2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 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 4,292 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
Region 1 & 2 710 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 218 29.9 25.5-34.7 261 37.1 32.2-42.3 216 31.7 27.0-36.8
GENDER
Male 338 *** *** *** 84 24.2 18.5-31.1 147 43.3 36.1-50.9 102 31.3 24.4-39.1
Female 372 *** *** *** 134 35.5 29.2-42.4 114 31.0 24.8-38.0 114 32.1 25.8-39.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 624 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0 200 31.9 27.1-37.0 227 36.8 31.6-42.3 183 30.3 25.3-35.7
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 177 *** *** *** 64 36.6 28.4-45.7 56 28.7 21.3-37.5 54 33.5 24.8-43.5
45-64 247 *** *** *** 58 21.8 15.9-29.2 93 42.3 33.6-51.5 93 35.3 27.9-43.6
65+ 274 *** *** *** 91 29.9 22.9-38.0 107 41.7 33.8-50.1 67 26.0 19.1-34.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 246 *** *** *** 70 26.6 20.0-34.5 84 37.5 29.4-46.5 84 33.9 26.2-42.6
Some Post-H.S. 214 *** *** *** 72 33.1 25.2-42.0 77 32.3 24.5-41.2 61 33.7 25.2-43.5
College Graduate 250 *** *** *** 76 31.2 24.1-39.4 100 43.0 35.4-51.1 71 25.1 19.2-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 322 *** *** *** 101 29.8 23.5-36.9 105 34.5 27.2-42.5 108 33.7 26.8-41.4
$50,000+ 251 *** *** *** 59 27.2 20.2-35.6 112 40.7 33.1-48.9 76 31.4 23.9-40.0
Don't know/Not Sure 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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