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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diet

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 6,933 4,503 60.8 58.9-62.6 2,430 39.2 37.4-41.1
GENDER
Male 2,480 1,459 54.3 51.3-57.3 1,021 45.7 42.7-48.7
Female 4,453 3,044 66.8 64.7-68.8 1,409 33.2 31.2-35.3
RACE
White 5,415 3,517 61.7 59.7-63.6 1,898 38.3 36.4-40.3
African American 1,030 701 62.5 57.9-67.0 329 37.5 33.0-42.1
Asian 40 28 70.6 48.5-85.9 12 29.4 14.1-51.5
Native American 135 84 62.5 50.2-73.4 51 37.5 26.6-49.8
Other Minorities 294 165 48.5 40.0-57.1 129 51.5 42.9-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 295 172 48.7 40.1-57.4 123 51.3 42.6-59.9
-English Speaking 117 80 59.9 46.7-71.8 37 40.1 28.2-53.3
-Spanish Speaking 178 92 44.7 34.3-55.5 86 55.3 44.5-65.7
Non-Hispanic 6,617 4,320 61.9 60.1-63.7 2,297 38.1 36.3-39.9
AGE
18-24 220 104 46.5 38.3-54.8 116 53.5 45.2-61.7
25-34 756 424 53.2 48.3-58.0 332 46.8 42.0-51.7
35-44 1,093 699 62.3 58.4-66.0 394 37.7 34.0-41.6
45-54 1,389 964 67.3 64.0-70.5 425 32.7 29.5-36.0
55-64 1,422 981 67.3 64.1-70.4 441 32.7 29.6-35.9
65-74 1,161 798 68.5 65.1-71.7 363 31.5 28.3-34.9
75+ 859 514 60.9 56.7-65.0 345 39.1 35.0-43.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 972 563 50.5 45.0-56.0 409 49.5 44.0-55.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,078 1,340 61.1 57.7-64.4 738 38.9 35.6-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,832 1,221 62.8 59.4-66.1 611 37.2 33.9-40.6
College Graduate 2,045 1,377 63.7 60.7-66.6 668 36.3 33.4-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 698 440 58.6 51.9-64.9 258 41.4 35.1-48.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,171 737 56.7 52.0-61.4 434 43.3 38.6-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 812 525 61.6 56.5-66.5 287 38.4 33.5-43.5
$35,000- 49,999 963 664 64.2 59.5-68.7 299 35.8 31.3-40.5
$50,000-74,999 1,002 657 64.2 59.9-68.3 345 35.8 31.7-40.1
$75,000+ 1,367 946 66.0 62.4-69.4 421 34.0 30.6-37.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,574 1,680 60.2 57.1-63.1 894 39.8 36.9-42.9
No 4,312 2,795 61.1 58.8-63.4 1,517 38.9 36.6-41.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,015 630 60.1 55.7-64.4 385 39.9 35.6-44.3
Non-Veteran 5,918 3,873 60.9 58.9-62.8 2,045 39.1 37.2-41.1

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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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