BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,046	119	9.7	7.5-12.6	335	28.3	24.5-32.5	392	42.5	37.5-47.7	200	19.4	15.9-23.4
Female	1,712	268	13.6	11.3-16.4	679	35.2	31.7-38.8	591	38.7	35.0-42.5	174	12.5	9.9-15.7
RACE
White	2,259	310	11.4	9.5-13.5	850	34.1	31.1-37.2	809	40.6	37.3-44.1	290	13.9	11.8-16.2
African American	365	54	11.7	8.1-16.6	124	31.0	24.8-37.9	128	37.5	30.6-44.9	59	19.8	14.0-27.4
Other Minorities	118	22	13.2	7.4-22.3	32	18.0	11.2-27.6	44	50.9	36.6-65.0	20	17.9	10.2-29.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	86	13	12.0	5.2-25.4	25	16.3	9.3-27.0	28	47.8	31.5-64.6	20	23.8	13.1-39.5
Non-Hispanic	2,664	374	11.8	10.1-13.7	987	33.3	30.6-36.1	952	39.8	36.8-42.9	351	15.0	12.9-17.5
AGE
18-24	75	8	12.6	5.9-24.9	8	11.4	5.1-23.7	40	54.8	40.6-68.3	19	21.1	12.5-33.5
25-34	251	15	3.8	2.1- 6.9	68	27.5	20.8-35.3	121	50.2	41.8-58.6	47	18.5	12.7-26.1
35-44	431	38	6.7	4.4-10.2	155	35.4	29.6-41.6	185	43.9	37.6-50.5	53	13.9	10.1-19.0
45-54	537	71	15.4	11.3-20.7	195	34.9	29.8-40.5	204	35.4	30.1-41.1	67	14.3	10.1-19.9
55-64	603	80	13.0	9.9-17.0	246	39.4	34.2-44.9	203	32.9	28.1-38.0	74	14.7	10.8-19.7
65+	834	173	21.6	17.9-25.8	330	37.8	33.2-42.7	221	27.2	23.0-31.8	110	13.4	10.5-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	295	53	12.3	7.4-19.8	86	19.8	13.5-28.2	89	48.8	36.8-61.0	67	19.0	12.4-28.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	739	99	13.3	9.7-18.0	233	28.3	23.2-34.1	277	36.1	30.6-41.9	130	22.3	17.4-28.1
Some Post-H.S.	662	102	11.8	8.7-15.9	249	31.7	26.5-37.4	226	39.9	33.8-46.4	85	16.5	12.1-22.3
College Graduate	1,059	132	10.5	8.3-13.3	445	38.4	34.4-42.5	391	41.4	37.1-45.9	91	9.6	7.3-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	234	52	18.4	10.7-29.7	64	20.9	13.2-31.4	65	32.7	22.0-45.7	53	28.0	17.4-41.8
$15,000- 24,999	400	79	17.1	12.2-23.6	122	24.7	18.1-32.8	125	33.0	25.3-41.8	74	25.2	17.7-34.6
$25,000- 34,999	249	40	10.3	6.8-15.2	76	26.0	18.0-36.0	88	40.4	30.8-50.9	45	23.3	16.0-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	323	36	10.9	6.8-17.0	122	36.1	28.1-44.9	127	40.5	32.2-49.5	38	12.5	8.3-18.5
$50,000-74,999	422	41	5.6	3.7- 8.4	175	40.1	33.5-47.2	152	37.5	30.6-45.0	54	16.7	12.0-22.7
$75,000+	752	83	11.1	8.1-15.1	330	38.3	33.5-43.3	290	44.1	38.7-49.5	49	6.5	4.4- 9.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	891	160	15.1	12.1-18.6	303	29.8	25.3-34.8	288	34.2	29.1-39.7	140	20.9	16.0-26.8
No	1,854	224	10.5	8.5-12.9	706	32.7	29.6-36.1	691	42.9	39.1-46.8	233	13.9	11.6-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	350	53	13.2	9.0-18.9	113	32.9	26.0-40.6	124	34.1	27.1-41.9	60	19.8	13.4-28.4
Non-Veteran	2,406	334	11.7	9.9-13.8	901	32.0	29.2-35.0	858	41.4	38.1-44.8	313	14.9	12.7-17.3

