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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 |
| -Western | 1,017 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 351 | 34.7 | 30.9-38.7 | 359 | 33.8 | 30.1-37.7 | 288 | 30.1 | 26.4-34.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 478 | *** | *** | *** | 125 | 26.5 | 21.8-31.9 | 195 | 40.3 | 34.8-46.0 | 153 | 32.2 | 27.1-37.8 |
| Female | 539 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 226 | 43.2 | 37.5-49.0 | 164 | 27.0 | 22.5-31.9 | 135 | 27.9 | 22.6-33.9 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 887 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 310 | 35.4 | 31.3-39.7 | 318 | 33.6 | 29.6-37.7 | 243 | 29.8 | 25.8-34.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 37 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other | 88 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 147 | *** | *** | *** | 65 | 45.3 | 35.9-55.0 | 41 | 25.2 | 17.9-34.2 | 38 | 28.2 | 19.9-38.3 |
| 35-44 | 108 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 151 | *** | *** | *** | 48 | 30.8 | 21.5-41.9 | 45 | 33.5 | 24.3-44.2 | 55 | 34.3 | 25.5-44.2 |
| 55-64 | 221 | *** | *** | *** | 55 | 22.1 | 16.3-29.3 | 77 | 33.2 | 26.2-41.1 | 87 | 43.6 | 35.5-52.1 |
| 65-74 | 235 | *** | *** | *** | 84 | 38.0 | 30.1-46.6 | 94 | 35.6 | 28.5-43.3 | 53 | 24.8 | 18.3-32.6 |
| 75+ | 149 | *** | *** | *** | 61 | 38.8 | 29.7-48.6 | 59 | 40.1 | 30.8-50.2 | 24 | 17.8 | 11.3-27.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 97 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 274 | *** | *** | *** | 82 | 31.9 | 25.2-39.3 | 100 | 35.6 | 28.8-43.1 | 87 | 30.6 | 24.0-38.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 290 | *** | *** | *** | 98 | 32.8 | 26.3-40.0 | 98 | 36.1 | 29.5-43.2 | 88 | 29.7 | 23.7-36.6 |
| College Graduate | 354 | *** | *** | *** | 146 | 45.0 | 38.6-51.6 | 129 | 33.4 | 27.8-39.4 | 72 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 100 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 182 | *** | *** | *** | 63 | 36.1 | 27.3-45.9 | 48 | 23.0 | 16.3-31.4 | 69 | 40.3 | 31.1-50.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 105 | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 19.0 | 11.8-29.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 139 | *** | *** | *** | 49 | 31.5 | 22.3-42.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 144 | *** | *** | *** | 48 | 31.2 | 22.2-41.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 186 | *** | *** | *** | 74 | 42.6 | 33.8-51.9 | 72 | 37.8 | 29.4-47.1 | 37 | 18.5 | 12.6-26.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 334 | *** | *** | *** | 93 | 29.8 | 23.5-37.1 | 104 | 28.3 | 22.6-34.8 | 129 | 39.8 | 33.0-46.9 |
| No | 677 | *** | *** | *** | 254 | 36.6 | 31.9-41.5 | 253 | 36.2 | 31.6-41.1 | 159 | 26.0 | 21.6-31.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 155 | *** | *** | *** | 46 | 29.1 | 21.0-38.8 | 65 | 37.9 | 28.9-47.9 | 42 | 32.4 | 23.6-42.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 861 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 305 | 35.6 | 31.4-40.0 | 294 | 33.1 | 29.1-37.4 | 245 | 29.6 | 25.6-34.1 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | |||||||||||||
| Regional City or Suburban | 242 | *** | *** | *** | 101 | 40.6 | 33.5-48.0 | 85 | 34.1 | 27.5-41.4 | 50 | 22.7 | 16.9-29.9 |
| Rural | 775 | *** | *** | *** | 250 | 32.4 | 27.9-37.2 | 274 | 33.6 | 29.3-38.3 | 238 | 32.9 | 28.4-37.8 |
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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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