BRFSS 2009 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	432	53	9.6	6.9-13.3	140	30.4	24.8-36.6	148	38.4	31.2-46.1	91	21.6	16.7-27.5
Female	690	123	13.9	11.0-17.5	267	39.3	34.0-44.9	227	36.8	31.7-42.1	73	10.0	7.4-13.3
RACE
White	1,023	158	11.7	9.5-14.2	378	35.9	31.8-40.3	354	39.2	34.5-44.0	133	13.2	10.7-16.3
African American	36	5	15.6	5.4-37.4	10	23.7	8.1-52.3	5	6.9	2.4-18.4	16	53.8	31.1-75.0
Other Minorities	59	12	13.2	6.1-26.3	18	29.7	15.5-49.4	16	33.6	18.5-53.1	13	23.4	9.8-46.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	7	17.8	6.6-39.9	4	21.3	6.3-52.1	8	50.9	22.2-79.1	2	10.0	1.8-39.9
Non-Hispanic	1,099	168	11.8	9.6-14.3	403	35.5	31.5-39.7	366	37.2	32.8-41.9	162	15.5	12.7-18.8
AGE
18-24	41	2	3.4	0.8-12.7	13	30.2	17.3-47.3	17	46.3	30.3-63.2	9	20.1	10.0-36.1
25-34	79	9	8.7	4.0-17.7	22	26.1	15.8-39.9	33	48.0	32.5-63.8	15	17.2	9.6-29.0
35-44	128	15	8.3	4.4-15.1	39	31.3	20.7-44.3	55	42.3	31.8-53.5	19	18.1	10.8-28.9
45-54	185	24	10.9	7.0-16.5	61	36.6	28.2-45.9	71	39.5	31.1-48.6	29	13.0	8.5-19.3
55-64	272	44	15.1	10.5-21.3	108	41.6	35.0-48.6	84	30.3	24.4-37.0	36	12.9	8.8-18.7
65+	406	81	19.8	15.1-25.5	157	40.5	34.7-46.6	113	26.2	21.5-31.5	55	13.5	10.1-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	24	16.4	9.5-26.8	40	26.1	17.4-37.1	39	21.1	14.2-30.1	32	36.5	25.1-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	359	60	10.9	7.8-15.2	99	25.0	19.7-31.2	129	41.9	35.0-49.2	71	22.1	16.8-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	287	40	11.1	7.5-16.3	111	39.2	31.0-48.1	99	38.0	30.3-46.4	37	11.6	7.7-17.3
College Graduate	338	52	12.4	8.7-17.3	156	46.2	37.7-54.8	106	37.3	28.0-47.6	24	4.2	2.6- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	31	17.1	9.6-28.9	35	19.9	12.6-29.9	45	46.4	32.7-60.7	19	16.6	9.1-28.4
$15,000- 24,999	211	30	12.9	8.2-19.7	66	30.8	20.9-42.8	74	35.2	26.7-44.8	41	21.1	14.0-30.6
$25,000- 34,999	142	20	12.2	6.6-21.3	50	38.1	28.7-48.5	41	26.7	18.8-36.4	31	23.0	15.3-33.0
$35,000- 49,999	156	23	11.0	6.9-16.9	67	41.6	31.6-52.4	50	35.6	26.0-46.5	16	11.8	6.4-20.7
$50,000-74,999	155	13	8.7	4.5-16.2	60	31.8	22.2-43.3	64	47.4	34.0-61.2	18	12.0	6.5-21.1
$75,000+	164	25	10.6	6.7-16.5	71	46.6	36.9-56.4	54	36.5	27.6-46.4	14	6.3	3.2-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	411	76	15.1	11.4-19.8	149	36.1	30.3-42.4	126	35.2	28.9-42.0	60	13.6	9.8-18.6
No	704	100	10.7	8.3-13.8	255	34.8	29.7-40.1	247	38.5	33.0-44.3	102	16.0	12.6-20.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	25	17.9	11.5-26.8	57	33.9	25.8-43.1	43	25.7	18.4-34.6	35	22.5	15.5-31.5
Non-Veteran	960	151	11.2	9.1-13.8	349	35.4	31.1-40.0	331	38.8	34.0-43.8	129	14.6	11.6-18.1

