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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Overweight or Obese*

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  Total
Respond.#		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,522 871 33.9 31.1-36.8 1,651 66.1 63.2-68.9
RACE
White 1,941 693 34.8 31.6-38.2 1,248 65.2 61.8-68.4
African American 363 93 23.7 17.9-30.7 270 76.3 69.3-82.1
Asian 33 24 76.3 49.5-91.3 9 23.7 8.7-50.5
Native American 70 19 30.0 15.2-50.7 51 70.0 49.3-84.8
Other Minorities 100 34 42.1 27.5-58.2 66 57.9 41.8-72.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 100 35 41.1 25.8-58.3 65 58.9 41.7-74.2
-English Speaking 53 19 38.0 21.8-57.4 34 62.0 42.6-78.2
-Spanish Speaking 47 16 43.1 21.6-67.5 31 56.9 32.5-78.4
Non-Hispanic 2,417 835 33.5 30.7-36.4 1,582 66.5 63.6-69.3
AGE
18-24 177 117 65.8 53.7-76.1 60 34.2 23.9-46.3
25-34 420 157 31.6 25.8-38.0 263 68.4 62.0-74.2
35-44 542 155 27.9 22.7-33.7 387 72.1 66.3-77.3
45-54 517 145 23.4 18.6-28.9 372 76.6 71.1-81.4
55-64 366 102 26.7 21.0-33.3 264 73.3 66.7-79.0
65-74 294 102 31.8 24.7-39.7 192 68.2 60.3-75.3
75+ 186 83 38.1 28.1-49.3 103 61.9 50.7-71.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 135 34.1 27.1-41.8 265 65.9 58.2-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 754 247 32.0 27.1-37.2 507 68.0 62.8-72.9
Some Post-H.S. 521 177 34.0 27.9-40.7 344 66.0 59.3-72.1
College Graduate 843 311 36.0 31.3-41.1 532 64.0 58.9-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 76 41.3 29.9-53.6 112 58.7 46.4-70.1
$15,000- 24,999 376 140 36.7 29.6-44.4 236 63.3 55.6-70.4
$25,000- 34,999 318 121 39.0 30.8-47.8 197 61.0 52.2-69.2
$35,000- 49,999 398 120 29.8 23.4-37.2 278 70.2 62.8-76.6
$50,000-74,999 290 94 27.2 20.5-35.1 196 72.8 64.9-79.5
$75,000+ 433 119 27.6 21.9-34.1 314 72.4 65.9-78.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 155 49 33.8 25.6-43.1 106 66.2 56.9-74.4
Forsyth 175 61 33.6 26.2-41.9 114 66.4 58.1-73.8
Guilford 150 49 33.3 25.0-42.7 101 66.7 57.3-75.0
Henderson/Transylvania 185 67 34.0 26.8-42.2 118 66.0 57.8-73.2
Mecklenburg 150 56 44.9 34.5-55.8 94 55.1 44.2-65.5
Orange 180 91 52.5 44.4-60.4 89 47.5 39.6-55.6
Pitt 153 55 37.3 28.4-47.1 98 62.7 52.9-71.6
Randolph 169 54 33.5 25.1-42.9 115 66.5 57.1-74.9
Robeson 169 54 35.6 26.3-46.1 115 64.4 53.9-73.7
Wake 175 63 38.4 30.1-47.3 112 61.6 52.7-69.9
Western NC 275 99 36.4 29.9-43.4 176 63.6 56.6-70.1
Piedmont NC 311 89 26.7 21.1-33.0 222 73.3 67.0-78.9
Eastern NC 275 84 33.9 27.4-41.1 191 66.1 58.9-72.6

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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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