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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,228	5,351	36.9	35.9-37.9	8,877	63.1	62.1-64.1
-Western NC	1,570	627	36.9	34.1-39.8	943	63.1	60.2-65.9
GENDER
Male	605	186	27.8	23.9-32.1	419	72.2	67.9-76.1
Female	965	441	45.9	42.1-49.7	524	54.1	50.3-57.9
RACE
White	1,406	578	37.9	34.9-40.9	828	62.1	59.1-65.1
African American	64	18	25.5	15.4-39.2	46	74.5	60.8-84.6
Other Minorities	4	3	61.6	14.0-94.0	1	38.4	6.0-86.0
AGE
18-24	83	40	46.8	34.8-59.3	43	53.2	40.7-65.2
25-34	202	81	36.8	29.0-45.3	121	63.2	54.7-71.0
35-44	287	109	34.9	28.8-41.5	178	65.1	58.5-71.2
45-54	298	107	34.0	27.7-40.8	191	66.0	59.2-72.3
55-64	273	91	28.8	23.0-35.3	182	71.2	64.7-77.0
65-74	240	103	39.4	32.4-47.0	137	60.6	53.0-67.6
75+	182	92	50.0	41.1-58.8	90	50.0	41.2-58.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	282	98	30.6	24.5-37.5	184	69.4	62.5-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	182	36.1	31.0-41.6	285	63.9	58.4-69.0
Some Post-H.S.	411	162	37.4	32.0-43.1	249	62.6	56.9-68.0
College Graduate	406	182	41.9	36.3-47.7	224	58.1	52.3-63.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	86	38.5	30.2-47.6	119	61.5	52.4-69.8
$15,000- 24,999	296	105	31.0	25.1-37.7	191	69.0	62.3-74.9
$25,000- 34,999	223	77	33.8	26.8-41.5	146	66.2	58.5-73.2
$35,000- 49,999	218	76	33.8	26.8-41.5	142	66.2	58.5-73.2
$50,000-74,999	182	67	33.0	25.6-41.4	115	67.0	58.6-74.4
$75,000+	142	70	48.3	39.0-57.7	72	51.7	42.3-61.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	559	201	30.2	25.9-34.9	358	69.8	65.1-74.1
No	976	408	40.2	36.6-44.0	568	59.8	56.0-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	69	27.3	21.1-34.7	150	72.7	65.3-78.9
Non-Veteran	1,344	553	38.7	35.6-41.9	791	61.3	58.1-64.4
Currently Serving	5	3	35.6	6.2-82.1	2	64.4	17.9-93.8

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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.

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,228	5,351	36.9	35.9-37.9	8,877	63.1	62.1-64.1
-Western NC	1,570	627	36.9	34.1-39.8	943	63.1	60.2-65.9
GENDER
Male	605	186	27.8	23.9-32.1	419	72.2	67.9-76.1
Female	965	441	45.9	42.1-49.7	524	54.1	50.3-57.9
RACE
White	1,406	578	37.9	34.9-40.9	828	62.1	59.1-65.1
African American	64	18	25.5	15.4-39.2	46	74.5	60.8-84.6
Other Minorities	4	3	61.6	14.0-94.0	1	38.4	6.0-86.0
AGE
18-24	83	40	46.8	34.8-59.3	43	53.2	40.7-65.2
25-34	202	81	36.8	29.0-45.3	121	63.2	54.7-71.0
35-44	287	109	34.9	28.8-41.5	178	65.1	58.5-71.2
45-54	298	107	34.0	27.7-40.8	191	66.0	59.2-72.3
55-64	273	91	28.8	23.0-35.3	182	71.2	64.7-77.0
65-74	240	103	39.4	32.4-47.0	137	60.6	53.0-67.6
75+	182	92	50.0	41.1-58.8	90	50.0	41.2-58.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	282	98	30.6	24.5-37.5	184	69.4	62.5-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	182	36.1	31.0-41.6	285	63.9	58.4-69.0
Some Post-H.S.	411	162	37.4	32.0-43.1	249	62.6	56.9-68.0
College Graduate	406	182	41.9	36.3-47.7	224	58.1	52.3-63.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	86	38.5	30.2-47.6	119	61.5	52.4-69.8
$15,000- 24,999	296	105	31.0	25.1-37.7	191	69.0	62.3-74.9
$25,000- 34,999	223	77	33.8	26.8-41.5	146	66.2	58.5-73.2
$35,000- 49,999	218	76	33.8	26.8-41.5	142	66.2	58.5-73.2
$50,000-74,999	182	67	33.0	25.6-41.4	115	67.0	58.6-74.4
$75,000+	142	70	48.3	39.0-57.7	72	51.7	42.3-61.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	559	201	30.2	25.9-34.9	358	69.8	65.1-74.1
No	976	408	40.2	36.6-44.0	568	59.8	56.0-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	69	27.3	21.1-34.7	150	72.7	65.3-78.9
Non-Veteran	1,344	553	38.7	35.6-41.9	791	61.3	58.1-64.4
Currently Serving	5	3	35.6	6.2-82.1	2	64.4	17.9-93.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*