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,046

119

9.7

7.5-12.6

335

28.3

24.5-32.5

392

42.5

37.5-47.7

200

19.4

15.9-23.4

Female

1,712

268

13.6

11.3-16.4

679

35.2

31.7-38.8

591

38.7

35.0-42.5

174

12.5

9.9-15.7

RACE

White

2,259

310

11.4

9.5-13.5

850

34.1

31.1-37.2

809

40.6

37.3-44.1

290

13.9

11.8-16.2

African American

365

11.7

8.1-16.6

124

31.0

24.8-37.9

128

37.5

30.6-44.9

19.8

14.0-27.4

Other Minorities

118

13.2

7.4-22.3

18.0

11.2-27.6

50.9

36.6-65.0

17.9

10.2-29.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.0

5.2-25.4

16.3

9.3-27.0

47.8

31.5-64.6

23.8

13.1-39.5

Non-Hispanic

2,664

374

11.8

10.1-13.7

987

33.3

30.6-36.1

952

39.8

36.8-42.9

351

15.0

12.9-17.5

AGE

18-24

12.6

5.9-24.9

11.4

5.1-23.7

54.8

40.6-68.3

21.1

12.5-33.5

25-34

251

3.8

2.1- 6.9

27.5

20.8-35.3

121

50.2

41.8-58.6

18.5

12.7-26.1

35-44

431

6.7

4.4-10.2

155

35.4

29.6-41.6

185

43.9

37.6-50.5

13.9

10.1-19.0

45-54

537

15.4

11.3-20.7

195

34.9

29.8-40.5

204

35.4

30.1-41.1

14.3

10.1-19.9

55-64

603

13.0

9.9-17.0

246

39.4

34.2-44.9

203

32.9

28.1-38.0

14.7

10.8-19.7

65+

834

173

21.6

17.9-25.8

330

37.8

33.2-42.7

221

27.2

23.0-31.8

110

13.4

10.5-17.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

295

12.3

7.4-19.8

19.8

13.5-28.2

48.8

36.8-61.0

19.0

12.4-28.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

739

13.3

9.7-18.0

233

28.3

23.2-34.1

277

36.1

30.6-41.9

130

22.3

17.4-28.1

Some Post-H.S.

662

102

11.8

8.7-15.9

249

31.7

26.5-37.4

226

39.9

33.8-46.4

16.5

12.1-22.3

College Graduate

1,059

132

10.5

8.3-13.3

445

38.4

34.4-42.5

391

41.4

37.1-45.9

9.6

7.3-12.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

234

18.4

10.7-29.7

20.9

13.2-31.4

32.7

22.0-45.7

28.0

17.4-41.8

$15,000- 24,999

400

17.1

12.2-23.6

122

24.7

18.1-32.8

125

33.0

25.3-41.8

25.2

17.7-34.6

$25,000- 34,999

249

10.3

6.8-15.2

26.0

18.0-36.0

40.4

30.8-50.9

23.3

16.0-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

323

10.9

6.8-17.0

122

36.1

28.1-44.9

127

40.5

32.2-49.5

12.5

8.3-18.5

$50,000-74,999

422

5.6

3.7- 8.4

175

40.1

33.5-47.2

152

37.5

30.6-45.0

16.7

12.0-22.7

$75,000+

752

11.1

8.1-15.1

330

38.3

33.5-43.3

290

44.1

38.7-49.5

6.5

4.4- 9.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

891

160

15.1

12.1-18.6

303

29.8

25.3-34.8

288

34.2

29.1-39.7

140

20.9

16.0-26.8

1,854

224

10.5

8.5-12.9

706

32.7

29.6-36.1

691

42.9

39.1-46.8

233

13.9

11.6-16.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

350

13.2

9.0-18.9

113

32.9

26.0-40.6

124

34.1

27.1-41.9

19.8

13.4-28.4

Non-Veteran

2,406

334

11.7

9.9-13.8

901

32.0

29.2-35.0

858

41.4

38.1-44.8

313

14.9

12.7-17.3

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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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