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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--FEMALE Respondents Only

Overweight or Obese*

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  Total
Respond.#		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,786 1,844 47.9 45.5-50.3 1,942 52.1 49.7-54.5
RACE
White 2,925 1,562 50.9 48.2-53.7 1,363 49.1 46.3-51.8
African American 625 183 34.6 28.5-41.1 442 65.4 58.9-71.5
Asian 36 26 70.9 47.5-86.7 10 29.1 13.3-52.5
Native American 106 25 34.8 20.6-52.4 81 65.2 47.6-79.4
Other Minorities 68 33 57.5 41.8-71.8 35 42.5 28.2-58.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 83 45 50.9 35.7-65.9 38 49.1 34.1-64.3
-English Speaking 67 37 49.4 32.2-66.7 30 50.6 33.3-67.8
-Spanish Speaking 16 8 55.4 26.4-81.1 8 44.6 18.9-73.6
Non-Hispanic 3,696 1,794 47.8 45.3-50.3 1,902 52.2 49.7-54.7
AGE
18-24 272 171 68.4 59.7-75.9 101 31.6 24.1-40.3
25-34 628 368 55.4 49.9-60.7 260 44.6 39.3-50.1
35-44 686 328 45.6 40.2-51.1 358 54.4 48.9-59.8
45-54 739 316 36.6 31.8-41.7 423 63.4 58.3-68.2
55-64 551 235 41.3 35.5-47.4 316 58.7 52.6-64.5
65-74 481 211 43.8 37.2-50.5 270 56.2 49.5-62.8
75+ 406 204 50.4 43.3-57.3 202 49.6 42.7-56.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 549 205 40.1 33.5-47.1 344 59.9 52.9-66.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,110 489 44.6 40.2-49.0 621 55.4 51.0-59.8
Some Post-H.S. 966 458 46.5 41.9-51.2 508 53.5 48.8-58.1
College Graduate 1,151 688 59.2 54.9-63.3 463 40.8 36.7-45.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 434 172 41.7 34.6-49.3 262 58.3 50.7-65.4
$15,000- 24,999 642 268 41.8 35.7-48.1 374 58.2 51.9-64.3
$25,000- 34,999 464 204 46.2 39.2-53.3 260 53.8 46.7-60.8
$35,000- 49,999 473 241 49.6 43.3-55.9 232 50.4 44.1-56.7
$50,000-74,999 429 226 49.1 42.3-56.0 203 50.9 44.0-57.7
$75,000+ 427 274 65.0 58.5-70.9 153 35.0 29.1-41.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 235 119 49.0 41.4-56.5 116 51.0 43.5-58.6
Forsyth 268 124 43.4 36.8-50.2 144 56.6 49.8-63.2
Guilford 241 127 55.7 48.0-63.2 114 44.3 36.8-52.0
Henderson/Transylvania 267 137 53.5 44.8-61.9 130 46.5 38.1-55.2
Mecklenburg 259 127 50.3 43.4-57.3 132 49.7 42.7-56.6
Orange 240 136 51.2 39.1-63.2 104 48.8 36.8-60.9
Pitt 241 118 50.4 41.3-59.4 123 49.6 40.6-58.7
Randolph 230 123 55.3 44.4-65.8 107 44.7 34.2-55.6
Robeson 247 82 33.2 26.9-40.2 165 66.8 59.8-73.1
Wake 223 116 53.8 46.1-61.2 107 46.2 38.8-53.9
Western NC 342 168 50.5 44.5-56.6 174 49.5 43.4-55.5
Piedmont NC 514 250 46.4 41.1-51.8 264 53.6 48.2-58.9
Eastern NC 479 217 45.2 40.0-50.5 262 54.8 49.5-60.0

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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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