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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 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 374 | 39 | 10.9 | 6.9-16.8 | 174 | 46.0 | 39.2-53.0 | 151 | 41.5 | 34.9-48.4 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| Buncombe | 349 | 27 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.3 | 151 | 39.5 | 33.3-46.2 | 162 | 49.1 | 42.4-55.8 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| Cabarrus | 380 | 35 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 | 183 | 44.8 | 38.6-51.2 | 144 | 43.3 | 36.8-49.9 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| Catawba | 397 | 24 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.3 | 191 | 44.0 | 37.2-51.0 | 171 | 46.1 | 39.2-53.1 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Cumberland | 432 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 202 | 41.2 | 35.4-47.3 | 189 | 49.6 | 43.2-55.9 | 9 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| Davidson | 412 | 33 | 7.4 | 4.9-10.9 | 189 | 42.9 | 36.9-49.1 | 171 | 43.1 | 37.0-49.5 | 18 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| Durham | 390 | 33 | 9.8 | 5.8-16.2 | 154 | 34.1 | 28.4-40.3 | 184 | 49.0 | 42.2-55.9 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 |
| Forsyth | 401 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 160 | 37.1 | 31.4-43.2 | 187 | 48.0 | 41.8-54.3 | 20 | 6.5 | 3.2-12.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 |
| Gaston | 375 | 37 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 | 174 | 46.0 | 39.3-52.8 | 145 | 40.0 | 33.6-46.7 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 |
| Guilford | 431 | 32 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.7 | 177 | 36.9 | 31.6-42.6 | 203 | 50.1 | 44.1-56.1 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 |
| Iredell | 423 | 39 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.9 | 192 | 40.1 | 34.2-46.3 | 176 | 48.0 | 41.6-54.5 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
| Johnston | 436 | 39 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 | 200 | 42.5 | 36.1-49.2 | 175 | 43.4 | 36.8-50.3 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 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 |
| New Hanover | 381 | 32 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.3 | 152 | 39.8 | 33.5-46.5 | 186 | 47.5 | 40.9-54.1 | 10 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 |
| Onslow | 377 | 41 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.7 | 140 | 34.9 | 28.8-41.4 | 182 | 53.6 | 46.9-60.1 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| Orange | 357 | 30 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.0 | 129 | 30.5 | 25.0-36.6 | 179 | 55.1 | 48.0-62.0 | 17 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Pitt | 383 | 37 | 9.0 | 6.2-12.9 | 176 | 42.6 | 36.8-48.7 | 148 | 43.8 | 37.7-50.1 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| Randolph | 375 | 25 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.7 | 164 | 37.2 | 30.8-44.0 | 166 | 53.8 | 46.5-60.9 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 |
| Robeson | 372 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.1 | 167 | 40.8 | 34.3-47.6 | 157 | 47.8 | 40.8-54.8 | 12 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| Rowan | 427 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.5 | 203 | 41.7 | 35.9-47.6 | 173 | 45.8 | 39.7-51.9 | 15 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| Union | 380 | 29 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 | 159 | 37.6 | 31.7-44.0 | 175 | 49.0 | 42.3-55.8 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.4-14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Wake | 629 | 50 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.4 | 263 | 39.5 | 34.9-44.4 | 296 | 50.4 | 45.4-55.5 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.0 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 404 | 43 | 10.1 | 7.2-13.9 | 165 | 37.0 | 30.9-43.6 | 174 | 47.9 | 41.2-54.7 | 21 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| Northeast Partnership II*** | 491 | 63 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.2 | 211 | 41.1 | 35.5-46.9 | 197 | 45.3 | 39.3-51.3 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| Northeast Partnership I*** | 423 | 44 | 9.9 | 6.9-13.8 | 184 | 43.4 | 37.2-49.9 | 174 | 41.6 | 35.6-48.