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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth County

Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,308 2,715 41.0 39.1-42.9 3,593 59.0 57.1-60.9
Forsyth County 443 185 38.5 33.4-43.8 258 61.5 56.2-66.6
GENDER
Male 175 61 33.6 26.2-41.9 114 66.4 58.1-73.8
Female 268 124 43.4 36.8-50.2 144 56.6 49.8-63.2
RACE
White 331 158 43.8 37.6-50.1 173 56.2 49.9-62.4
Other 108 26 23.5 15.5-33.9 82 76.5 66.1-84.5
AGE
18-44 191 79 38.5 30.9-46.8 112 61.5 53.2-69.1
45+ 248 103 37.4 31.0-44.3 145 62.6 55.7-69.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 67 33.0 25.6-41.2 118 67.0 58.8-74.4
Some College + 258 118 43.0 36.4-49.9 140 57.0 50.1-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 212 78 35.2 27.9-43.3 134 64.8 56.7-72.1
$50,000+ 135 58 37.0 28.6-46.3 77 63.0 53.7-71.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 390 168 41.4 35.8-47.3 222 58.6 52.7-64.2
Guilford 391 176 44.4 38.4-50.6 215 55.6 49.4-61.6
Henderson/Transylvania 452 204 43.2 37.2-49.5 248 56.8 50.5-62.8
Mecklenburg 409 183 47.5 41.1-54.0 226 52.5 46.0-58.9
Orange 420 227 51.8 44.3-59.3 193 48.2 40.7-55.7
Pitt 394 173 43.9 37.3-50.7 221 56.1 49.3-62.7
Randolph 399 177 44.0 36.8-51.4 222 56.0 48.6-63.2
Robeson 416 136 34.5 28.6-40.9 280 65.5 59.1-71.4
Wake 398 179 45.4 39.6-51.3 219 54.6 48.7-60.4
Western NC 617 267 42.6 38.1-47.3 350 57.4 52.7-61.9
Piedmont NC 825 339 37.0 33.0-41.3 486 63.0 58.7-67.0
Eastern NC 754 301 40.0 35.9-44.4 453 60.0 55.6-64.1

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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. No=BMI less than 24.9, and Yes= BMI greater than 24.9.

#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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