BRFSS 2004 - 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: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	167	93	55.7	45.9-65.1	4	1.6	0.3- 7.4	17	10.9	5.8-19.6	53	31.8	23.5-41.5
GENDER
Male	67	36	51.9	37.2-66.3	1	2.6	0.4-16.5	6	7.1	2.6-17.7	24	38.4	25.0-53.8
Female	100	57	59.1	46.3-70.9	3	0.6	0.1- 2.7	11	14.5	6.5-29.0	29	25.8	16.7-37.6
RACE
White	142	80	54.6	44.2-64.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	15	11.5	6.0-21.2	46	32.4	23.6-42.7
African American	8	5	67.2	28.4-91.3	1	4.9	0.6-29.8	1	7.0	0.9-38.4	1	21.0	3.1-69.0
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	10	8	96.0	78.2-99.4	1	0.6	0.1- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.4	0.4-23.0
45-54	34	23	65.3	41.1-83.6	0	0.0	. - .	6	22.5	7.3-51.7	5	12.1	4.5-28.9
55-64	36	21	53.4	33.9-72.0	1	4.7	0.7-26.7	2	5.0	1.2-19.0	12	36.9	19.6-58.3
65-74	40	23	58.6	38.9-75.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	11.5	3.7-30.7	12	29.9	15.4-50.0
75+	41	12	24.1	11.8-42.8	2	1.4	0.2- 7.3	4	12.2	3.9-32.4	23	62.4	43.0-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	28	58.6	38.3-76.3	3	5.9	1.2-25.3	1	3.7	0.5-22.1	14	31.8	15.8-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	63	33	55.9	39.7-70.9	0	0.0	. - .	10	17.1	6.9-36.3	20	27.0	15.9-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	26	13	47.0	25.3-69.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	2	9.6	2.1-35.0	10	43.1	22.5-66.5
College Graduate	31	19	62.8	42.1-79.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.3	3.2-32.6	8	25.8	12.2-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	25	59.7	35.1-80.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.6	10	38.6	18.3-63.8
$15,000- 24,999	33	20	67.0	46.9-82.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	11	30.5	15.8-50.7
$25,000- 34,999	19	8	49.1	25.4-73.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.9	3.0-37.5	7	39.0	18.1-64.9
$35,000- 49,999	18	6	37.7	16.3-65.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.4	1.1-22.5	10	57.0	30.5-79.9
$50,000-74,999	13	8	65.9	33.6-88.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.5	1.3-27.2	3	27.5	8.2-61.8
$75,000+	8	6	66.8	26.0-92.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.1	1.2-45.7	1	24.0	3.7-72.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	102	63	59.2	45.9-71.3	3	2.6	0.5-12.3	7	8.8	3.0-22.9	29	29.4	18.8-42.7
No	61	29	51.7	36.6-66.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	8	10.4	4.4-22.7	23	37.8	24.6-53.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	16	47.5	28.5-67.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.0	2.6-26.8	15	43.4	25.5-63.2
Non-Veteran	132	77	58.4	47.0-68.9	4	2.1	0.4- 9.7	13	11.5	5.5-22.5	38	28.0	19.0-39.2

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

-Western NC

167

55.7

45.9-65.1

1.6

0.3- 7.4

10.9

5.8-19.6

31.8

23.5-41.5

GENDER

Male

51.9

37.2-66.3

2.6

0.4-16.5

7.1

2.6-17.7

38.4

25.0-53.8

Female

100

59.1

46.3-70.9

0.6

0.1- 2.7

14.5

6.5-29.0

25.8

16.7-37.6

RACE

White

142

54.6

44.2-64.6

1.4

0.2- 9.3

11.5

6.0-21.2

32.4

23.6-42.7

African American

67.2

28.4-91.3

4.9

0.6-29.8

7.0

0.9-38.4

21.0

3.1-69.0

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

96.0

78.2-99.4

0.6

0.1- 5.2

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.4-23.0

45-54

65.3

41.1-83.6

0.0

. - .

22.5

7.3-51.7

12.1

4.5-28.9

55-64

53.4

33.9-72.0

4.7

0.7-26.7

5.0

1.2-19.0

36.9

19.6-58.3

65-74

58.6

38.9-75.9

0.0

. - .

11.5

3.7-30.7

29.9

15.4-50.0

75+

24.1

11.8-42.8

1.4

0.2- 7.3

12.2

3.9-32.4

62.4

43.0-78.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

58.6

38.3-76.3

5.9

1.2-25.3

3.7

0.5-22.1

31.8

15.8-53.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

55.9

39.7-70.9

0.0

. - .

17.1

6.9-36.3

27.0

15.9-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

47.0

25.3-69.9

0.2

0.0- 1.7

9.6

2.1-35.0

43.1

22.5-66.5

College Graduate

62.8

42.1-79.7

0.0

. - .

11.3

3.2-32.6

25.8

12.2-46.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.7

35.1-80.2

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.6

38.6

18.3-63.8

$15,000- 24,999

67.0

46.9-82.3

0.2

0.0- 1.6

2.3

0.3-14.6

30.5

15.8-50.7

$25,000- 34,999

49.1

25.4-73.1

0.0

. - .

11.9

3.0-37.5

39.0

18.1-64.9

$35,000- 49,999

37.7

16.3-65.3

0.0

. - .

5.4

1.1-22.5

57.0

30.5-79.9

$50,000-74,999

65.9

33.6-88.1

0.0

. - .

6.5

1.3-27.2

27.5

8.2-61.8

$75,000+

66.8

26.0-92.0

0.0

. - .

9.1

1.2-45.7

24.0

3.7-72.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

102

59.2

45.9-71.3

2.6

0.5-12.3

8.8

3.0-22.9

29.4

18.8-42.7

51.7

36.6-66.4

0.1

0.0- 0.8

10.4

4.4-22.7

37.8

24.6-53.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

47.5

28.5-67.3

0.0

. - .

9.0

2.6-26.8

43.4

25.5-63.2

Non-Veteran

132

58.4

47.0-68.9

2.1

0.4- 9.7

11.5

5.5-22.5

28.0

19.0-39.2

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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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