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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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Respond.^
Very overweight Somewhat overweight Normal weight Somewhat underweight Very underweight
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
-Mecklenburg County 801 58 6.2 4.7- 8.2 320 36.3 32.0-41.0 399 53.5 48.8-58.1 19 2.9 1.7- 4.9 5 1.1 0.4- 3.5
GENDER
Male 280 13 3.6 2.0- 6.4 99 33.0 25.8-41.0 154 57.2 49.2-64.8 11 4.2 2.1- 8.2 3 2.0 0.5- 6.9
Female 521 45 8.8 6.4-11.9 221 39.7 35.1-44.6 245 49.7 44.7-54.7 8 1.5 0.7- 3.1 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
RACE
White 553 38 6.7 4.7- 9.5 224 38.7 33.6-44.0 276 51.1 45.7-56.4 14 3.5 1.8- 6.4 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
Other 245 20 5.5 3.4- 8.8 95 32.6 25.0-41.3 121 57.2 48.5-65.5 5 1.9 0.7- 5.4 4 2.8 0.8- 8.7
AGE
18-44 326 23 4.8 3.1- 7.4 116 33.2 26.7-40.4 178 58.0 50.8-64.9 7 2.4 1.0- 5.4 2 1.6 0.4- 6.1
45+ 469 35 8.2 5.7-11.7 202 40.7 35.7-45.9 218 47.2 42.1-52.5 12 3.5 1.7- 7.1 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 197 15 5.2 3.0- 9.0 81 33.7 25.0-43.7 93 54.9 44.7-64.7 6 2.9 1.1- 7.5 2 3.2 0.8-12.0
Some College + 601 43 6.6 4.7- 9.1 237 37.3 32.4-42.5 305 52.9 47.8-58.0 13 2.8 1.5- 5.4 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 318 27 6.5 4.2- 9.7 135 39.8 32.0-48.3 144 49.1 41.1-57.1 9 3.0 1.4- 6.6 3 1.6 0.3- 7.3
$50,000+ 378 26 6.5 4.3- 9.7 147 35.1 29.8-40.9 197 55.7 49.7-61.6 8 2.7 1.2- 6.1 0 0.0 . - .

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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.


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