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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,118 | 154 | 4.8 | 3.9- 6.0 | 1,275 | 36.7 | 34.4-39.1 | 1,552 | 52.8 | 50.3-55.3 | 124 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Female | 5,305 | 561 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.1 | 2,403 | 43.0 | 41.2-44.7 | 2,121 | 42.7 | 40.9-44.6 | 196 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.5 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,561 | 515 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 | 2,966 | 42.9 | 41.2-44.6 | 2,810 | 45.4 | 43.7-47.2 | 245 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 25 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| African American | 1,260 | 152 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.8 | 518 | 36.9 | 33.4-40.5 | 529 | 47.1 | 43.3-50.9 | 54 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 |
| Other Minorities | 570 | 48 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.6 | 177 | 25.6 | 21.4-30.3 | 319 | 61.7 | 56.2-67.0 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.1- 6.0 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 469 | 36 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.7 | 164 | 28.3 | 23.6-33.5 | 246 | 58.6 | 52.5-64.5 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.1 | 4 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 7,940 | 679 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.4 | 3,509 | 41.2 | 39.7-42.7 | 3,418 | 46.4 | 44.9-48.0 | 301 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.1 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 326 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 | 88 | 26.8 | 21.3-33.3 | 193 | 60.2 | 53.4-66.7 | 31 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 |
| 25-34 | 1,005 | 85 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.1 | 349 | 32.7 | 29.2-36.3 | 519 | 53.6 | 49.7-57.4 | 48 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,532 | 138 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 | 681 | 42.3 | 39.3-45.3 | 654 | 46.6 | 43.5-49.7 | 51 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,670 | 183 | 10.1 | 8.5-12.1 | 785 | 45.0 | 42.1-48.0 | 656 | 42.3 | 39.3-45.3 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,651 | 172 | 10.0 | 8.4-11.9 | 870 | 52.0 | 49.0-55.0 | 559 | 34.5 | 31.7-37.4 | 44 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| 65-74 | 1,246 | 90 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.6 | 584 | 47.5 | 44.1-50.9 | 520 | 41.5 | 38.2-44.9 | 47 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| 75+ | 932 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 293 | 31.5 | 28.0-35.2 | 544 | 57.6 | 53.7-61.4 | 59 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,198 | 96 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 477 | 34.8 | 31.0-38.8 | 542 | 49.1 | 44.8-53.5 | 68 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.7 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,423 | 249 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.5 | 1,064 | 40.1 | 37.3-42.9 | 1,005 | 46.5 | 43.6-49.4 | 97 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,053 | 191 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.5 | 961 | 42.4 | 39.2-45.6 | 819 | 45.0 | 41.6-48.4 | 77 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,728 | 176 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.6 | 1,171 | 40.1 | 37.8-42.5 | 1,295 | 50.0 | 47.6-52.5 | 77 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 853 | 117 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.5 | 345 | 31.2 | 26.9-35.9 | 323 | 44.8 | 39.2-50.5 | 55 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 13 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,312 | 137 | 8.4 | 6.7-10.3 | 545 | 38.9 | 35.1-42.9 | 564 | 46.9 | 42.9-51.0 | 55 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 941 | 90 | 8.8 | 6.9-11.2 | 433 | 42.6 | 38.1-47.2 | 372 | 42.3 | 37.7-46.9 | 44 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,158 | 97 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.5 | 540 | 41.2 | 37.5-45.1 | 488 | 47.5 | 43.5-51.5 | 31 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,102 | 89 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 | 560 | 45.0 | 41.0-49.0 | 421 | 43.0 | 39.0-47.2 | 31 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| $75,000+ | 1,846 | 111 | 5.6 | 4.4- 6.9 | 801 | 42.4 | 39.6-45.3 | 886 | 49.1 | 46.2-52.0 | 45 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,907 | 380 | 11.6 | 10.3-13.1 | 1,342 | 42.7 | 40.2-45.3 | 1,024 | 38.7 | 36.1-41.4 | 137 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.5 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 |
| No | 5,463 | 332 | 5.7 | 4.9- 6.7 | 2,313 | 38.7 | 36.9-40.5 | 2,626 | 51.4 | 49.5-53.3 | 180 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,112 | 66 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.4 | 474 | 41.1 | 37.4-45.0 | 523 | 47.5 | 43.6-51.5 | 44 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,304 | 648 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 | 3,203 | 39.7 | 38.2-41.3 | 3,145 | 47.7 | 46.0-49.4 | 276 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 | 32 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.3 |
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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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