2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 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 4,292 1,345 32.0 30.2-33.8 2,947 68.0 66.2-69.8
Region 3 359 103 29.6 24.3-35.6 256 70.4 64.4-75.7
GENDER
Male 185 47 28.9 21.4-37.9 138 71.1 62.1-78.6
Female 174 56 30.4 23.3-38.5 118 69.6 61.5-76.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 290 82 29.8 23.8-36.7 208 70.2 63.3-76.2
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 113 37 33.5 24.0-44.5 *** *** ***
45-64 122 27 21.0 14.4-29.6 95 79.0 70.4-85.6
65+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 133 41 36.3 27.0-46.8 92 63.7 53.2-73.0
Some Post-H.S. 101 25 19.5 12.6-28.9 76 80.5 71.1-87.4
College Graduate 124 36 31.2 22.6-41.3 88 68.8 58.7-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 47 28.2 20.7-37.2 106 71.8 62.8-79.3
$50,000+ 141 36 27.5 19.5-37.2 105 72.5 62.8-80.5
Don't know/Not Sure 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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