BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (When you eat out at a sit-down restaurant, how often do you choose foods that are low in fat, sugar or calories?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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When you eat out at a sit-down restaurant, how often do you choose foods that are low in fat, sugar or calories?

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Most of the time	Sometimes	Never
North Carolina	5,274	759	11.5	10.3-12.9	1,901	32.1	30.1-34.2	1,849	39.3	37.0-41.7	765	17.1	15.2-19.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	151	22	9.4	5.3-16.0	56	30.6	20.1-43.6	49	47.0	30.6-64.0	24	13.1	7.5-21.8
Buncombe	161	25	12.6	7.8-19.6	68	42.2	33.2-51.7	48	32.2	23.8-41.9	20	13.1	7.9-21.0
Cabarrus	140	20	10.8	6.2-18.0	58	31.7	22.4-42.7	46	39.1	28.5-50.9	16	18.4	9.7-32.1
Catawba	130	22	15.8	9.8-24.4	57	38.2	28.7-48.7	36	28.2	20.2-38.0	15	17.8	9.7-30.3
Cumberland	153	26	15.1	9.6-22.9	56	37.6	28.7-47.4	53	35.8	27.0-45.6	18	11.5	6.5-19.8
Davidson	143	13	6.6	3.4-12.6	53	32.4	24.1-42.0	59	43.5	33.9-53.7	18	17.4	10.2-28.1
Durham	199	28	14.6	7.1-27.9	72	30.3	22.0-40.0	66	36.1	26.9-46.5	33	19.0	11.9-28.9
Forsyth	172	21	14.0	7.6-24.2	64	31.7	23.2-41.7	58	38.0	27.9-49.3	29	16.3	10.5-24.4
Gaston	130	18	9.7	5.5-16.8	41	25.8	17.9-35.7	48	45.8	34.7-57.3	23	18.6	11.9-28.0
Guilford	179	24	10.0	6.1-16.0	66	31.6	23.7-40.8	65	42.6	32.8-53.0	24	15.8	8.4-27.8
Iredell	180	26	8.6	5.4-13.5	61	29.4	19.6-41.6	68	45.7	34.3-57.5	25	16.3	10.0-25.7
Johnston	145	15	6.5	3.7-11.2	50	33.4	23.9-44.4	56	47.0	35.2-59.2	24	13.1	7.9-20.8
Mecklenburg	253	44	14.1	9.6-20.2	93	32.9	26.1-40.6	85	29.7	23.3-37.1	31	23.3	15.5-33.4
New Hanover	164	28	13.1	7.7-21.4	67	36.0	26.8-46.3	51	34.3	24.5-45.6	18	16.6	9.3-28.0
Onslow	146	12	9.2	4.9-16.8	57	35.8	27.0-45.7	52	39.6	30.1-49.9	25	15.4	9.7-23.7
Orange	146	17	8.7	5.2-14.2	63	40.3	31.2-50.0	48	40.0	30.5-50.4	18	11.0	6.8-17.5
Pitt	155	18	9.4	5.5-15.5	57	33.2	24.7-43.0	61	42.0	32.1-52.5	19	15.4	8.9-25.4
Randolph	135	16	6.4	3.4-11.5	46	35.6	24.1-49.1	50	38.7	27.5-51.2	23	19.3	11.5-30.8
Robeson	114	16	11.5	6.3-20.2	29	26.3	17.3-37.9	39	36.9	26.5-48.7	30	25.2	16.8-36.0
Rowan	177	30	18.7	11.3-29.4	61	28.7	20.5-38.4	64	37.1	27.3-48.2	22	15.5	7.4-29.5
Union	142	19	14.8	7.6-26.6	56	32.0	22.8-42.9	52	41.2	28.5-55.2	15	12.0	6.3-21.7
Wake	258	30	10.4	6.4-16.5	93	31.9	25.1-39.6	105	49.3	40.6-57.9	30	8.4	5.5-12.8
Wayne	147	21	10.7	6.1-18.1	49	31.7	23.0-42.0	54	36.3	26.8-47.1	23	21.2	12.7-33.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,394	196	10.7	8.7-13.1	480	30.9	27.0-35.1	491	37.7	33.1-42.5	227	20.6	16.5-25.4
Piedmont	2,758	387	11.8	10.1-13.7	1,014	32.0	29.3-34.7	983	40.5	37.4-43.7	374	15.7	13.6-18.2
Western NC	1,122	176	11.9	9.8-14.4	407	35.2	31.2-39.4	375	37.5	33.2-42.1	164	15.4	12.6-18.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	850	134	11.9	9.6-14.8	327	37.9	33.7-42.3	280	36.9	32.6-41.4	109	13.3	10.4-16.7
Northwest	1,108	162	13.0	10.2-16.4	386	29.9	25.9-34.3	393	40.6	35.6-45.9	167	16.4	13.4-19.9
Charlotte	712	113	13.5	10.4-17.4	263	30.4	25.7-35.5	246	36.8	31.0-43.1	90	19.3	14.4-25.3
Greensboro	675	86	8.6	6.4-11.5	251	33.3	28.0-39.0	239	40.8	34.6-47.2	99	17.3	12.5-23.5
Southern Regional	440	76	14.9	10.9-20.0	135	33.3	26.6-40.7	157	38.7	31.5-46.5	72	13.1	9.2-18.2
Coastal	220	40	13.2	8.0-20.8	83	28.1	19.5-38.7	69	29.6	20.4-40.9	28	29.1	16.4-46.2
Wake	649	77	10.4	7.2-14.8	233	33.0	27.8-38.6	246	44.3	38.3-50.5	93	12.3	9.2-16.2
Area L	48	6	8.0	3.2-18.9	18	26.4	14.3-43.4	14	50.0	30.0-70.1	10	15.6	7.2-30.6
Eastern	572	65	8.5	5.9-12.2	205	32.0	25.7-39.0	205	34.9	28.5-41.9	97	24.6	18.0-32.7

