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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,938 60 2.2 1.6- 3.1 937 31.8 29.8-34.0 1,093 36.5 34.3-38.7 848 29.4 27.3-31.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,508 36 2.3 1.5- 3.5 564 37.4 34.4-40.5 478 31.7 28.8-34.7 430 28.7 25.8-31.7
AGE
18-34 542 17 4.4 2.5- 7.5 248 46.1 41.3-51.0 156 27.6 23.6-32.1 121 21.9 18.2-26.1
35-44 334 *** *** *** 95 26.0 20.9-31.9 137 44.7 38.4-51.1 100 28.4 22.9-34.7
45-54 455 *** *** *** 117 24.6 20.2-29.6 171 34.5 29.5-40.0 163 40.0 34.5-45.7
55-64 535 *** *** *** 155 27.4 23.1-32.2 183 34.9 30.1-40.1 192 37.2 32.1-42.6
65-74 625 *** *** *** 166 24.1 19.8-28.9 261 44.8 39.5-50.3 185 29.7 24.9-35.0
75+ 426 19 5.4 3.0- 9.4 149 37.0 30.9-43.5 175 38.4 32.3-44.9 83 19.2 14.9-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 *** *** *** 55 26.3 19.1-35.0 66 35.4 27.0-44.8 72 33.3 25.4-42.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 685 23 2.9 1.8- 4.8 212 31.0 26.9-35.5 243 36.5 32.1-41.1 207 29.6 25.6-33.9
Some Post-H.S. 853 *** *** *** 250 29.9 26.2-33.8 312 33.4 29.8-37.3 278 35.0 31.1-39.1
College Graduate 1,198 *** *** *** 421 36.6 33.4-39.9 473 40.6 37.3-43.9 289 21.7 19.1-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 *** *** *** 71 34.1 26.2-42.9 57 28.7 21.7-36.9 64 29.3 21.5-38.4
$15,000- 24,999 357 *** *** *** 112 32.2 26.0-39.1 126 35.2 29.1-41.9 107 29.0 23.5-35.3
$25,000- 34,999 257 *** *** *** 80 29.3 23.0-36.6 81 33.9 26.6-42.0 94 36.6 29.6-44.2
$35,000- 49,999 347 *** *** *** 91 26.8 21.4-33.0 147 42.7 36.4-49.3 105 29.3 23.6-35.7
$50,000- 74,999 448 *** *** *** 138 29.0 24.2-34.4 165 34.2 28.9-39.8 136 34.4 28.9-40.3
$75,000+ 861 *** *** *** 274 33.3 29.6-37.2 346 38.1 34.3-42.1 233 27.7 24.1-31.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 930 *** *** *** 248 26.4 22.9-30.2 314 34.2 30.3-38.4 348 37.5 33.5-41.7
No 1,981 39 2.3 1.6- 3.5 681 34.3 31.7-36.9 768 37.3 34.7-40.0 493 26.1 23.7-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 *** *** *** 139 26.1 21.6-31.1 221 44.4 39.0-50.0 130 28.7 23.6-34.2
Non-Veteran 2,446 54 2.4 1.7- 3.4 799 32.8 30.5-35.1 875 35.3 33.0-37.7 718 29.5 27.2-31.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 669 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 234 33.9 29.9-38.1 260 38.5 34.3-42.8 157 24.2 20.5-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 755 *** *** *** 256 33.6 29.6-37.9 277 35.8 31.7-40.2 211 29.3 25.4-33.6
Rural 1,518 31 2.1 1.3- 3.5 448 29.2 26.3-32.3 559 36.0 32.9-39.2 480 32.7 29.7-35.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,455 18 1.6 1.0- 2.8 462 31.9 29.1-34.8 555 37.3 34.3-40.3 420 29.2 26.4-32.1
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 975 27 2.5 1.5- 4.1 299 29.8 26.1-33.8 397 40.3 36.2-44.5 252 27.4 23.7-31.5
Unable to Work 237 *** *** *** 54 21.2 15.2-28.7 69 35.3 27.3-44.3 108 41.5 33.4-50.2
Other not in Labor Force 193 *** *** *** 97 49.4 41.1-57.7 45 23.6 17.4-31.2 45 22.1 15.9-29.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 30.7 22.1-40.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 347 16 4.9 2.8- 8.6 108 29.7 24.2-35.8 110 33.6 27.5-40.3 113 31.8 26.1-38.2
151% to 200% 214 *** *** *** 65 27.0 20.4-34.7 77 36.6 28.7-45.3 67 34.3 26.6-42.9
More than 200% 1,695 22 1.3 0.7- 2.3 518 31.3 28.6-34.1 674 38.2 35.5-41.1 481 29.1 26.5-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 512 *** *** *** 134 25.9 21.0-31.4 196 36.9 31.4-42.8 170 35.4 30.0-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,257 19 1.9 1.1- 3.3 390 30.6 27.5-33.9 479 37.7 34.4-41.1 369 29.8 26.7-33.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,173 29 2.7 1.7- 4.3 414 34.7 31.5-38.0 421 35.4 32.1-38.7 309 27.3 24.2-30.6

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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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