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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Weight Control

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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Respond.#		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,308 132 2.1 1.6- 2.8 2,583 38.8 37.0-40.7 2,225 35.5 33.7-37.3 1,368 23.5 21.9-25.2
Buncombe County 390 7 1.4 0.7- 3.0 161 40.0 34.4-45.8 139 35.3 29.9-41.0 83 23.3 18.6-28.8
GENDER
Male 155 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 48 33.3 25.1-42.5 70 41.6 33.3-50.5 36 24.5 17.8-32.9
Female 235 6 2.3 1.0- 5.2 113 46.6 39.2-54.2 69 28.9 22.4-36.5 47 22.1 16.1-29.7
RACE
White 346 6 1.4 0.6- 3.2 149 41.0 35.1-47.2 124 35.9 30.1-42.1 67 21.6 16.8-27.4
Other 38 1 1.6 0.2-10.4 9 29.8 15.3-49.9 13 28.7 16.0-45.8 15 40.0 24.4-58.0
AGE
18-44 143 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 68 45.6 36.6-54.9 40 28.0 20.4-37.1 34 26.0 18.4-35.5
45+ 244 6 2.4 1.0- 5.2 91 34.6 27.9-42.0 99 41.7 34.6-49.3 48 21.3 15.9-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 145 4 2.2 0.8- 5.8 48 36.4 27.5-46.2 57 35.7 27.5-44.8 36 25.8 18.5-34.7
Some College + 243 3 1.0 0.3- 3.0 111 42.1 35.0-49.5 82 35.1 28.2-42.7 47 21.9 16.0-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 208 4 1.6 0.6- 4.4 89 41.4 33.9-49.2 65 30.0 23.5-37.4 50 27.0 20.2-35.1
$50,000+ 86 2 1.6 0.4- 6.2 36 34.8 24.9-46.3 31 40.7 29.1-53.4 17 22.9 14.2-34.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 443 13 2.4 1.3- 4.5 172 36.0 31.1-41.3 174 41.2 35.8-46.8 84 20.3 16.2-25.2
Guilford 391 8 2.0 0.9- 4.3 168 42.5 36.5-48.7 137 35.2 29.7-41.1 78 20.4 15.9-25.7
Henderson/Transylvania 452 8 1.5 0.7- 3.4 196 41.7 35.7-48.0 159 36.0 30.5-41.9 89 20.8 16.5-25.8
Mecklenburg 409 9 3.1 1.3- 7.5 174 44.4 38.0-50.9 131 31.9 26.6-37.7 95 20.6 16.4-25.4
Orange 420 13 2.9 1.5- 5.5 214 48.9 41.6-56.2 138 31.5 25.6-38.0 55 16.7 9.4-27.8
Pitt 394 5 1.2 0.4- 3.1 168 42.7 36.1-49.5 126 31.3 26.1-36.9 95 24.9 19.7-30.8
Randolph 399 7 1.7 0.7- 4.1 170 42.2 35.1-49.7 141 33.7 27.7-40.2 81 22.4 17.8-27.8
Robeson 416 6 1.3 0.5- 3.3 130 33.2 27.3-39.6 161 38.6 33.0-44.6 119 26.9 21.9-32.5
Wake 398 8 3.1 1.4- 6.9 171 42.3 36.6-48.2 143 35.5 30.2-41.2 76 19.1 14.6-24.6
Western NC 617 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 251 40.4 35.8-45.1 225 36.8 32.4-41.4 125 20.6 17.1-24.6
Piedmont NC 825 15 1.5 0.8- 2.8 324 35.6 31.6-39.8 291 36.6 32.5-40.9 195 26.4 22.6-30.5
Eastern NC 754 17 2.3 1.3- 4.3 284 37.7 33.6-42.0 260 34.6 30.7-38.8 193 25.3 21.9-29.1

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* 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, 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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