2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 563 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1 177 31.0 26.7-35.6 203 35.3 30.8-39.9 172 30.5 26.3-35.1
GENDER
Male 286 *** *** *** 81 27.9 22.3-34.2 119 38.4 32.3-45.0 83 31.1 25.2-37.7
Female 277 *** *** *** 96 34.0 27.8-40.9 84 32.1 26.0-39.0 89 29.9 24.2-36.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 346 *** *** *** 117 32.4 27.0-38.2 132 37.3 31.7-43.3 88 25.9 21.0-31.5
Non-Hispanic Black 133 *** *** *** 32 24.9 17.1-34.7 44 33.2 24.8-42.9 57 41.9 32.7-51.7
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 28.3 19.1-39.8
AGE
18-44 219 *** *** *** 85 38.3 31.3-45.9 69 30.1 23.7-37.3 57 25.7 19.8-32.6
45-64 209 *** *** *** 48 20.7 15.5-27.1 79 38.0 30.8-45.6 82 41.4 34.0-49.1
65+ 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 42.2 32.2-52.8 33 22.7 15.5-32.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 171 *** *** *** 45 29.3 21.7-38.4 58 32.6 25.1-41.3 65 35.8 28.1-44.3
Some Post-H.S. 121 *** *** *** 33 26.9 19.0-36.5 36 29.1 21.0-38.8 47 37.4 28.4-47.5
College Graduate 270 *** *** *** 99 35.2 29.2-41.7 108 41.3 34.9-48.0 60 21.5 16.6-27.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 *** *** *** 59 29.4 22.6-37.3 55 32.3 24.7-40.9 75 37.2 29.6-45.3
$50,000+ 271 *** *** *** 87 30.6 24.9-36.9 110 40.0 33.8-46.6 70 27.1 21.6-33.4
Don't know/Not Sure 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 28.9 20.0-39.8 *** *** ***

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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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