2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 751 20 3.7 1.9- 7.0 241 29.6 25.1-34.4 275 34.9 30.1-40.0 215 31.8 27.0-37.1
GENDER
Male 343 *** *** *** 98 28.1 21.6-35.7 156 42.1 34.7-49.9 84 27.3 20.8-34.9
Female 408 15 4.9 2.3-10.2 143 31.0 25.3-37.4 119 27.8 22.0-34.5 131 36.3 29.7-43.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 668 18 3.2 1.6- 6.4 217 30.2 25.5-35.4 240 34.7 29.6-40.2 193 31.9 26.9-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 184 *** *** *** 65 34.0 25.7-43.6 54 27.1 19.6-36.2 59 33.2 24.8-42.9
45-64 263 *** *** *** 77 23.5 17.5-30.9 100 39.9 31.3-49.2 79 33.6 25.4-43.1
65+ 302 *** *** *** 98 31.1 24.4-38.8 120 38.9 31.5-46.7 77 28.0 21.5-35.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 257 *** *** *** 73 25.3 18.6-33.4 81 31.7 24.1-40.4 93 36.4 28.3-45.3
Some College + 492 *** *** *** 166 32.5 27.0-38.6 194 37.9 32.0-44.1 122 28.3 22.8-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 363 11 4.1 1.7- 9.8 113 27.5 21.6-34.4 118 29.3 23.1-36.4 121 39.1 31.6-47.1
$50,000+ 266 *** *** *** 88 32.3 24.5-41.1 123 46.4 37.6-55.4 54 21.3 15.0-29.4

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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.

^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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