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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 | 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 |
-FEMALES | 6,583 | 143 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 2,394 | 37.7 | 36.2-39.3 | 2,045 | 30.3 | 28.9-31.8 | 2,001 | 29.6 | 28.2-31.1 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 4,650 | 112 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 1,920 | 42.5 | 40.6-44.3 | 1,454 | 30.7 | 29.0-32.4 | 1,164 | 24.7 | 23.1-26.3 |
African American | 1,313 | *** | *** | *** | 281 | 23.4 | 20.6-26.6 | 398 | 29.9 | 26.7-33.3 | 618 | 44.6 | 41.1-48.1 |
Other Minorities | 570 | *** | *** | *** | 170 | 34.8 | 29.5-40.6 | 180 | 29.1 | 24.3-34.3 | 207 | 32.9 | 27.6-38.7 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-34 | 1,001 | 29 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 448 | 46.0 | 42.3-49.7 | 254 | 25.5 | 22.4-28.8 | 270 | 25.9 | 22.9-29.2 |
35-44 | 834 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 | 282 | 34.0 | 30.3-37.8 | 237 | 29.9 | 26.3-33.8 | 298 | 33.7 | 30.1-37.5 |
45-54 | 1,163 | *** | *** | *** | 403 | 34.7 | 31.4-38.1 | 359 | 31.5 | 28.2-35.0 | 380 | 31.2 | 28.0-34.7 |
55-64 | 1,312 | *** | *** | *** | 406 | 31.0 | 28.1-34.1 | 425 | 31.7 | 28.8-34.9 | 470 | 36.2 | 33.0-39.4 |
65-74 | 1,216 | 31 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 384 | 31.7 | 28.5-35.0 | 415 | 35.5 | 32.2-38.9 | 386 | 30.5 | 27.4-33.9 |
75+ | 1,004 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 | 446 | 44.6 | 40.8-48.4 | 341 | 34.0 | 30.4-37.7 | 186 | 18.8 | 16.0-22.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 760 | *** | *** | *** | 215 | 28.7 | 24.6-33.1 | 250 | 32.7 | 28.4-37.2 | 276 | 35.0 | 30.7-39.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,922 | 46 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 | 613 | 33.6 | 30.9-36.4 | 622 | 31.7 | 29.1-34.4 | 641 | 32.5 | 29.9-35.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,881 | 35 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 658 | 37.0 | 34.2-40.0 | 586 | 30.4 | 27.8-33.1 | 602 | 30.8 | 28.2-33.5 |
College Graduate | 2,006 | 43 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 901 | 47.7 | 45.0-50.5 | 585 | 27.6 | 25.2-30.1 | 477 | 22.2 | 20.0-24.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 895 | 26 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 | 255 | 30.6 | 26.6-34.8 | 272 | 30.2 | 26.3-34.5 | 342 | 36.3 | 32.3-40.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,180 | *** | *** | *** | 362 | 30.7 | 27.4-34.3 | 361 | 30.3 | 27.0-33.9 | 432 | 36.2 | 32.7-39.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 722 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 223 | 31.1 | 27.0-35.5 | 232 | 30.7 | 26.4-35.4 | 253 | 36.0 | 31.5-40.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 773 | *** | *** | *** | 273 | 35.4 | 31.2-39.9 | 258 | 34.5 | 30.3-38.9 | 233 | 28.9 | 25.1-33.1 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 744 | *** | *** | *** | 278 | 40.1 | 35.6-44.9 | 237 | 29.3 | 25.5-33.4 | 218 | 29.2 | 25.2-33.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,051 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 | 494 | 47.1 | 43.3-50.9 | 309 | 30.8 | 27.4-34.5 | 227 | 20.1 | 17.3-23.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,842 | *** | *** | *** | 468 | 26.1 | 23.6-28.8 | 573 | 30.0 | 27.3-32.7 | 764 | 41.6 | 38.7-44.7 |
No | 4,673 | 103 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 1,899 | 41.2 | 39.4-43.0 | 1,453 | 30.3 | 28.7-32.1 | 1,218 | 26.1 | 24.6-27.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 141 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 44 | 27.3 | 19.2-37.2 | 34 | 23.3 | 14.8-34.6 |
Non-Veteran | 6,442 | 140 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 2,334 | 37.5 | 36.0-39.1 | 2,001 | 30.4 | 28.9-31.9 | 1,967 | 29.8 | 28.4-31.2 |
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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.
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