BRFSS 2015 - Western North Carolina**: (Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	6,019	1,997	34.2	32.7-35.7	4,022	65.8	64.3-67.3
-Western	1,017	370	36.1	32.3-40.2	647	63.9	59.8-67.7
GENDER
Male	478	130	27.5	22.7-32.9	348	72.5	67.1-77.3
Female	539	240	45.2	39.4-51.0	299	54.8	49.0-60.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	887	326	36.6	32.5-40.9	561	63.4	59.1-67.5
Non-Hispanic Black	37	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	88	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	147	68	46.6	37.2-56.3	79	53.4	43.7-62.8
35-44	108	37	30.5	21.1-41.9	71	69.5	58.1-78.9
45-54	151	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	221	57	23.2	17.2-30.4	164	76.8	69.6-82.8
65-74	235	88	39.7	31.7-48.2	147	60.3	51.8-68.3
75+	149	66	42.0	32.7-51.9	83	58.0	48.1-67.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	274	87	33.7	27.0-41.2	187	66.3	58.8-73.0
Some Post-H.S.	290	104	34.2	27.6-41.4	186	65.8	58.6-72.4
College Graduate	354	153	46.6	40.2-53.1	201	53.4	46.9-59.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	182	65	36.7	27.9-46.6	117	63.3	53.4-72.1
$25,000- 34,999	105	26	21.7	13.9-32.1	79	78.3	67.9-86.1
$35,000- 49,999	139	49	31.5	22.3-42.5	90	68.5	57.5-77.7
$50,000- 74,999	144	52	32.5	23.3-43.1	92	67.5	56.9-76.7
$75,000+	186	77	43.7	34.8-53.0	109	56.3	47.0-65.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	334	101	31.9	25.5-39.2	233	68.1	60.8-74.5
No	677	265	37.8	33.1-42.7	412	62.2	57.3-66.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	48	29.7	21.6-39.4	107	70.3	60.6-78.4
Non-Veteran	861	322	37.2	33.0-41.6	539	62.8	58.4-67.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Regional City or Suburban	242	107	43.1	36.0-50.6	135	56.9	49.4-64.0
Rural	775	263	33.4	29.0-38.3	512	66.6	61.7-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,019

1,997

34.2

32.7-35.7

4,022

65.8

64.3-67.3

-Western

1,017

370

36.1

32.3-40.2

647

63.9

59.8-67.7

GENDER

Male

478

130

27.5

22.7-32.9

348

72.5

67.1-77.3

Female

539

240

45.2

39.4-51.0

299

54.8

49.0-60.6

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

887

326

36.6

32.5-40.9

561

63.4

59.1-67.5

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

147

46.6

37.2-56.3

53.4

43.7-62.8

35-44

108

30.5

21.1-41.9

69.5

58.1-78.9

45-54

151

***

55-64

221

23.2

17.2-30.4

164

76.8

69.6-82.8

65-74

235

39.7

31.7-48.2

147

60.3

51.8-68.3

75+

149

42.0

32.7-51.9

58.0

48.1-67.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

274

33.7

27.0-41.2

187

66.3

58.8-73.0

Some Post-H.S.

290

104

34.2

27.6-41.4

186

65.8

58.6-72.4

College Graduate

354

153

46.6

40.2-53.1

201

53.4

46.9-59.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

***

$15,000- 24,999

182

36.7

27.9-46.6

117

63.3

53.4-72.1

$25,000- 34,999

105

21.7

13.9-32.1

78.3

67.9-86.1

$35,000- 49,999

139

31.5

22.3-42.5

68.5

57.5-77.7

$50,000- 74,999

144

32.5

23.3-43.1

67.5

56.9-76.7

$75,000+

186

43.7

34.8-53.0

109

56.3

47.0-65.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

334

101

31.9

25.5-39.2

233

68.1

60.8-74.5

677

265

37.8

33.1-42.7

412

62.2

57.3-66.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

29.7

21.6-39.4

107

70.3

60.6-78.4

Non-Veteran

861

322

37.2

33.0-41.6

539

62.8

58.4-67.0

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Regional City or Suburban

242

107

43.1

36.0-50.6

135

56.9

49.4-64.0

Rural

775

263

33.4

29.0-38.3

512

66.6

61.7-71.0

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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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