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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control

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

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,522 20 1.1 0.6- 2.1 851 32.8 30.0-35.7 1,112 42.6 39.7-45.6 539 23.5 21.0-26.2
Female 3,786 112 3.1 2.3- 4.2 1,732 44.8 42.4-47.2 1,113 28.6 26.5-30.7 829 23.6 21.5-25.7
RACE
White 4,866 112 2.5 1.9- 3.4 2,143 40.4 38.3-42.6 1,725 36.4 34.3-38.5 886 20.7 18.9-22.6
African American 988 8 0.6 0.3- 1.4 268 29.1 24.7-33.9 335 32.6 28.4-37.1 377 37.7 33.3-42.3
Asian 69 6 3.5 1.3- 9.0 44 70.0 53.2-82.7 17 23.0 11.9-39.8 2 3.5 0.5-19.5
Native American 176 2 0.7 0.2- 3.3 42 31.3 20.1-45.2 76 37.0 25.6-49.9 56 31.0 20.6-43.8
Other Minorities 168 2 1.6 0.3- 8.2 65 45.7 34.4-57.4 62 34.1 24.9-44.8 39 18.6 11.9-27.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 183 3 0.4 0.1- 1.6 77 44.1 32.6-56.3 67 37.5 27.5-48.7 36 18.0 11.1-28.0
-English Speaking 120 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 54 43.5 31.2-56.5 41 34.5 23.3-47.8 23 21.8 12.1-36.0
-Spanish Speaking 63 1 0.5 0.1- 3.9 23 44.8 25.9-65.3 26 40.7 24.3-59.4 13 14.0 6.2-28.8
Non-Hispanic 6,113 129 2.2 1.7- 2.9 2,500 38.6 36.7-40.5 2,155 35.4 33.6-37.3 1,329 23.8 22.1-25.5
AGE
18-24 449 23 6.5 3.7-11.1 265 60.5 53.0-67.5 102 21.8 16.4-28.4 59 11.2 6.8-17.8
25-34 1,048 30 2.4 1.5- 4.0 495 40.5 36.3-44.7 320 35.6 31.5-40.1 203 21.4 18.0-25.3
35-44 1,228 17 1.0 0.5- 1.8 466 35.7 31.9-39.6 453 38.5 34.6-42.5 292 24.9 21.3-28.7
45-54 1,256 17 0.9 0.5- 1.7 444 29.1 25.6-32.8 465 39.1 35.0-43.3 330 31.0 27.2-35.1
55-64 917 10 0.8 0.3- 2.3 327 33.3 29.1-37.7 360 38.0 33.6-42.6 220 28.0 23.6-32.8
65-74 775 15 2.0 0.9- 4.4 298 36.9 32.0-42.0 294 33.9 29.4-38.8 168 27.1 22.5-32.2
75+ 592 20 2.4 1.4- 4.1 267 42.8 36.7-49.1 215 38.5 32.0-45.4 90 16.3 12.4-21.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 949 22 2.4 1.1- 4.8 318 34.6 29.8-39.8 350 37.0 32.1-42.3 259 26.0 21.9-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,864 36 1.8 1.1- 2.9 700 36.6 33.3-40.0 671 34.6 31.4-37.9 457 27.0 24.2-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,487 28 2.0 1.1- 3.7 607 38.9 35.2-42.8 499 34.0 30.4-37.8 353 25.0 21.4-29.0
College Graduate 1,994 46 2.5 1.6- 4.0 953 44.4 41.2-47.8 702 37.1 33.9-40.3 293 16.0 13.7-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 622 19 3.4 1.5- 7.6 229 38.1 32.0-44.7 198 28.0 22.3-34.5 176 30.5 25.0-36.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,018 26 2.4 1.3- 4.2 382 37.0 32.4-41.9 347 33.2 28.9-37.8 263 27.4 23.3-32.0
$25,000- 34,999 782 14 2.5 1.1- 5.4 311 40.3 35.0-45.9 288 34.5 29.7-39.7 169 22.7 18.6-27.3
$35,000- 49,999 871 17 2.2 1.1- 4.2 344 36.3 31.6-41.2 329 39.7 34.8-44.8 181 21.8 18.0-26.1
$50,000-74,999 719 11 1.6 0.7- 3.7 309 36.3 31.3-41.7 257 35.7 30.6-41.1 142 26.4 20.8-32.8
$75,000+ 860 8 0.3 0.1- 0.7 385 42.6 38.0-47.4 324 40.3 35.7-45.0 143 16.8 13.6-20.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
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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