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| Total Respond.^ |
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 | 11,113 | 188 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 | 3,544 | 32.4 | 31.2-33.6 | 4,012 | 36.2 | 35.1-37.4 | 3,369 | 29.6 | 28.5-30.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,681 | 50 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.1 | 1,085 | 30.8 | 28.8-32.8 | 1,344 | 36.1 | 34.1-38.1 | 1,202 | 31.7 | 29.8-33.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,465 | *** | *** | *** | 378 | 27.8 | 24.8-30.9 | 611 | 40.4 | 37.3-43.7 | 464 | 30.6 | 27.7-33.7 |
| Female | 2,216 | 38 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 707 | 33.8 | 31.3-36.5 | 733 | 31.7 | 29.2-34.3 | 738 | 32.8 | 30.3-35.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 2,330 | 37 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 777 | 33.4 | 31.0-35.9 | 895 | 37.9 | 35.4-40.4 | 621 | 27.1 | 24.9-29.4 |
| African American | 816 | *** | *** | *** | 164 | 22.3 | 18.6-26.6 | 273 | 33.3 | 29.1-37.7 | 372 | 43.4 | 39.0-47.9 |
| Other minorities | 508 | *** | *** | *** | 137 | 36.3 | 29.5-43.7 | 169 | 32.2 | 26.2-38.9 | 197 | 30.4 | 24.6-36.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 170 | *** | *** | *** | 51 | 30.7 | 22.6-40.1 | 64 | 38.1 | 29.9-47.0 | 54 | 30.8 | 23.3-39.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,504 | 49 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 1,033 | 30.8 | 28.8-32.9 | 1,277 | 35.9 | 33.9-38.1 | 1,145 | 31.7 | 29.7-33.8 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 582 | *** | *** | *** | 233 | 41.5 | 36.8-46.3 | 183 | 30.8 | 26.6-35.3 | 151 | 24.8 | 20.9-29.2 |
| 35-54 | 1,108 | *** | *** | *** | 283 | 25.4 | 22.3-28.7 | 410 | 38.7 | 35.2-42.3 | 407 | 35.3 | 31.9-38.8 |
| 55-64 | 785 | *** | *** | *** | 196 | 24.7 | 21.0-28.8 | 281 | 36.1 | 32.0-40.5 | 304 | 38.6 | 34.5-43.0 |
| 65-74 | 693 | *** | *** | *** | 169 | 22.5 | 18.9-26.4 | 282 | 41.3 | 36.7-46.0 | 234 | 35.1 | 30.6-39.8 |
| 75+ | 489 | *** | *** | *** | 197 | 41.2 | 35.8-46.8 | 183 | 36.6 | 31.4-42.1 | 96 | 20.6 | 16.4-25.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 461 | *** | *** | *** | 131 | 31.4 | 25.7-37.7 | 167 | 35.0 | 29.4-41.0 | 159 | 32.3 | 26.9-38.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,126 | *** | *** | *** | 292 | 26.7 | 23.5-30.3 | 417 | 37.2 | 33.7-40.9 | 395 | 34.0 | 30.5-37.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,037 | *** | *** | *** | 304 | 30.9 | 27.3-34.7 | 369 | 35.5 | 31.8-39.3 | 350 | 32.2 | 28.7-35.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,050 | *** | *** | *** | 357 | 35.8 | 32.3-39.5 | 389 | 36.3 | 32.8-40.0 | 294 | 27.1 | 23.9-30.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 492 | *** | *** | *** | 129 | 28.1 | 22.7-34.3 | 166 | 34.6 | 29.0-40.7 | 185 | 34.2 | 28.7-40.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 651 | *** | *** | *** | 198 | 32.2 | 27.4-37.4 | 214 | 32.4 | 27.7-37.4 | 231 | 34.9 | 30.2-39.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 421 | *** | *** | *** | 110 | 28.2 | 22.9-34.2 | 161 | 36.9 | 30.9-43.2 | 145 | 33.4 | 27.7-39.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 473 | *** | *** | *** | 121 | 26.6 | 21.9-31.8 | 176 | 34.7 | 29.5-40.3 | 171 | 37.5 | 32.0-43.4 |
| $50,000+ | 1,054 | *** | *** | *** | 338 | 33.0 | 29.5-36.7 | 410 | 40.3 | 36.7-44.1 | 299 | 26.1 | 23.1-29.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,078 | *** | *** | *** | 246 | 23.4 | 20.1-27.0 | 361 | 34.3 | 30.5-38.2 | 456 | 41.3 | 37.4-45.4 |
| No | 2,556 | 33 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 822 | 33.3 | 30.9-35.7 | 967 | 36.5 | 34.2-39.0 | 734 | 28.6 | 26.4-31.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 570 | *** | *** | *** | 152 | 24.4 | 20.4-29.0 | 245 | 43.7 | 38.7-48.8 | 168 | 30.7 | 26.2-35.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,111 | 45 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 933 | 32.0 | 29.8-34.3 | 1,099 | 34.6 | 32.4-36.9 | 1,034 | 31.9 | 29.8-34.1 |
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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 greater than 30.0
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
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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