BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recomended Range	Overweight	Obese
TOTAL	3,382	34	1.0	0.5- 2.0	1,023	30.6	28.1-33.1	1,496	45.6	43.0-48.3	829	22.8	20.6-25.1
RACE
White	2,545	23	0.9	0.4- 2.0	783	30.1	27.3-33.0	1,162	46.8	43.7-49.8	577	22.3	19.8-25.0
African American	593	6	1.7	0.4- 7.0	160	29.2	23.9-35.2	244	42.9	37.0-49.1	183	26.2	21.4-31.6
Asian	24	0	0.0	. - .	18	72.9	45.3-89.7	5	25.0	9.0-53.1	1	2.1	0.3-14.3
Native American	80	4	2.8	0.9- 8.3	17	30.2	15.0-51.6	28	38.0	19.9-60.1	31	29.0	16.9-45.1
Other Minorities	127	0	0.0	. - .	42	34.5	23.1-48.0	49	43.0	30.9-56.0	36	22.5	13.3-35.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	129	0	0.0	. - .	43	32.6	21.3-46.4	49	44.5	32.0-57.7	37	22.9	13.4-36.2
-English Speaking	50	0	0.0	. - .	18	23.8	10.8-44.5	18	46.5	24.9-69.5	14	29.7	11.0-59.2
-Spanish Speaking	79	0	0.0	. - .	25	35.6	21.8-52.3	31	43.8	29.3-59.5	23	20.6	10.9-35.3
Non-Hispanic	3,250	34	1.1	0.5- 2.1	978	30.4	28.0-33.0	1,446	45.7	43.0-48.4	792	22.8	20.6-25.2
AGE
18-24	210	6	4.5	1.6-12.1	113	50.4	40.4-60.3	63	29.5	21.2-39.5	28	15.6	9.2-25.2
25-34	505	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5	164	27.5	22.3-33.3	225	52.7	46.2-59.1	110	19.3	14.2-25.7
35-44	670	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	188	27.4	22.8-32.5	301	48.6	43.2-54.0	179	23.9	19.6-28.7
45-54	678	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4	163	24.1	19.2-29.8	308	46.9	41.1-52.7	204	28.9	24.1-34.2
55-64	577	7	0.9	0.3- 2.4	136	22.5	18.0-27.8	266	45.2	39.5-51.0	168	31.4	26.2-37.2
65-74	457	5	0.8	0.3- 2.5	141	30.7	25.0-37.1	211	48.4	41.8-55.0	100	20.1	15.4-25.8
75+	273	5	0.7	0.3- 1.7	111	42.6	34.6-50.9	119	44.5	36.5-52.9	38	12.2	7.8-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	561	14	1.2	0.6- 2.1	157	35.4	28.9-42.4	219	37.3	31.1-44.0	171	26.2	20.4-33.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,011	11	0.5	0.2- 1.3	290	28.2	24.0-32.7	447	44.6	39.8-49.6	263	26.7	22.6-31.3
Some Post-H.S.	798	6	2.3	0.8- 6.6	241	31.0	25.7-36.8	352	45.1	39.6-50.8	199	21.6	17.4-26.5
College Graduate	1,004	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	335	30.4	26.6-34.6	473	51.6	47.1-55.9	193	17.8	14.7-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	286	7	2.0	0.8- 5.1	95	41.4	31.7-51.8	105	30.7	22.9-39.7	79	25.9	18.1-35.6
$15,000- 24,999	594	12	3.1	1.1- 8.6	202	34.3	28.3-40.9	236	39.7	33.5-46.1	144	22.9	17.9-28.9
$25,000- 34,999	361	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	101	23.9	18.1-30.8	145	46.7	38.8-54.7	112	29.2	22.5-37.0
$35,000- 49,999	520	2	1.0	0.1- 5.9	141	27.4	22.2-33.4	252	51.0	44.7-57.2	125	20.6	16.1-26.0
$50,000-74,999	433	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	113	24.2	18.5-31.0	204	47.0	40.0-54.1	114	28.5	22.2-35.8
$75,000+	504	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4	138	24.2	19.2-30.0	266	60.0	53.7-66.0	98	15.7	11.9-20.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	173	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	70	44.6	35.9-53.6	62	33.8	26.1-42.4	39	21.1	15.3-28.5
Guilford	163	1	2.6	0.4-15.9	50	30.0	22.4-38.8	76	44.4	35.8-53.4	36	23.1	16.6-31.0
Mecklenburg	164	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	58	41.9	32.0-52.5	74	43.0	33.5-52.9	31	14.9	10.0-21.7
Orange	165	4	3.6	1.2-10.3	66	36.7	27.5-47.0	65	36.7	27.4-47.0	30	23.0	12.1-39.3
Wake	171	0	0.0	. - .	52	31.6	23.7-40.7	92	54.1	45.0-62.9	27	14.3	9.1-21.8
Chatham/Lee	144	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	48	32.4	23.5-42.8	60	44.5	33.9-55.7	34	21.8	14.8-30.8
Nash/Wilson	136	0	0.0	. - .	32	22.6	15.6-31.6	54	40.6	31.4-50.5	50	36.8	27.6-47.0
Craven/Pamlico	168	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	58	36.2	27.7-45.5	73	41.6	33.2-50.6	36	22.0	15.1-31.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	156	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	44	27.9	20.1-37.2	69	41.2	32.3-50.7	41	29.6	20.1-41.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	167	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	54	38.4	28.0-50.1	77	42.7	33.3-52.6	35	18.4	12.8-25.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	4	2.5	0.7- 7.8	45	19.8	12.8-29.3	78	52.1	38.1-65.8	48	25.6	16.4-37.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	160	3	1.4	0.3- 5.7	53	38.2	20.8-59.2	68	41.6	25.0-60.3	36	18.9	11.5-29.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	171	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6	33	22.0	15.1-31.1	87	48.0	39.5-56.7	49	28.6	21.7-36.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	26	27.3	17.7-39.6	52	42.0	30.8-54.0	42	29.5	20.9-39.7
Northeast NC I	139	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	42	29.4	21.3-39.0	49	37.0	28.1-46.9	46	32.7	24.5-42.1
Northeast NC II	181	2	1.8	0.4- 7.6	52	29.6	22.2-38.3	69	38.9	30.7-47.7	58	29.7	22.6-38.0
Northeastern Partnership	320	4	1.5	0.4- 5.2	94	29.5	23.7-36.2	118	38.3	31.9-45.2	104	30.6	24.9-37.0
Mountain AHEC	478	7	1.2	0.4- 3.6	176	37.8	31.3-44.8	190	37.6	31.2-44.5	105	23.4	16.4-32.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,135	10	1.2	0.3- 4.0	296	27.7	23.3-32.6	497	45.8	41.0-50.6	332	25.3	21.5-29.6
Piedmont	1,489	16	1.0	0.4- 2.5	462	30.6	27.3-34.1	688	47.3	43.7-51.0	323	21.1	18.3-24.3
Western NC	758	8	0.8	0.3- 2.2	265	36.3	31.0-42.0	311	38.5	33.1-44.3	174	24.4	18.9-30.7

