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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diet-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Are you consuming smaller amounts of foods and beverages to reach or maintain a healthier weight?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 725 515 68.9 64.1-73.4 210 31.1 26.6-35.9
AGE
18-24 22 12 57.6 31.7-79.9 10 42.4 20.1-68.3
25-34 98 63 61.7 49.1-72.9 35 38.3 27.1-50.9
35-44 133 82 64.4 54.0-73.7 51 35.6 26.3-46.0
45-54 152 120 76.7 66.3-84.6 32 23.3 15.4-33.7
55-64 138 108 74.8 64.2-83.1 30 25.2 16.9-35.8
65-74 120 89 76.8 66.7-84.6 31 23.2 15.4-33.3
75+ 58 38 70.2 55.2-81.9 20 29.8 18.1-44.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 101 74.7 65.3-82.3 40 25.3 17.7-34.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 161 63.5 54.8-71.4 85 36.5 28.6-45.2
Some Post-H.S. 198 145 70.2 60.8-78.2 53 29.8 21.8-39.2
College Graduate 140 108 71.9 60.3-81.2 32 28.1 18.8-39.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 91 71.6 61.6-79.9 42 28.4 20.1-38.4
$15,000- 24,999 178 123 66.7 56.6-75.5 55 33.3 24.5-43.4
$25,000- 34,999 106 75 57.3 43.6-70.0 31 42.7 30.0-56.4
$35,000- 49,999 85 62 75.7 62.6-85.3 23 24.3 14.7-37.4
$50,000-74,999 73 55 74.0 59.4-84.7 18 26.0 15.3-40.6
$75,000+ 47 35 72.3 52.3-86.2 12 27.7 13.8-47.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 285 208 72.6 65.2-78.9 77 27.4 21.1-34.8
No 436 304 67.1 60.7-72.8 132 32.9 27.2-39.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 17 55.2 29.6-78.4 8 44.8 21.6-70.4
Non-Veteran 700 498 69.4 64.5-73.9 202 30.6 26.1-35.5

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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.

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