BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western 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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	300	149	49.0	42.2-55.7	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	44	13.8	9.9-19.0	103	35.6	29.3-42.4
Female	479	262	58.2	52.6-63.6	12	2.4	1.1- 5.4	53	10.1	7.2-13.9	152	29.3	24.6-34.5
RACE
White	572	301	53.9	48.7-58.9	10	1.1	0.6- 2.4	64	10.8	8.0-14.3	197	34.2	29.5-39.2
African American	182	94	53.5	44.5-62.4	6	4.8	1.8-12.0	30	14.4	9.4-21.4	52	27.4	20.0-36.2
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	32.7	3.6-86.4	2	67.3	13.6-96.4
AGE
18-24	4	1	38.0	5.4-86.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.6	5.5-87.1	2	23.4	4.0-69.3
25-34	26	11	48.4	27.7-69.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	22.1	8.5-46.5	10	29.4	14.4-50.9
35-44	56	39	68.9	52.0-81.8	2	1.8	0.4- 7.2	2	1.5	0.3- 6.4	13	27.9	15.4-45.0
45-54	138	85	58.1	47.7-67.8	2	3.5	0.9-13.2	17	14.6	8.4-23.9	34	23.8	16.4-33.2
55-64	206	125	60.3	51.7-68.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	17	8.0	4.7-13.3	63	31.5	24.0-40.2
65-74	197	101	53.0	44.2-61.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	26	10.7	6.6-16.8	68	35.8	27.7-44.7
75+	146	46	31.0	22.7-40.9	9	6.1	2.7-13.2	29	21.4	14.1-31.1	62	41.5	32.2-51.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	110	55.9	47.3-64.1	5	3.8	1.4-10.0	20	8.7	5.3-14.1	80	31.6	24.5-39.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	234	127	53.6	45.7-61.3	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	27	11.3	7.2-17.3	75	34.1	26.9-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	174	89	51.6	42.4-60.7	5	3.0	0.8-10.1	28	13.5	8.6-20.5	52	31.9	23.8-41.2
College Graduate	155	84	53.5	43.7-63.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	22	14.8	9.0-23.4	48	31.2	22.9-40.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	84	56.6	46.6-66.0	5	2.3	0.8- 7.1	23	11.7	7.3-18.3	42	29.4	21.0-39.5
$15,000- 24,999	153	77	54.6	44.7-64.1	4	3.2	0.8-12.6	20	11.4	6.7-18.8	52	30.8	22.7-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	80	46	61.9	48.2-74.0	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	9	9.7	4.8-18.6	24	27.2	17.1-40.4
$35,000- 49,999	85	45	48.5	36.1-61.0	0	0.0	. - .	10	14.6	7.3-27.0	30	36.9	25.5-50.0
$50,000-74,999	61	34	56.3	41.7-69.9	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	7	13.9	5.9-29.5	19	28.7	17.6-43.1
$75,000+	54	32	56.4	40.2-71.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	9.5	3.6-23.1	16	34.1	20.5-50.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	464	262	57.8	52.1-63.3	11	2.2	1.0- 4.8	52	9.8	7.1-13.3	139	30.2	25.2-35.7
No	299	145	49.3	42.3-56.4	5	1.9	0.6- 5.9	42	14.8	10.4-20.7	107	33.9	27.6-40.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	65	44.6	35.2-54.5	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4	21	14.9	9.1-23.3	51	39.7	30.1-50.0
Non-Veteran	638	346	56.3	51.4-61.1	14	2.4	1.2- 4.8	76	11.1	8.5-14.5	202	30.2	26.0-34.8
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%)

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

300

149

49.0

42.2-55.7

1.6

0.5- 4.8

13.8

9.9-19.0

103

35.6

29.3-42.4

Female

479

262

58.2

52.6-63.6

2.4

1.1- 5.4

10.1

7.2-13.9

152

29.3

24.6-34.5

RACE

White

572

301

53.9

48.7-58.9

1.1

0.6- 2.4

10.8

8.0-14.3

197

34.2

29.5-39.2

African American

182

53.5

44.5-62.4

4.8

1.8-12.0

14.4

9.4-21.4

27.4

20.0-36.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.7

3.6-86.4

67.3

13.6-96.4

AGE

18-24

38.0

5.4-86.8

0.0

. - .

38.6

5.5-87.1

23.4

4.0-69.3

25-34

48.4

27.7-69.8

0.0

. - .

22.1

8.5-46.5

29.4

14.4-50.9

35-44

68.9

52.0-81.8

1.8

0.4- 7.2

1.5

0.3- 6.4

27.9

15.4-45.0

45-54

138

58.1

47.7-67.8

3.5

0.9-13.2

14.6

8.4-23.9

23.8

16.4-33.2

55-64

206

125

60.3

51.7-68.3

0.2

0.0- 1.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

31.5

24.0-40.2

65-74

197

101

53.0

44.2-61.7

0.5

0.1- 2.2

10.7

6.6-16.8

35.8

27.7-44.7

75+

146

31.0

22.7-40.9

6.1

2.7-13.2

21.4

14.1-31.1

41.5

32.2-51.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

215

110

55.9

47.3-64.1

3.8

1.4-10.0

8.7

5.3-14.1

31.6

24.5-39.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

234

127

53.6

45.7-61.3

1.0

0.4- 2.4

11.3

7.2-17.3

34.1

26.9-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

174

51.6

42.4-60.7

3.0

0.8-10.1

13.5

8.6-20.5

31.9

23.8-41.2

College Graduate

155

53.5

43.7-63.0

0.5

0.1- 3.5

14.8

9.0-23.4

31.2

22.9-40.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

56.6

46.6-66.0

2.3

0.8- 7.1

11.7

7.3-18.3

29.4

21.0-39.5

$15,000- 24,999

153

54.6

44.7-64.1

3.2

0.8-12.6

11.4

6.7-18.8

30.8

22.7-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

61.9

48.2-74.0

1.1

0.2- 7.6

9.7

4.8-18.6

27.2

17.1-40.4

$35,000- 49,999

48.5

36.1-61.0

0.0

. - .

14.6

7.3-27.0

36.9

25.5-50.0

$50,000-74,999

56.3

41.7-69.9

1.1

0.2- 7.7

13.9

5.9-29.5

28.7

17.6-43.1

$75,000+

56.4

40.2-71.3

0.0

. - .

9.5

3.6-23.1

34.1

20.5-50.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

464

262

57.8

52.1-63.3

2.2

1.0- 4.8

9.8

7.1-13.3

139

30.2

25.2-35.7

299

145

49.3

42.3-56.4

1.9

0.6- 5.9

14.8

10.4-20.7

107

33.9

27.6-40.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

44.6

35.2-54.5

0.9

0.2- 3.4

14.9

9.1-23.3

39.7

30.1-50.0

Non-Veteran

638

346

56.3

51.4-61.1

2.4

1.2- 4.8

11.1

8.5-14.5

202

30.2

26.0-34.8

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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