2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 691 *** *** *** 198 31.3 26.8-36.2 232 30.6 26.4-35.1 252 36.9 32.4-41.5
GENDER
Male 301 *** *** *** 68 27.2 21.0-34.5 121 35.4 29.2-42.1 109 36.3 30.0-43.1
Female 390 *** *** *** 130 35.3 29.2-42.0 111 25.8 20.4-32.0 143 37.4 31.4-43.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 *** *** *** 154 36.6 30.9-42.7 149 29.9 25.0-35.3 137 31.8 26.7-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 200 *** *** *** 31 19.1 12.6-27.8 64 30.9 22.9-40.2 103 49.6 40.4-58.7
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 193 *** *** *** 65 40.6 32.2-49.5 58 26.7 19.8-34.9 68 31.3 24.4-39.3
45-64 253 *** *** *** 55 21.3 16.0-27.8 88 31.3 25.1-38.3 107 46.1 38.7-53.6
65+ 239 *** *** *** 74 28.2 21.6-35.9 84 36.3 29.1-44.1 77 34.4 27.3-42.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 279 *** *** *** 68 29.1 22.5-36.6 97 30.1 24.2-36.8 110 39.8 32.9-47.1
Some College + 411 *** *** *** 130 33.3 27.4-39.8 135 31.0 25.4-37.2 141 34.1 28.7-40.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 325 *** *** *** 82 29.8 23.4-37.1 100 28.4 22.3-35.3 138 40.1 33.5-47.0
$50,000+ 245 *** *** *** 75 29.5 22.7-37.3 88 32.3 25.7-39.6 79 37.2 30.0-45.0

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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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