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Lose weight | Maintain weight | Do neither | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,719 | 855 | 51.0 | 47.9-54.0 | 492 | 27.5 | 24.9-30.3 | 372 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Female | 1,719 | 855 | 51.0 | 47.9-54.0 | 492 | 27.5 | 24.9-30.3 | 372 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||
African American | 1,719 | 855 | 51.0 | 47.9-54.0 | 492 | 27.5 | 24.9-30.3 | 372 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 10 | 6 | 73.7 | 39.1-92.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 26.3 | 7.6-60.9 |
-English Speaking | 10 | 6 | 73.7 | 39.1-92.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 26.3 | 7.6-60.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,705 | 846 | 50.7 | 47.7-53.7 | 492 | 27.9 | 25.2-30.6 | 367 | 21.4 | 19.0-24.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 83 | 29 | 39.8 | 28.2-52.8 | 29 | 34.3 | 23.5-47.1 | 25 | 25.9 | 16.3-38.4 |
25-34 | 241 | 140 | 58.8 | 51.2-66.0 | 49 | 20.2 | 14.7-27.2 | 52 | 21.0 | 15.6-27.6 |
35-44 | 299 | 171 | 62.4 | 55.7-68.7 | 61 | 17.6 | 13.3-23.0 | 67 | 20.0 | 15.2-25.9 |
45-54 | 352 | 206 | 54.8 | 48.4-61.0 | 93 | 29.5 | 24.1-35.7 | 53 | 15.7 | 11.3-21.3 |
55-64 | 337 | 169 | 49.5 | 43.3-55.8 | 95 | 28.3 | 23.0-34.4 | 73 | 22.1 | 17.3-27.8 |
65-74 | 238 | 91 | 39.4 | 31.9-47.4 | 97 | 39.5 | 31.8-47.8 | 50 | 21.1 | 15.4-28.3 |
75+ | 154 | 42 | 27.7 | 20.2-36.9 | 63 | 39.4 | 30.9-48.6 | 49 | 32.9 | 24.5-42.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 365 | 169 | 46.9 | 40.4-53.5 | 108 | 26.9 | 21.8-32.7 | 88 | 26.2 | 20.8-32.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 601 | 270 | 44.6 | 39.6-49.7 | 188 | 31.5 | 26.9-36.4 | 143 | 23.9 | 19.7-28.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 425 | 230 | 57.2 | 51.2-63.0 | 107 | 22.2 | 17.7-27.4 | 88 | 20.6 | 16.2-25.8 |
College Graduate | 326 | 185 | 58.2 | 51.3-64.7 | 89 | 28.1 | 22.2-34.8 | 52 | 13.8 | 10.0-18.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 379 | 190 | 48.4 | 42.0-54.7 | 96 | 26.7 | 21.2-32.9 | 93 | 25.0 | 19.7-31.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 434 | 213 | 51.5 | 45.6-57.5 | 116 | 26.9 | 21.8-32.8 | 105 | 21.5 | 17.4-26.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 230 | 119 | 51.9 | 43.4-60.3 | 70 | 27.1 | 20.5-34.9 | 41 | 21.0 | 14.5-29.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 190 | 111 | 62.1 | 53.7-69.8 | 46 | 20.2 | 14.8-27.1 | 33 | 17.7 | 12.0-25.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 131 | 80 | 62.5 | 51.7-72.2 | 33 | 22.7 | 15.2-32.4 | 18 | 14.8 | 8.4-24.8 |
$75,000+ | 100 | 57 | 60.8 | 49.2-71.3 | 32 | 28.6 | 19.6-39.8 | 11 | 10.6 | 5.5-19.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 675 | 362 | 54.9 | 50.1-59.5 | 181 | 26.2 | 22.3-30.6 | 132 | 18.9 | 15.6-22.8 |
No | 1,027 | 486 | 49.1 | 45.2-53.0 | 305 | 28.1 | 24.8-31.7 | 236 | 22.8 | 19.7-26.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 59 | 34 | 53.9 | 37.8-69.1 | 12 | 21.8 | 10.9-38.8 | 13 | 24.3 | 13.6-39.7 |
Non-Veteran | 1,658 | 820 | 50.8 | 47.8-53.9 | 480 | 27.8 | 25.2-30.6 | 358 | 21.4 | 18.9-24.0 |
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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.
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