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recomended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,382

1.0

0.5- 2.0

1,023

30.6

28.1-33.1

1,496

45.6

43.0-48.3

829

22.8

20.6-25.1

RACE

White

2,545

0.9

0.4- 2.0

783

30.1

27.3-33.0

1,162

46.8

43.7-49.8

577

22.3

19.8-25.0

African American

593

1.7

0.4- 7.0

160

29.2

23.9-35.2

244

42.9

37.0-49.1

183

26.2

21.4-31.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

72.9

45.3-89.7

25.0

9.0-53.1

2.1

0.3-14.3

Native American

2.8

0.9- 8.3

30.2

15.0-51.6

38.0

19.9-60.1

29.0

16.9-45.1

Other Minorities

127

0.0

. - .

34.5

23.1-48.0

43.0

30.9-56.0

22.5

13.3-35.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

129

0.0

. - .

32.6

21.3-46.4

44.5

32.0-57.7

22.9

13.4-36.2

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

23.8

10.8-44.5

46.5

24.9-69.5

29.7

11.0-59.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

35.6

21.8-52.3

43.8

29.3-59.5

20.6

10.9-35.3

Non-Hispanic

3,250

1.1

0.5- 2.1

978

30.4

28.0-33.0

1,446

45.7

43.0-48.4

792

22.8

20.6-25.2

AGE

18-24

210

4.5

1.6-12.1

113

50.4

40.4-60.3

29.5

21.2-39.5

15.6

9.2-25.2

25-34

505

0.6

0.2- 1.5

164

27.5

22.3-33.3

225

52.7

46.2-59.1

110

19.3

14.2-25.7

35-44

670

0.1

0.0- 0.6

188

27.4

22.8-32.5

301

48.6

43.2-54.0

179

23.9

19.6-28.7

45-54

678

0.1

0.0- 0.4

163

24.1

19.2-29.8

308

46.9

41.1-52.7

204

28.9

24.1-34.2

55-64

577

0.9

0.3- 2.4

136

22.5

18.0-27.8

266

45.2

39.5-51.0

168

31.4

26.2-37.2

65-74

457

0.8

0.3- 2.5

141

30.7

25.0-37.1

211

48.4

41.8-55.0

100

20.1

15.4-25.8

75+

273

0.7

0.3- 1.7

111

42.6

34.6-50.9

119

44.5

36.5-52.9

12.2

7.8-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

561

1.2

0.6- 2.1

157

35.4

28.9-42.4

219

37.3

31.1-44.0

171

26.2

20.4-33.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,011

0.5

0.2- 1.3

290

28.2

24.0-32.7

447

44.6

39.8-49.6

263

26.7

22.6-31.3

Some Post-H.S.

