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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 |
-WHITES | 7,924 | 145 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 | 2,766 | 34.6 | 33.3-36.0 | 2,922 | 37.1 | 35.7-38.5 | 2,091 | 26.5 | 25.2-27.8 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 3,274 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 846 | 26.8 | 24.8-28.8 | 1,468 | 43.5 | 41.4-45.7 | 927 | 28.3 | 26.4-30.4 |
Female | 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 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 150 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 63 | 43.9 | 34.2-54.2 | 46 | 27.1 | 19.3-36.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,762 | 142 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 | 2,724 | 34.8 | 33.4-36.2 | 2,853 | 36.9 | 35.5-38.3 | 2,043 | 26.5 | 25.2-27.8 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-34 | 1,088 | 31 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.6 | 493 | 45.6 | 42.1-49.2 | 330 | 30.6 | 27.4-34.0 | 234 | 20.7 | 18.0-23.7 |
35-44 | 985 | *** | *** | *** | 322 | 31.6 | 28.3-35.1 | 357 | 37.3 | 33.8-40.9 | 295 | 29.9 | 26.7-33.4 |
45-54 | 1,355 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 438 | 29.5 | 26.7-32.4 | 519 | 40.3 | 37.2-43.6 | 374 | 28.8 | 25.8-32.0 |
55-64 | 1,623 | *** | *** | *** | 486 | 28.0 | 25.4-30.7 | 613 | 38.7 | 35.8-41.6 | 511 | 32.5 | 29.8-35.4 |
65-74 | 1,588 | 31 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 467 | 28.0 | 25.4-30.7 | 617 | 40.0 | 37.1-43.0 | 473 | 30.5 | 27.7-33.3 |
75+ | 1,251 | 33 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 543 | 41.0 | 37.7-44.5 | 475 | 41.1 | 37.6-44.7 | 200 | 16.0 | 13.7-18.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 740 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 | 225 | 28.2 | 24.2-32.6 | 273 | 37.8 | 33.4-42.5 | 224 | 31.4 | 27.1-36.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,235 | 48 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 693 | 31.8 | 29.2-34.5 | 836 | 36.6 | 34.1-39.2 | 658 | 29.3 | 26.9-31.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,175 | 42 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 727 | 34.7 | 32.2-37.3 | 814 | 37.2 | 34.7-39.8 | 592 | 26.4 | 24.1-28.8 |
College Graduate | 2,760 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 1,114 | 39.9 | 37.6-42.2 | 995 | 37.2 | 34.9-39.5 | 614 | 21.8 | 20.0-23.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 771 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 | 252 | 32.7 | 28.5-37.2 | 265 | 33.9 | 29.7-38.3 | 229 | 30.7 | 26.6-35.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,172 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 389 | 32.0 | 28.6-35.5 | 402 | 35.3 | 31.8-39.0 | 356 | 30.8 | 27.4-34.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 822 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.8 | 269 | 31.8 | 27.9-35.9 | 303 | 36.2 | 32.0-40.5 | 235 | 29.9 | 25.8-34.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,029 | *** | *** | *** | 323 | 30.4 | 26.9-34.0 | 401 | 39.5 | 35.9-43.4 | 293 | 28.8 | 25.4-32.5 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 1,045 | *** | *** | *** | 343 | 33.4 | 29.8-37.3 | 402 | 36.8 | 33.3-40.5 | 287 | 28.5 | 25.1-32.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,807 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 672 | 36.3 | 33.5-39.2 | 697 | 40.5 | 37.6-43.4 | 419 | 22.4 | 20.1-24.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,191 | 42 | 1.3 | 0.8- 1.9 | 574 | 25.4 | 23.1-27.8 | 771 | 35.5 | 33.0-38.1 | 804 | 37.9 | 35.3-40.6 |
No | 5,657 | 100 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 | 2,162 | 37.4 | 35.8-39.1 | 2,125 | 37.6 | 36.0-39.3 | 1,270 | 23.0 | 21.6-24.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,168 | *** | *** | *** | 308 | 24.1 | 21.3-27.2 | 546 | 47.2 | 43.7-50.6 | 305 | 27.8 | 24.7-31.1 |
Non-Veteran | 6,755 | 136 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.4 | 2,458 | 36.3 | 34.8-37.8 | 2,375 | 35.5 | 34.0-37.0 | 1,786 | 26.3 | 24.9-27.7 |
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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 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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