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

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,480 1,438 33.1 31.3-34.9 3,042 66.9 65.1-68.7
Region 1 & 2 751 261 33.3 28.6-38.2 490 66.7 61.8-71.4
GENDER
Male 343 103 30.6 23.9-38.1 240 69.4 61.9-76.1
Female 408 158 35.9 29.7-42.5 250 64.1 57.5-70.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 668 235 33.4 28.5-38.7 433 66.6 61.3-71.5
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 184 71 39.7 30.7-49.4 113 60.3 50.6-69.3
45-64 263 84 26.5 19.8-34.4 179 73.5 65.6-80.2
65+ 302 105 33.2 26.2-40.9 197 66.8 59.1-73.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 257 83 31.9 24.5-40.4 174 68.1 59.6-75.5
Some College + 492 176 33.8 28.2-39.9 316 66.2 60.1-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 363 124 31.6 25.1-38.9 239 68.4 61.1-74.9
$50,000+ 266 89 32.3 24.6-41.1 177 67.7 58.9-75.4

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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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