2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 563 188 34.2 29.8-39.0 375 65.8 61.0-70.2
GENDER
Male 286 84 30.4 24.6-37.0 202 69.6 63.0-75.4
Female 277 104 37.9 31.5-44.8 173 62.1 55.2-68.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 346 126 36.8 31.1-42.9 220 63.2 57.1-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 133 32 24.9 17.1-34.7 101 75.1 65.3-82.9
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 219 93 44.3 36.9-51.9 126 55.7 48.1-63.1
45-64 209 48 20.7 15.5-27.1 161 79.3 72.9-84.5
65+ 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 171 48 31.6 23.7-40.6 123 68.4 59.4-76.3
Some Post-H.S. 121 38 33.5 24.6-43.7 83 66.5 56.3-75.4
College Graduate 270 102 37.2 31.0-43.8 168 62.8 56.2-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 61 30.5 23.6-38.5 130 69.5 61.5-76.4
$50,000+ 271 91 32.9 27.0-39.4 180 67.1 60.6-73.0
Don't know/Not Sure 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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