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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 | 10,790 | 179 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 | 3,686 | 33.3 | 31.8-34.7 | 3,944 | 36.0 | 34.5-37.5 | 2,981 | 29.1 | 27.7-30.6 |
-Eastern NC | 2,915 | 33 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 877 | 30.4 | 27.6-33.3 | 1,078 | 36.0 | 33.2-39.0 | 927 | 32.4 | 29.7-35.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,075 | *** | *** | *** | 278 | 27.6 | 23.4-32.2 | 469 | 40.9 | 36.4-45.6 | 323 | 30.5 | 26.4-34.9 |
Female | 1,840 | 28 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 599 | 33.2 | 29.6-37.1 | 609 | 31.0 | 27.6-34.7 | 604 | 34.3 | 30.8-38.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 1,976 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 654 | 32.8 | 29.4-36.4 | 746 | 37.1 | 33.6-40.7 | 548 | 28.6 | 25.5-32.0 |
African American | 637 | *** | *** | *** | 145 | 26.7 | 21.1-33.2 | 209 | 31.0 | 25.5-37.1 | 280 | 41.3 | 35.3-47.5 |
Other minorities | 285 | *** | *** | *** | 74 | 22.5 | 14.4-33.4 | *** | *** | *** | 94 | 35.4 | 26.1-45.9 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 134 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 2,772 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 | 840 | 30.7 | 27.8-33.8 | 1,019 | 35.7 | 32.7-38.7 | 880 | 32.3 | 29.5-35.2 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-34 | 421 | *** | *** | *** | 161 | 40.1 | 33.7-46.9 | 136 | 31.1 | 25.4-37.4 | 118 | 27.0 | 21.7-33.1 |
35-54 | 885 | *** | *** | *** | 250 | 24.9 | 20.8-29.4 | 313 | 38.6 | 33.6-43.8 | 314 | 35.9 | 31.2-40.8 |
55-64 | 651 | *** | *** | *** | 153 | 24.1 | 19.2-29.8 | 261 | 40.0 | 34.4-45.8 | 231 | 34.3 | 29.0-40.0 |
65-74 | 510 | *** | *** | *** | 132 | 24.7 | 19.7-30.5 | 205 | 35.6 | 29.7-41.9 | 170 | 39.5 | 33.0-46.4 |
75+ | 426 | *** | *** | *** | 172 | 34.7 | 28.0-42.1 | 156 | 38.0 | 30.3-46.5 | 89 | 25.3 | 18.7-33.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 390 | *** | *** | *** | 98 | 26.8 | 19.7-35.3 | 133 | 33.7 | 26.5-41.8 | 152 | 38.1 | 30.7-46.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 918 | 13 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 | 253 | 28.7 | 24.1-33.9 | 345 | 38.3 | 33.2-43.6 | 307 | 31.1 | 26.7-35.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 791 | *** | *** | *** | 246 | 31.1 | 25.9-36.7 | 281 | 33.3 | 28.3-38.7 | 260 | 34.9 | 29.8-40.5 |
College Graduate | 811 | *** | *** | *** | 277 | 35.7 | 30.8-40.9 | 318 | 39.1 | 34.2-44.3 | 207 | 24.3 | 20.1-29.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 408 | *** | *** | *** | 109 | 25.7 | 19.1-33.7 | 125 | 32.8 | 25.8-40.8 | 167 | 40.5 | 33.0-48.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 481 | *** | *** | *** | 131 | 28.0 | 21.6-35.4 | 175 | 42.3 | 34.8-50.3 | 173 | 29.6 | 23.7-36.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 287 | *** | *** | *** | 85 | 26.8 | 19.5-35.6 | 107 | 31.1 | 23.8-39.4 | 91 | 40.6 | 31.5-50.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 407 | *** | *** | *** | 102 | 31.6 | 24.7-39.4 | 170 | 37.2 | 30.5-44.4 | 134 | 31.2 | 25.1-38.0 |
$50,000+ | 852 | *** | *** | *** | 269 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.0 | 342 | 39.9 | 34.7-45.4 | 232 | 29.6 | 24.7-35.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 913 | *** | *** | *** | 209 | 24.2 | 19.4-29.8 | 308 | 29.0 | 24.7-33.8 | 388 | 45.7 | 40.5-51.0 |
No | 1,866 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 624 | 32.2 | 28.7-35.8 | 720 | 38.5 | 35.0-42.3 | 498 | 27.9 | 24.7-31.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 497 | *** | *** | *** | 124 | 28.8 | 22.8-35.8 | 234 | 43.4 | 37.0-50.1 | 137 | 26.9 | 21.4-33.1 |
Non-Veteran | 2,417 | 31 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 753 | 30.7 | 27.6-34.0 | 843 | 34.5 | 31.3-37.8 | 790 | 33.5 | 30.5-36.7 |
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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=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
**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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