798

2.3

0.8- 6.6

241

31.0

25.7-36.8

352

45.1

39.6-50.8

199

21.6

17.4-26.5

College Graduate

1,004

0.2

0.1- 0.7

335

30.4

26.6-34.6

473

51.6

47.1-55.9

193

17.8

14.7-21.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

286

2.0

0.8- 5.1

41.4

31.7-51.8

105

30.7

22.9-39.7

25.9

18.1-35.6

$15,000- 24,999

594

3.1

1.1- 8.6

202

34.3

28.3-40.9

236

39.7

33.5-46.1

144

22.9

17.9-28.9

$25,000- 34,999

361

0.2

0.1- 0.9

101

23.9

18.1-30.8

145

46.7

38.8-54.7

112

29.2

22.5-37.0

$35,000- 49,999

520

1.0

0.1- 5.9

141

27.4

22.2-33.4

252

51.0

44.7-57.2

125

20.6

16.1-26.0

$50,000-74,999

433

0.3

0.1- 1.3

113

24.2

18.5-31.0

204

47.0

40.0-54.1

114

28.5

22.2-35.8

$75,000+

504

0.1

0.0- 0.4

138

24.2

19.2-30.0

266

60.0

53.7-66.0

15.7

11.9-20.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

173

0.5

0.1- 2.1

44.6

35.9-53.6

33.8

26.1-42.4

21.1

15.3-28.5

Guilford

163

2.6

0.4-15.9

30.0

22.4-38.8

44.4

35.8-53.4

23.1

16.6-31.0

Mecklenburg

164

0.3

0.0- 1.9

41.9

32.0-52.5

43.0

33.5-52.9

14.9

10.0-21.7

Orange

165

3.6

1.2-10.3

36.7

27.5-47.0

36.7

27.4-47.0

23.0

12.1-39.3

Wake

171

0.0

. - .

31.6

23.7-40.7

54.1

45.0-62.9

14.3

9.1-21.8

Chatham/Lee

144

1.3

0.3- 5.0

32.4

23.5-42.8

44.5

33.9-55.7

21.8

14.8-30.8

Nash/Wilson

136

0.0

. - .

22.6

15.6-31.6

40.6

31.4-50.5

36.8

27.6-47.0

Craven/Pamlico

168

0.3

0.0- 1.8

36.2

27.7-45.5

41.6

33.2-50.6

22.0

15.1-31.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

156

1.3

0.3- 5.7

27.9

20.1-37.2

41.2

32.3-50.7

29.6

20.1-41.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

167

0.5

0.1- 3.8

38.4

28.0-50.1

42.7

33.3-52.6

18.4

12.8-25.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

2.5

0.7- 7.8

19.8

12.8-29.3

52.1

38.1-65.8

25.6

16.4-37.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

160

1.4

0.3- 5.7

38.2

20.8-59.2

41.6

25.0-60.3

18.9

11.5-29.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

171

1.3

0.3- 5.6

22.0

15.1-31.1

48.0

39.5-56.7

28.6

21.7-36.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

1.3

0.3- 5.0

27.3

17.7-39.6

42.0

30.8-54.0

29.5

20.9-39.7

Northeast NC I

139

0.9

0.2- 3.6

29.4

21.3-39.0

37.0

28.1-46.9

32.7

24.5-42.1

Northeast NC II

181

1.8

0.4- 7.6

29.6

22.2-38.3

38.9

30.7-47.7

29.7

22.6-38.0

Northeastern Partnership

320

1.5

0.4- 5.2

29.5

23.7-36.2

118

38.3

31.9-45.2

104

30.6

24.9-37.0

Mountain AHEC

478

1.2

0.4- 3.6

176

37.8

31.3-44.8

190

37.6

31.2-44.5

105

23.4

16.4-32.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,135

1.2

0.3- 4.0

296

27.7

23.3-32.6

497

45.8

41.0-50.6

332

25.3

21.5-29.6

Piedmont

1,489

1.0

0.4- 2.5

462

30.6

27.3-34.1

688

47.3

43.7-51.0

323

21.1

18.3-24.3

Western NC

758

0.8

0.3- 2.2

265

36.3

31.0-42.0

311

38.5

33.1-44.3

174

24.4

18.9-30.7

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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. 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 30.0

^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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