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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	10,801	4,421	39.5	38.3-40.6	6,380	60.5	59.4-61.7
GENDER
Male	4,148	1,221	29.3	27.7-31.0	2,927	70.7	69.0-72.3
Female	6,653	3,200	49.4	47.9-50.8	3,453	50.6	49.2-52.1
AGE
18-24	507	302	59.5	54.2-64.7	205	40.5	35.3-45.8
25-34	1,530	705	45.8	42.7-48.9	825	54.2	51.1-57.3
35-44	1,976	808	39.2	36.7-41.9	1,168	60.8	58.1-63.3
45-54	2,037	734	34.5	32.0-37.0	1,303	65.5	63.0-68.0
55-64	1,956	660	31.1	28.6-33.6	1,296	68.9	66.4-71.4
65-74	1,551	583	35.5	32.7-38.4	968	64.5	61.6-67.3
75+	1,214	609	48.7	45.2-52.2	605	51.3	47.8-54.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,388	520	34.7	31.6-37.9	868	65.3	62.1-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,099	1,180	37.2	35.1-39.3	1,919	62.8	60.7-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,784	1,085	37.8	35.5-40.0	1,699	62.2	60.0-64.5
College Graduate	3,522	1,631	44.3	42.3-46.3	1,891	55.7	53.7-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,015	389	38.8	34.9-42.8	626	61.2	57.2-65.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,543	601	36.5	33.6-39.6	942	63.5	60.4-66.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,247	500	37.4	34.2-40.8	747	62.6	59.2-65.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,531	610	39.4	36.5-42.4	921	60.6	57.6-63.5
$50,000-74,999	1,496	578	36.1	33.2-39.1	918	63.9	60.9-66.8
$75,000+	1,766	748	40.8	38.0-43.5	1,018	59.2	56.5-62.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,395	1,190	33.5	31.6-35.5	2,205	66.5	64.5-68.4
No	7,140	3,115	42.0	40.5-43.4	4,025	58.0	56.6-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,539	453	28.1	25.5-30.8	1,086	71.9	69.2-74.5
Non-Veteran	9,141	3,921	41.8	40.6-43.1	5,220	58.2	56.9-59.4
Currently Serving	107	43	39.3	29.3-50.3	64	60.7	49.7-70.7

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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. 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-WHITES

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	10,801	4,421	39.5	38.3-40.6	6,380	60.5	59.4-61.7
GENDER
Male	4,148	1,221	29.3	27.7-31.0	2,927	70.7	69.0-72.3
Female	6,653	3,200	49.4	47.9-50.8	3,453	50.6	49.2-52.1
AGE
18-24	507	302	59.5	54.2-64.7	205	40.5	35.3-45.8
25-34	1,530	705	45.8	42.7-48.9	825	54.2	51.1-57.3
35-44	1,976	808	39.2	36.7-41.9	1,168	60.8	58.1-63.3
45-54	2,037	734	34.5	32.0-37.0	1,303	65.5	63.0-68.0
55-64	1,956	660	31.1	28.6-33.6	1,296	68.9	66.4-71.4
65-74	1,551	583	35.5	32.7-38.4	968	64.5	61.6-67.3
75+	1,214	609	48.7	45.2-52.2	605	51.3	47.8-54.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,388	520	34.7	31.6-37.9	868	65.3	62.1-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,099	1,180	37.2	35.1-39.3	1,919	62.8	60.7-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,784	1,085	37.8	35.5-40.0	1,699	62.2	60.0-64.5
College Graduate	3,522	1,631	44.3	42.3-46.3	1,891	55.7	53.7-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,015	389	38.8	34.9-42.8	626	61.2	57.2-65.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,543	601	36.5	33.6-39.6	942	63.5	60.4-66.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,247	500	37.4	34.2-40.8	747	62.6	59.2-65.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,531	610	39.4	36.5-42.4	921	60.6	57.6-63.5
$50,000-74,999	1,496	578	36.1	33.2-39.1	918	63.9	60.9-66.8
$75,000+	1,766	748	40.8	38.0-43.5	1,018	59.2	56.5-62.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,395	1,190	33.5	31.6-35.5	2,205	66.5	64.5-68.4
No	7,140	3,115	42.0	40.5-43.4	4,025	58.0	56.6-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,539	453	28.1	25.5-30.8	1,086	71.9	69.2-74.5
Non-Veteran	9,141	3,921	41.8	40.6-43.1	5,220	58.2	56.9-59.4
Currently Serving	107	43	39.3	29.3-50.3	64	60.7	49.7-70.7