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 422 | 38 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.8 | 181 | 42.2 | 36.4-48.3 | 190 | 47.4 | 41.4-53.6 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 444 | 61 | 11.4 | 8.4-15.2 | 202 | 41.9 | 36.0-48.0 | 159 | 43.0 | 36.7-49.6 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.2 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 419 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 186 | 44.2 | 38.2-50.4 | 189 | 45.4 | 39.5-51.5 | 19 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 379 | 48 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.3 | 177 | 43.2 | 36.6-50.0 | 140 | 44.2 | 37.1-51.6 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 443 | 46 | 8.6 | 6.1-11.9 | 183 | 40.8 | 34.7-47.3 | 200 | 47.6 | 41.1-54.1 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 542 | 47 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.2 | 242 | 41.0 | 35.7-46.4 | 225 | 45.0 | 39.4-50.7 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 410 | 31 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 | 199 | 47.8 | 41.8-53.9 | 154 | 37.6 | 31.9-43.7 | 24 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 406 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.8 | 196 | 44.1 | 37.5-50.9 | 165 | 45.7 | 38.7-52.8 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 437 | 42 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.4 | 203 | 42.2 | 36.4-48.3 | 162 | 41.2 | 35.2-47.4 | 24 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 549 | 43 | 6.8 | 4.6-10.0 | 224 | 39.0 | 33.7-44.6 | 254 | 49.1 | 43.4-54.9 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,043 | 115 | 9.6 | 7.7-11.9 | 456 | 41.8 | 37.8-45.9 | 424 | 44.7 | 40.5-49.0 | 43 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| No | 14,008 | 1,212 | 7.6 | 7.0- 8.1 | 6,117 | 40.3 | 39.1-41.4 | 6,078 | 47.2 | 46.0-48.4 | 538 | 4.4 | 3.9- 4.9 | 63 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 |
| NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 5,021 | 486 | 8.4 | 7.5- 9.4 | 2,173 | 40.9 | 39.0-42.8 | 2,142 | 46.3 | 44.3-48.3 | 197 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| Piedmont | 8,423 | 715 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.2 | 3,678 | 39.9 | 38.4-41.4 | 3,673 | 47.7 | 46.2-49.3 | 320 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.0 | 37 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 |
| Western NC | 1,607 | 126 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.8 | 722 | 41.2 | 38.0-44.4 | 687 | 46.1 | 42.8-49.6 | 64 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.3 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC*** | 898 | 70 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.8 | 375 | 39.2 | 35.0-43.5 | 416 | 49.1 | 44.6-53.6 | 32 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| Northwest | 3,008 | 235 | 6.8 | 5.8- 7.9 | 1,398 | 42.1 | 39.7-44.5 | 1,239 | 44.6 | 42.1-47.1 | 123 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.0 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| Charlotte | 2,306 | 189 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.5 | 1,007 | 39.9 | 37.1-42.8 | 1,011 | 47.7 | 44.8-50.6 | 87 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Greensboro | 1,941 | 158 | 7.9 | 6.3-10.0 | 820 | 38.3 | 35.4-41.3 | 873 | 49.4 | 46.2-52.6 | 82 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.5 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| Southern Regional | 1,520 | 142 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.4 | 650 | 40.1 | 36.6-43.6 | 666 | 48.3 | 44.6-52.0 | 56 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| Coastal | 789 | 58 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 | 342 | 44.7 | 40.2-49.4 | 359 | 42.8 | 38.4-47.3 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.5 |
| Wake | 2,025 | 198 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.5 | 881 | 40.1 | 37.2-43.1 | 867 | 47.5 | 44.3-50.7 | 71 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 |
| Area L | 649 | 62 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | 282 | 42.2 | 37.3-47.2 | 280 | 45.3 | 40.2-50.4 | 23 | 4.7 | 2.7- 7.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| Eastern | 1,915 | 215 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.8 | 818 | 39.4 | 36.4-42.5 | 791 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.4 | 79 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
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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, Edgecombe, 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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