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

-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

GENDER

Male

432

9.6

6.9-13.3

140

30.4

24.8-36.6

148

38.4

31.2-46.1

21.6

16.7-27.5

Female

690

123

13.9

11.0-17.5

267

39.3

34.0-44.9

227

36.8

31.7-42.1

10.0

7.4-13.3

RACE

White

1,023

158

11.7

9.5-14.2

378

35.9

31.8-40.3

354

39.2

34.5-44.0

133

13.2

10.7-16.3

African American

15.6

5.4-37.4

23.7

8.1-52.3

6.9

2.4-18.4

53.8

31.1-75.0

Other Minorities

13.2

6.1-26.3

29.7

15.5-49.4

33.6

18.5-53.1

23.4

9.8-46.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.8

6.6-39.9

21.3

6.3-52.1

50.9

22.2-79.1

10.0

1.8-39.9

Non-Hispanic

1,099

168

11.8

9.6-14.3

403

35.5

31.5-39.7

366

37.2

32.8-41.9

162

15.5

12.7-18.8

AGE

18-24

3.4

0.8-12.7

30.2

17.3-47.3

46.3

30.3-63.2

20.1

10.0-36.1

25-34

8.7

4.0-17.7

26.1

15.8-39.9

48.0

32.5-63.8

17.2

9.6-29.0

35-44

128

8.3

4.4-15.1

31.3

20.7-44.3

42.3

31.8-53.5

18.1

10.8-28.9

45-54

185

10.9

7.0-16.5

36.6

28.2-45.9

39.5

31.1-48.6

13.0

8.5-19.3

55-64

272

15.1

10.5-21.3

108

41.6

35.0-48.6

30.3

24.4-37.0

12.9

8.8-18.7

65+

406

19.8

15.1-25.5

157

40.5

34.7-46.6

113

26.2

21.5-31.5

13.5

10.1-17.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

135

16.4

9.5-26.8

26.1

17.4-37.1

21.1

14.2-30.1

36.5

25.1-49.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

359

10.9

7.8-15.2

25.0

19.7-31.2

129

41.9

35.0-49.2

22.1

16.8-28.6

Some Post-H.S.

287

11.1

7.5-16.3

111

39.2

31.0-48.1

38.0

30.3-46.4

11.6

7.7-17.3

College Graduate

338

12.4

8.7-17.3

156

46.2

37.7-54.8

106

37.3

28.0-47.6

4.2

2.6- 6.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

17.1

9.6-28.9

19.9

12.6-29.9

46.4

32.7-60.7

16.6

9.1-28.4

$15,000- 24,999

211

12.9

8.2-19.7

30.8

20.9-42.8

35.2

26.7-44.8

21.1

14.0-30.6

$25,000- 34,999

142

12.2

6.6-21.3

38.1

28.7-48.5

26.7

18.8-36.4

23.0

15.3-33.0

$35,000- 49,999

156

11.0

6.9-16.9

41.6

31.6-52.4

35.6

26.0-46.5

11.8

6.4-20.7

$50,000-74,999

155

8.7

4.5-16.2

31.8

22.2-43.3

47.4

34.0-61.2

12.0

6.5-21.1

$75,000+

164

10.6

6.7-16.5

46.6

36.9-56.4

36.5

27.6-46.4

6.3

3.2-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

411

15.1

11.4-19.8

149

36.1

30.3-42.4

126

35.2

28.9-42.0

13.6

9.8-18.6

704

100

10.7

8.3-13.8

255

34.8

29.7-40.1

247

38.5

33.0-44.3

102

16.0

12.6-20.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

17.9

11.5-26.8

33.9

25.8-43.1

25.7

18.4-34.6

22.5

15.5-31.5

Non-Veteran

960

151

11.2

9.1-13.8

349

35.4

31.1-40.0

331

38.8

34.0-43.8

129

14.6

11.6-18.1

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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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