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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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
-Northeast Partnership II	493	208	42.7	36.9-48.7	152	28.6	23.8-34.0	133	28.7	23.5-34.5
GENDER
Male	175	53	35.0	26.0-45.2	67	33.2	25.0-42.5	55	31.9	23.5-41.6
Female	318	155	50.1	43.3-56.8	85	24.3	19.3-30.1	78	25.7	20.0-32.2
RACE
White	329	130	43.0	36.1-50.2	110	30.0	24.2-36.5	89	27.0	21.3-33.6
Other	162	78	42.4	32.5-53.1	42	26.5	18.4-36.4	42	31.1	21.8-42.3
AGE
18-44	126	64	49.0	38.1-60.0	27	22.5	14.6-32.9	35	28.5	19.6-39.6
45+	364	143	37.6	32.2-43.4	123	33.4	28.2-39.1	98	29.0	23.7-34.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	274	95	34.7	27.3-43.0	91	30.1	23.6-37.5	88	35.2	27.7-43.4
Some College +	219	113	53.1	44.5-61.5	61	26.7	19.9-34.8	45	20.2	14.1-28.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	289	121	43.3	35.4-51.5	93	27.9	22.0-34.8	75	28.8	21.9-36.8
$50,000+	130	68	50.1	40.2-60.0	35	29.5	20.6-40.2	27	20.4	13.9-28.9

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

-Northeast Partnership II

493

208

42.7

36.9-48.7

152

28.6

23.8-34.0

133

28.7

23.5-34.5

GENDER

Male

175

35.0

26.0-45.2

33.2

25.0-42.5

31.9

23.5-41.6

Female

318

155

50.1

43.3-56.8

24.3

19.3-30.1

25.7

20.0-32.2

RACE

White

329

130

43.0

36.1-50.2

110

30.0

24.2-36.5

27.0

21.3-33.6

Other

162

42.4

32.5-53.1

26.5

18.4-36.4

31.1

21.8-42.3

AGE

18-44

126

49.0

38.1-60.0

22.5

14.6-32.9

28.5

19.6-39.6

45+

364

143

37.6

32.2-43.4

123

33.4

28.2-39.1

29.0

23.7-34.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

274

34.7

27.3-43.0

30.1

23.6-37.5

35.2

27.7-43.4

Some College +

219

113

53.1

44.5-61.5

26.7

19.9-34.8

20.2

14.1-28.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

289

121

43.3

35.4-51.5

27.9

22.0-34.8

28.8

21.9-36.8

$50,000+

130

50.1

40.2-60.0

29.5

20.6-40.2

20.4

13.9-28.9

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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