BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Overweight or Obese*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	1,165	262	25.2	21.3-29.6	903	74.8	70.4-78.7
GENDER
Female	1,165	262	25.2	21.3-29.6	903	74.8	70.4-78.7
RACE
African American	1,165	262	25.2	21.3-29.6	903	74.8	70.4-78.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	5	62.7	27.9-87.9	8	37.3	12.1-72.1
-English Speaking	13	5	62.7	27.9-87.9	8	37.3	12.1-72.1
Non-Hispanic	1,152	257	25.0	21.1-29.4	895	75.0	70.6-78.9
AGE
18-24	85	37	47.3	31.4-63.7	48	52.7	36.3-68.6
25-34	187	51	30.1	21.6-40.2	136	69.9	59.8-78.4
35-44	249	48	21.0	14.5-29.3	201	79.0	70.7-85.5
45-54	237	48	15.7	10.8-22.4	189	84.3	77.6-89.2
55-64	175	21	11.2	6.0-19.9	154	88.8	80.1-94.0
65-74	139	30	14.4	8.9-22.4	109	85.6	77.6-91.1
75+	86	24	39.3	24.7-56.2	62	60.7	43.8-75.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	264	60	32.5	23.9-42.5	204	67.5	57.5-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	391	80	24.3	17.2-33.2	311	75.7	66.8-82.8
Some Post-H.S.	283	59	19.1	13.4-26.4	224	80.9	73.6-86.6
College Graduate	224	61	27.7	20.3-36.5	163	72.3	63.5-79.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	251	45	19.5	13.4-27.5	206	80.5	72.5-86.6
$15,000- 24,999	277	52	21.3	14.3-30.3	225	78.7	69.7-85.7
$25,000- 34,999	155	33	15.7	9.9-24.1	122	84.3	75.9-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	110	18	20.2	10.9-34.6	92	79.8	65.4-89.1
$50,000-74,999	60	14	20.7	10.8-36.0	46	79.3	64.0-89.2
$75,000+	50	18	39.8	23.1-59.2	32	60.2	40.8-76.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	3	23.6	6.4-58.3	12	76.4	41.7-93.6
Guilford	67	19	32.4	20.3-47.5	48	67.6	52.5-79.7
Mecklenburg	71	17	28.0	17.6-41.5	54	72.0	58.5-82.4
Orange	28	7	19.6	8.7-38.5	21	80.4	61.5-91.3
Wake	49	12	28.1	15.5-45.4	37	71.9	54.6-84.5
Chatham/Lee	48	12	26.9	15.2-43.2	36	73.1	56.8-84.8
Nash/Wilson	73	17	22.2	13.6-34.2	56	77.8	65.8-86.4
Craven/Pamlico	54	11	28.7	15.4-47.1	43	71.3	52.9-84.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	5	32.7	7.3-75.0	3	67.3	25.0-92.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	56.1	19.3-87.2	3	43.9	12.8-80.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	21	21.8	13.8-32.7	81	78.2	67.3-86.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	31.4	9.8-65.7	6	68.6	34.3-90.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	86	23	26.7	17.5-38.5	63	73.3	61.5-82.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	96	20	25.9	16.9-37.7	76	74.1	62.3-83.1
Northeast NC I	158	37	28.6	20.3-38.5	121	71.4	61.5-79.7
Northeast NC II	89	11	11.7	6.0-21.4	78	88.3	78.6-94.0
Northeastern Partnership	247	48	20.7	15.1-27.6	199	79.3	72.4-84.9
Mountain AHEC	29	6	17.1	5.5-42.3	23	82.9	57.7-94.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	617	126	23.0	17.2-29.9	491	77.0	70.1-82.8
Piedmont	506	124	27.3	22.0-33.3	382	72.7	66.7-78.0
Western NC	42	12	16.3	6.7-34.6	30	83.7	65.4-93.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,165

262

25.2

21.3-29.6

903

74.8

70.4-78.7

GENDER

Female

1,165

262

25.2

21.3-29.6

903

74.8

70.4-78.7

RACE

African American

1,165

262

25.2

21.3-29.6

903

74.8

70.4-78.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

62.7

27.9-87.9

37.3

12.1-72.1

-English Speaking

62.7

27.9-87.9

37.3

12.1-72.1

Non-Hispanic

1,152

257

25.0

21.1-29.4

895

75.0

70.6-78.9

AGE

18-24

47.3

31.4-63.7

52.7

36.3-68.6

25-34

187

30.1

21.6-40.2

136

69.9

59.8-78.4

35-44

249

21.0

14.5-29.3

201

79.0

70.7-85.5

45-54

237

15.7

10.8-22.4

189

84.3

77.6-89.2

55-64

175

11.2

6.0-19.9

154

88.8

80.1-94.0

65-74

139

14.4

8.9-22.4

109

85.6

77.6-91.1

75+

39.3

24.7-56.2

60.7

43.8-75.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

264

32.5

23.9-42.5

204

67.5

57.5-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

391

24.3

17.2-33.2

311

75.7

66.8-82.8

Some Post-H.S.

283

19.1

13.4-26.4

224

80.9

73.6-86.6

College Graduate

224

27.7

20.3-36.5

163

72.3

63.5-79.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

251

19.5

13.4-27.5

206

80.5

72.5-86.6

$15,000- 24,999

277

21.3

14.3-30.3

225

78.7

69.7-85.7

$25,000- 34,999

155

15.7

9.9-24.1

122

84.3

75.9-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

110

20.2

10.9-34.6

79.8

65.4-89.1

$50,000-74,999

20.7

10.8-36.0

79.3

64.0-89.2

$75,000+

39.8

23.1-59.2

60.2

40.8-76.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

23.6

6.4-58.3

76.4

41.7-93.6

Guilford

32.4

20.3-47.5

67.6

52.5-79.7

Mecklenburg

28.0

17.6-41.5

72.0

58.5-82.4

Orange

19.6

8.7-38.5

80.4

61.5-91.3

Wake

28.1

15.5-45.4

71.9

54.6-84.5

Chatham/Lee

26.9

15.2-43.2

73.1

56.8-84.8

Nash/Wilson

22.2

13.6-34.2

77.8

65.8-86.4

Craven/Pamlico

28.7

15.4-47.1

71.3

52.9-84.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

32.7

7.3-75.0

67.3

25.0-92.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

56.1

19.3-87.2

43.9

12.8-80.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

21.8

13.8-32.7

78.2

67.3-86.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

31.4

9.8-65.7

68.6

34.3-90.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

26.7

17.5-38.5

73.3

61.5-82.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

25.9

16.9-37.7

74.1

62.3-83.1

Northeast NC I

158

28.6

20.3-38.5

121

71.4

61.5-79.7

Northeast NC II

11.7

6.0-21.4

88.3

78.6-94.0

Northeastern Partnership

247

20.7

15.1-27.6

199

79.3

72.4-84.9

Mountain AHEC

17.1

5.5-42.3

82.9

57.7-94.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

617

126

23.0

17.2-29.9

491

77.0

70.1-82.8

Piedmont

506

124

27.3

22.0-33.3

382

72.7

66.7-78.0

Western NC

16.3

6.7-34.6

83.7

65.4-93.3

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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 defining overweight and obesity. No=BMI less than 25.0, and Yes= BMI greater than 25.0.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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