2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  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 4,480 70 1.7 1.3- 2.3 1,368 31.3 29.5-33.2 1,601 34.9 33.0-36.8 1,441 32.1 30.3-33.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 859 *** *** *** 167 22.2 18.5-26.6 290 34.8 30.5-39.3 391 41.7 37.3-46.2
GENDER
Male 345 *** *** *** 71 23.5 17.8-30.5 139 39.9 33.2-46.9 132 35.5 29.2-42.2
Female 514 *** *** *** 96 21.1 16.4-26.7 151 30.1 24.7-36.1 259 47.3 41.4-53.4
AGE
18-34 172 *** *** *** 46 31.5 22.7-41.9 62 35.7 26.6-45.8 60 30.8 23.0-39.9
35-44 127 *** *** *** 27 25.1 16.5-36.1 49 37.0 27.4-47.8 *** *** ***
45-54 145 *** *** *** 20 14.3 8.3-23.6 42 28.5 19.7-39.3 *** *** ***
55-64 184 *** *** *** 36 17.3 11.7-24.9 55 31.9 23.9-41.2 91 49.1 39.8-58.4
65-74 146 *** *** *** 19 12.8 7.2-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 277 *** *** *** 67 26.9 20.1-35.0 81 29.8 22.8-38.0 125 41.4 33.7-49.5
Some Post-H.S. 238 *** *** *** 36 20.4 13.8-29.1 72 34.1 26.3-42.8 127 44.0 35.9-52.3
College Graduate 233 *** *** *** 36 13.9 9.4-20.1 109 51.0 42.7-59.3 86 34.2 26.8-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** 25 18.0 11.1-27.8 29 24.0 15.2-35.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 *** *** *** 41 23.0 16.0-32.0 48 22.2 15.9-30.0 106 53.6 44.4-62.5
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** 16 13.8 7.5-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 *** *** *** 56 20.2 14.3-27.8 80 25.2 19.2-32.4 161 52.0 44.1-59.8
No 537 *** *** *** 109 23.3 18.6-28.9 205 39.7 34.2-45.6 220 36.2 31.0-41.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** 18 17.1 10.2-27.3 41 31.4 22.6-41.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 743 *** *** *** 149 22.9 18.8-27.6 249 35.2 30.5-40.2 337 41.0 36.3-45.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 265 *** *** *** 49 19.3 14.2-25.8 100 38.7 31.8-46.2 112 40.2 33.4-47.5
Regional City or Suburban County 172 *** *** *** 34 23.3 15.4-33.8 *** *** *** 78 36.0 27.1-46.0
Rural 422 *** *** *** 84 25.1 18.8-32.7 133 27.3 22.0-33.3 201 46.7 39.8-53.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 432 *** *** *** 77 22.5 17.1-29.0 165 39.0 33.0-45.4 189 38.2 32.4-44.4
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 *** *** *** 38 17.7 12.2-25.0 77 37.2 28.6-46.6 94 44.3 35.5-53.4
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** 22 15.8 9.4-25.3 26 19.6 12.1-30.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 *** *** *** 32 22.6 14.9-32.8 51 25.5 18.4-34.2 96 50.6 40.9-60.3
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 *** *** *** 52 20.0 13.8-27.9 131 42.1 34.6-50.1 125 36.7 29.7-44.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 *** *** *** 44 18.6 12.8-26.2 77 30.7 23.0-39.5 123 49.4 40.4-58.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 320 *** *** *** 66 24.9 18.7-32.3 97 28.3 22.4-35.1 152 45.8 38.7-53.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 *** *** *** 57 21.3 15.7-28.4 116 41.5 34.4-49.0 116 35.5 29.1-42.5

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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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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