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| Total Respond.^ |
Very overweight | Somewhat overweight | Normal weight | Somewhat underweight | Very underweight | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,051 | 1,327 | 7.7 | 7.2- 8.2 | 6,573 | 40.3 | 39.3-41.4 | 6,502 | 47.1 | 45.9-48.2 | 581 | 4.3 | 3.8- 4.9 | 68 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 5,019 | 486 | 8.4 | 7.5- 9.4 | 2,172 | 40.8 | 38.9-42.7 | 2,139 | 46.3 | 44.3-48.3 | 199 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.9 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,769 | 75 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.1 | 703 | 36.6 | 33.6-39.7 | 912 | 54.7 | 51.4-57.9 | 73 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Female | 3,250 | 411 | 12.5 | 11.1-14.1 | 1,469 | 44.7 | 42.4-46.9 | 1,227 | 38.7 | 36.5-41.0 | 126 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.7 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,405 | 307 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.1 | 1,473 | 40.6 | 38.3-42.9 | 1,475 | 47.0 | 44.6-49.4 | 137 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.3 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| African American | 1,134 | 144 | 11.1 | 9.1-13.5 | 493 | 43.0 | 39.3-46.9 | 442 | 41.3 | 37.5-45.2 | 48 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| Other Minorities | 466 | 35 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 | 201 | 38.5 | 32.2-45.2 | 214 | 50.9 | 44.2-57.6 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 250 | 20 | 6.6 | 3.9-11.0 | 105 | 38.9 | 31.0-47.5 | 112 | 48.1 | 39.6-56.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.5- 7.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,761 | 466 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.6 | 2,063 | 41.0 | 39.1-42.9 | 2,023 | 46.1 | 44.1-48.1 | 188 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 223 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.6 | 59 | 25.3 | 18.7-33.1 | 142 | 66.2 | 58.1-73.5 | 12 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 602 | 65 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.2 | 240 | 38.1 | 33.6-42.8 | 270 | 48.5 | 43.7-53.4 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| 35-44 | 813 | 93 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.7 | 335 | 40.9 | 36.8-45.1 | 353 | 44.4 | 40.1-48.8 | 29 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,000 | 130 | 12.0 | 9.8-14.6 | 478 | 48.2 | 44.4-52.0 | 353 | 36.1 | 32.5-39.8 | 35 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,017 | 106 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.6 | 516 | 51.0 | 47.3-54.7 | 361 | 36.4 | 32.9-40.0 | 27 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 65-74 | 767 | 62 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.5 | 352 | 46.9 | 42.7-51.0 | 316 | 40.9 | 37.0-45.0 | 35 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| 75+ | 562 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 | 184 | 34.3 | 29.7-39.2 | 322 | 56.2 | 51.2-61.0 | 33 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 800 | 79 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.8 | 302 | 36.1 | 31.4-41.2 | 357 | 46.8 | 41.6-52.1 | 56 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.9 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,604 | 153 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.3 | 678 | 38.6 | 35.3-42.0 | 697 | 48.5 | 45.0-52.2 | 64 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,292 | 141 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.9 | 594 | 44.0 | 40.3-47.7 | 513 | 44.0 | 40.2-47.9 | 41 | 2.1 | 1.5- 2.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,317 | 113 | 7.6 | 6.0- 9.6 | 596 | 43.9 | 40.5-47.3 | 569 | 45.3 | 41.7-48.9 | 37 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 635 | 88 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.3 | 262 | 38.9 | 34.0-43.9 | 248 | 43.2 | 38.1-48.6 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 868 | 97 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.6 | 377 | 39.5 | 34.7-44.5 | 356 | 45.8 | 40.6-51.1 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.0 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 635 | 62 | 9.0 | 6.3-12.8 | 278 | 41.4 | 36.4-46.6 | 265 | 45.2 | 40.0-50.6 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 726 | 64 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 339 | 44.3 | 39.6-49.3 | 296 | 43.7 | 38.7-48.8 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 691 | 71 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.2 | 325 | 43.1 | 38.4-47.9 | 268 | 42.8 | 37.8-47.9 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| $75,000+ | 740 | 57 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.4 | 326 | 42.0 | 37.6-46.6 | 335 | 47.8 | 43.1-52.5 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,917 | 266 | 13.3 | 11.5-15.4 | 841 | 42.0 | 39.1-44.9 | 692 | 38.3 | 35.4-41.3 | 104 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| No | 3,070 | 216 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.2 | 1,317 | 40.3 | 37.9-42.8 | 1,433 | 50.1 | 47.5-52.6 | 95 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 860 | 50 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.7 | 340 | 37.1 | 33.1-41.3 | 446 | 53.7 | 49.3-58.0 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Veteran | 4,155 | 436 | 8.9 | 7.9-10.0 | 1,831 | 41.7 | 39.6-43.8 | 1,690 | 44.6 | 42.4-46.9 | 175 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.2 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 |
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^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.
** 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.
***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.
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