Total
Respond.^

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,274

759

11.5

10.3-12.9

1,901

32.1

30.1-34.2

1,849

39.3

37.0-41.7

765

17.1

15.2-19.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

151

9.4

5.3-16.0

30.6

20.1-43.6

47.0

30.6-64.0

13.1

7.5-21.8

Buncombe

161

12.6

7.8-19.6

42.2

33.2-51.7

32.2

23.8-41.9

13.1

7.9-21.0

Cabarrus

140

10.8

6.2-18.0

31.7

22.4-42.7

39.1

28.5-50.9

18.4

9.7-32.1

Catawba

130

15.8

9.8-24.4

38.2

28.7-48.7

28.2

20.2-38.0

17.8

9.7-30.3

Cumberland

153

15.1

9.6-22.9

37.6

28.7-47.4

35.8

27.0-45.6

11.5

6.5-19.8

Davidson

143

6.6

3.4-12.6

32.4

24.1-42.0

43.5

33.9-53.7

17.4

10.2-28.1

Durham

199

14.6

7.1-27.9

30.3

22.0-40.0

36.1

26.9-46.5

19.0

11.9-28.9

Forsyth

172

14.0

7.6-24.2

31.7

23.2-41.7

38.0

27.9-49.3

16.3

10.5-24.4

Gaston

130

9.7

5.5-16.8

25.8

17.9-35.7

45.8

34.7-57.3

18.6

11.9-28.0

Guilford

179

10.0

6.1-16.0

31.6

23.7-40.8

42.6

32.8-53.0

15.8

8.4-27.8

Iredell

180

8.6

5.4-13.5

29.4

19.6-41.6

45.7

34.3-57.5

16.3

10.0-25.7

Johnston

145

6.5

3.7-11.2

33.4

23.9-44.4

47.0

35.2-59.2

13.1

7.9-20.8

Mecklenburg

253

14.1

9.6-20.2

32.9

26.1-40.6

29.7

23.3-37.1

23.3

15.5-33.4

New Hanover

164

13.1

7.7-21.4

36.0

26.8-46.3

34.3

24.5-45.6

16.6

9.3-28.0

Onslow

146

9.2

4.9-16.8

35.8

27.0-45.7

39.6

30.1-49.9

15.4

9.7-23.7

Orange

146

8.7

5.2-14.2

40.3

31.2-50.0

40.0

30.5-50.4

11.0

6.8-17.5

Pitt

155

9.4

5.5-15.5

33.2

24.7-43.0

42.0

32.1-52.5

15.4

8.9-25.4

Randolph

135

6.4

3.4-11.5

35.6

24.1-49.1

38.7

27.5-51.2

19.3

11.5-30.8

Robeson

114

11.5

6.3-20.2

26.3

17.3-37.9

36.9

26.5-48.7

25.2

16.8-36.0

Rowan

177

18.7

11.3-29.4

28.7

20.5-38.4

37.1

27.3-48.2

15.5

7.4-29.5

Union

142

14.8

7.6-26.6

32.0

22.8-42.9

41.2

28.5-55.2

12.0

6.3-21.7

Wake

258

10.4

6.4-16.5

31.9

25.1-39.6

105

49.3

40.6-57.9

8.4

5.5-12.8

Wayne

147

10.7

6.1-18.1

31.7

23.0-42.0

36.3

26.8-47.1

21.2

12.7-33.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,394

196

10.7

8.7-13.1

480

30.9

27.0-35.1

491

37.7

33.1-42.5

227

20.6

16.5-25.4

Piedmont

2,758

387

11.8

10.1-13.7

1,014

32.0

29.3-34.7

983

40.5

37.4-43.7

374

15.7

13.6-18.2

Western NC

1,122

176

11.9

9.8-14.4

407

35.2

31.2-39.4

375

37.5

33.2-42.1

164

15.4

12.6-18.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

850

134

11.9

9.6-14.8

327

37.9

33.7-42.3

280

36.9

32.6-41.4

109

13.3

10.4-16.7

Northwest

1,108

162

13.0

10.2-16.4

386

29.9

25.9-34.3

393

40.6

35.6-45.9

167

16.4

13.4-19.9

Charlotte

712

113

13.5

10.4-17.4

263

30.4

25.7-35.5

246

36.8

31.0-43.1

19.3

14.4-25.3

Greensboro

675

8.6

6.4-11.5

251

33.3

28.0-39.0

239

40.8

34.6-47.2

17.3

12.5-23.5

Southern Regional

440

14.9

10.9-20.0

135

33.3

26.6-40.7

157

38.7

31.5-46.5

13.1

9.2-18.2

Coastal

220

13.2

8.0-20.8

28.1

19.5-38.7

29.6

20.4-40.9

29.1

16.4-46.2

Wake

649

10.4

7.2-14.8

233

33.0

27.8-38.6

246

44.3

38.3-50.5

12.3

9.2-16.2

Area L

8.0

3.2-18.9

26.4

14.3-43.4

50.0

30.0-70.1

15.6

7.2-30.6

Eastern

572

8.5

5.9-12.2

205

32.0

25.7-39.0

205

34.9

28.5-41.9

24.6

18.0-32.7

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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