2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 3,871 65 1.8 1.4- 2.4 1,086 28.6 26.9-30.3 1,408 35.6 33.9-37.4 1,312 34.0 32.2-35.8
GENDER
Male 1,874 26 1.4 1.0- 2.1 473 25.6 23.3-28.1 806 42.4 39.8-45.0 569 30.6 28.2-33.1
Female 1,997 39 2.2 1.6- 3.2 613 31.5 29.1-33.9 602 29.0 26.7-31.4 743 37.4 34.8-39.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,487 51 2.2 1.6- 3.0 755 30.3 28.3-32.5 933 37.4 35.2-39.7 748 30.0 28.0-32.2
Non-Hispanic Black 781 *** *** *** 163 22.4 19.1-26.1 242 29.0 25.5-32.9 369 47.7 43.6-51.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 104 *** *** *** 19 19.7 12.2-30.2 *** *** *** 41 35.0 25.5-45.7
Non-Hispanic Other 145 *** *** *** 51 38.6 29.4-48.7 43 26.5 19.2-35.2 49 33.1 24.8-42.6
Hispanic 304 *** *** *** 84 25.8 20.7-31.8 127 42.0 35.7-48.5 91 31.4 25.6-37.8
AGE
18-34 826 25 3.0 1.9- 4.5 306 37.4 33.8-41.2 276 32.6 29.1-36.2 219 27.1 23.7-30.7
35-44 545 *** *** *** 140 25.8 21.9-30.3 195 35.8 31.4-40.5 204 37.4 32.8-42.1
45-54 625 *** *** *** 130 20.4 17.1-24.1 221 35.6 31.3-40.2 269 43.4 39.0-48.0
55-64 719 11 1.7 0.9- 3.1 161 21.6 18.4-25.3 278 38.9 34.8-43.2 269 37.8 33.7-42.1
65-74 656 *** *** *** 171 25.4 21.6-29.6 252 38.5 34.2-43.1 227 34.9 30.7-39.3
75+ 461 11 3.1 1.5- 6.0 164 36.3 30.9-42.1 171 34.5 29.3-40.0 115 26.2 21.3-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 *** *** *** 73 21.1 16.2-26.9 120 38.4 32.3-45.0 123 37.0 31.2-43.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 920 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 241 27.3 24.0-30.8 321 33.8 30.4-37.5 340 37.0 33.5-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,180 19 1.7 1.1- 2.7 314 28.6 25.6-31.7 423 33.9 30.9-37.1 424 35.8 32.7-39.0
College Graduate 1,440 18 1.3 0.8- 2.1 456 33.0 30.4-35.8 542 38.2 35.4-41.0 424 27.5 25.1-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,280 33 3.0 2.1- 4.4 328 24.9 22.2-27.9 387 30.3 27.2-33.5 532 41.8 38.5-45.1
No 2,542 32 1.3 0.9- 1.9 745 30.3 28.2-32.5 1,001 38.1 36.0-40.3 764 30.3 28.2-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 585 *** *** *** 153 25.5 21.6-29.9 242 42.1 37.4-46.9 187 31.9 27.7-36.5
Non-Veteran 3,284 62 2.0 1.6- 2.7 932 29.0 27.2-30.9 1,165 34.6 32.7-36.5 1,125 34.3 32.4-36.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,072 30 1.4 1.0- 2.1 544 27.0 24.8-29.2 808 38.7 36.3-41.1 690 32.9 30.6-35.2
Unemployed 141 *** *** *** 53 36.7 27.5-47.0 34 23.8 16.1-33.6 48 35.5 26.6-45.6
Retired 1,038 15 1.6 0.9- 2.9 303 28.8 25.6-32.2 395 37.5 34.0-41.2 325 32.0 28.7-35.6
Unable to Work 349 *** *** *** 68 17.2 13.3-21.9 96 27.1 21.8-33.2 177 52.8 46.5-59.0
Other not in Labor Force 246 *** *** *** 109 46.0 39.0-53.1 68 26.4 20.6-33.1 63 24.7 19.1-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 *** *** *** 82 30.6 24.6-37.3 77 23.9 18.8-29.9 106 44.0 37.1-51.0
$15,000- 24,999 494 *** *** *** 138 28.8 24.2-33.9 171 34.9 30.0-40.2 179 35.0 30.1-40.2
$25,000- 34,999 332 *** *** *** 83 25.5 20.4-31.3 117 35.5 29.7-41.8 122 35.5 29.8-41.6
$35,000- 49,999 462 *** *** *** 105 22.0 17.9-26.7 172 37.7 32.8-43.0 177 38.8 33.7-44.1
$50,000-74,999 466 *** *** *** 115 24.2 19.9-29.1 177 36.3 31.2-41.7 165 37.6 32.5-43.0
$75,000+ 1,089 *** *** *** 313 29.4 26.4-32.7 430 39.6 36.4-43.0 337 30.3 27.3-33.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4 250 34.3 30.3-38.6 264 32.8 28.9-36.9 226 29.6 25.8-33.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.7 12.2-27.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 356 *** *** *** 100 26.8 21.9-32.4 118 30.5 25.3-36.4 136 41.9 35.9-48.2
101% to 150% 392 *** *** *** 107 27.9 22.9-33.7 136 36.4 30.8-42.4 143 34.6 29.2-40.4
151% to 200% 298 *** *** *** 65 24.2 18.6-30.7 106 35.3 29.3-41.8 119 37.4 31.3-44.0
More than 200% 1,944 26 1.3 0.8- 2.0 523 26.9 24.7-29.2 754 38.8 36.3-41.4 641 33.0 30.6-35.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4 250 34.3 30.3-38.6 264 32.8 28.9-36.9 226 29.6 25.8-33.7
HOUSING
Own 2,493 32 1.3 0.9- 2.0 674 26.5 24.5-28.6 965 38.2 35.9-40.4 822 34.0 31.8-36.2
Rent 1,076 21 2.1 1.3- 3.3 306 29.9 26.8-33.2 350 32.4 29.3-35.7 399 35.6 32.4-39.0
Other arrangement 280 12 5.4 2.9- 9.8 96 39.6 33.1-46.5 87 25.9 20.6-31.9 85 29.1 23.3-35.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,241 19 1.6 0.9- 2.5 385 30.8 27.9-33.8 466 37.0 33.9-40.1 371 30.7 27.8-33.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,076 20 2.2 1.4- 3.4 296 28.8 25.6-32.2 391 34.7 31.5-38.1 369 34.4 31.1-37.8
Rural 1,554 26 1.8 1.2- 2.9 405 26.4 23.8-29.1 551 35.1 32.3-38.1 572 36.6 33.8-39.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 928 20 2.2 1.4- 3.6 230 26.1 22.8-29.7 319 33.7 30.2-37.4 359 38.0 34.3-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,288 21 2.1 1.3- 3.3 325 24.8 22.0-27.7 466 36.4 33.3-39.7 476 36.7 33.7-39.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,655 24 1.4 0.9- 2.2 531 32.6 30.1-35.3 623 35.9 33.3-38.6 477 30.0 27.5-32.7

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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