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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 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 369 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 143 | 37.5 | 31.2-44.3 | 185 | 54.5 | 47.6-61.3 | 23 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 |
| Female | 674 | 98 | 15.4 | 12.3-19.1 | 313 | 45.6 | 40.9-50.3 | 239 | 35.9 | 31.4-40.6 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 649 | 56 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.7 | 289 | 41.7 | 36.8-46.7 | 267 | 45.3 | 40.1-50.7 | 33 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| African American | 342 | 52 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.2 | 146 | 43.5 | 36.6-50.6 | 134 | 41.3 | 34.5-48.3 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 |
| Other Minorities | 49 | 7 | 10.8 | 4.6-23.3 | 20 | 37.5 | 21.5-56.6 | 22 | 51.7 | 33.8-69.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 30 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.9-26.5 | 13 | 45.0 | 24.8-66.9 | 12 | 44.3 | 24.4-66.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,010 | 110 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.8 | 442 | 41.5 | 37.6-45.6 | 410 | 44.7 | 40.5-49.0 | 43 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 39 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.7-17.0 | 11 | 27.7 | 14.5-46.4 | 23 | 64.7 | 46.5-79.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 88 | 17 | 16.4 | 10.1-25.6 | 35 | 39.3 | 28.6-51.2 | 34 | 42.2 | 31.2-54.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 35-44 | 140 | 16 | 9.2 | 5.5-15.0 | 57 | 40.4 | 31.8-49.7 | 58 | 44.5 | 35.4-54.0 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 229 | 34 | 12.8 | 8.9-17.9 | 107 | 48.3 | 40.9-55.8 | 81 | 36.5 | 29.6-44.0 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 55-64 | 234 | 24 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.8 | 126 | 52.1 | 44.8-59.2 | 76 | 35.6 | 28.9-42.8 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 |
| 65-74 | 177 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.8 | 81 | 48.1 | 39.8-56.5 | 72 | 39.2 | 31.5-47.4 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 |
| 75+ | 128 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 39 | 31.9 | 23.6-41.5 | 75 | 56.3 | 46.4-65.7 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.2-17.1 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 222 | 32 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.9 | 80 | 41.8 | 32.4-51.8 | 93 | 41.4 | 32.5-50.9 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 360 | 30 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.1 | 154 | 38.2 | 31.9-44.9 | 160 | 50.5 | 43.4-57.7 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 233 | 28 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.8 | 102 | 39.6 | 31.7-48.1 | 94 | 44.8 | 36.3-53.7 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 |
| College Graduate | 227 | 25 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.2 | 119 | 50.3 | 42.5-58.2 | 77 | 37.6 | 29.9-46.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 163 | 30 | 18.6 | 12.4-27.1 | 63 | 36.2 | 27.5-45.9 | 62 | 40.1 | 30.5-50.4 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 199 | 25 | 12.3 | 7.6-19.3 | 83 | 40.9 | 31.7-50.8 | 84 | 43.3 | 34.0-53.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 132 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.1-15.6 | 57 | 44.7 | 33.5-56.5 | 54 | 42.0 | 30.8-54.1 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 145 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.2 | 65 | 39.6 | 30.3-49.8 | 64 | 51.3 | 40.9-61.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 123 | 13 | 9.6 | 5.4-16.4 | 61 | 45.4 | 35.6-55.6 | 45 | 40.4 | 30.4-51.2 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 125 | 10 | 7.2 | 3.7-13.5 | 61 | 44.5 | 34.4-55.2 | 48 | 45.2 | 34.5-56.5 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 431 | 71 | 15.1 | 11.5-19.5 | 182 | 42.3 | 36.3-48.4 | 149 | 36.6 | 30.4-43.2 | 25 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| No | 603 | 43 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 269 | 41.3 | 36.0-46.7 | 272 | 49.7 | 44.2-55.2 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 147 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.2 | 62 | 41.4 | 31.9-51.6 | 66 | 47.0 | 37.1-57.2 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Veteran | 895 | 104 | 10.1 | 8.1-12.6 | 394 | 41.8 | 37.5-46.3 | 357 | 44.3 | 39.7-49.0 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 |
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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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