

28.6-38.3

392

194

51.9

45.7-58.0

1.0

0.4- 2.4

13.0

9.3-17.8

145

34.2

28.7-40.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

216

105

48.5

40.7-56.5

1.2

0.3- 4.1

11.7

7.5-17.8

38.6

31.2-46.6

Non-Veteran

837

464

56.4

52.0-60.7

1.4

0.7- 2.9

10.0

7.6-13.2

274

32.2

28.2-36.4

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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