2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 652 172 28.4 24.1-33.2 480 71.6 66.8-75.9
GENDER
Male 294 71 26.2 20.3-33.1 223 73.8 66.9-79.7
Female 358 101 30.5 24.4-37.4 257 69.5 62.6-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 413 119 29.3 23.9-35.3 294 70.7 64.7-76.1
Non-Hispanic Black 192 42 25.0 17.7-34.1 150 75.0 65.9-82.3
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 176 45 27.5 20.3-36.3 131 72.5 63.7-79.7
45-64 245 61 25.0 18.8-32.4 184 75.0 67.6-81.2
65+ 225 66 35.8 27.8-44.7 159 64.2 55.3-72.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 258 70 31.2 24.2-39.3 188 68.8 60.7-75.8
Some Post-H.S. 193 43 23.2 16.7-31.3 150 76.8 68.7-83.3
College Graduate 200 59 32.1 24.6-40.5 141 67.9 59.5-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 334 82 28.3 22.1-35.4 252 71.7 64.6-77.9
$50,000+ 219 57 23.2 17.2-30.6 162 76.8 69.4-82.8
Don't know/Not Sure 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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