BRFSS 2006 - Mountain AHEC*: (Are you currently trying to lose weight, maintain your current weight, that is keep from gaining weight, or do neither?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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	Total Respond.^	Lose weight	Maintain weight	Do neither
North Carolina	15,132	6,088	37.8	36.8-38.9	5,268	34.2	33.1-35.3	3,776	28.0	26.9-29.1
-Mtn. AHEC	901	324	35.5	31.4-39.8	332	33.8	29.9-38.0	245	30.6	26.5-35.1
GENDER
Male	339	97	29.6	23.5-36.5	127	33.4	27.5-39.7	115	37.0	30.4-44.2
Female	562	227	40.9	35.6-46.5	205	34.3	29.1-39.8	130	24.8	20.0-30.4
RACE
White	805	282	35.3	31.0-39.8	302	34.1	30.0-38.5	221	30.6	26.3-35.3
Other	92	40	38.0	25.6-52.2	29	31.9	20.1-46.7	23	30.0	17.5-46.6
AGE
18-44	237	88	32.4	25.0-40.7	80	31.5	24.4-39.5	69	36.2	28.3-44.9
45+	664	236	37.8	33.4-42.4	252	35.5	31.3-40.0	176	26.7	22.7-31.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	380	105	29.3	22.9-36.7	124	28.2	22.3-34.8	151	42.5	35.3-50.0
Some College +	517	216	40.3	35.2-45.6	207	38.4	33.3-43.8	94	21.2	16.9-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	549	184	33.6	28.5-39.0	199	30.9	26.3-35.9	166	35.6	30.0-41.5
$50,000+	230	107	42.4	35.0-50.2	85	38.5	31.2-46.4	38	19.0	13.3-26.5

Total
Respond.^

Lose weight

Maintain weight

Do neither

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,132

6,088

37.8

36.8-38.9

5,268

34.2

33.1-35.3

3,776

28.0

26.9-29.1

-Mtn. AHEC

901

324

35.5

31.4-39.8

332

33.8

29.9-38.0

245

30.6

26.5-35.1

GENDER

Male

339

29.6

23.5-36.5

127

33.4

27.5-39.7

115

37.0

30.4-44.2

Female

562

227

40.9

35.6-46.5

205

34.3

29.1-39.8

130

24.8

20.0-30.4

RACE

White

805

282

35.3

31.0-39.8

302

34.1

30.0-38.5

221

30.6

26.3-35.3

Other

38.0

25.6-52.2

31.9

20.1-46.7

30.0

17.5-46.6

AGE

18-44

237

32.4

25.0-40.7

31.5

24.4-39.5

36.2

28.3-44.9

45+

664

236

37.8

33.4-42.4

252

35.5

31.3-40.0

176

26.7

22.7-31.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

380

105

29.3

22.9-36.7

124

28.2

22.3-34.8

151

42.5

35.3-50.0

Some College +

517

216

40.3

35.2-45.6

207

38.4

33.3-43.8

21.2

16.9-26.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

549

184

33.6

28.5-39.0

199

30.9

26.3-35.9

166

35.6

30.0-41.5

$50,000+

230

107

42.4

35.0-50.2

38.5

31.2-46.4

19.0

13.3-26.5

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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.

*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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