BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had a poor appetite or ate too much?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-13 days	14 days
North Carolina	6,722	4,123	59.8	57.9-61.7	978	15.0	13.6-16.4	958	15.5	14.1-17.1	108	1.7	1.2- 2.4	555	8.1	7.2- 9.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	150	98	58.1	47.3-68.1	20	18.9	11.4-29.8	18	10.5	6.0-17.9	5	4.6	1.6-12.2	9	7.9	3.4-17.4
Buncombe	156	104	64.9	55.2-73.5	19	11.6	6.8-19.3	17	14.3	8.5-22.9	6	2.9	1.2- 7.0	10	6.3	3.0-12.7
Cabarrus	164	97	53.2	40.5-65.4	30	15.3	9.5-23.7	23	21.9	11.0-38.9	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	11	8.5	4.2-16.3
Catawba	185	101	55.0	43.9-65.7	27	16.8	10.3-26.4	34	17.9	11.4-27.0	3	1.8	0.5- 6.0	20	8.4	5.0-13.7
Cumberland	160	96	58.4	48.2-67.9	29	15.7	10.4-23.1	19	14.9	8.5-24.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	14	9.7	5.5-16.8
Davidson	167	100	57.0	45.4-67.8	20	10.3	6.3-16.4	24	17.7	9.8-30.0	6	2.5	1.1- 5.9	17	12.5	6.3-23.2
Durham	158	104	71.0	61.9-78.6	22	12.1	7.3-19.3	24	12.0	7.7-18.2	2	1.5	0.3- 7.2	6	3.5	1.4- 8.6
Forsyth	171	115	64.5	53.9-73.9	16	11.2	5.7-20.8	20	9.4	5.4-16.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.9	18	14.2	7.9-24.2
Gaston	171	96	53.1	42.6-63.2	26	14.8	9.4-22.6	24	14.5	8.7-23.1	4	2.3	0.8- 6.8	21	15.3	8.7-25.6
Guilford	169	104	56.0	45.6-65.9	30	21.1	13.8-31.0	24	16.0	9.3-26.1	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	7	5.1	1.6-15.4
Iredell	185	101	52.3	42.7-61.8	39	24.0	16.6-33.3	30	16.7	10.7-25.3	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	13	6.3	3.2-12.0
Johnston	200	108	40.3	30.1-51.4	36	27.1	15.7-42.7	33	20.6	12.1-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	23	12.0	6.2-21.8
Mecklenburg	319	202	61.8	54.4-68.7	53	17.5	12.4-24.3	45	13.0	9.1-18.2	5	1.7	0.6- 5.2	14	5.9	3.1-11.0
New Hanover	180	124	69.3	56.6-79.7	18	12.6	6.3-23.6	25	12.6	7.1-21.3	0	0.0	. - .	13	5.5	2.6-11.1
Onslow	179	106	57.5	46.4-67.9	23	13.8	8.2-22.4	30	19.5	11.1-32.0	5	2.1	0.7- 5.7	15	7.0	3.6-13.3
Orange	168	102	60.1	48.4-70.7	29	19.6	11.9-30.5	21	9.0	5.5-14.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	14	10.9	5.0-22.4
Pitt	163	108	64.5	54.4-73.4	24	15.8	9.7-24.7	22	13.4	8.1-21.3	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	7	4.8	1.7-12.7
Randolph	183	111	62.3	52.8-71.0	26	10.5	6.9-15.8	23	13.9	8.4-22.4	6	2.5	1.0- 6.3	17	10.7	5.5-19.7
Robeson	183	103	58.2	48.8-67.0	30	15.6	10.1-23.2	27	14.7	9.2-22.7	4	1.9	0.6- 5.2	19	9.6	5.6-16.1
Rowan	202	113	55.3	45.8-64.5	34	17.1	11.1-25.6	35	19.0	12.5-27.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	19	8.4	5.0-13.7
Union	175	115	66.6	57.1-74.9	16	9.1	4.8-16.5	26	13.4	8.5-20.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	17	10.8	5.9-18.9
Wake	281	181	61.1	52.0-69.6	43	19.3	12.4-28.9	41	16.2	10.2-24.7	2	0.2	0.1- 0.8	14	3.2	1.8- 5.6
Wayne	167	107	59.8	46.5-71.8	23	13.8	7.3-24.6	22	20.1	10.4-35.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	13	6.0	3.2-10.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,169	1,360	60.8	57.6-63.8	316	15.6	13.3-18.3	290	14.6	12.4-17.0	23	0.8	0.5- 1.4	180	8.2	6.7-10.0
Piedmont	3,261	1,996	59.6	56.8-62.3	475	14.7	12.8-16.9	474	16.0	13.9-18.4	54	1.8	1.1- 3.1	262	7.8	6.6- 9.2
Western NC	1,292	767	58.5	55.0-62.0	187	14.5	12.3-17.1	194	15.1	12.7-17.8	31	2.8	1.8- 4.4	113	9.0	7.1-11.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	799	467	59.0	54.5-63.3	122	14.9	12.1-18.3	115	14.6	11.7-18.0	22	2.4	1.5- 3.9	73	9.1	6.8-12.1
Northwest	1,460	855	56.4	52.5-60.2	210	14.4	12.0-17.2	237	17.0	14.2-20.3	24	2.0	1.2- 3.5	134	10.1	7.9-12.8
Charlotte	942	574	58.0	53.2-62.7	136	14.0	11.0-17.6	138	16.6	13.2-20.7	16	2.7	1.1- 6.8	78	8.6	6.4-11.5
Greensboro	783	491	59.0	53.5-64.3	120	16.0	12.5-20.2	98	13.9	10.2-18.5	18	2.9	1.2- 7.0	56	8.3	5.4-12.4
Southern Regional	598	367	65.4	60.0-70.4	95	13.4	10.4-17.0	70	10.6	7.6-14.5	11	1.3	0.6- 2.4	55	9.4	6.8-12.9
Coastal	330	218	64.0	55.6-71.6	39	13.1	8.5-19.6	45	15.5	10.5-22.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	27	7.1	4.3-11.6
Wake	724	449	60.2	54.0-66.1	107	17.0	12.4-22.9	113	17.7	13.0-23.6	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0	51	4.7	3.3- 6.8
Area L	163	105	60.5	49.9-70.2	20	12.2	7.3-19.7	22	16.9	9.2-29.0	0	0.0	. - .	16	10.3	5.9-17.4
Eastern	923	597	62.4	57.5-67.1	129	15.7	12.0-20.2	120	13.7	10.7-17.3	12	1.1	0.4- 2.7	65	7.2	4.9-10.3

