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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,228	5,351	36.9	35.9-37.9	8,877	63.1	62.1-64.1
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	383	135	35.1	29.9-40.7	248	64.9	59.3-70.1
Buncombe	353	153	40.4	34.9-46.2	200	59.6	53.8-65.1
Cabarrus	406	162	36.3	31.4-41.6	244	63.7	58.4-68.6
Catawba	361	126	34.7	28.9-41.0	235	65.3	59.0-71.1
Cumberland	430	162	36.2	31.3-41.5	268	63.8	58.5-68.7
Davidson	359	139	37.7	31.7-44.2	220	62.3	55.8-68.3
Durham	389	168	43.0	37.4-48.8	221	57.0	51.2-62.6
Forsyth	424	174	40.2	35.0-45.6	250	59.8	54.4-65.0
Gaston	361	117	30.6	25.5-36.1	244	69.4	63.9-74.5
Guilford	401	160	40.3	34.8-46.1	241	59.7	53.9-65.2
Iredell	411	156	34.5	29.5-40.0	255	65.5	60.0-70.5
Johnston	449	148	31.5	26.4-37.2	301	68.5	62.8-73.6
Mecklenburg	601	254	41.0	36.6-45.4	347	59.0	54.6-63.4
New Hanover	360	158	41.4	35.9-47.2	202	58.6	52.8-64.1
Onslow	378	141	36.4	31.1-42.0	237	63.6	58.0-68.9
Orange	392	201	47.5	41.8-53.2	191	52.5	46.8-58.2
Pitt	355	124	33.6	28.3-39.4	231	66.4	60.6-71.7
Randolph	329	127	32.6	27.1-38.5	202	67.4	61.5-72.9
Robeson	349	86	25.0	20.1-30.8	263	75.0	69.2-79.9
Rowan	420	170	41.7	36.4-47.3	250	58.3	52.7-63.6
Union	406	152	38.0	32.5-43.8	254	62.0	56.2-67.5
Wake	548	255	44.2	39.5-49.0	293	55.8	51.0-60.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	353	124	34.7	29.2-40.7	229	65.3	59.3-70.8
Northeast Partnership II	453	138	29.9	25.2-34.9	315	70.1	65.1-74.8
Northeast Partnership I	378	104	28.0	21.9-35.2	274	72.0	64.8-78.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	345	110	31.2	25.8-37.1	235	68.8	62.9-74.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	444	133	30.1	25.2-35.5	311	69.9	64.5-74.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	398	141	35.1	29.9-40.7	257	64.9	59.3-70.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	387	129	31.1	26.3-36.3	258	68.9	63.7-73.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	424	186	41.4	36.1-47.0	238	58.6	53.0-63.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	515	169	31.8	27.3-36.7	346	68.2	63.3-72.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	338	137	37.8	32.3-43.5	201	62.2	56.5-67.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	345	136	35.8	30.1-42.0	209	64.2	58.0-69.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	407	143	32.7	27.7-38.2	264	67.3	61.8-72.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	576	233	38.5	33.8-43.4	343	61.5	56.6-66.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	945	290	31.7	27.9-35.6	655	68.3	64.4-72.1
No	13,283	5,061	37.2	36.2-38.2	8,222	62.8	61.8-63.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,777	1,596	33.0	31.4-34.7	3,181	67.0	65.3-68.6
Piedmont	7,881	3,128	38.9	37.6-40.3	4,753	61.1	59.7-62.4
Western NC	1,570	627	36.9	34.1-39.8	943	63.1	60.2-65.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	908	380	39.6	35.8-43.5	528	60.4	56.5-64.2
Northwest	2,763	1,071	36.9	34.7-39.1	1,692	63.1	60.9-65.3
Charlotte	2,109	801	37.4	34.8-40.0	1,308	62.6	60.0-65.2
Greensboro	1,842	763	39.0	36.2-41.8	1,079	61.0	58.2-63.8
Southern Regional	1,497	481	32.2	29.4-35.2	1,016	67.8	64.8-70.6
Coastal	728	294	38.8	34.7-43.0	434	61.2	57.0-65.3
Wake	1,919	756	40.1	37.3-43.0	1,163	59.9	57.0-62.7
Area L	559	161	27.3	23.3-31.8	398	72.7	68.2-76.7
Eastern	1,811	609	32.5	29.9-35.2	1,202	67.5	64.8-70.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,228

