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Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,228 | 243 | 1.4 | 1.2- 1.6 | 5,108 | 35.5 | 34.5-36.5 | 5,194 | 37.9 | 36.9-39.0 | 3,683 | 25.2 | 24.3-26.1 |
-Eastern NC | 4,777 | 64 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 1,532 | 31.8 | 30.2-33.5 | 1,762 | 37.4 | 35.8-39.1 | 1,419 | 29.5 | 28.0-31.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,779 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 480 | 27.9 | 25.3-30.7 | 802 | 43.0 | 40.3-45.8 | 490 | 28.5 | 26.1-31.1 |
Female | 2,998 | 57 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 1,052 | 35.5 | 33.5-37.6 | 960 | 32.1 | 30.1-34.1 | 929 | 30.5 | 28.6-32.5 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 3,209 | 55 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 1,173 | 35.2 | 33.2-37.2 | 1,175 | 37.2 | 35.3-39.3 | 806 | 26.0 | 24.2-27.9 |
African American | 1,183 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 244 | 22.4 | 19.3-25.8 | 434 | 38.8 | 35.4-42.3 | 501 | 38.5 | 35.2-42.0 |
Other Minorities | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 59.5 | 23.8-87.4 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.2-45.1 | 1 | 26.5 | 4.4-73.9 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 318 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 5.1 | 167 | 55.8 | 48.5-62.9 | 99 | 30.1 | 24.1-37.0 | 47 | 12.3 | 8.6-17.3 |
25-34 | 774 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 255 | 32.7 | 28.8-36.8 | 264 | 35.7 | 31.8-39.8 | 243 | 30.6 | 26.9-34.5 |
35-44 | 855 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 | 261 | 28.3 | 24.7-32.3 | 304 | 37.7 | 33.8-41.7 | 280 | 32.5 | 28.8-36.4 |
45-54 | 871 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 238 | 27.9 | 24.3-31.7 | 342 | 38.9 | 35.0-42.8 | 281 | 32.5 | 28.9-36.4 |
55-64 | 838 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.6 | 242 | 27.3 | 23.8-31.0 | 316 | 37.3 | 33.4-41.4 | 273 | 34.4 | 30.6-38.6 |
65-74 | 645 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 191 | 28.8 | 24.8-33.1 | 244 | 39.6 | 35.2-44.2 | 207 | 31.2 | 27.0-35.7 |
75+ | 463 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 171 | 35.1 | 30.2-40.4 | 190 | 43.3 | 38.0-48.7 | 85 | 18.5 | 14.4-23.4 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 790 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 227 | 32.4 | 27.7-37.4 | 284 | 34.3 | 30.1-38.7 | 266 | 31.4 | 27.3-35.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,535 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 455 | 30.0 | 27.1-33.0 | 571 | 36.8 | 33.9-39.8 | 493 | 32.3 | 29.5-35.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,267 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 | 371 | 27.5 | 24.8-30.5 | 479 | 41.3 | 38.1-44.6 | 400 | 30.1 | 27.3-33.2 |
College Graduate | 1,179 | 17 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.2 | 477 | 38.7 | 35.5-42.0 | 425 | 36.3 | 33.1-39.6 | 260 | 23.8 | 20.9-26.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 632 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 162 | 30.5 | 25.2-36.3 | 204 | 30.3 | 25.9-35.1 | 257 | 38.1 | 33.3-43.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 904 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.5 | 273 | 31.7 | 27.5-36.2 | 309 | 33.4 | 29.6-37.4 | 311 | 33.6 | 29.8-37.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 569 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 174 | 28.2 | 24.2-32.6 | 203 | 39.4 | 34.8-44.2 | 185 | 31.5 | 27.2-36.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 647 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 | 214 | 30.4 | 26.5-34.6 | 260 | 41.1 | 36.7-45.6 | 170 | 28.0 | 24.0-32.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 527 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 175 | 29.8 | 25.6-34.3 | 213 | 41.2 | 36.4-46.1 | 136 | 28.8 | 24.3-33.7 |
$75,000+ | 536 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 202 | 36.9 | 32.3-41.7 | 214 | 40.9 | 36.2-45.7 | 111 | 20.9 | 17.2-25.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,656 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.8 | 435 | 27.5 | 24.8-30.3 | 591 | 35.8 | 33.0-38.6 | 603 | 35.6 | 32.8-38.4 |
No | 2,968 | 35 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 1,034 | 33.3 | 31.2-35.4 | 1,116 | 38.5 | 36.4-40.6 | 783 | 27.0 | 25.0-29.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 706 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 186 | 25.2 | 21.7-29.0 | 336 | 48.6 | 44.3-52.8 | 182 | 26.0 | 22.4-30.0 |
Non-Veteran | 3,926 | 61 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 1,288 | 33.0 | 31.2-35.0 | 1,356 | 34.5 | 32.7-36.3 | 1,221 | 31.0 | 29.3-32.9 |
Currently Serving | 136 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 58 | 39.4 | 30.4-49.2 | 63 | 46.7 | 37.1-56.6 | 14 | 13.2 | 7.3-22.7 |
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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 (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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