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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%) | ||
North Carolina | 16,417 | 284 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.1 | 5,701 | 35.5 | 34.5-36.6 | 5,926 | 36.7 | 35.7-37.8 | 4,506 | 25.9 | 25.1-26.9 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,197 | 166 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 | 3,311 | 36.0 | 34.6-37.4 | 3,364 | 37.6 | 36.3-39.0 | 2,356 | 24.6 | 23.4-25.8 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 3,459 | 31 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 989 | 30.8 | 28.6-33.0 | 1,555 | 43.9 | 41.6-46.1 | 884 | 24.6 | 22.8-26.5 |
Female | 5,738 | 135 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.6 | 2,322 | 41.3 | 39.7-43.0 | 1,809 | 31.3 | 29.8-32.9 | 1,472 | 24.5 | 23.2-26.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 7,246 | 139 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 | 2,779 | 37.9 | 36.4-39.4 | 2,674 | 37.8 | 36.2-39.3 | 1,654 | 22.5 | 21.2-23.8 |
African American | 1,446 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 339 | 27.2 | 23.9-30.8 | 511 | 36.3 | 32.9-39.8 | 584 | 35.7 | 32.5-39.1 |
Other Minorities | 473 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 | 183 | 37.6 | 31.7-43.9 | 165 | 39.3 | 33.1-45.7 | 110 | 20.5 | 16.3-25.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 438 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 | 148 | 31.8 | 25.9-38.3 | 174 | 43.5 | 37.1-50.2 | 109 | 23.2 | 18.5-28.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,754 | 159 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 | 3,162 | 36.4 | 35.0-37.8 | 3,188 | 37.1 | 35.7-38.5 | 2,245 | 24.7 | 23.5-25.9 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 403 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 | 204 | 51.6 | 45.2-57.9 | 109 | 27.5 | 22.2-33.6 | 74 | 16.8 | 12.8-21.8 |
25-34 | 1,264 | 27 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.1 | 513 | 38.5 | 35.2-41.9 | 428 | 37.7 | 34.4-41.2 | 296 | 21.8 | 19.2-24.7 |
35-44 | 1,793 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 650 | 34.2 | 31.6-36.9 | 639 | 39.1 | 36.2-42.0 | 487 | 26.0 | 23.6-28.6 |
45-54 | 1,787 | 33 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 558 | 28.4 | 26.0-31.0 | 664 | 39.7 | 36.8-42.6 | 532 | 30.4 | 27.7-33.2 |
55-64 | 1,642 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 472 | 27.8 | 25.3-30.5 | 641 | 40.4 | 37.5-43.3 | 506 | 30.7 | 28.1-33.5 |
65-74 | 1,255 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.4 | 433 | 33.4 | 30.4-36.6 | 479 | 38.7 | 35.6-42.0 | 324 | 26.4 | 23.6-29.5 |
75+ | 1,020 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 | 462 | 43.9 | 40.2-47.6 | 393 | 40.0 | 36.4-43.8 | 135 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,368 | 33 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 470 | 37.4 | 33.1-41.9 | 479 | 34.8 | 30.9-38.9 | 386 | 24.9 | 21.9-28.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,642 | 49 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 850 | 31.4 | 29.0-33.9 | 991 | 37.9 | 35.3-40.5 | 752 | 28.9 | 26.5-31.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,194 | 35 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.4 | 724 | 33.8 | 31.0-36.7 | 828 | 39.6 | 36.7-42.5 | 607 | 25.1 | 22.8-27.5 |
College Graduate | 2,977 | 47 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 1,262 | 40.6 | 38.4-42.8 | 1,062 | 37.5 | 35.3-39.7 | 606 | 20.5 | 18.7-22.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 981 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 | 349 | 39.9 | 35.3-44.8 | 319 | 31.4 | 27.4-35.7 | 288 | 26.7 | 22.9-30.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,545 | 40 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.2 | 525 | 34.4 | 30.8-38.2 | 541 | 37.3 | 33.5-41.3 | 439 | 25.5 | 22.6-28.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,088 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.4 | 348 | 34.1 | 30.2-38.2 | 405 | 38.2 | 34.2-42.3 | 319 | 26.4 | 23.3-29.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,234 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 418 | 32.3 | 28.7-36.1 | 463 | 38.5 | 35.0-42.2 | 333 | 27.8 | 24.6-31.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,270 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 452 | 34.3 | 31.0-37.7 | 486 | 39.5 | 35.9-43.1 | 324 | 25.6 | 22.6-28.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,769 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.7 | 707 | 37.7 | 35.0-40.5 | 685 | 40.3 | 37.5-43.2 | 358 | 20.9 | 18.6-23.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,696 | 72 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.4 | 819 | 32.4 | 29.8-35.0 | 936 | 35.2 | 32.7-37.7 | 869 | 30.0 | 27.8-32.3 |
No | 6,266 | 91 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 2,395 | 37.0 | 35.4-38.7 | 2,356 | 38.7 | 37.1-40.4 | 1,424 | 22.7 | 21.3-24.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,138 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 316 | 26.6 | 23.4-30.1 | 531 | 46.4 | 42.6-50.2 | 279 | 26.2 | 22.9-29.9 |
Non-Veteran | 8,050 | 154 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.4 | 2,990 | 37.2 | 35.7-38.7 | 2,829 | 36.5 | 35.0-38.0 | 2,077 | 24.4 | 23.2-25.6 |
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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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