2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 386 *** *** *** 116 30.3 25.2-35.9 137 32.9 27.7-38.6 124 34.3 28.6-40.4
GENDER
Male 194 *** *** *** 51 26.7 20.1-34.6 82 36.4 29.3-44.2 59 35.2 27.2-44.2
Female 192 *** *** *** 65 34.0 26.6-42.3 55 29.3 21.9-37.9 65 33.3 25.9-41.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 228 *** *** *** 83 36.0 29.0-43.6 83 35.4 28.5-43.0 57 26.8 20.3-34.4
Non-Hispanic Black 95 *** *** *** 17 20.5 12.6-31.5 30 25.3 17.1-35.8 *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 160 *** *** *** 60 39.8 31.6-48.6 58 32.7 25.5-40.9 38 23.8 17.3-31.8
45-64 125 *** *** *** 31 20.7 14.1-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 *** *** *** 43 30.7 22.7-40.1 42 28.1 20.2-37.5 50 35.4 26.1-46.0
Some Post-H.S. 118 *** *** *** 29 26.6 18.3-36.9 43 33.0 24.1-43.2 45 40.1 30.5-50.6
College Graduate 127 *** *** *** 44 35.3 26.6-45.2 52 40.8 31.8-50.5 29 23.3 15.9-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 *** *** *** 60 29.4 22.8-37.1 69 34.8 27.4-43.0 61 31.3 24.2-39.5
$50,000+ 130 *** *** *** 43 34.6 25.5-45.0 43 26.9 19.6-35.7 43 37.9 28.5-48.3
Don't know/Not Sure 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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