2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 691 207 32.6 28.1-37.5 484 67.4 62.5-71.9
GENDER
Male 301 71 28.3 22.0-35.7 230 71.7 64.3-78.0
Female 390 136 36.8 30.6-43.5 254 63.2 56.5-69.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 160 38.3 32.5-44.4 286 61.7 55.6-67.5
Non-Hispanic Black 200 33 19.5 13.0-28.2 167 80.5 71.8-87.0
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 193 67 41.9 33.5-50.9 126 58.1 49.1-66.5
45-64 253 58 22.6 17.1-29.2 195 77.4 70.8-82.9
65+ 239 78 29.4 22.7-37.1 161 70.6 62.9-77.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 279 72 30.1 23.5-37.6 207 69.9 62.4-76.5
Some College + 411 135 34.9 28.9-41.4 276 65.1 58.6-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 325 87 31.6 25.0-38.9 238 68.4 61.1-75.0
$50,000+ 245 78 30.5 23.7-38.3 167 69.5 61.7-76.3

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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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