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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 | 5,519 | 1,750 | 29.7 | 28.1-31.3 | 2,115 | 36.7 | 34.9-38.6 | 1,654 | 33.6 | 31.8-35.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 4,250 | 1,381 | 31.1 | 29.3-33.0 | 1,650 | 37.3 | 35.2-39.4 | 1,219 | 31.6 | 29.6-33.7 |
African American | 733 | 230 | 29.4 | 25.4-33.7 | 285 | 38.3 | 33.6-43.2 | 218 | 32.3 | 27.9-37.0 |
Asian | 32 | 7 | 31.6 | 12.5-59.8 | 14 | 42.9 | 23.0-65.4 | 11 | 25.5 | 12.5-45.2 |
Native American | 105 | 24 | 20.2 | 12.3-31.3 | 38 | 29.0 | 19.6-40.8 | 43 | 50.8 | 37.6-63.8 |
Other Minorities | 375 | 100 | 22.9 | 18.2-28.3 | 119 | 32.2 | 26.4-38.7 | 156 | 44.9 | 38.4-51.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 368 | 95 | 22.2 | 17.6-27.7 | 125 | 33.7 | 27.8-40.2 | 148 | 44.0 | 37.5-50.8 |
-English Speaking | 101 | 32 | 25.8 | 17.2-36.9 | 40 | 36.7 | 25.4-49.5 | 29 | 37.5 | 24.9-52.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 267 | 63 | 21.4 | 16.2-27.8 | 85 | 33.1 | 26.3-40.6 | 119 | 45.5 | 38.1-53.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,140 | 1,651 | 30.7 | 29.1-32.4 | 1,986 | 37.1 | 35.3-39.0 | 1,503 | 32.1 | 30.3-34.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 226 | 39 | 16.1 | 11.4-22.2 | 69 | 32.4 | 25.5-40.3 | 118 | 51.5 | 43.8-59.1 |
25-34 | 620 | 170 | 25.9 | 22.1-30.1 | 224 | 35.6 | 31.2-40.3 | 226 | 38.5 | 34.0-43.2 |
35-44 | 975 | 332 | 32.1 | 28.7-35.6 | 365 | 38.3 | 34.6-42.1 | 278 | 29.6 | 26.2-33.3 |
45-54 | 1,110 | 399 | 36.3 | 32.9-39.8 | 378 | 33.5 | 30.1-37.0 | 333 | 30.2 | 27.0-33.7 |
55-64 | 1,139 | 428 | 38.8 | 35.5-42.3 | 450 | 39.0 | 35.6-42.5 | 261 | 22.2 | 19.4-25.2 |
65-74 | 864 | 257 | 30.8 | 27.3-34.6 | 371 | 41.5 | 37.7-45.4 | 236 | 27.7 | 24.3-31.4 |
75+ | 565 | 118 | 22.8 | 18.8-27.3 | 251 | 43.1 | 38.2-48.0 | 196 | 34.1 | 29.6-39.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 892 | 213 | 23.5 | 19.6-27.9 | 318 | 31.4 | 27.1-36.0 | 361 | 45.1 | 40.3-50.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,645 | 469 | 26.5 | 23.7-29.4 | 598 | 33.9 | 30.8-37.2 | 578 | 39.6 | 36.2-43.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,215 | 401 | 29.4 | 26.1-33.0 | 469 | 38.9 | 34.9-43.1 | 345 | 31.7 | 27.9-35.7 |
College Graduate | 1,755 | 666 | 36.9 | 34.1-39.8 | 723 | 41.0 | 38.0-44.1 | 366 | 22.1 | 19.6-24.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 453 | 128 | 29.8 | 23.5-36.9 | 156 | 32.3 | 25.5-39.9 | 169 | 37.9 | 31.1-45.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 827 | 218 | 23.0 | 19.5-27.0 | 325 | 35.6 | 31.1-40.3 | 284 | 41.4 | 36.5-46.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 678 | 190 | 26.1 | 22.2-30.5 | 260 | 37.0 | 32.0-42.2 | 228 | 36.9 | 31.7-42.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 845 | 264 | 29.0 | 25.0-33.3 | 352 | 40.5 | 36.0-45.1 | 229 | 30.6 | 26.3-35.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 808 | 295 | 33.7 | 29.8-37.9 | 291 | 34.5 | 30.3-39.1 | 222 | 31.7 | 27.5-36.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,267 | 493 | 37.9 | 34.6-41.3 | 501 | 40.9 | 37.3-44.5 | 273 | 21.2 | 18.5-24.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,958 | 722 | 36.4 | 33.5-39.4 | 674 | 32.1 | 29.2-35.1 | 562 | 31.5 | 28.5-34.6 |
No | 3,514 | 1,011 | 26.7 | 24.8-28.7 | 1,426 | 38.8 | 36.6-41.1 | 1,077 | 34.5 | 32.2-36.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 2,002 | 651 | 33.8 | 31.2-36.6 | 789 | 36.5 | 33.8-39.3 | 562 | 29.7 | 27.0-32.4 |
Non-Veteran | 3,509 | 1,096 | 28.2 | 26.3-30.2 | 1,325 | 36.9 | 34.6-39.1 | 1,088 | 34.9 | 32.7-37.3 |
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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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