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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*

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  Total
Respond.#		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,308 2,715 41.0 39.1-42.9 3,593 59.0 57.1-60.9
GENDER
Male 2,522 871 33.9 31.1-36.8 1,651 66.1 63.2-68.9
Female 3,786 1,844 47.9 45.5-50.3 1,942 52.1 49.7-54.5
RACE
White 4,866 2,255 42.9 40.8-45.1 2,611 57.1 54.9-59.2
African American 988 276 29.7 25.3-34.5 712 70.3 65.5-74.7
Asian 69 50 73.5 56.4-85.6 19 26.5 14.4-43.6
Native American 176 44 32.0 20.8-45.9 132 68.0 54.1-79.2
Other Minorities 168 67 47.3 36.0-58.9 101 52.7 41.1-64.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 183 80 44.5 32.9-56.6 103 55.5 43.4-67.1
-English Speaking 120 56 43.7 31.4-56.8 64 56.3 43.2-68.6
-Spanish Speaking 63 24 45.3 26.4-65.6 39 54.7 34.4-73.6
Non-Hispanic 6,113 2,629 40.8 38.9-42.7 3,484 59.2 57.3-61.1
AGE
18-24 449 288 67.0 59.5-73.7 161 33.0 26.3-40.5
25-34 1,048 525 42.9 38.7-47.2 523 57.1 52.8-61.3
35-44 1,228 483 36.6 32.8-40.6 745 63.4 59.4-67.2
45-54 1,256 461 29.9 26.4-33.7 795 70.1 66.3-73.6
55-64 917 337 34.1 29.9-38.5 580 65.9 61.5-70.1
65-74 775 313 38.9 34.0-44.1 462 61.1 55.9-66.0
75+ 592 287 45.2 39.0-51.6 305 54.8 48.4-61.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 949 340 37.0 32.1-42.2 609 63.0 57.8-67.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,864 736 38.4 35.1-41.8 1,128 61.6 58.2-64.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,487 635 41.0 37.1-44.9 852 59.0 55.1-62.9
College Graduate 1,994 999 46.9 43.6-50.3 995 53.1 49.7-56.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 622 248 41.6 35.2-48.2 374 58.4 51.8-64.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,018 408 39.4 34.7-44.3 610 60.6 55.7-65.3
$25,000- 34,999 782 325 42.8 37.4-48.4 457 57.2 51.6-62.6
$35,000- 49,999 871 361 38.5 33.8-43.5 510 61.5 56.5-66.2
$50,000-74,999 719 320 37.9 32.8-43.4 399 62.1 56.6-67.2
$75,000+ 860 393 42.9 38.3-47.7 467 57.1 52.3-61.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 390 168 41.4 35.8-47.3 222 58.6 52.7-64.2
Forsyth 443 185 38.5 33.4-43.8 258 61.5 56.2-66.6
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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