BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Overweight or Obese*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	2,507	574	24.6	22.4-26.9	1,933	75.4	73.1-77.6
GENDER
Male	874	230	26.9	23.4-30.7	644	73.1	69.3-76.6
Female	1,633	344	22.6	20.0-25.4	1,289	77.4	74.6-80.0
AGE
18-24	169	81	52.0	42.4-61.5	88	48.0	38.5-57.6
25-34	446	99	24.4	19.7-29.9	347	75.6	70.1-80.3
35-44	496	106	21.7	16.9-27.3	390	78.3	72.7-83.1
45-54	486	81	17.1	13.3-21.7	405	82.9	78.3-86.7
55-64	404	83	21.4	16.9-26.7	321	78.6	73.3-83.1
65-74	297	59	21.9	16.2-28.9	238	78.1	71.1-83.8
75+	198	59	30.3	22.9-38.8	139	69.7	61.2-77.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	544	136	27.5	22.9-32.5	408	72.5	67.5-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	876	196	25.2	21.3-29.4	680	74.8	70.6-78.7
Some Post-H.S.	623	122	19.5	16.0-23.6	501	80.5	76.4-84.0
College Graduate	461	118	27.0	22.0-32.7	343	73.0	67.3-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	490	99	23.2	18.7-28.3	391	76.8	71.7-81.3
$15,000- 24,999	598	145	26.4	21.6-31.9	453	73.6	68.1-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	323	67	21.5	16.4-27.8	256	78.5	72.2-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	288	54	17.4	12.8-23.2	234	82.6	76.8-87.2
$50,000-74,999	181	38	22.7	16.3-30.8	143	77.3	69.2-83.7
$75,000+	141	27	19.2	12.5-28.2	114	80.8	71.8-87.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	873	163	20.5	17.2-24.3	710	79.5	75.7-82.8
No	1,539	387	26.3	23.5-29.2	1,152	73.7	70.8-76.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	305	75	22.2	17.3-28.1	230	77.8	71.9-82.7
Non-Veteran	2,158	483	25.0	22.6-27.6	1,675	75.0	72.4-77.4
Currently Serving	38	15	24.3	13.4-40.0	23	75.7	60.0-86.6

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,507	574	24.6	22.4-26.9	1,933	75.4	73.1-77.6
GENDER
Male	874	230	26.9	23.4-30.7	644	73.1	69.3-76.6
Female	1,633	344	22.6	20.0-25.4	1,289	77.4	74.6-80.0
AGE
18-24	169	81	52.0	42.4-61.5	88	48.0	38.5-57.6
25-34	446	99	24.4	19.7-29.9	347	75.6	70.1-80.3
35-44	496	106	21.7	16.9-27.3	390	78.3	72.7-83.1
45-54	486	81	17.1	13.3-21.7	405	82.9	78.3-86.7
55-64	404	83	21.4	16.9-26.7	321	78.6	73.3-83.1
65-74	297	59	21.9	16.2-28.9	238	78.1	71.1-83.8
75+	198	59	30.3	22.9-38.8	139	69.7	61.2-77.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	544	136	27.5	22.9-32.5	408	72.5	67.5-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	876	196	25.2	21.3-29.4	680	74.8	70.6-78.7
Some Post-H.S.	623	122	19.5	16.0-23.6	501	80.5	76.4-84.0
College Graduate	461	118	27.0	22.0-32.7	343	73.0	67.3-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	490	99	23.2	18.7-28.3	391	76.8	71.7-81.3
$15,000- 24,999	598	145	26.4	21.6-31.9	453	73.6	68.1-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	323	67	21.5	16.4-27.8	256	78.5	72.2-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	288	54	17.4	12.8-23.2	234	82.6	76.8-87.2
$50,000-74,999	181	38	22.7	16.3-30.8	143	77.3	69.2-83.7
$75,000+	141	27	19.2	12.5-28.2	114	80.8	71.8-87.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	873	163	20.5	17.2-24.3	710	79.5	75.7-82.8
No	1,539	387	26.3	23.5-29.2	1,152	73.7	70.8-76.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	305	75	22.2	17.3-28.1	230	77.8	71.9-82.7
Non-Veteran	2,158	483	25.0	22.6-27.6	1,675	75.0	72.4-77.4
Currently Serving	38	15	24.3	13.4-40.0	23	75.7	60.0-86.6