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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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%)
North Carolina 6,933 4,503 60.8 58.9-62.6 2,430 39.2 37.4-41.1
-Western NC 1,374 876 60.5 56.8-64.2 498 39.5 35.8-43.2
GENDER
Male 510 291 52.6 46.6-58.5 219 47.4 41.5-53.4
Female 864 585 68.0 63.6-72.1 279 32.0 27.9-36.4
RACE
White 1,258 807 61.6 57.7-65.3 451 38.4 34.7-42.3
African American 45 29 64.1 44.6-79.9 16 35.9 20.1-55.4
Other Minorities 67 39 46.9 30.8-63.6 28 53.1 36.4-69.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 41 21 34.5 19.8-53.0 20 65.5 47.0-80.2
Non-Hispanic 1,329 853 62.0 58.2-65.6 476 38.0 34.4-41.8
AGE
18-24 36 17 36.6 21.6-54.8 19 63.4 45.2-78.4
25-34 126 72 56.5 46.2-66.2 54 43.5 33.8-53.8
35-44 155 99 60.8 51.5-69.4 56 39.2 30.6-48.5
45-54 249 162 65.1 57.2-72.2 87 34.9 27.8-42.8
55-64 300 201 66.1 59.6-72.0 99 33.9 28.0-40.4
65-74 290 196 70.1 64.0-75.5 94 29.9 24.5-36.0
75+ 214 127 59.3 51.3-66.8 87 40.7 33.2-48.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 125 56.1 46.4-65.3 93 43.9 34.7-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 258 57.9 50.7-64.8 152 42.1 35.2-49.3
Some Post-H.S. 377 253 63.4 56.6-69.7 124 36.6 30.3-43.4
College Graduate 367 240 63.4 56.2-70.0 127 36.6 30.0-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 105 60.0 49.0-70.2 61 40.0 29.8-51.0
$15,000- 24,999 291 189 57.7 49.7-65.4 102 42.3 34.6-50.3
$25,000- 34,999 146 86 53.1 41.0-64.9 60 46.9 35.1-59.0
$35,000- 49,999 220 155 70.9 62.5-78.1 65 29.1 21.9-37.5
$50,000-74,999 184 115 61.0 51.1-69.9 69 39.0 30.1-48.9
$75,000+ 196 140 70.5 61.2-78.3 56 29.5 21.7-38.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 567 363 59.5 53.6-65.2 204 40.5 34.8-46.4
No 798 507 61.0 56.2-65.6 291 39.0 34.4-43.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 139 64.5 55.5-72.6 78 35.5 27.4-44.5
Non-Veteran 1,157 737 59.9 55.8-63.9 420 40.1 36.1-44.2

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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.

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