2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 652 *** *** *** 162 26.0 21.9-30.7 208 30.5 26.2-35.3 272 41.1 36.2-46.1
GENDER
Male 294 *** *** *** 67 24.7 19.0-31.5 105 31.9 25.7-38.8 118 41.9 34.9-49.2
Female 358 *** *** *** 95 27.3 21.5-34.0 103 29.2 23.2-36.0 154 40.3 33.8-47.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 413 *** *** *** 112 26.7 21.6-32.5 148 34.9 29.2-41.2 146 35.8 30.0-42.0
Non-Hispanic Black 192 *** *** *** 39 22.7 15.8-31.5 42 20.4 14.2-28.5 108 54.6 45.4-63.5
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 176 *** *** *** 43 25.8 18.7-34.4 53 31.2 23.7-39.9 78 41.2 32.9-50.0
45-64 245 *** *** *** 57 22.4 16.6-29.4 66 26.8 20.2-34.7 118 48.2 40.2-56.2
65+ 225 *** *** *** 62 32.7 25.0-41.4 87 35.7 28.2-43.9 72 28.5 21.9-36.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 258 *** *** *** 64 27.8 21.1-35.6 75 30.5 23.7-38.2 113 38.3 31.2-45.9
Some Post-H.S. 193 *** *** *** 41 21.1 15.0-28.9 63 28.9 21.7-37.4 87 47.9 39.0-56.9
College Graduate 200 *** *** *** 57 31.5 24.0-40.0 70 34.0 26.5-42.5 71 33.9 26.5-42.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 334 *** *** *** 73 24.3 18.6-31.2 96 28.0 22.2-34.6 156 43.7 37.0-50.7
$50,000+ 219 *** *** *** 57 23.2 17.2-30.6 81 37.5 29.6-46.1 81 39.3 31.5-47.8
Don't know/Not Sure 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.7 14.3-34.1 *** *** ***

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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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