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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 2,925 97 3.6 2.6- 5.1 1,465 47.3 44.6-50.0 852 29.4 27.0-32.0 511 19.6 17.5-22.0
African American 625 7 0.9 0.4- 2.0 176 33.7 27.6-40.3 181 25.0 20.7-30.0 261 40.4 34.8-46.3
Asian 36 4 5.2 1.6-15.9 22 65.7 43.2-82.8 8 22.4 9.2-45.3 2 6.7 1.0-33.0
Native American 106 2 1.8 0.4- 7.7 23 33.0 18.9-51.0 46 27.9 18.6-39.5 35 37.3 24.0-52.8
Other Minorities 68 1 4.0 0.6-23.5 32 53.4 37.6-68.5 20 27.7 16.1-43.3 15 14.8 7.7-26.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 83 2 0.3 0.1- 1.6 43 50.5 35.4-65.6 23 29.2 17.7-44.3 15 19.9 9.3-37.6
-English Speaking 67 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 35 48.9 31.8-66.2 19 30.3 17.2-47.8 11 20.3 8.0-42.7
-Spanish Speaking 16 0 0.0 . - . 8 55.4 26.4-81.1 4 25.9 7.9-58.9 4 18.7 5.3-48.8
Non-Hispanic 3,696 110 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,684 44.6 42.2-47.1 1,089 28.4 26.3-30.7 813 23.7 21.7-25.9
AGE
18-24 272 19 9.4 4.9-17.3 152 58.9 49.7-67.5 62 20.4 14.2-28.5 39 11.2 7.3-17.0
25-34 628 24 3.6 2.0- 6.2 344 51.8 46.4-57.2 145 24.9 20.5-30.0 115 19.7 15.7-24.4
35-44 686 14 1.4 0.7- 2.8 314 44.2 38.9-49.7 198 30.7 25.9-36.0 160 23.6 19.1-28.9
45-54 739 14 1.5 0.7- 3.0 302 35.1 30.4-40.2 221 29.5 24.9-34.5 202 33.9 28.9-39.4
55-64 551 9 1.6 0.5- 4.5 226 39.8 34.0-45.8 184 32.0 26.7-37.8 132 26.7 21.1-33.0
65-74 481 13 2.3 1.1- 4.7 198 41.5 35.0-48.2 167 30.7 25.1-37.0 103 25.5 19.9-32.0
75+ 406 19 4.0 2.3- 6.9 185 46.4 39.5-53.4 127 29.2 23.3-36.0 75 20.4 15.2-26.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 549 18 3.7 1.6- 8.4 187 36.3 30.0-43.2 184 29.6 23.8-36.2 160 30.3 24.4-37.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,110 27 2.1 1.2- 3.6 462 42.5 38.2-47.0 353 29.2 25.5-33.2 268 26.2 22.5-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 966 27 3.6 1.9- 6.6 431 42.9 38.4-47.5 279 29.8 25.9-34.1 229 23.6 19.9-27.8
College Graduate 1,151 40 3.6 2.2- 5.6 648 55.6 51.3-59.8 295 25.5 22.0-29.3 168 15.4 12.5-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 434 17 5.3 2.3-12.0 155 36.4 29.6-43.8 129 22.5 17.2-28.9 133 35.8 28.9-43.3
$15,000- 24,999 642 19 2.9 1.5- 5.6 249 38.9 32.9-45.2 191 29.2 23.9-35.2 183 29.0 23.7-35.0
$25,000- 34,999 464 11 2.7 1.1- 6.3 193 43.5 36.6-50.7 150 28.5 23.1-34.6 110 25.3 19.9-31.6
$35,000- 49,999 473 14 3.1 1.4- 6.4 227 46.5 40.3-52.9 146 33.0 27.2-39.3 86 17.4 13.3-22.4
$50,000-74,999 429 10 2.9 1.2- 7.0 216 46.2 39.4-53.1 121 29.1 23.3-35.6 82 21.8 16.3-28.5
$75,000+ 427 8 0.8 0.4- 1.7 266 64.2 57.7-70.1 95 23.1 18.1-28.9 58 12.0 8.4-16.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
Forsyth 268 12 4.3 2.3- 8.0 112 39.1 32.7-45.8 93 35.7 29.2-42.6 51 21.0 15.7-27.5
Guilford 241 7 2.9 1.3- 6.5 120 52.8 45.0-60.5 63 24.9 19.1-31.6 51 19.4 14.4-25.6
Henderson/Transylvania 267 7 2.1 1.0- 4.6 130 51.3 42.6-60.0 78 25.8 20.0-32.7 52 20.7 15.2-27.5
Mecklenburg 259 7 3.3 1.4- 7.5 120 47.1 40.2-54.1 65 24.1 18.8-30.2 67 25.6 20.0-32.1
Orange 240 10 3.7 1.8- 7.8 126 47.5 36.1-59.1 65 24.9 17.1-34.8 39 23.9 11.8-42.4
Pitt 241 4 1.9 0.6- 5.5 114 48.5 39.4-57.7 62 24.5 18.5-31.8 61 25.1 18.7-32.8
Randolph 230 5 2.2 0.8- 6.0 118 53.1 42.1-63.8 65 25.5 17.9-34.9 42 19.2 13.6-26.4
Robeson 247 5 2.3 0.8- 6.1 77 30.9 24.8-37.8 88 36.4 29.8-43.6 77 30.3 24.2-37.3
Wake 223 5 2.5 0.8- 7.2 111 51.3 43.7-58.9 63 27.4 21.2-34.6 44 18.8 13.6-25.5
Western NC 342 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5 154 46.9 40.9-52.9 111 31.3 26.1-37.0 63 18.1 13.7-23.6
Piedmont NC 514 13 2.0 1.0- 4.0 237 44.5 39.2-49.9 152 29.3 24.7-34.2 112 24.3 20.1-29.1
Eastern NC 479 17 4.3 2.3- 7.9 200 40.9 35.9-46.2 139 28.5 24.0-33.4 123 26.3 21.9-31.2

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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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