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
-MALES 2,083 16 0.9 0.5- 1.7 546 28.3 25.8-30.9 900 40.5 37.8-43.2 621 30.4 27.9-33.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 *** *** *** 384 28.7 25.7-31.8 607 40.4 37.3-43.7 406 30.1 27.2-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 345 *** *** *** 71 23.5 17.8-30.5 139 39.9 33.2-46.9 132 35.5 29.2-42.2
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 463 *** *** *** 189 42.1 36.6-47.7 173 35.6 30.5-41.1 95 20.5 16.5-25.2
35-44 275 *** *** *** 64 23.9 18.3-30.6 129 41.4 34.6-48.6 79 33.8 27.0-41.3
45-54 368 *** *** *** 62 18.7 14.0-24.5 157 39.5 33.2-46.0 147 41.6 35.4-48.2
55-64 398 *** *** *** 87 18.2 14.2-23.0 171 44.9 38.8-51.0 139 36.4 30.6-42.6
65-74 359 *** *** *** 78 25.1 19.4-31.7 164 43.5 36.8-50.4 113 30.5 24.8-36.9
75+ 207 *** *** *** 63 31.7 23.9-40.7 101 46.0 37.2-55.0 43 22.3 15.6-30.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 *** *** *** 68 34.8 26.9-43.5 84 38.3 30.2-47.0 57 26.3 19.6-34.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 *** *** *** 143 28.6 24.0-33.7 226 37.8 32.9-42.9 195 31.4 26.8-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 535 *** *** *** 123 23.8 19.5-28.6 224 40.7 35.7-46.0 184 35.0 30.2-40.2
College Graduate 763 *** *** *** 211 29.5 25.6-33.6 366 44.4 40.1-48.7 184 26.0 22.4-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 *** *** *** 50 32.7 24.0-42.7 59 35.4 26.4-45.5 47 29.3 20.6-39.8
$15,000- 24,999 292 *** *** *** 77 29.0 22.5-36.4 112 37.2 30.3-44.5 100 33.2 26.6-40.5
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 59 34.5 26.1-43.9 82 37.3 29.0-46.4 53 27.0 19.8-35.6
$35,000- 49,999 263 *** *** *** 65 23.4 17.2-31.0 118 45.9 38.2-53.8 78 29.7 23.3-37.2
$50,000- 74,999 307 *** *** *** 71 27.7 21.4-35.1 143 41.8 34.9-49.1 92 30.3 24.1-37.2
$75,000+ 596 *** *** *** 139 23.6 19.6-28.1 270 42.0 37.1-47.0 183 33.9 29.3-38.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 *** *** *** 143 22.7 18.9-27.0 253 41.1 36.1-46.4 218 35.0 30.2-40.1
No 1,428 *** *** *** 394 30.5 27.4-33.8 631 40.1 36.9-43.3 393 28.6 25.7-31.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 624 *** *** *** 146 24.8 20.8-29.3 300 43.7 38.9-48.5 174 30.5 26.1-35.3
Non-Veteran 1,455 12 0.9 0.4- 1.9 399 29.4 26.4-32.5 598 39.4 36.2-42.7 446 30.3 27.4-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 567 *** *** *** 164 29.6 25.4-34.2 237 39.9 35.2-44.7 163 30.0 25.7-34.7
Regional City or Suburban County 423 *** *** *** 107 27.6 22.4-33.6 179 38.1 32.5-44.0 134 33.2 27.9-38.9
Rural 1,093 *** *** *** 275 27.4 23.9-31.3 484 42.4 38.5-46.4 324 29.1 25.6-32.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,261 *** *** *** 310 26.1 23.1-29.3 572 43.0 39.6-46.5 369 30.2 27.1-33.5
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 507 *** *** *** 129 27.8 22.9-33.3 230 40.9 35.5-46.5 148 31.3 26.3-36.8
Unable to Work 158 *** *** *** 38 19.4 13.1-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** 30 20.7 13.7-30.1 *** *** *** 41 30.4 21.3-41.3
101% to 150% 284 *** *** *** 78 31.3 24.3-39.2 103 34.0 27.3-41.4 97 32.0 25.5-39.4
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 35 28.6 19.7-39.4 *** *** *** 44 29.7 21.1-39.9
More than 200% 1,131 *** *** *** 272 25.1 21.9-28.6 508 42.0 38.3-45.7 344 32.3 29.0-35.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 416 *** *** *** 99 24.6 19.1-31.0 187 42.8 36.1-49.7 126 31.7 25.7-38.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 *** *** *** 183 27.7 23.6-32.3 326 39.7 35.4-44.2 237 31.9 27.9-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 916 *** *** *** 264 29.5 26.0-33.2 387 40.5 36.6-44.4 258 28.9 25.5-32.7

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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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