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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 | 6,019 | 94 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 | 1,903 | 32.7 | 31.2-34.2 | 2,214 | 35.8 | 34.3-37.2 | 1,808 | 30.1 | 28.7-31.5 |
| -Piedmont | 3,015 | 51 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 994 | 33.6 | 31.7-35.7 | 1,121 | 36.2 | 34.3-38.2 | 849 | 28.5 | 26.6-30.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,349 | 21 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 353 | 28.2 | 25.4-31.2 | 623 | 43.0 | 40.0-46.0 | 352 | 27.2 | 24.4-30.1 |
| Female | 1,666 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 641 | 39.1 | 36.4-41.9 | 498 | 29.5 | 27.0-32.1 | 497 | 29.9 | 27.4-32.6 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,989 | 35 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.3 | 705 | 35.4 | 33.0-37.9 | 742 | 36.3 | 33.9-38.8 | 507 | 26.7 | 24.4-29.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 621 | *** | *** | *** | 150 | 26.7 | 22.6-31.2 | 212 | 34.2 | 30.0-38.7 | 253 | 37.9 | 33.5-42.5 |
| Other | 375 | *** | *** | *** | 131 | 36.8 | 31.2-42.8 | 152 | 38.4 | 32.9-44.3 | 83 | 22.4 | 17.3-28.5 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 602 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.9 | 263 | 44.4 | 39.9-49.1 | 193 | 30.2 | 26.2-34.4 | 128 | 22.5 | 18.7-26.8 |
| 35-44 | 455 | *** | *** | *** | 155 | 32.5 | 28.0-37.5 | 161 | 35.8 | 31.0-40.9 | 136 | 31.2 | 26.5-36.3 |
| 45-54 | 572 | *** | *** | *** | 157 | 27.2 | 23.3-31.4 | 218 | 38.0 | 33.7-42.5 | 192 | 33.9 | 29.7-38.4 |
| 55-64 | 571 | *** | *** | *** | 158 | 27.6 | 23.6-32.0 | 218 | 38.1 | 33.7-42.7 | 187 | 33.3 | 28.9-37.9 |
| 65-74 | 479 | *** | *** | *** | 125 | 24.6 | 20.4-29.2 | 207 | 44.4 | 39.2-49.7 | 141 | 29.8 | 25.0-35.2 |
| 75+ | 319 | *** | *** | *** | 129 | 38.3 | 32.3-44.7 | 117 | 38.4 | 32.4-44.8 | 62 | 20.3 | 15.6-26.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 293 | *** | *** | *** | 78 | 26.9 | 21.1-33.7 | 105 | 35.0 | 29.0-41.6 | 102 | 36.3 | 29.9-43.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 743 | *** | *** | *** | 208 | 30.6 | 26.8-34.7 | 282 | 36.2 | 32.4-40.2 | 241 | 31.4 | 27.7-35.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 798 | *** | *** | *** | 253 | 33.0 | 29.4-36.9 | 293 | 36.1 | 32.4-39.9 | 242 | 29.6 | 26.1-33.4 |
| College Graduate | 1,172 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.7 | 452 | 39.8 | 36.7-42.9 | 436 | 37.0 | 34.0-40.1 | 264 | 21.6 | 19.1-24.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 248 | *** | *** | *** | 66 | 29.9 | 23.1-37.6 | 97 | 37.5 | 30.7-44.8 | 83 | 32.3 | 25.7-39.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 471 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.2 | 135 | 29.9 | 25.2-35.1 | 161 | 33.6 | 28.8-38.7 | 161 | 34.2 | 29.2-39.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 259 | *** | *** | *** | 75 | 29.4 | 23.1-36.6 | 89 | 33.7 | 27.2-40.9 | 90 | 35.0 | 27.7-43.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 330 | *** | *** | *** | 99 | 29.9 | 24.5-36.0 | 131 | 38.6 | 32.7-44.9 | 94 | 29.7 | 24.0-36.1 |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 365 | *** | *** | *** | 116 | 34.2 | 28.4-40.4 | 135 | 35.3 | 29.9-41.1 | 109 | 29.0 | 23.9-34.7 |
| $75,000+ | 787 | *** | *** | *** | 294 | 37.0 | 33.3-40.9 | 316 | 39.8 | 36.0-43.7 | 173 | 22.5 | 19.4-26.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 701 | *** | *** | *** | 172 | 26.3 | 22.5-30.5 | 243 | 33.5 | 29.6-37.7 | 275 | 38.6 | 34.5-42.9 |
| No | 2,291 | 40 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 817 | 35.7 | 33.5-38.1 | 869 | 36.9 | 34.7-39.2 | 565 | 25.7 | 23.6-27.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 355 | *** | *** | *** | 87 | 25.8 | 20.8-31.6 | 172 | 47.2 | 41.3-53.2 | 93 | 26.3 | 21.3-32.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,655 | 47 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 905 | 34.6 | 32.5-36.8 | 947 | 34.8 | 32.8-37.0 | 756 | 28.9 | 26.8-31.0 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | |||||||||||||
| Urban | 1,610 | 31 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 | 558 | 35.5 | 32.7-38.3 | 607 | 37.5 | 34.9-40.3 | 414 | 24.9 | 22.6-27.4 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 807 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.6 | 270 | 34.2 | 30.5-38.1 | 278 | 32.5 | 28.9-36.3 | 244 | 31.8 | 28.1-35.8 |
| Rural | 598 | *** | *** | *** | 166 | 28.1 | 23.9-32.7 | 236 | 37.9 | 33.3-42.7 | 191 | 33.6 | 29.0-38.6 |
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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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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