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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 | 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 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 204 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 111 | 54.9 | 46.6-62.9 | 61 | 32.6 | 25.1-41.0 | 29 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.3 |
25-34 | 613 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 200 | 33.4 | 29.0-38.1 | 278 | 45.2 | 40.5-50.0 | 133 | 21.2 | 17.6-25.2 |
35-44 | 804 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 214 | 26.8 | 23.4-30.6 | 387 | 48.5 | 44.4-52.6 | 201 | 24.4 | 21.0-28.1 |
45-54 | 799 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 199 | 23.9 | 20.6-27.7 | 357 | 45.4 | 41.3-49.6 | 241 | 30.6 | 26.9-34.5 |
55-64 | 793 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 | 194 | 23.4 | 20.0-27.1 | 358 | 46.3 | 42.0-50.6 | 237 | 29.6 | 25.8-33.6 |
65-74 | 568 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 145 | 24.7 | 20.9-29.1 | 277 | 48.8 | 43.9-53.6 | 144 | 26.4 | 22.2-31.0 |
75+ | 359 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 134 | 38.5 | 32.6-44.8 | 173 | 47.9 | 41.8-54.0 | 47 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.4 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 523 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 151 | 26.8 | 22.5-31.6 | 217 | 42.8 | 37.6-48.1 | 147 | 28.8 | 24.3-33.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,147 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 308 | 27.6 | 24.5-30.8 | 510 | 42.8 | 39.4-46.3 | 323 | 29.3 | 26.1-32.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,025 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 266 | 26.6 | 23.4-30.1 | 491 | 48.6 | 44.9-52.3 | 264 | 24.5 | 21.5-27.7 |
College Graduate | 1,448 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 474 | 32.3 | 29.4-35.2 | 673 | 47.7 | 44.6-50.8 | 299 | 19.9 | 17.6-22.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 297 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 | 94 | 32.8 | 26.4-40.0 | 99 | 34.4 | 27.6-41.9 | 100 | 31.8 | 25.5-38.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 490 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.4 | 154 | 28.9 | 24.3-33.9 | 217 | 45.9 | 40.6-51.4 | 114 | 23.9 | 19.7-28.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 498 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 | 150 | 30.1 | 25.5-35.0 | 212 | 41.9 | 36.9-47.1 | 133 | 27.5 | 23.0-32.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 663 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 198 | 30.1 | 26.0-34.6 | 290 | 44.2 | 39.7-48.7 | 173 | 25.5 | 21.7-29.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 656 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 172 | 26.5 | 22.7-30.8 | 313 | 46.9 | 42.5-51.4 | 171 | 26.5 | 22.7-30.7 |
$75,000+ | 797 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 202 | 26.2 | 22.8-30.0 | 416 | 51.6 | 47.5-55.8 | 176 | 21.8 | 18.6-25.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,218 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 332 | 26.7 | 23.8-29.8 | 505 | 42.0 | 38.7-45.4 | 375 | 31.0 | 27.9-34.2 |
No | 2,787 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 827 | 29.8 | 27.7-31.9 | 1,319 | 47.6 | 45.3-49.8 | 627 | 22.1 | 20.3-24.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,445 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 409 | 27.2 | 24.6-30.0 | 692 | 47.6 | 44.6-50.7 | 340 | 25.0 | 22.4-27.8 |
Non-Veteran | 2,605 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 758 | 29.6 | 27.5-31.7 | 1,147 | 44.8 | 42.5-47.1 | 685 | 25.1 | 23.2-27.1 |
Currently Serving | 87 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.6 | 32 | 37.4 | 26.7-49.4 | 48 | 55.9 | 43.9-67.2 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.2-14.3 |
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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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