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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%) | ||
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 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,470 | 3,451 | 38.3 | 36.8-39.7 | 2,962 | 34.4 | 33.0-35.9 | 2,057 | 27.3 | 25.9-28.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,138 | 1,032 | 30.5 | 28.4-32.7 | 1,178 | 36.0 | 33.6-38.5 | 928 | 33.4 | 31.1-35.9 |
Female | 5,332 | 2,419 | 45.8 | 44.0-47.6 | 1,784 | 32.8 | 31.2-34.5 | 1,129 | 21.4 | 19.8-23.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 6,590 | 2,701 | 39.6 | 38.0-41.3 | 2,369 | 35.8 | 34.2-37.5 | 1,520 | 24.6 | 23.0-26.2 |
African American | 1,269 | 545 | 39.6 | 36.1-43.2 | 409 | 32.0 | 28.4-35.7 | 315 | 28.4 | 25.0-32.1 |
Other Minorities | 577 | 193 | 29.0 | 24.4-34.0 | 169 | 28.8 | 24.1-34.1 | 215 | 42.2 | 36.8-47.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 474 | 155 | 27.1 | 22.4-32.4 | 142 | 29.3 | 24.0-35.2 | 177 | 43.6 | 37.5-49.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,981 | 3,288 | 39.5 | 38.1-41.0 | 2,818 | 35.0 | 33.5-36.6 | 1,875 | 25.5 | 24.0-26.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 326 | 102 | 26.8 | 21.6-32.7 | 106 | 33.6 | 27.4-40.5 | 118 | 39.6 | 33.0-46.5 |
25-34 | 1,013 | 406 | 35.3 | 31.8-39.0 | 307 | 32.7 | 29.1-36.5 | 300 | 32.0 | 28.5-35.7 |
35-44 | 1,539 | 681 | 41.8 | 38.8-44.8 | 509 | 33.6 | 30.8-36.6 | 349 | 24.6 | 21.9-27.5 |
45-54 | 1,675 | 819 | 47.1 | 44.2-50.1 | 530 | 31.7 | 28.9-34.6 | 326 | 21.2 | 18.8-23.8 |
55-64 | 1,655 | 773 | 46.6 | 43.6-49.6 | 557 | 33.2 | 30.5-36.1 | 325 | 20.2 | 17.9-22.8 |
65-74 | 1,250 | 437 | 35.1 | 32.0-38.3 | 508 | 41.2 | 37.9-44.6 | 305 | 23.7 | 21.0-26.6 |
75+ | 950 | 205 | 22.6 | 19.5-26.0 | 422 | 43.5 | 39.7-47.3 | 323 | 33.9 | 30.4-37.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,220 | 392 | 30.9 | 27.1-34.9 | 393 | 28.6 | 24.9-32.6 | 435 | 40.6 | 36.4-44.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,435 | 931 | 35.8 | 33.2-38.5 | 812 | 31.6 | 28.9-34.4 | 692 | 32.6 | 29.8-35.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,059 | 933 | 40.5 | 37.4-43.7 | 701 | 34.9 | 31.6-38.2 | 425 | 24.6 | 21.6-27.9 |
College Graduate | 2,735 | 1,190 | 41.9 | 39.5-44.2 | 1,048 | 38.9 | 36.6-41.3 | 497 | 19.2 | 17.3-21.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 860 | 333 | 37.1 | 32.0-42.5 | 253 | 30.0 | 24.7-35.9 | 274 | 32.9 | 27.9-38.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,325 | 506 | 35.5 | 32.0-39.3 | 439 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 380 | 33.7 | 29.8-37.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 944 | 399 | 40.0 | 35.8-44.4 | 321 | 34.0 | 29.8-38.6 | 224 | 25.9 | 21.8-30.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,164 | 497 | 40.1 | 36.3-44.0 | 405 | 34.6 | 30.8-38.5 | 262 | 25.4 | 21.9-29.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,098 | 510 | 43.3 | 39.4-47.3 | 362 | 32.1 | 28.4-36.1 | 226 | 24.6 | 21.1-28.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,850 | 826 | 42.3 | 39.5-45.1 | 714 | 39.8 | 36.9-42.7 | 310 | 18.0 | 15.8-20.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,927 | 1,318 | 44.3 | 41.7-46.9 | 916 | 31.1 | 28.6-33.7 | 693 | 24.6 | 22.4-27.0 |
No | 5,473 | 2,110 | 35.9 | 34.2-37.6 | 2,026 | 35.9 | 34.1-37.7 | 1,337 | 28.2 | 26.4-30.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,116 | 378 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.5 | 418 | 33.9 | 30.3-37.7 | 320 | 30.4 | 27.0-34.1 |
Non-Veteran | 7,346 | 3,070 | 38.6 | 37.1-40.2 | 2,544 | 34.5 | 32.9-36.1 | 1,732 | 26.9 | 25.3-28.5 |
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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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