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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%) | ||
TOTAL | 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 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 5,426 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 1,571 | 29.4 | 27.9-31.0 | 2,445 | 45.0 | 43.4-46.7 | 1,387 | 25.2 | 23.8-26.6 |
Female | 8,802 | 220 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.8 | 3,537 | 41.5 | 40.2-42.8 | 2,749 | 31.0 | 29.8-32.2 | 2,296 | 25.2 | 24.1-26.3 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 10,801 | 214 | 1.6 | 1.3- 1.9 | 4,207 | 37.9 | 36.7-39.0 | 3,934 | 37.9 | 36.8-39.1 | 2,446 | 22.6 | 21.7-23.6 |
African American | 2,507 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.7 | 562 | 24.2 | 22.0-26.5 | 924 | 38.5 | 36.1-41.0 | 1,009 | 36.9 | 34.6-39.3 |
Asian | 84 | 6 | 11.5 | 4.3-27.2 | 54 | 55.5 | 41.7-68.5 | 20 | 27.7 | 16.9-42.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.9-14.1 |
Native American | 287 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.2 | 67 | 24.6 | 18.3-32.2 | 114 | 39.9 | 32.4-47.9 | 102 | 34.3 | 27.3-42.0 |
Other Minorities | 479 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 188 | 39.9 | 34.1-46.1 | 178 | 37.8 | 32.1-43.8 | 108 | 21.9 | 17.3-27.2 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 524 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 194 | 38.2 | 32.6-44.1 | 197 | 38.2 | 32.7-44.0 | 123 | 22.8 | 18.4-27.9 |
-English Speaking | 265 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 101 | 34.7 | 27.8-42.3 | 93 | 37.0 | 30.0-44.7 | 63 | 26.6 | 20.3-34.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 259 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 93 | 40.5 | 32.5-48.9 | 104 | 38.9 | 31.2-47.2 | 60 | 20.3 | 14.7-27.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,686 | 233 | 1.4 | 1.2- 1.7 | 4,905 | 35.3 | 34.3-36.3 | 4,989 | 37.9 | 36.9-39.0 | 3,559 | 25.3 | 24.4-26.2 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 788 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.0 | 430 | 57.6 | 53.2-61.9 | 218 | 27.8 | 24.0-31.9 | 119 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.3 |
25-34 | 2,248 | 43 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 878 | 39.7 | 37.2-42.3 | 762 | 36.0 | 33.4-38.6 | 565 | 23.0 | 21.0-25.2 |
35-44 | 2,683 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 953 | 34.2 | 32.0-36.5 | 945 | 37.5 | 35.2-39.8 | 753 | 27.0 | 25.0-29.2 |
45-54 | 2,660 | 21 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 | 828 | 30.1 | 28.0-32.3 | 1,000 | 39.1 | 36.8-41.5 | 811 | 30.1 | 28.0-32.4 |
55-64 | 2,453 | 29 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 749 | 28.4 | 26.3-30.7 | 979 | 42.1 | 39.6-44.6 | 696 | 28.3 | 26.1-30.6 |
65-74 | 1,904 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 631 | 31.9 | 29.4-34.5 | 746 | 40.6 | 37.8-43.4 | 500 | 26.4 | 23.9-29.0 |
75+ | 1,443 | 69 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.1 | 611 | 41.9 | 38.7-45.1 | 530 | 37.4 | 34.3-40.6 | 233 | 16.9 | 14.5-19.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,253 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 724 | 31.9 | 29.4-34.6 | 798 | 36.8 | 34.1-39.5 | 688 | 29.5 | 27.1-32.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,207 | 65 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 1,395 | 33.4 | 31.6-35.2 | 1,547 | 37.1 | 35.3-39.0 | 1,200 | 28.4 | 26.7-30.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,590 | 58 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 1,213 | 33.2 | 31.3-35.2 | 1,346 | 39.8 | 37.8-41.8 | 973 | 25.8 | 24.1-27.6 |
College Graduate | 4,163 | 76 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.3 | 1,768 | 41.2 | 39.4-43.1 | 1,498 | 37.8 | 36.0-39.7 | 821 | 19.3 | 17.9-20.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,641 | 34 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 507 | 33.1 | 30.0-36.4 | 525 | 31.3 | 28.4-34.5 | 575 | 33.7 | 30.6-36.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,419 | 49 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.5 | 802 | 33.0 | 30.5-35.6 | 859 | 36.7 | 34.2-39.3 | 709 | 28.7 | 26.4-31.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,669 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 572 | 32.5 | 29.8-35.3 | 591 | 37.0 | 34.2-40.0 | 478 | 29.0 | 26.3-31.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,910 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.3 | 681 | 34.6 | 32.1-37.2 | 721 | 39.2 | 36.6-41.9 | 491 | 25.4 | 23.1-27.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,741 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 628 | 34.2 | 31.6-36.9 | 664 | 39.4 | 36.6-42.3 | 431 | 25.8 | 23.3-28.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,968 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 779 | 38.1 | 35.5-40.7 | 795 | 42.2 | 39.5-44.9 | 367 | 18.4 | 16.4-20.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 4,531 | 87 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.7 | 1,355 | 29.9 | 28.2-31.6 | 1,573 | 36.0 | 34.2-37.8 | 1,516 | 32.8 | 31.1-34.6 |
No | 9,299 | 149 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.7 | 3,604 | 37.9 | 36.6-39.1 | 3,464 | 38.7 | 37.5-40.0 | 2,082 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,907 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 536 | 26.5 | 24.2-28.9 | 890 | 47.0 | 44.3-49.7 | 474 | 26.3 | 23.9-28.9 |
Non-Veteran | 12,130 | 235 | 1.6 | 1.4- 1.9 | 4,497 | 37.2 | 36.1-38.3 | 4,211 | 36.0 | 34.9-37.1 | 3,187 | 25.2 | 24.2-26.1 |
Currently Serving | 169 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 69 | 36.9 | 29.0-45.5 | 81 | 49.8 | 41.1-58.5 | 18 | 12.8 | 7.7-20.7 |
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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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