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%)
North Carolina 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
-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
GENDER
Male 1,229 19 1.7 1.0- 2.7 300 24.7 22.0-27.7 549 44.6 41.4-47.9 361 29.0 26.2-32.0
Female 1,258 32 2.7 1.8- 4.1 455 35.9 32.9-39.1 384 30.3 27.4-33.3 387 31.1 28.1-34.2
AGE
18-34 459 17 3.7 2.2- 6.1 185 40.1 35.2-45.1 159 34.8 30.1-39.8 98 21.5 17.6-26.0
35-44 301 *** *** *** 87 29.1 23.6-35.2 118 38.7 32.8-45.0 92 31.0 25.5-37.0
45-54 382 *** *** *** 91 23.2 18.9-28.2 133 35.3 30.1-41.0 153 40.5 35.1-46.2
55-64 482 *** *** *** 125 24.4 20.3-29.0 190 40.1 35.2-45.3 159 33.8 29.0-38.9
65-74 489 *** *** *** 130 26.1 21.7-31.1 192 39.3 34.3-44.5 162 33.3 28.6-38.3
75+ 357 *** *** *** 129 34.9 28.9-41.4 134 37.1 31.1-43.6 83 24.1 18.9-30.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** 31 23.2 15.7-33.0 43 39.6 30.1-50.0 43 33.0 24.5-42.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 14 2.4 1.4- 4.2 140 26.6 22.5-31.1 202 37.7 33.2-42.5 175 33.3 28.9-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 779 18 2.4 1.5- 3.9 228 30.8 27.1-34.7 280 34.9 31.2-38.7 253 31.9 28.4-35.7
College Graduate 1,051 *** *** *** 354 34.9 31.7-38.2 407 39.3 36.1-42.6 277 24.5 21.9-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** 35 29.7 21.3-39.6 33 23.9 16.7-32.9 48 43.8 34.0-54.1
$15,000- 24,999 246 *** *** *** 71 26.7 20.9-33.4 92 38.2 31.4-45.6 78 33.2 26.5-40.7
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** 57 27.7 21.2-35.2 68 33.9 26.7-41.9 70 34.7 27.5-42.5
$35,000- 49,999 301 *** *** *** 78 25.4 20.1-31.6 120 42.1 35.8-48.7 95 30.2 24.6-36.5
$50,000- 74,999 337 *** *** *** 92 26.2 21.1-32.1 129 38.5 32.4-45.0 108 32.7 27.0-38.9
$75,000+ 828 *** *** *** 252 31.1 27.6-34.9 337 40.8 37.1-44.7 232 27.3 24.1-30.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 814 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8 216 25.3 21.9-28.9 265 32.8 29.0-36.9 306 38.1 34.1-42.2
No 1,647 24 1.5 0.9- 2.3 533 33.0 30.4-35.7 656 39.6 36.9-42.3 434 26.0 23.7-28.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 *** *** *** 107 25.8 21.1-31.1 186 45.4 39.8-51.1 121 28.3 23.5-33.7
Non-Veteran 2,070 49 2.5 1.8- 3.4 647 31.1 28.8-33.5 747 36.0 33.7-38.5 627 30.3 28.1-32.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 15 2.3 1.4- 4.0 240 34.9 30.9-39.1 272 38.2 34.2-42.4 179 24.6 21.1-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 737 17 2.5 1.5- 4.1 218 29.8 26.0-33.8 273 36.4 32.5-40.5 229 31.3 27.6-35.4
Rural 1,044 19 1.9 1.1- 3.3 297 27.6 24.5-30.9 388 37.7 34.2-41.3 340 32.8 29.5-36.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,297 21 1.6 1.0- 2.5 365 28.9 26.1-31.8 526 40.8 37.8-43.9 385 28.7 26.0-31.6
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 772 *** *** *** 240 29.5 25.8-33.5 294 38.6 34.5-42.9 224 29.9 26.1-34.0
Unable to Work 186 *** *** *** 38 18.5 13.3-25.1 58 30.6 23.3-39.1 83 47.0 38.8-55.4
Other not in Labor Force 147 *** *** *** 76 51.7 42.6-60.7 36 24.6 17.5-33.4 30 19.5 13.5-27.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** 46 27.9 20.7-36.5 47 28.3 20.8-37.2 58 42.3 33.4-51.7
101% to 150% 207 *** *** *** 56 24.8 18.8-31.9 78 38.7 31.3-46.8 67 34.6 27.4-42.5
151% to 200% 184 *** *** *** 44 26.2 19.0-35.0 70 40.0 32.1-48.5 63 29.4 22.4-37.5
More than 200% 1,446 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 422 28.9 26.3-31.7 575 40.4 37.5-43.4 428 29.2 26.6-32.0
HOUSING
Own 1,805 27 1.5 1.0- 2.2 528 28.6 26.2-31.1 718 39.5 36.9-42.2 532 30.4 28.0-32.9
Rent 517 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8 169 33.8 29.3-38.7 165 33.5 28.9-38.4 168 29.3 25.1-34.0
Other arrangement 155 *** *** *** 53 37.4 29.0-46.6 47 26.1 19.2-34.4 46 29.1 21.4-38.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 *** *** *** 137 28.2 23.6-33.2 171 36.1 31.1-41.3 163 33.2 28.4-38.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 911 17 2.3 1.3- 3.8 242 25.6 22.4-29.2 335 37.9 34.2-41.8 317 34.2 30.6-37.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 20 2.0 1.2- 3.2 376 35.2 32.0-38.5 427 37.6 34.4-40.8 268 25.2 22.4-28.3

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

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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