2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 485 161 31.8 27.1-36.9 324 68.2 63.1-72.9
GENDER
Male 239 70 28.2 21.8-35.6 169 71.8 64.4-78.2
Female 246 91 35.4 28.7-42.7 155 64.6 57.3-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 338 123 36.9 31.2-43.1 215 63.1 56.9-68.8
Non-Hispanic Black 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 160 65 34.6 26.8-43.3 95 65.4 56.7-73.2
45-64 149 34 23.6 16.7-32.4 115 76.4 67.6-83.3
65+ 170 60 36.3 28.0-45.6 110 63.7 54.4-72.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 184 63 32.0 24.6-40.3 121 68.0 59.7-75.4
Some Post-H.S. 151 42 28.0 20.3-37.2 109 72.0 62.8-79.7
College Graduate 150 56 37.3 28.8-46.7 94 62.7 53.3-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 249 75 30.4 23.9-37.8 174 69.6 62.2-76.1
$50,000+ 159 57 30.9 23.2-39.9 102 69.1 60.1-76.8
Don't know/Not Sure 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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