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 White 2,991 51 1.8 1.3- 2.5 1,008 33.1 31.0-35.3 1,067 34.8 32.6-37.1 865 30.2 28.1-32.4
GENDER
Male 1,407 *** *** *** 384 28.7 25.7-31.8 607 40.4 37.3-43.7 406 30.1 27.2-33.2
Female 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
AGE
18-34 528 14 3.1 1.7- 5.3 223 41.0 36.2-46.1 169 32.5 28.0-37.5 122 23.4 19.3-27.9
35-44 328 *** *** *** 113 34.9 28.8-41.5 103 29.6 24.1-35.7 109 34.9 28.6-41.7
45-54 500 *** *** *** 135 27.4 22.7-32.6 187 35.5 30.2-41.2 173 35.9 30.7-41.5
55-64 598 *** *** *** 174 24.7 20.9-29.0 223 40.6 35.7-45.8 190 33.3 28.6-38.4
65-74 584 *** *** *** 184 32.1 27.3-37.4 213 35.0 30.0-40.4 182 32.5 27.8-37.6
75+ 438 *** *** *** 171 37.1 31.2-43.4 170 37.2 31.1-43.6 85 22.8 17.6-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 *** *** *** 57 29.7 22.1-38.7 64 33.1 25.1-42.2 63 33.7 25.8-42.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 700 *** *** *** 215 31.9 27.7-36.3 246 35.9 31.6-40.5 223 29.6 25.6-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 864 *** *** *** 261 28.5 24.9-32.3 285 33.7 29.9-37.9 305 36.5 32.5-40.6
College Graduate 1,232 *** *** *** 474 40.9 37.5-44.3 472 35.8 32.6-39.1 273 22.2 19.5-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 *** *** *** 66 32.9 25.1-41.7 61 28.4 21.0-37.1 77 36.0 27.6-45.3
$15,000- 24,999 354 *** *** *** 102 27.7 21.9-34.3 119 34.2 27.9-41.1 120 34.3 28.0-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 293 *** *** *** 103 38.1 31.1-45.6 96 27.2 21.3-34.0 86 30.7 24.3-37.9
$35,000- 49,999 352 *** *** *** 112 31.8 25.7-38.6 129 37.0 30.8-43.7 108 30.4 24.7-36.7
$50,000- 74,999 458 *** *** *** 142 31.4 26.4-36.9 180 37.0 31.5-42.8 134 31.2 26.0-36.9
$75,000+ 892 *** *** *** 321 34.1 30.4-38.1 331 35.6 31.8-39.6 232 29.3 25.6-33.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 929 21 1.9 1.1- 3.1 261 27.0 23.4-31.0 317 33.1 29.1-37.3 330 38.0 33.9-42.3
No 2,019 30 1.8 1.2- 2.8 736 35.6 33.0-38.3 733 35.3 32.7-38.0 520 27.2 24.8-29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 *** *** *** 131 28.0 23.3-33.2 231 43.0 37.7-48.5 127 28.9 24.1-34.3
Non-Veteran 2,499 50 2.1 1.5- 3.0 876 34.0 31.7-36.4 835 33.4 31.0-35.9 738 30.5 28.2-32.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 687 *** *** *** 278 38.1 34.0-42.3 218 30.6 26.8-34.8 182 29.8 25.8-34.1
Regional City or Suburban County 624 *** *** *** 217 33.7 29.2-38.6 223 34.8 30.3-39.6 174 29.7 25.4-34.3
Rural 1,681 32 2.0 1.3- 3.2 513 29.3 26.5-32.3 627 37.8 34.7-41.1 509 30.9 28.0-33.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,526 22 1.4 0.9- 2.4 489 30.6 27.8-33.4 571 36.6 33.6-39.6 444 31.5 28.6-34.5
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 938 *** *** *** 331 34.8 30.9-38.9 349 35.1 31.1-39.3 244 28.3 24.6-32.4
Unable to Work 248 *** *** *** 65 26.3 19.3-34.9 66 29.9 22.3-38.7 109 41.9 33.8-50.4
Other not in Labor Force 183 *** *** *** 89 49.2 40.3-58.1 49 29.1 21.1-38.5 39 17.7 12.1-25.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** 36 21.4 14.6-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 363 *** *** *** 114 33.6 27.2-40.7 111 29.9 24.1-36.5 123 31.6 25.8-38.0
151% to 200% 224 *** *** *** 67 32.1 24.6-40.7 82 32.9 25.7-40.9 70 33.6 26.1-42.1
More than 200% 1,665 *** *** *** 571 33.4 30.6-36.3 620 35.9 33.0-38.9 460 29.7 27.0-32.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 573 *** *** *** 178 28.2 23.2-33.8 206 34.5 29.0-40.4 177 35.2 29.5-41.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,139 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9 366 32.4 29.0-36.0 420 36.1 32.6-39.8 334 29.8 26.5-33.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,280 20 1.8 1.0- 3.1 464 34.9 31.7-38.1 442 33.9 30.7-37.2 354 29.5 26.3-32.8

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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 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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