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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 | 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 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 4,148 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 1,201 | 28.9 | 27.3-30.6 | 1,894 | 46.0 | 44.2-47.8 | 1,033 | 24.7 | 23.1-26.3 |
African American | 874 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 228 | 26.7 | 23.2-30.5 | 372 | 43.4 | 39.4-47.5 | 272 | 29.7 | 26.2-33.4 |
Asian | 39 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.8-30.0 | 21 | 49.0 | 31.7-66.5 | 13 | 35.7 | 20.3-54.7 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.5-24.8 |
Native American | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 25.5 | 15.7-38.5 | 43 | 43.4 | 30.5-57.2 | 24 | 31.2 | 20.0-45.1 |
Other Minorities | 248 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 85 | 37.1 | 29.4-45.4 | 113 | 41.8 | 34.0-49.9 | 50 | 21.2 | 15.3-28.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 250 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 80 | 36.0 | 28.5-44.3 | 116 | 42.8 | 35.2-50.8 | 53 | 20.9 | 15.2-28.1 |
-English Speaking | 100 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.0 | 28 | 27.1 | 17.7-39.2 | 49 | 47.7 | 36.2-59.6 | 22 | 24.4 | 15.4-36.5 |
-Spanish Speaking | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 52 | 40.3 | 30.4-51.0 | 67 | 40.5 | 30.8-50.9 | 31 | 19.3 | 12.5-28.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,168 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 1,488 | 28.9 | 27.4-30.5 | 2,324 | 45.2 | 43.5-46.8 | 1,334 | 25.5 | 24.1-27.0 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 319 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 178 | 58.4 | 51.6-64.9 | 98 | 30.7 | 24.8-37.3 | 40 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.7 |
25-34 | 869 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 275 | 32.5 | 28.8-36.5 | 383 | 44.5 | 40.4-48.6 | 209 | 22.8 | 19.7-26.2 |
35-44 | 1,075 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 276 | 26.7 | 23.5-30.2 | 509 | 47.1 | 43.4-50.7 | 286 | 25.9 | 22.9-29.2 |
45-54 | 1,030 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 246 | 23.1 | 20.1-26.4 | 468 | 45.8 | 42.1-49.6 | 314 | 31.1 | 27.7-34.7 |
55-64 | 999 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 249 | 23.2 | 20.2-26.4 | 442 | 46.2 | 42.4-50.0 | 304 | 30.1 | 26.7-33.6 |
65-74 | 685 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.6 | 181 | 25.4 | 21.8-29.4 | 327 | 47.3 | 42.9-51.8 | 174 | 26.7 | 22.8-31.0 |
75+ | 433 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 158 | 38.0 | 32.6-43.7 | 212 | 46.8 | 41.3-52.5 | 58 | 13.9 | 10.4-18.4 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 901 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 281 | 30.8 | 27.0-34.8 | 376 | 42.0 | 37.9-46.2 | 236 | 26.4 | 22.9-30.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,564 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 420 | 28.1 | 25.4-31.0 | 676 | 41.5 | 38.6-44.5 | 460 | 30.0 | 27.2-32.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,286 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 323 | 25.9 | 23.0-29.0 | 622 | 49.1 | 45.8-52.4 | 337 | 24.8 | 22.1-27.7 |
College Graduate | 1,665 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 542 | 32.4 | 29.7-35.2 | 766 | 46.9 | 44.0-49.9 | 354 | 20.4 | 18.2-22.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 485 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 160 | 35.4 | 29.7-41.6 | 167 | 33.3 | 27.9-39.1 | 154 | 30.8 | 25.5-36.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 799 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 253 | 32.5 | 28.4-36.9 | 343 | 43.2 | 38.9-47.6 | 197 | 23.6 | 20.2-27.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 658 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.9 | 183 | 27.5 | 23.6-31.8 | 286 | 42.7 | 38.3-47.2 | 184 | 28.8 | 24.8-33.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 823 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 228 | 27.4 | 23.9-31.3 | 372 | 45.6 | 41.6-49.7 | 221 | 26.8 | 23.3-30.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 787 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 203 | 26.1 | 22.7-29.9 | 363 | 45.4 | 41.4-49.6 | 221 | 28.4 | 24.9-32.3 |
$75,000+ | 893 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 224 | 26.1 | 22.8-29.7 | 473 | 52.7 | 48.7-56.6 | 193 | 21.0 | 18.0-24.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,621 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 440 | 27.1 | 24.5-29.9 | 677 | 42.0 | 39.0-45.0 | 496 | 30.6 | 27.9-33.4 |
No | 3,606 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 1,070 | 30.2 | 28.4-32.1 | 1,680 | 46.5 | 44.5-48.5 | 841 | 22.8 | 21.2-24.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,751 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 479 | 25.9 | 23.6-28.4 | 835 | 47.5 | 44.6-50.3 | 433 | 26.5 | 24.0-29.2 |
Non-Veteran | 3,523 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 1,039 | 30.9 | 29.0-32.8 | 1,528 | 43.6 | 41.6-45.6 | 938 | 25.0 | 23.4-26.8 |
Currently Serving | 134 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 49 | 33.9 | 25.6-43.3 | 71 | 53.3 | 43.7-62.7 | 13 | 12.2 | 6.7-21.1 |
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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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