2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 515 167 33.2 28.6-38.1 348 66.8 61.9-71.4
GENDER
Male 227 65 28.4 22.3-35.5 162 71.6 64.5-77.7
Female 288 102 37.6 31.0-44.6 186 62.4 55.4-69.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 328 126 37.2 31.4-43.4 202 62.8 56.6-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 134 25 20.4 13.4-29.6 109 79.6 70.4-86.6
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 190 78 39.2 31.9-47.1 112 60.8 52.9-68.1
45-64 170 36 21.0 15.1-28.5 134 79.0 71.5-84.9
65+ 149 *** *** *** 99 62.8 52.0-72.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 167 47 33.0 24.9-42.4 120 67.0 57.6-75.1
Some Post-H.S. 143 39 25.7 18.7-34.2 104 74.3 65.8-81.3
College Graduate 204 81 41.4 34.1-49.1 123 58.6 50.9-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 220 56 29.5 22.3-37.8 164 70.5 62.2-77.7
$50,000+ 213 79 35.1 28.3-42.5 134 64.9 57.5-71.7
Don't know/Not Sure 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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