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
-FEMALES 2,397 54 2.6 1.8- 3.5 822 34.4 31.8-37.0 701 29.3 26.9-31.9 820 33.7 31.2-36.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,584 41 2.8 1.9- 4.1 624 37.6 34.5-40.7 460 29.2 26.3-32.3 459 30.4 27.4-33.5
Non-Hispanic Black 514 *** *** *** 96 21.1 16.4-26.7 151 30.1 24.7-36.1 259 47.3 41.4-53.4
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.6 12.1-32.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 429 16 4.0 2.3- 6.7 172 39.7 34.0-45.7 107 26.6 21.6-32.3 134 29.7 24.7-35.2
35-44 310 *** *** *** 110 37.4 30.8-44.6 82 27.6 21.9-34.1 116 34.7 28.2-41.8
45-54 386 *** *** *** 112 28.7 23.3-34.9 123 29.6 23.8-36.1 146 39.5 33.2-46.2
55-64 480 12 2.1 1.0- 4.4 137 27.6 22.8-33.0 151 34.3 28.8-40.3 180 35.9 30.3-42.0
65-74 436 *** *** *** 145 32.2 26.5-38.5 120 28.9 22.9-35.7 167 37.8 31.7-44.3
75+ 342 14 4.2 2.2- 7.7 137 37.4 30.7-44.6 115 32.4 25.5-40.2 76 26.0 19.8-33.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 *** *** *** 53 23.8 16.3-33.4 67 28.0 20.6-36.8 101 44.7 35.9-53.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 17 3.7 2.1- 6.5 181 33.5 28.7-38.8 165 29.3 24.6-34.5 209 33.4 28.6-38.7
Some Post-H.S. 724 13 2.0 1.0- 3.8 227 31.4 27.1-36.0 192 28.2 23.9-32.8 292 38.5 34.0-43.2
College Graduate 868 14 1.8 1.0- 3.5 360 44.5 40.3-48.7 276 31.6 27.7-35.7 218 22.1 19.0-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 242 *** *** *** 58 25.7 19.0-33.7 62 22.9 16.4-30.9 112 47.2 38.6-56.1
$15,000- 24,999 399 11 3.8 1.9- 7.8 107 27.0 20.8-34.2 107 25.7 20.2-32.0 174 43.5 36.7-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 *** *** *** 90 37.5 30.0-45.7 75 25.0 19.0-32.2 91 33.9 26.6-42.1
$35,000- 49,999 266 *** *** *** 87 35.9 28.0-44.6 71 25.4 19.2-32.6 104 37.4 30.0-45.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 *** *** *** 93 30.7 24.5-37.6 98 33.7 26.9-41.2 104 34.3 27.7-41.6
$75,000+ 504 *** *** *** 226 42.1 36.6-47.7 164 33.2 27.9-39.0 108 23.2 18.6-28.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 805 25 2.8 1.8- 4.4 214 27.0 22.7-31.7 219 24.3 20.4-28.7 347 45.9 41.1-50.9
No 1,554 29 2.5 1.6- 3.9 595 37.2 34.1-40.5 473 31.7 28.6-34.9 457 28.6 25.7-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,326 54 2.6 1.9- 3.6 796 34.1 31.5-36.8 682 29.6 27.1-32.2 794 33.7 31.2-36.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 591 13 2.7 1.5- 4.9 232 37.6 33.1-42.4 159 27.0 22.9-31.6 187 32.6 28.1-37.4
Regional City or Suburban County 483 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8 179 34.7 29.5-40.3 138 32.1 26.7-38.0 154 30.7 25.7-36.2
Rural 1,323 29 2.5 1.5- 4.0 411 31.5 27.9-35.4 404 29.6 26.1-33.3 479 36.5 32.8-40.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 363 33.9 30.4-37.7 324 30.2 26.7-33.8 363 34.2 30.5-38.0
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 729 18 3.0 1.6- 5.6 268 35.2 30.7-39.9 228 31.2 26.5-36.3 215 30.7 26.2-35.6
Unable to Work 278 11 3.8 1.8- 7.9 54 22.3 15.6-30.9 60 19.4 14.1-26.1 153 54.5 46.1-62.6
Other not in Labor Force 220 *** *** *** 104 45.5 36.9-54.5 58 29.6 21.8-38.9 51 21.1 15.0-28.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 204 *** *** *** 59 28.5 19.9-39.0 60 26.8 19.2-36.2 83 44.3 34.6-54.5
101% to 150% 382 11 4.2 2.0- 8.5 99 28.0 22.2-34.8 105 26.0 20.7-32.2 167 41.7 35.3-48.5
151% to 200% 174 *** *** *** 52 34.5 25.3-45.0 52 27.4 20.0-36.3 66 36.3 27.4-46.2
More than 200% 1,057 14 1.7 0.9- 3.3 405 37.6 33.8-41.5 333 31.7 28.0-35.7 305 29.0 25.4-32.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 570 12 2.9 1.3- 6.2 163 26.7 21.6-32.4 167 25.9 21.0-31.5 228 44.5 38.2-51.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 910 21 2.4 1.4- 3.9 311 33.9 30.1-37.9 270 29.7 25.9-33.7 308 34.0 30.2-38.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 917 21 2.6 1.6- 4.3 348 36.9 32.9-41.0 264 30.0 26.2-34.0 284 30.5 26.8-34.5

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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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