BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Overweight or Obese*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	8,893	3,463	39.0	37.4-40.7	5,430	61.0	59.3-62.6
-Northeastern Partnership	925	300	32.9	29.2-36.9	625	67.1	63.1-70.8
GENDER
Male	320	98	31.1	25.1-37.8	222	68.9	62.2-74.9
Female	605	202	34.6	30.3-39.2	403	65.4	60.8-69.7
RACE
White	543	206	35.7	31.0-40.7	337	64.3	59.3-69.0
Other	380	93	28.5	22.7-35.1	287	71.5	64.9-77.3
AGE
18-44	335	109	34.6	28.5-41.3	226	65.4	58.7-71.5
45+	586	190	31.6	27.3-36.2	396	68.4	63.8-72.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	501	155	32.0	27.0-37.5	346	68.0	62.5-73.0
Some College +	421	143	34.0	28.7-39.8	278	66.0	60.2-71.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	565	160	29.6	24.9-34.7	405	70.4	65.3-75.1
$50,000+	159	58	34.1	26.4-42.7	101	65.9	57.3-73.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	432	198	46.7	41.1-52.4	234	53.3	47.6-58.9
Guilford	423	168	39.6	34.1-45.4	255	60.4	54.6-65.9
Mecklenburg	421	181	45.1	38.9-51.4	240	54.9	48.6-61.1
Orange	429	231	54.6	46.7-62.2	198	45.4	37.8-53.3
Wake	420	178	41.9	36.3-47.7	242	58.1	52.3-63.7
Chatham/Lee	366	153	39.8	33.7-46.3	213	60.2	53.7-66.3
Nash/Wilson	351	114	30.8	25.4-36.6	237	69.2	63.4-74.6
Craven/Pamlico	430	162	39.1	33.6-44.9	268	60.9	55.1-66.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	401	156	37.2	31.6-43.1	245	62.8	56.9-68.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	200	46.4	39.6-53.3	231	53.6	46.7-60.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	459	154	31.3	25.0-38.3	305	68.7	61.7-75.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	409	156	40.6	29.6-52.7	253	59.4	47.3-70.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	448	125	28.7	23.9-34.1	323	71.3	65.9-76.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	397	129	35.5	29.6-42.0	268	64.5	58.0-70.4
Northeast NC I	438	138	33.1	28.0-38.6	300	66.9	61.4-72.0
Northeast NC II	487	162	32.9	28.0-38.2	325	67.1	61.8-72.0
Mountain AHEC	1,241	529	43.0	38.8-47.4	712	57.0	52.6-61.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,131	1,051	35.9	33.0-38.9	2,080	64.1	61.1-67.0
Piedmont	3,800	1,582	40.1	37.8-42.4	2,218	59.9	57.6-62.2
Western NC	1,962	830	41.1	37.7-44.7	1,132	58.9	55.3-62.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,893

3,463

39.0

37.4-40.7

5,430

61.0

59.3-62.6

-Northeastern Partnership

925

300

32.9

29.2-36.9

625

67.1

63.1-70.8

GENDER

Male

320

31.1

25.1-37.8

222

68.9

62.2-74.9

Female

605

202

34.6

30.3-39.2

403

65.4

60.8-69.7

RACE

White

543

206

35.7

31.0-40.7

337

64.3

59.3-69.0

Other

380

28.5

22.7-35.1

287

71.5

64.9-77.3

AGE

18-44

335

109

34.6

28.5-41.3

226

65.4

58.7-71.5

45+

586

190

31.6

27.3-36.2

396

68.4

63.8-72.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

501

155

32.0

27.0-37.5

346

68.0

62.5-73.0

Some College +

421

143

34.0

28.7-39.8

278

66.0

60.2-71.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

565

160

29.6

24.9-34.7

405

70.4

65.3-75.1

$50,000+

159

34.1

26.4-42.7

101

65.9

57.3-73.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

432

198

46.7

41.1-52.4

234

53.3

47.6-58.9

Guilford

423

168

39.6

34.1-45.4

255

60.4

54.6-65.9

Mecklenburg

421

181

45.1

38.9-51.4

240

54.9

48.6-61.1

Orange

429

231

54.6

46.7-62.2

198

45.4

37.8-53.3

Wake

420

178

41.9

36.3-47.7

242

58.1

52.3-63.7

Chatham/Lee

366

153

39.8

33.7-46.3

213

60.2

53.7-66.3

Nash/Wilson

351

114

30.8

25.4-36.6

237

69.2

63.4-74.6

Craven/Pamlico

430

162

39.1

33.6-44.9

268

60.9

55.1-66.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

401

156

37.2

31.6-43.1

245

62.8

56.9-68.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

200

46.4

39.6-53.3

231

53.6

46.7-60.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

459

154

31.3

25.0-38.3

305

68.7

61.7-75.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

409

156

40.6

29.6-52.7

253

59.4

47.3-70.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

448

125

28.7

23.9-34.1

323

71.3

65.9-76.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

397

129

35.5

29.6-42.0

268

64.5

58.0-70.4

Northeast NC I

438

138

33.1

28.0-38.6

300

66.9

61.4-72.0

Northeast NC II

487

162

32.9

28.0-38.2

325

67.1

61.8-72.0

Mountain AHEC

1,241

529

43.0

38.8-47.4

712

57.0

52.6-61.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,131

1,051

35.9

33.0-38.9

2,080

64.1

61.1-67.0

Piedmont

3,800

1,582

40.1

37.8-42.4

2,218

59.9

57.6-62.2

Western NC

1,962

830

41.1

37.7-44.7

1,132

58.9

55.3-62.3

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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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