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-13 days

14 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,722

4,123

59.8

57.9-61.7

978

15.0

13.6-16.4

958

15.5

14.1-17.1

108

1.7

1.2- 2.4

555

8.1

7.2- 9.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

150

58.1

47.3-68.1

18.9

11.4-29.8

10.5

6.0-17.9

4.6

1.6-12.2

7.9

3.4-17.4

Buncombe

156

104

64.9

55.2-73.5

11.6

6.8-19.3

14.3

8.5-22.9

2.9

1.2- 7.0

6.3

3.0-12.7

Cabarrus

164

53.2

40.5-65.4

15.3

9.5-23.7

21.9

11.0-38.9

1.1

0.3- 3.7

8.5

4.2-16.3

Catawba

185

101

55.0

43.9-65.7

16.8

10.3-26.4

17.9

11.4-27.0

1.8

0.5- 6.0

8.4

5.0-13.7

Cumberland

160

58.4

48.2-67.9

15.7

10.4-23.1

14.9

8.5-24.9

1.2

0.3- 4.8

9.7

5.5-16.8

Davidson

167

100

57.0

45.4-67.8

10.3

6.3-16.4

17.7

9.8-30.0

2.5

1.1- 5.9

12.5

6.3-23.2

Durham

158

104

71.0

61.9-78.6

12.1

7.3-19.3

12.0

7.7-18.2

1.5

0.3- 7.2

3.5

1.4- 8.6

Forsyth

171

115

64.5

53.9-73.9

11.2

5.7-20.8

9.4

5.4-16.1

0.6

0.1- 2.9

14.2

7.9-24.2

Gaston

171

53.1

42.6-63.2

14.8

9.4-22.6

14.5

8.7-23.1

2.3

0.8- 6.8

15.3

8.7-25.6

Guilford

169

104

56.0

45.6-65.9

21.1

13.8-31.0

16.0

9.3-26.1

1.8

0.6- 5.4

5.1

1.6-15.4

Iredell

185

101

52.3

42.7-61.8

24.0

16.6-33.3

16.7

10.7-25.3

0.7

0.2- 2.7

6.3

3.2-12.0

Johnston

200

108

40.3

30.1-51.4

27.1

15.7-42.7

20.6

12.1-32.9

0.0

. - .

