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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 | 1,055 | 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 | . - . |
^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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