BRFSS 2006 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*: (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 (Excludes Buncombe)*

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	553	191	35.6	30.4-41.1	200	32.1	27.2-37.4	162	32.3	27.1-38.1
GENDER
Male	215	63	31.6	23.9-40.6	74	29.7	22.8-37.5	78	38.7	30.4-47.8
Female	338	128	39.3	32.5-46.5	126	34.3	27.6-41.6	84	26.5	20.3-33.7
RACE
White	494	169	35.5	30.1-41.3	180	32.4	27.2-37.9	145	32.1	26.7-38.1
Other	58	22	37.5	21.0-57.5	20	29.2	15.2-48.5	16	33.4	16.1-56.6
AGE
18-44	135	48	32.3	22.6-43.8	42	28.3	19.4-39.3	45	39.5	28.9-51.1
45+	418	143	37.7	32.2-43.5	158	34.5	29.3-40.1	117	27.8	22.8-33.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	256	70	28.9	21.3-38.0	80	26.5	19.6-34.8	106	44.6	35.7-53.8
Some College +	294	119	41.5	34.8-48.6	119	37.2	30.6-44.2	56	21.3	16.0-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	357	118	34.1	27.9-40.9	130	29.1	23.8-35.2	109	36.8	29.9-44.2
$50,000+	125	55	43.1	33.1-53.7	42	35.9	26.2-46.8	28	21.0	13.6-31.0

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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

553

191

35.6

30.4-41.1

200

32.1

27.2-37.4

162

32.3

27.1-38.1

GENDER

Male

215

31.6

23.9-40.6

29.7

22.8-37.5

38.7

30.4-47.8

Female

338

128

39.3

32.5-46.5

126

34.3

27.6-41.6

26.5

20.3-33.7

RACE

White

494

169

35.5

30.1-41.3

180

32.4

27.2-37.9

145

32.1

26.7-38.1

Other

37.5

21.0-57.5

29.2

15.2-48.5

33.4

16.1-56.6

AGE

18-44

135

32.3

22.6-43.8

28.3

19.4-39.3

39.5

28.9-51.1

45+

418

143

37.7

32.2-43.5

158

34.5

29.3-40.1

117

27.8

22.8-33.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

256

28.9

21.3-38.0

26.5

19.6-34.8

106

44.6

35.7-53.8

Some College +

294

119

41.5

34.8-48.6

119

37.2

30.6-44.2

21.3

16.0-27.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

357

118

34.1

27.9-40.9

130

29.1

23.8-35.2

109

36.8

29.9-44.2

$50,000+

125

43.1

33.1-53.7

35.9

26.2-46.8

21.0

13.6-31.0

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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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