12.0

6.2-21.8

Mecklenburg

319

202

61.8

54.4-68.7

17.5

12.4-24.3

13.0

9.1-18.2

1.7

0.6- 5.2

5.9

3.1-11.0

New Hanover

180

124

69.3

56.6-79.7

12.6

6.3-23.6

12.6

7.1-21.3

0.0

. - .

5.5

2.6-11.1

Onslow

179

106

57.5

46.4-67.9

13.8

8.2-22.4

19.5

11.1-32.0

2.1

0.7- 5.7

7.0

3.6-13.3

Orange

168

102

60.1

48.4-70.7

19.6

11.9-30.5

9.0

5.5-14.4

0.3

0.1- 1.4

10.9

5.0-22.4

Pitt

163

108

64.5

54.4-73.4

15.8

9.7-24.7

13.4

8.1-21.3

1.6

0.4- 6.2

4.8

1.7-12.7

Randolph

183

111

62.3

52.8-71.0

10.5

6.9-15.8

13.9

8.4-22.4

2.5

1.0- 6.3

10.7

5.5-19.7

Robeson

183

103

58.2

48.8-67.0

15.6

10.1-23.2

14.7

9.2-22.7

1.9

0.6- 5.2

9.6

5.6-16.1

Rowan

202

113

55.3

45.8-64.5

17.1

11.1-25.6

19.0

12.5-27.7

0.2

0.0- 1.7

8.4

5.0-13.7

Union

175

115

66.6

57.1-74.9

9.1

4.8-16.5

13.4

8.5-20.4

0.2

0.0- 1.2

10.8

5.9-18.9

Wake

281

181

61.1

52.0-69.6

19.3

12.4-28.9

16.2

10.2-24.7

0.2

0.1- 0.8

3.2

1.8- 5.6

Wayne

167

107

59.8

46.5-71.8

13.8

7.3-24.6

20.1

10.4-35.2

0.3

0.1- 1.3

6.0

3.2-10.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,169

1,360

60.8

57.6-63.8

316

15.6

13.3-18.3

290

14.6

12.4-17.0

0.8

0.5- 1.4

180

8.2

6.7-10.0

Piedmont

3,261

1,996

59.6

56.8-62.3

475

14.7

12.8-16.9

474

16.0

13.9-18.4

1.8

1.1- 3.1

262

7.8

6.6- 9.2

Western NC

1,292

767

58.5

55.0-62.0

187

14.5

12.3-17.1

194

15.1

12.7-17.8

2.8

1.8- 4.4

113

9.0

7.1-11.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

799

467

59.0

54.5-63.3

122

14.9

12.1-18.3

115

14.6

11.7-18.0

2.4

1.5- 3.9

9.1

6.8-12.1

Northwest

1,460

855

56.4

52.5-60.2

210

14.4

12.0-17.2

237

17.0

14.2-20.3

2.0

1.2- 3.5

134

10.1

7.9-12.8

Charlotte

942

574

58.0

53.2-62.7

136

14.0

11.0-17.6

138

16.6

13.2-20.7

2.7

1.1- 6.8

8.6

6.4-11.5

Greensboro

783

491

59.0

53.5-64.3

120

16.0

12.5-20.2

13.9

10.2-18.5

2.9

1.2- 7.0

8.3

5.4-12.4

Southern Regional

598

367

65.4

60.0-70.4

13.4

10.4-17.0

10.6

7.6-14.5

1.3

0.6- 2.4

9.4

6.8-12.9

Coastal

330

218

64.0

55.6-71.6

13.1

8.5-19.6

15.5

10.5-22.2

0.3

0.0- 2.1

7.1

4.3-11.6

Wake

724

449

60.2

54.0-66.1

107

17.0

12.4-22.9

113

17.7

13.0-23.6

0.3

0.1- 1.0

4.7

3.3- 6.8

Area L

163

105

60.5

49.9-70.2

12.2

7.3-19.7

16.9

9.2-29.0

0.0

. - .

10.3

5.9-17.4

Eastern

923

597

62.4

57.5-67.1

129

15.7

12.0-20.2

120

13.7

10.7-17.3

1.1

0.4- 2.7

7.2

4.9-10.3

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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.

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