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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 |
| 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 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 232 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.8 | 81 | 34.2 | 27.8-41.3 | 101 | 44.3 | 37.4-51.5 | 45 | 18.6 | 13.8-24.5 |
| Female | 349 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 | 177 | 51.6 | 45.8-57.3 | 102 | 26.7 | 22.1-31.9 | 58 | 18.0 | 13.8-23.1 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 546 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 | 245 | 43.9 | 39.3-48.6 | 192 | 35.6 | 31.2-40.3 | 95 | 17.8 | 14.5-21.7 |
| Other | 32 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.9-18.0 | 12 | 30.2 | 16.1-49.3 | 10 | 37.8 | 20.7-58.6 | 8 | 27.7 | 13.4-48.6 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 210 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.9 | 95 | 43.1 | 35.7-50.7 | 72 | 34.3 | 27.5-41.7 | 38 | 18.8 | 13.7-25.4 |
| 45+ | 370 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 | 162 | 42.6 | 37.1-48.3 | 131 | 36.5 | 31.1-42.3 | 65 | 17.9 | 13.9-22.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 319 | 13 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.4 | 135 | 41.8 | 35.9-48.0 | 114 | 34.5 | 28.9-40.5 | 57 | 18.6 | 14.2-23.9 |
| Some College + | 259 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.6 | 121 | 44.0 | 37.4-50.9 | 88 | 36.9 | 30.5-43.9 | 46 | 18.1 | 13.4-23.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 389 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 | 170 | 43.1 | 37.6-48.7 | 135 | 36.2 | 31.0-41.8 | 72 | 17.6 | 13.8-22.1 |
| $50,000+ | 102 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.9 | 46 | 36.7 | 27.6-46.9 | 34 | 37.2 | 27.3-48.4 | 20 | 24.2 | 16.0-35.0 |
| 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 |
| Forsyth | 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 |
| 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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