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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,609 | 126 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.8 | 723 | 41.3 | 38.1-44.6 | 690 | 46.2 | 42.8-49.6 | 62 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 601 | 21 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 | 247 | 37.8 | 32.9-42.9 | 300 | 51.2 | 45.9-56.6 | 28 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Female | 1,008 | 105 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.7 | 476 | 44.5 | 40.4-48.6 | 390 | 41.6 | 37.4-45.9 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,462 | 108 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.7 | 665 | 42.2 | 38.8-45.7 | 625 | 45.3 | 41.8-48.9 | 59 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.7 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| African American | 43 | 6 | 9.6 | 3.6-23.2 | 22 | 48.5 | 30.4-66.9 | 12 | 31.4 | 15.9-52.7 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.5-23.4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6-23.7 |
| Other Minorities | 95 | 12 | 9.3 | 4.4-18.7 | 33 | 27.5 | 17.6-40.3 | 47 | 60.5 | 47.1-72.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 57 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.6-14.7 | 22 | 30.4 | 18.6-45.6 | 30 | 62.6 | 47.2-75.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.4 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-12.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,546 | 124 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.1 | 700 | 42.0 | 38.7-45.4 | 656 | 45.1 | 41.7-48.6 | 60 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 50 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-17.8 | 11 | 19.5 | 9.9-34.9 | 32 | 68.1 | 51.9-80.8 | 6 | 9.5 | 3.8-21.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 162 | 20 | 8.9 | 5.3-14.6 | 57 | 33.5 | 25.3-42.8 | 79 | 50.5 | 41.0-59.9 | 6 | 7.1 | 2.6-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 35-44 | 240 | 21 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.5 | 114 | 44.6 | 37.4-52.2 | 96 | 44.8 | 37.4-52.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.2 |
| 45-54 | 309 | 33 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.5 | 154 | 49.1 | 42.2-56.1 | 108 | 36.6 | 30.1-43.6 | 14 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 55-64 | 344 | 28 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.4 | 163 | 48.7 | 42.4-55.0 | 142 | 39.1 | 33.2-45.4 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 |
| 65-74 | 281 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.2 | 133 | 45.7 | 38.9-52.7 | 119 | 42.9 | 36.2-49.9 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.0 |
| 75+ | 217 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 | 88 | 39.9 | 32.4-47.9 | 112 | 51.5 | 43.4-59.4 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 6.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 254 | 17 | 6.4 | 3.0-13.1 | 105 | 36.1 | 28.1-45.0 | 116 | 49.6 | 40.1-59.1 | 12 | 6.9 | 2.6-17.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 499 | 45 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.8 | 217 | 41.4 | 35.6-47.5 | 209 | 45.3 | 39.0-51.6 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.5- 9.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 404 | 37 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.8 | 195 | 45.4 | 39.3-51.6 | 157 | 41.1 | 35.1-47.4 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| College Graduate | 446 | 27 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.7 | 201 | 40.0 | 34.5-45.7 | 207 | 50.3 | 44.3-56.3 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 216 | 25 | 9.7 | 5.9-15.6 | 98 | 44.5 | 35.2-54.1 | 78 | 37.0 | 28.5-46.4 | 12 | 8.0 | 2.8-20.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 299 | 24 | 7.6 | 4.2-13.2 | 129 | 36.9 | 29.9-44.4 | 133 | 49.5 | 41.7-57.5 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.3-12.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 235 | 20 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.7 | 103 | 40.8 | 32.8-49.4 | 102 | 46.4 | 37.5-55.5 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 4.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 254 | 23 | 9.6 | 5.7-15.7 | 106 | 37.7 | 30.3-45.7 | 112 | 46.5 | 38.7-54.5 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $50,000-74,999 | 190 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.7 | 102 | 54.5 | 45.9-62.9 | 74 | 39.1 | 31.0-47.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 191 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.9 | 95 | 46.7 | 38.4-55.3 | 76 | 41.7 | 33.5-50.4 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.9-10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 654 | 78 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.3 | 315 | 45.7 | 40.6-51.0 | 226 | 36.1 | 31.0-41.5 | 30 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| No | 946 | 48 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.7 | 406 | 39.1 | 35.1-43.2 | 458 | 51.3 | 47.0-55.6 | 31 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 239 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 | 103 | 42.9 | 35.5-50.7 | 117 | 47.4 | 39.7-55.2 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.1-13.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,370 | 120 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.8 | 620 | 41.0 | 37.5-44.6 | 573 | 46.0 | 42.3-49.7 | 51 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.1 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 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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