	North Dakota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Contact information:
Melissa Parsons
Program Director, BRFSS
701.328.2787

Body Weight and Obesity Module

Question 8: In the past 12 months, has a doctor nurse or other health professional given you advice about your weight?

Response Categories	2001 % (95% CI)	2002 % (95% CI)	2003 % (95% CI)
Yes, Lose weight	NA	NA	8.4 (7.3-9.4)
Yes, gain weight			0.8 (0.5-1.3)
Yes, maintain			1.0 (0.7-1.3)
No			89.8 (88.6-90.9)
Percentage among all respondents, excluding unknown and missing

Response Categories	2004 % (95% CI)	2005 % (95% CI)	2006 % (95% CI)
Yes, Lose weight	NA	NA	NA
Yes, gain weight
Yes, maintain
No
Percentage among all respondents, excluding unknown and missing

Response Categories	2007 % (95% CI)	2008 % (95% CI)	2009 % (95% CI)
Yes, Lose weight	NA	NA
Yes, gain weight
Yes, maintain
No
Percentage among all respondents, excluding unknown and missing

Table Type	Question response frequency
Denominator:	All respondents
Abbreviations:	n = number of respondents
	% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response
	95% CI = confidence intervals



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