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Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,135 | 234 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 | 4,937 | 32.7 | 31.6-34.0 | 5,587 | 36.2 | 35.1-37.4 | 4,377 | 29.5 | 28.4-30.7 |
-Western NC | 2,794 | 52 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 990 | 34.9 | 32.4-37.5 | 1,046 | 37.6 | 35.1-40.2 | 706 | 25.7 | 23.5-28.1 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,149 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 344 | 31.1 | 27.1-35.3 | 504 | 42.5 | 38.6-46.5 | 289 | 25.3 | 21.8-29.0 |
Female | 1,645 | 40 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 646 | 38.6 | 35.5-41.8 | 542 | 32.9 | 29.8-36.2 | 417 | 26.2 | 23.4-29.1 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 2,585 | 49 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 925 | 35.1 | 32.6-37.8 | 977 | 38.0 | 35.4-40.6 | 634 | 25.1 | 22.8-27.5 |
African American | 77 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 | 15 | 18.8 | 10.3-31.9 | 25 | 31.1 | 19.4-45.9 | 36 | 49.1 | 34.6-63.7 |
Other Minorities | 122 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.7 | 46 | 39.2 | 25.4-54.9 | 41 | 36.4 | 23.9-51.1 | 33 | 22.8 | 13.7-35.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 53 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.1 | 16 | 31.3 | 14.2-55.7 | 21 | 40.5 | 23.1-60.7 | 15 | 26.1 | 13.4-44.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,732 | 51 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 971 | 35.1 | 32.6-37.6 | 1,021 | 37.5 | 35.0-40.1 | 689 | 25.7 | 23.5-28.1 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 73 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.7 | 29 | 42.1 | 28.2-57.4 | 20 | 27.1 | 16.1-41.8 | 22 | 28.6 | 17.8-42.7 |
25-34 | 216 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 | 89 | 39.9 | 32.2-48.2 | 63 | 31.5 | 24.4-39.5 | 57 | 25.8 | 19.3-33.6 |
35-44 | 358 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 | 111 | 29.4 | 24.2-35.1 | 123 | 38.4 | 32.5-44.6 | 118 | 30.8 | 25.6-36.6 |
45-54 | 504 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 | 161 | 32.0 | 27.4-37.1 | 202 | 40.9 | 35.9-46.1 | 135 | 26.3 | 22.0-31.1 |
55-64 | 660 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 204 | 29.7 | 25.8-33.8 | 259 | 41.6 | 37.3-46.0 | 188 | 27.1 | 23.5-31.1 |
65-74 | 546 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 194 | 33.7 | 29.3-38.5 | 228 | 42.7 | 37.8-47.9 | 115 | 22.1 | 18.2-26.5 |
75+ | 428 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.9 | 199 | 45.0 | 39.5-50.7 | 146 | 37.4 | 32.0-43.1 | 70 | 15.4 | 12.0-19.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 422 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.8 | 149 | 34.8 | 27.6-42.8 | 155 | 33.1 | 26.8-40.0 | 105 | 28.0 | 21.7-35.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 874 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 295 | 35.2 | 30.3-40.3 | 315 | 36.7 | 32.1-41.5 | 249 | 27.1 | 23.3-31.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 712 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 240 | 31.3 | 27.1-35.9 | 249 | 35.5 | 30.9-40.4 | 207 | 31.2 | 26.5-36.3 |
College Graduate | 785 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 305 | 37.8 | 33.5-42.2 | 327 | 43.2 | 38.7-47.9 | 145 | 18.1 | 15.0-21.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 370 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.3 | 126 | 30.4 | 24.2-37.5 | 125 | 36.8 | 29.5-44.7 | 106 | 29.7 | 23.1-37.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 503 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 | 162 | 34.3 | 27.7-41.6 | 185 | 33.2 | 27.7-39.2 | 144 | 30.1 | 24.5-36.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 331 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.4 | 119 | 39.0 | 32.7-45.8 | 107 | 30.6 | 24.9-36.9 | 100 | 28.7 | 23.2-34.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 416 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.8 | 149 | 32.6 | 27.1-38.6 | 158 | 41.0 | 34.4-47.8 | 102 | 25.0 | 19.7-31.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 401 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 153 | 38.5 | 32.3-45.0 | 155 | 39.1 | 33.0-45.5 | 90 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.6 |
$75,000+ | 411 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 126 | 31.3 | 24.5-38.9 | 189 | 45.7 | 39.1-52.5 | 93 | 22.4 | 17.6-28.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,148 | 33 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 | 363 | 30.8 | 27.3-34.6 | 399 | 35.9 | 32.1-39.9 | 353 | 30.8 | 27.4-34.5 |
No | 1,579 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 594 | 36.8 | 33.4-40.4 | 627 | 39.1 | 35.7-42.5 | 339 | 22.7 | 19.9-25.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 420 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 137 | 30.5 | 25.2-36.4 | 191 | 47.2 | 41.1-53.5 | 90 | 22.0 | 16.7-28.5 |
Non-Veteran | 2,373 | 50 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 852 | 35.5 | 32.8-38.4 | 855 | 36.2 | 33.5-39.0 | 616 | 26.3 | 23.9-28.8 |
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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=B
MI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 30.0
Due to small number of respondents no further breakdowns are available. For cell sizes less than 50, the results are not reliable
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.
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