BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (Overweight or Obese*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,228	5,351	36.9	35.9-37.9	8,877	63.1	62.1-64.1
-Buncombe County	353	153	40.4	34.9-46.2	200	59.6	53.8-65.1
GENDER
Male	139	50	32.7	25.0-41.4	89	67.3	58.6-75.0
Female	214	103	48.0	40.7-55.5	111	52.0	44.5-59.3
RACE
White	317	142	42.2	36.3-48.4	175	57.8	51.6-63.7
Other	34	10	25.1	13.1-42.6	24	74.9	57.4-86.9
AGE
18-44	129	58	45.0	35.8-54.4	71	55.0	45.6-64.2
45+	224	95	37.5	30.8-44.7	129	62.5	55.3-69.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	48	36.5	27.7-46.3	74	63.5	53.7-72.3
Some College +	231	105	42.5	35.6-49.7	126	57.5	50.3-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	81	36.8	29.8-44.4	126	63.2	55.6-70.2
$50,000+	87	45	48.2	37.1-59.5	42	51.8	40.5-62.9

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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 (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,228	5,351	36.9	35.9-37.9	8,877	63.1	62.1-64.1
-Buncombe County	353	153	40.4	34.9-46.2	200	59.6	53.8-65.1
GENDER
Male	139	50	32.7	25.0-41.4	89	67.3	58.6-75.0
Female	214	103	48.0	40.7-55.5	111	52.0	44.5-59.3
RACE
White	317	142	42.2	36.3-48.4	175	57.8	51.6-63.7
Other	34	10	25.1	13.1-42.6	24	74.9	57.4-86.9
AGE
18-44	129	58	45.0	35.8-54.4	71	55.0	45.6-64.2
45+	224	95	37.5	30.8-44.7	129	62.5	55.3-69.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	48	36.5	27.7-46.3	74	63.5	53.7-72.3
Some College +	231	105	42.5	35.6-49.7	126	57.5	50.3-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	81	36.8	29.8-44.4	126	63.2	55.6-70.2
$50,000+	87	45	48.2	37.1-59.5	42	51.8	40.5-62.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*