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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	1,633	344	22.6	20.0-25.4	1,289	77.4	74.6-80.0
AGE
18-24	110	49	50.3	38.8-61.8	61	49.7	38.2-61.2
25-34	310	65	21.4	16.3-27.5	245	78.6	72.5-83.7
35-44	319	70	21.5	16.1-28.0	249	78.5	72.0-83.9
45-54	312	45	15.4	10.6-21.7	267	84.6	78.3-89.4
55-64	239	43	21.6	15.5-29.2	196	78.4	70.8-84.5
65-74	198	29	15.3	9.2-24.2	169	84.7	75.8-90.8
75+	139	40	27.5	19.4-37.4	99	72.5	62.6-80.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	330	63	21.8	16.6-28.1	267	78.2	71.9-83.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	547	113	22.5	18.1-27.7	434	77.5	72.3-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	436	83	19.5	15.3-24.5	353	80.5	75.5-84.7
College Graduate	318	84	27.6	21.4-34.7	234	72.4	65.3-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	55	17.7	13.2-23.3	294	82.3	76.7-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	424	91	20.6	15.9-26.1	333	79.4	73.9-84.1
$25,000- 34,999	216	49	24.0	17.3-32.3	167	76.0	67.7-82.7
$35,000- 49,999	166	34	19.9	13.6-28.3	132	80.1	71.7-86.4
$50,000-74,999	82	18	25.9	15.6-39.7	64	74.1	60.3-84.4
$75,000+	77	20	27.2	17.0-40.6	57	72.8	59.4-83.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	573	91	17.1	13.4-21.5	482	82.9	78.5-86.6
No	1,008	242	25.5	22.1-29.3	766	74.5	70.7-77.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	16	27.9	15.6-44.7	29	72.1	55.3-84.4
Non-Veteran	1,578	323	22.3	19.7-25.2	1,255	77.7	74.8-80.3
Currently Serving	10	5	51.8	22.0-80.3	5	48.2	19.7-78.0

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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 AMERICAN FEMALES

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,633	344	22.6	20.0-25.4	1,289	77.4	74.6-80.0
AGE
18-24	110	49	50.3	38.8-61.8	61	49.7	38.2-61.2
25-34	310	65	21.4	16.3-27.5	245	78.6	72.5-83.7
35-44	319	70	21.5	16.1-28.0	249	78.5	72.0-83.9
45-54	312	45	15.4	10.6-21.7	267	84.6	78.3-89.4
55-64	239	43	21.6	15.5-29.2	196	78.4	70.8-84.5
65-74	198	29	15.3	9.2-24.2	169	84.7	75.8-90.8
75+	139	40	27.5	19.4-37.4	99	72.5	62.6-80.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	330	63	21.8	16.6-28.1	267	78.2	71.9-83.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	547	113	22.5	18.1-27.7	434	77.5	72.3-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	436	83	19.5	15.3-24.5	353	80.5	75.5-84.7
College Graduate	318	84	27.6	21.4-34.7	234	72.4	65.3-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	55	17.7	13.2-23.3	294	82.3	76.7-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	424	91	20.6	15.9-26.1	333	79.4	73.9-84.1
$25,000- 34,999	216	49	24.0	17.3-32.3	167	76.0	67.7-82.7
$35,000- 49,999	166	34	19.9	13.6-28.3	132	80.1	71.7-86.4
$50,000-74,999	82	18	25.9	15.6-39.7	64	74.1	60.3-84.4
$75,000+	77	20	27.2	17.0-40.6	57	72.8	59.4-83.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	573	91	17.1	13.4-21.5	482	82.9	78.5-86.6
No	1,008	242	25.5	22.1-29.3	766	74.5	70.7-77.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	16	27.9	15.6-44.7	29	72.1	55.3-84.4
Non-Veteran	1,578	323	22.3	19.7-25.2	1,255	77.7	74.8-80.3
Currently Serving	10	5	51.8	22.0-80.3	5	48.2	19.7-78.0