|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| -Western NC | 1,513 | 32 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.0 | 543 | 34.7 | 31.6-37.9 | 518 | 34.5 | 31.4-37.8 | 420 | 28.2 | 25.3-31.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 607 | *** | *** | *** | 171 | 29.5 | 24.9-34.5 | 247 | 38.6 | 33.8-43.7 | 178 | 29.6 | 25.2-34.5 |
| Female | 906 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.9 | 372 | 39.9 | 35.9-44.1 | 271 | 30.4 | 26.6-34.5 | 242 | 26.8 | 23.3-30.7 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 1,236 | 25 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.7 | 469 | 35.3 | 31.9-38.9 | 435 | 36.0 | 32.5-39.6 | 307 | 26.6 | 23.5-29.9 |
| Other minorities | 270 | *** | *** | *** | 70 | 30.7 | 23.9-38.5 | 81 | 27.4 | 20.8-35.1 | 112 | 37.1 | 29.8-45.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 57 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,451 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 | 522 | 34.7 | 31.5-38.0 | 500 | 34.6 | 31.4-37.9 | 398 | 28.1 | 25.2-31.3 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 217 | *** | *** | *** | 92 | 43.8 | 36.1-51.8 | 60 | 27.2 | 20.9-34.6 | 58 | 24.7 | 18.6-31.9 |
| 35-54 | 390 | *** | *** | *** | 127 | 30.7 | 25.7-36.3 | 139 | 37.6 | 31.9-43.6 | 119 | 30.3 | 25.1-36.1 |
| 55-64 | 334 | *** | *** | *** | 94 | 25.2 | 20.2-30.9 | 124 | 35.9 | 29.9-42.3 | 110 | 36.5 | 30.2-43.3 |
| 65-74 | 337 | *** | *** | *** | 116 | 33.8 | 28.0-40.0 | 113 | 35.5 | 29.7-41.7 | 100 | 28.7 | 23.4-34.7 |
| 75+ | 229 | *** | *** | *** | 112 | 41.9 | 33.6-50.6 | 80 | 41.7 | 32.3-51.7 | 31 | 14.4 | 9.6-21.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 197 | *** | *** | *** | 57 | 26.5 | 19.4-35.0 | 67 | 39.2 | 30.4-48.8 | 69 | 32.5 | 24.6-41.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 476 | *** | *** | *** | 160 | 33.6 | 27.8-39.8 | 174 | 34.4 | 29.0-40.2 | 132 | 29.2 | 23.9-35.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 390 | *** | *** | *** | 137 | 35.8 | 30.1-41.8 | 131 | 33.2 | 27.7-39.3 | 109 | 27.4 | 22.4-33.1 |
| College Graduate | 447 | *** | *** | *** | 187 | 40.4 | 35.1-45.9 | 146 | 33.7 | 28.7-39.2 | 109 | 24.9 | 20.3-30.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 223 | *** | *** | *** | 78 | 30.7 | 23.6-38.9 | 68 | 29.8 | 22.4-38.3 | 71 | 36.0 | 27.6-45.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 292 | *** | *** | *** | 95 | 31.6 | 25.1-38.9 | 100 | 33.3 | 26.3-41.0 | 92 | 33.5 | 26.6-41.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 173 | *** | *** | *** | 62 | 31.9 | 24.0-41.1 | 48 | 32.1 | 23.6-42.0 | 60 | 34.7 | 26.6-43.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 167 | *** | *** | *** | 64 | 35.9 | 27.7-44.9 | 59 | 35.7 | 27.5-44.8 | 40 | 25.0 | 17.6-34.3 |
| $50,000+ | 405 | *** | *** | *** | 144 | 35.5 | 30.1-41.4 | 160 | 40.3 | 34.7-46.2 | 94 | 23.0 | 18.3-28.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 446 | *** | *** | *** | 116 | 25.0 | 19.8-31.1 | 154 | 34.5 | 28.8-40.7 | 164 | 38.3 | 32.5-44.5 |
| No | 1,050 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 | 421 | 38.1 | 34.4-42.0 | 360 | 34.8 | 31.2-38.7 | 250 | 24.4 | 21.2-28.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 187 | *** | *** | *** | 52 | 23.7 | 17.4-31.4 | 84 | 48.1 | 39.5-56.8 | 50 | 28.1 | 20.9-36.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,326 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 | 491 | 36.0 | 32.6-39.5 | 434 | 33.0 | 29.7-36.4 | 370 | 28.2 | 25.1-31.5 |
Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.
*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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 02AUG13.
FOLLOW US