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| Total Respond.# |
Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,852 | 140 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.7 | 2,415 | 39.1 | 37.2-41.0 | 2,014 | 35.9 | 34.1-37.9 | 1,283 | 22.9 | 21.2-24.6 |
| Forsyth County | 432 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 174 | 41.5 | 36.0-47.1 | 150 | 35.4 | 30.4-40.8 | 97 | 21.6 | 17.3-26.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 173 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.2 | 65 | 37.9 | 30.1-46.4 | 72 | 40.7 | 32.8-49.0 | 34 | 20.5 | 14.1-28.9 |
| Female | 259 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 | 109 | 45.2 | 38.1-52.6 | 78 | 29.8 | 24.0-36.4 | 63 | 22.8 | 17.7-28.9 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 304 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 136 | 46.3 | 39.8-52.9 | 107 | 35.5 | 29.6-41.8 | 52 | 16.3 | 12.3-21.3 |
| Other | 124 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 | 36 | 30.7 | 21.7-41.4 | 42 | 35.8 | 26.5-46.3 | 44 | 32.8 | 23.3-44.0 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 184 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 83 | 44.8 | 36.1-53.8 | 63 | 35.2 | 27.6-43.7 | 36 | 19.5 | 13.1-28.0 |
| 45+ | 246 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.2 | 90 | 38.2 | 31.7-45.1 | 87 | 35.8 | 29.4-42.7 | 60 | 23.5 | 18.2-29.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 173 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.1 | 71 | 43.8 | 35.3-52.6 | 49 | 29.4 | 22.3-37.6 | 46 | 24.2 | 17.7-32.1 |
| Some College + | 257 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 101 | 39.6 | 32.6-47.0 | 101 | 39.4 | 32.7-46.6 | 51 | 20.1 | 14.7-26.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 239 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.3 | 84 | 37.8 | 30.3-46.0 | 79 | 31.6 | 25.1-38.8 | 69 | 28.8 | 22.2-36.3 |
| $50,000+ | 115 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 54 | 44.6 | 35.1-54.5 | 45 | 41.8 | 32.3-52.0 | 14 | 12.8 | 7.1-21.9 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 403 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 190 | 46.1 | 40.6-51.7 | 130 | 33.2 | 28.1-38.7 | 76 | 19.2 | 15.3-23.9 |
| Cumberland | 408 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.9 | 168 | 40.3 | 34.6-46.2 | 141 | 37.3 | 31.7-43.3 | 95 | 21.4 | 17.2-26.3 |
| Durham | 380 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 159 | 40.2 | 33.9-46.8 | 135 | 38.5 | 31.6-46.0 | 82 | 20.7 | 16.1-26.1 |
| Gaston | 434 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 157 | 35.3 | 30.3-40.5 | 154 | 36.8 | 31.7-42.1 | 114 | 26.5 | 22.1-31.5 |
| Guilford | 392 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 166 | 40.6 | 35.2-46.2 | 124 | 35.0 | 29.6-40.9 | 85 | 20.6 | 16.4-25.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 407 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.6 | 179 | 40.9 | 35.4-46.6 | 144 | 38.2 | 32.7-43.9 | 76 | 18.9 | 15.1-23.5 |
| New Hanover | 388 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 | 175 | 42.9 | 36.5-49.5 | 129 | 37.7 | 30.7-45.3 | 70 | 16.9 | 13.0-21.7 |
| Onslow | 409 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.9 | 168 | 39.0 | 32.5-45.9 | 138 | 39.7 | 32.3-47.6 | 93 | 18.3 | 14.3-23.0 |
| Wake | 400 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 | 170 | 43.3 | 37.7-49.0 | 139 | 34.8 | 29.6-40.5 | 80 | 19.2 | 15.2-24.0 |
| Western NC | 581 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 258 | 42.8 | 38.4-47.4 | 203 | 35.6 | 31.3-40.1 | 103 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.1 |
| Piedmont NC | 635 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 241 | 36.6 | 32.0-41.4 | 223 | 36.1 | 31.6-41.0 | 156 | 25.7 | 21.7-30.1 |
| Eastern NC | 583 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 210 | 36.4 | 31.7-41.5 | 204 | 35.0 | 30.6-39.7 | 156 | 26.5 | 22.4-31.2 |
* Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2). BMI is an intermediate variable used in calculating these measures. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 29.9.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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