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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 | 6,653 | 194 | 2.7 | 2.3- 3.3 | 3,006 | 46.6 | 45.1-48.1 | 2,040 | 30.0 | 28.7-31.4 | 1,413 | 20.6 | 19.5-21.8 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 303 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.1 | 173 | 59.0 | 52.2-65.6 | 70 | 22.7 | 17.5-28.8 | 45 | 14.0 | 10.0-19.4 |
25-34 | 917 | 33 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | 470 | 55.0 | 51.2-58.8 | 244 | 25.4 | 22.3-28.8 | 170 | 16.3 | 13.8-19.2 |
35-44 | 1,172 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 | 570 | 49.0 | 45.5-52.6 | 294 | 25.3 | 22.3-28.6 | 286 | 23.2 | 20.4-26.3 |
45-54 | 1,238 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.6 | 515 | 42.5 | 39.2-46.0 | 388 | 31.1 | 27.9-34.4 | 317 | 24.9 | 22.1-27.9 |
55-64 | 1,163 | 21 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.7 | 441 | 37.3 | 34.0-40.7 | 446 | 39.5 | 36.1-43.0 | 255 | 21.6 | 18.7-24.7 |
65-74 | 983 | 24 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 412 | 43.7 | 40.0-47.5 | 330 | 32.8 | 29.3-36.4 | 217 | 21.3 | 18.3-24.6 |
75+ | 855 | 60 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.0 | 410 | 48.3 | 44.2-52.4 | 263 | 29.6 | 26.0-33.5 | 122 | 15.4 | 12.6-18.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 865 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 332 | 37.0 | 33.1-41.1 | 274 | 30.3 | 26.7-34.2 | 230 | 28.6 | 24.8-32.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,952 | 52 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 | 814 | 43.6 | 40.9-46.4 | 639 | 32.7 | 30.1-35.3 | 447 | 21.6 | 19.4-23.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,759 | 48 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 767 | 45.2 | 42.3-48.1 | 539 | 30.3 | 27.7-33.1 | 405 | 22.3 | 20.0-24.7 |
College Graduate | 2,074 | 64 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 1,091 | 53.9 | 51.3-56.5 | 588 | 27.4 | 25.2-29.7 | 331 | 15.6 | 13.8-17.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 718 | 25 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.3 | 266 | 39.0 | 34.6-43.6 | 226 | 29.1 | 25.3-33.3 | 201 | 28.4 | 24.4-32.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,053 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.4 | 407 | 38.3 | 34.7-42.0 | 343 | 31.5 | 28.2-35.0 | 268 | 26.7 | 23.5-30.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 749 | 21 | 2.4 | 1.4- 3.9 | 326 | 41.8 | 37.5-46.2 | 221 | 30.6 | 26.7-34.9 | 181 | 25.2 | 21.3-29.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 868 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 396 | 47.5 | 43.5-51.5 | 268 | 30.1 | 26.6-33.9 | 190 | 20.8 | 17.8-24.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 840 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 388 | 45.7 | 41.7-49.8 | 255 | 30.6 | 27.0-34.6 | 179 | 22.1 | 18.9-25.6 |
$75,000+ | 969 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 519 | 55.1 | 51.3-58.8 | 288 | 28.6 | 25.3-32.1 | 138 | 13.6 | 11.2-16.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,177 | 68 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.2 | 784 | 36.9 | 34.4-39.5 | 679 | 30.9 | 28.5-33.4 | 646 | 29.8 | 27.4-32.3 |
No | 4,353 | 120 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 2,154 | 50.8 | 49.0-52.6 | 1,327 | 29.6 | 28.0-31.3 | 752 | 16.7 | 15.4-18.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 94 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.8 | 38 | 45.6 | 33.8-57.8 | 29 | 28.6 | 18.8-40.8 | 25 | 23.9 | 15.3-35.2 |
Non-Veteran | 6,536 | 192 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.3 | 2,956 | 46.6 | 45.1-48.1 | 2,004 | 30.0 | 28.7-31.4 | 1,384 | 20.6 | 19.4-21.8 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 46.6 | 23.5-71.3 | 7 | 30.2 | 12.4-57.0 | 3 | 23.2 | 7.6-52.7 |
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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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