5,351

36.9

35.9-37.9

8,877

63.1

62.1-64.1

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

383

135

35.1

29.9-40.7

248

64.9

59.3-70.1

Buncombe

353

153

40.4

34.9-46.2

200

59.6

53.8-65.1

Cabarrus

406

162

36.3

31.4-41.6

244

63.7

58.4-68.6

Catawba

361

126

34.7

28.9-41.0

235

65.3

59.0-71.1

Cumberland

430

162

36.2

31.3-41.5

268

63.8

58.5-68.7

Davidson

359

139

37.7

31.7-44.2

220

62.3

55.8-68.3

Durham

389

168

43.0

37.4-48.8

221

57.0

51.2-62.6

Forsyth

424

174

40.2

35.0-45.6

250

59.8

54.4-65.0

Gaston

361

117

30.6

25.5-36.1

244

69.4

63.9-74.5

Guilford

401

160

40.3

34.8-46.1

241

59.7

53.9-65.2

Iredell

411

156

34.5

29.5-40.0

255

65.5

60.0-70.5

Johnston

449

148

31.5

26.4-37.2

301

68.5

62.8-73.6

Mecklenburg

601

254

41.0

36.6-45.4

347

59.0

54.6-63.4

New Hanover

360

158

41.4

35.9-47.2

202

58.6

52.8-64.1

Onslow

378

141

36.4

31.1-42.0

237

63.6

58.0-68.9

Orange

392

201

47.5

41.8-53.2

191

52.5

46.8-58.2

Pitt

355

124

33.6

28.3-39.4

231

66.4

60.6-71.7

Randolph

329

127

32.6

27.1-38.5

202

67.4

61.5-72.9

Robeson

349

25.0

20.1-30.8

263

75.0

69.2-79.9

Rowan

420

170

41.7

36.4-47.3

250

58.3

52.7-63.6

Union

406

152

38.0

32.5-43.8

254

62.0

56.2-67.5

Wake

548

255

44.2

39.5-49.0

293

55.8

51.0-60.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

353

124

34.7

29.2-40.7

229

65.3

59.3-70.8

Northeast Partnership II

453

138

29.9

25.2-34.9

315

70.1

65.1-74.8

Northeast Partnership I

378

104

28.0

21.9-35.2

274

72.0

64.8-78.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

345

110

31.2

25.8-37.1

235

68.8

62.9-74.2

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

444

133

30.1

25.2-35.5

311

69.9

64.5-74.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

398

141

35.1

29.9-40.7

257

64.9

59.3-70.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

387

129

31.1

26.3-36.3

258

68.9

63.7-73.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

424

186

41.4

36.1-47.0

238

58.6

53.0-63.9

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

515

169

31.8

27.3-36.7

346

68.2

63.3-72.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

338

137

37.8

32.3-43.5

201

62.2

56.5-67.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

345

136

35.8

30.1-42.0

209

64.2

58.0-69.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

407

143

32.7

27.7-38.2

264

67.3

61.8-72.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

576

233

38.5

33.8-43.4

343

61.5

56.6-66.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

945

290

31.7

27.9-35.6

655

68.3

64.4-72.1

13,283

5,061

37.2

36.2-38.2

8,222

62.8

61.8-63.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,777

1,596

33.0

31.4-34.7

3,181

67.0

65.3-68.6

Piedmont

7,881

3,128

38.9

37.6-40.3

4,753

61.1

59.7-62.4

Western NC

1,570

627

36.9

34.1-39.8

943

63.1

60.2-65.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

908

380

39.6

35.8-43.5

528

60.4

56.5-64.2

Northwest

2,763

1,071

36.9

34.7-39.1

1,692

63.1

60.9-65.3

Charlotte

2,109

801

37.4

34.8-40.0

1,308

62.6

60.0-65.2

Greensboro

1,842

763

39.0

36.2-41.8

1,079

61.0

58.2-63.8

Southern Regional

1,497

481

32.2

29.4-35.2

1,016

67.8

64.8-70.6

Coastal

728

294

38.8

34.7-43.0

434

61.2

57.0-65.3

Wake

1,919

756

40.1

37.3-43.0

1,163

59.9

57.0-62.7

Area L

559

161

27.3

23.3-31.8

398

72.7

68.2-76.7

Eastern

1,811

609

32.5

29.9-35.2

1,202

67.5

64.8-70.1

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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. 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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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