BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	41	25	64.5	48.0-78.1	1	2.5	0.3-15.7	6	16.1	7.1-32.4	9	17.0	8.5-31.1
Female	101	65	69.4	58.8-78.3	0	0.0	. - .	8	8.9	4.1-18.3	28	21.6	14.6-30.9
RACE
White	62	37	65.0	51.6-76.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.5	2.0-19.0	22	28.6	18.6-41.2
African American	76	50	69.7	57.3-79.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	10	13.3	6.7-24.5	15	15.4	8.8-25.4
AGE
18-24	3	1	25.0	2.7-80.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.2	10.3-93.5	1	18.7	1.9-73.1
25-34	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	8	6	82.8	47.8-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.7	1.3-47.4	1	7.6	1.0-40.6
45-54	31	22	80.7	64.0-90.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.9	1.7-24.8	7	12.4	5.5-25.4
55-64	38	30	82.7	67.1-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.5	0.5-20.9	7	13.8	6.2-28.0
65-74	42	23	57.2	40.1-72.8	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	5	13.1	4.8-31.3	13	26.3	14.6-42.7
75+	19	8	38.8	19.0-63.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.8	6.4-50.1	8	40.4	20.0-64.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	26	62.0	45.6-76.0	1	2.9	0.4-18.2	7	17.0	7.5-33.9	12	18.1	9.9-31.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	52	37	76.7	63.0-86.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.3	0.8-12.4	13	20.1	11.2-33.4
Some Post-H.S.	28	19	67.6	45.8-83.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	17.2	6.2-39.6	5	15.3	5.6-35.5
College Graduate	16	8	52.6	27.7-76.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.7	1.7-50.3	7	35.7	16.3-61.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	34	81.0	67.5-89.8	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	10	14.7	7.5-26.7
$15,000- 24,999	30	18	63.7	43.9-79.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.2	5.9-33.9	7	21.2	9.6-40.4
$25,000- 34,999	8	6	81.3	45.1-95.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.1	1.0-42.7	1	10.5	1.4-50.0
$35,000- 49,999	9	6	79.8	46.4-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.2	5.2-53.6
$50,000-74,999	5	4	67.4	18.4-95.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	32.6	5.0-81.6
$75,000+	3	1	51.9	8.9-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	48.1	7.7-91.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	88	60	75.8	65.4-83.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	4.8	1.8-12.3	23	19.4	12.4-29.0
No	51	30	58.3	42.7-72.4	1	2.5	0.4-15.7	7	19.2	9.1-36.0	13	20.0	11.1-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	9	53.8	29.9-76.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.1	6.9-49.2	6	25.1	10.4-49.1
Non-Veteran	124	81	70.4	61.1-78.3	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	11	9.6	5.1-17.6	31	18.8	12.9-26.6

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

64.5

48.0-78.1

2.5

0.3-15.7

16.1

7.1-32.4

17.0

8.5-31.1

Female

101

69.4

58.8-78.3

0.0

. - .

8.9

4.1-18.3

21.6

14.6-30.9

RACE

White

65.0

51.6-76.3

0.0

. - .

6.5

2.0-19.0

28.6

18.6-41.2

African American

69.7

57.3-79.8

1.6

0.2-10.7

13.3

6.7-24.5

15.4

8.8-25.4

AGE

18-24

25.0

2.7-80.2

0.0

. - .

56.2

10.3-93.5

18.7

1.9-73.1

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

82.8

47.8-96.2

0.0

. - .

9.7

1.3-47.4

7.6

1.0-40.6

45-54

80.7

64.0-90.8

0.0

. - .

6.9

1.7-24.8

12.4

5.5-25.4

55-64

82.7

67.1-91.8

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.5-20.9

13.8

6.2-28.0

65-74

57.2

40.1-72.8

3.3

0.5-20.2

13.1

4.8-31.3

26.3

14.6-42.7

75+

38.8

19.0-63.3

0.0

. - .

20.8

6.4-50.1

40.4

20.0-64.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

62.0

45.6-76.0

2.9

0.4-18.2

17.0

7.5-33.9

18.1

9.9-31.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

76.7

63.0-86.4

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.8-12.4

20.1

11.2-33.4

Some Post-H.S.

67.6

45.8-83.7

0.0

. - .

17.2

6.2-39.6

15.3

5.6-35.5

College Graduate

52.6

27.7-76.3

0.0

. - .

11.7

1.7-50.3

35.7

16.3-61.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

81.0

67.5-89.8

3.2

0.4-19.4

1.1

0.2- 7.7

14.7

7.5-26.7

$15,000- 24,999

63.7

43.9-79.7

0.0

. - .

15.2

5.9-33.9

21.2

9.6-40.4

$25,000- 34,999

81.3

45.1-95.9

0.0

. - .

8.1

1.0-42.7

10.5

1.4-50.0

$35,000- 49,999

79.8

46.4-94.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.2

5.2-53.6

$50,000-74,999

67.4

18.4-95.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.6

5.0-81.6

$75,000+

51.9

8.9-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

48.1

7.7-91.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

75.8

65.4-83.8

0.0

. - .

4.8

1.8-12.3

19.4

12.4-29.0

58.3

42.7-72.4

2.5

0.4-15.7

19.2

9.1-36.0

20.0

11.1-33.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

53.8

29.9-76.1

0.0

. - .

21.1

6.9-49.2

25.1

10.4-49.1

Non-Veteran

124

70.4

61.1-78.3

1.1

0.2- 7.6

9.6

5.1-17.6

18.8

12.9-26.6

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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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