2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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 4,292 80 2.1 1.6- 2.8 1,265 29.8 28.1-31.6 1,539 35.1 33.3-36.9 1,408 33.0 31.2-34.8
-MALES 2,074 33 2.0 1.3- 3.1 536 26.4 24.1-28.8 855 39.5 36.9-42.2 650 32.1 29.6-34.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,430 24 2.2 1.3- 3.6 373 26.3 23.5-29.2 615 41.4 38.2-44.6 418 30.2 27.2-33.3
Non-Hispanic Black 332 *** *** *** 81 24.3 19.4-30.1 113 33.1 27.3-39.5 134 41.0 34.8-47.5
Other 286 *** *** *** 71 28.7 22.4-35.9 118 40.4 33.6-47.6 92 28.8 22.8-35.8
AGE
18-34 483 18 5.2 3.1- 8.5 193 39.0 34.1-44.1 155 31.6 27.0-36.6 117 24.2 20.1-28.9
35-44 260 *** *** *** 49 21.1 15.7-27.8 129 48.1 40.9-55.3 82 30.8 24.5-38.0
45-54 349 *** *** *** 65 15.8 12.0-20.6 149 40.9 34.7-47.3 134 42.9 36.6-49.5
55-64 358 *** *** *** 75 20.7 16.0-26.3 135 36.4 30.5-42.7 146 42.5 36.0-49.2
65-74 382 *** *** *** 82 19.8 15.3-25.3 176 49.2 42.6-55.8 118 30.2 24.6-36.4
75+ 220 *** *** *** 67 35.9 27.6-45.2 103 40.7 32.6-49.4 44 20.1 14.3-27.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 *** *** *** 52 25.8 19.1-33.8 95 40.8 32.8-49.3 71 30.8 23.7-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 16 3.0 1.7- 5.2 150 27.3 23.0-32.0 215 38.8 34.0-43.9 171 30.9 26.4-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 557 *** *** *** 127 23.6 19.6-28.1 221 36.4 31.7-41.3 204 38.6 33.7-43.7
College Graduate 739 *** *** *** 206 29.3 25.5-33.5 322 43.6 39.3-47.9 202 25.8 22.2-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 31.4 22.8-41.5 40 24.3 17.0-33.5
$15,000- 24,999 279 *** *** *** 76 27.8 21.9-34.6 114 44.3 37.1-51.7 79 23.8 18.5-30.1
$25,000- 34,999 177 *** *** *** 52 29.5 22.1-38.1 59 31.4 24.0-39.8 62 36.8 28.5-45.9
$35,000- 49,999 247 *** *** *** 53 18.9 13.8-25.4 115 45.7 38.2-53.4 75 33.4 26.4-41.3
$50,000- 74,999 318 *** *** *** 75 23.2 18.0-29.4 126 36.3 29.8-43.2 113 37.9 31.3-45.0
$75,000+ 594 *** *** *** 140 25.7 21.5-30.3 261 40.7 36.0-45.5 189 33.0 28.5-37.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 12 1.5 0.7- 3.3 151 24.4 20.4-29.0 222 35.3 30.6-40.3 222 38.7 33.7-44.0
No 1,438 20 2.2 1.3- 3.6 379 27.2 24.5-30.1 619 40.8 37.7-44.0 420 29.8 27.0-32.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 603 *** *** *** 162 24.6 20.7-29.0 263 42.9 38.0-47.9 170 31.4 26.7-36.5
Non-Veteran 1,471 25 2.3 1.4- 3.7 374 27.0 24.3-29.9 592 38.4 35.4-41.5 480 32.3 29.4-35.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 549 *** *** *** 161 28.1 24.1-32.6 238 42.5 37.9-47.4 141 26.8 22.6-31.4
Regional City or Suburban County 525 *** *** *** 147 29.5 24.9-34.5 208 36.8 31.9-42.0 161 32.7 27.9-37.8
Rural 1,000 15 2.3 1.2- 4.3 228 22.8 19.6-26.4 409 39.1 35.2-43.1 348 35.9 32.0-39.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 15 1.8 1.0- 3.1 309 26.1 23.2-29.2 496 39.3 36.0-42.6 389 32.9 29.7-36.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 *** *** *** 137 25.5 21.0-30.5 258 44.6 39.4-50.1 154 28.9 24.3-34.0
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** 33 20.1 13.0-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** 43 32.6 23.8-42.7 54 41.2 31.5-51.7 32 26.2 18.1-36.5
101% to 150% 263 *** *** *** 73 27.7 21.5-35.0 90 37.6 30.4-45.3 90 29.8 23.4-37.0
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 37 27.8 19.9-37.4 56 41.0 31.7-51.1 39 28.5 20.4-38.1
More than 200% 1,172 13 1.4 0.7- 2.9 279 24.5 21.6-27.7 502 39.9 36.5-43.4 378 34.1 30.8-37.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 *** *** *** 81 19.8 15.0-25.8 160 35.9 29.8-42.4 144 41.0 34.3-48.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 868 12 1.6 0.8- 3.4 228 26.5 23.1-30.2 351 38.6 34.7-42.6 277 33.3 29.5-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 813 13 2.0 1.0- 3.9 227 28.3 24.7-32.1 344 41.5 37.5-45.7 229 28.2 24.5-32.2

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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 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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