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| Total Respond.^ |
Lose weight | Maintain weight | Do neither | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 1,049 | 424 | 40.7 | 36.7-44.9 | 362 | 32.4 | 28.8-36.3 | 263 | 26.9 | 23.2-30.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 373 | 109 | 32.1 | 25.9-39.1 | 151 | 35.3 | 29.3-41.9 | 113 | 32.5 | 26.1-39.6 |
| Female | 676 | 315 | 48.5 | 43.7-53.2 | 211 | 29.7 | 25.6-34.2 | 150 | 21.8 | 18.2-25.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 651 | 241 | 38.1 | 33.3-43.3 | 242 | 35.4 | 30.6-40.4 | 168 | 26.5 | 21.9-31.6 |
| African American | 343 | 164 | 48.0 | 41.0-55.0 | 103 | 27.5 | 22.2-33.5 | 76 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.6 |
| Other Minorities | 52 | 19 | 36.1 | 20.9-54.7 | 17 | 29.1 | 16.1-46.7 | 16 | 34.8 | 20.0-53.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 32 | 14 | 43.4 | 24.1-65.0 | 5 | 13.8 | 5.1-32.4 | 13 | 42.8 | 23.8-64.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,014 | 409 | 40.5 | 36.5-44.6 | 356 | 33.9 | 30.1-37.8 | 249 | 25.6 | 22.0-29.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 39 | 16 | 40.1 | 24.1-58.4 | 9 | 23.5 | 11.5-42.1 | 14 | 36.4 | 21.0-55.4 |
| 25-34 | 89 | 47 | 53.6 | 42.0-64.7 | 21 | 23.7 | 15.2-34.9 | 21 | 22.8 | 14.8-33.4 |
| 35-44 | 140 | 57 | 38.2 | 29.8-47.5 | 51 | 37.9 | 29.3-47.4 | 32 | 23.8 | 16.8-32.7 |
| 45-54 | 227 | 107 | 43.9 | 36.7-51.3 | 70 | 30.5 | 24.1-37.8 | 50 | 25.6 | 19.3-33.2 |
| 55-64 | 235 | 116 | 49.2 | 42.0-56.5 | 77 | 32.5 | 26.1-39.6 | 42 | 18.3 | 13.4-24.5 |
| 65-74 | 178 | 57 | 32.3 | 24.9-40.7 | 70 | 41.3 | 33.4-49.7 | 51 | 26.4 | 19.9-34.2 |
| 75+ | 133 | 21 | 15.8 | 10.3-23.5 | 62 | 43.9 | 34.8-53.5 | 50 | 40.3 | 31.1-50.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 229 | 84 | 39.8 | 30.6-49.7 | 80 | 33.1 | 25.3-41.9 | 65 | 27.2 | 20.0-35.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 359 | 123 | 32.9 | 26.8-39.7 | 130 | 33.1 | 26.9-39.8 | 106 | 34.0 | 27.0-41.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 233 | 102 | 48.9 | 40.4-57.6 | 74 | 25.6 | 19.2-33.3 | 57 | 25.5 | 18.6-33.8 |
| College Graduate | 227 | 114 | 46.8 | 39.1-54.6 | 78 | 37.9 | 30.3-46.3 | 35 | 15.2 | 10.7-21.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 164 | 76 | 45.8 | 36.4-55.7 | 49 | 25.5 | 18.6-33.9 | 39 | 28.7 | 19.7-39.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 201 | 70 | 41.7 | 32.2-52.0 | 79 | 32.1 | 24.8-40.3 | 52 | 26.2 | 18.5-35.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 133 | 58 | 45.4 | 34.1-57.1 | 43 | 30.4 | 20.2-42.9 | 32 | 24.2 | 16.2-34.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 145 | 48 | 32.9 | 23.6-43.8 | 64 | 41.2 | 31.6-51.5 | 33 | 25.8 | 17.3-36.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 123 | 64 | 46.2 | 36.4-56.4 | 34 | 31.5 | 22.0-42.9 | 25 | 22.2 | 15.1-31.5 |
| $75,000+ | 125 | 60 | 43.7 | 33.6-54.4 | 41 | 37.4 | 26.9-49.2 | 24 | 18.9 | 12.1-28.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 432 | 189 | 45.2 | 39.1-51.5 | 137 | 28.6 | 23.8-34.0 | 106 | 26.1 | 20.4-32.8 |
| No | 604 | 230 | 37.9 | 32.7-43.4 | 220 | 34.7 | 29.8-40.1 | 154 | 27.3 | 22.6-32.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 147 | 52 | 40.6 | 30.9-51.1 | 54 | 31.3 | 23.2-40.7 | 41 | 28.1 | 20.0-38.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 901 | 371 | 40.7 | 36.4-45.2 | 308 | 32.6 | 28.6-36.9 | 222 | 26.7 | 22.6-31.2 |
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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.
**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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