2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 659 189 33.5 29.1-38.2 470 66.5 61.8-70.9
GENDER
Male 299 78 33.4 27.1-40.5 221 66.6 59.5-72.9
Female 360 111 33.5 27.5-40.2 249 66.5 59.8-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 377 121 35.3 29.9-41.2 256 64.7 58.8-70.1
Non-Hispanic Black 128 29 24.8 16.4-35.6 99 75.2 64.4-83.6
Other 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 201 80 42.4 34.7-50.5 121 57.6 49.5-65.3
45-64 234 46 24.1 17.8-31.8 188 75.9 68.2-82.2
65+ 222 62 29.0 21.9-37.2 160 71.0 62.8-78.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 285 84 36.7 29.7-44.3 201 63.3 55.7-70.3
Some College + 374 105 30.7 25.4-36.6 269 69.3 63.4-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 352 92 31.8 25.7-38.6 260 68.2 61.4-74.3
$50,000+ 198 50 28.6 21.7-36.7 148 71.4 63.3-78.3

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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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