2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 386 125 32.8 27.5-38.6 261 67.2 61.4-72.5
GENDER
Male 194 53 28.3 21.5-36.3 141 71.7 63.7-78.5
Female 192 72 37.5 29.7-45.9 120 62.5 54.1-70.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 228 88 37.8 30.7-45.5 140 62.2 54.5-69.3
Non-Hispanic Black 95 19 23.2 14.6-34.8 76 76.8 65.2-85.4
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 160 64 43.5 35.1-52.3 96 56.5 47.7-64.9
45-64 125 33 21.2 14.5-29.8 92 78.8 70.2-85.5
65+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 49 36.5 27.7-46.4 92 63.5 53.6-72.3
Some Post-H.S. 118 30 27.0 18.7-37.2 88 73.0 62.8-81.3
College Graduate 127 46 35.9 27.1-45.8 81 64.1 54.2-72.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 67 33.9 26.7-41.9 130 66.1 58.1-73.3
$50,000+ 130 44 35.2 26.1-45.6 86 64.8 54.4-73.9
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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