2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 3,871 1,151 30.4 28.7-32.1 2,720 69.6 67.9-71.3
Region 7 620 206 31.8 27.7-36.2 414 68.2 63.8-72.3
GENDER
Male 287 78 26.0 20.2-32.7 209 74.0 67.3-79.8
Female 333 128 37.5 31.9-43.5 205 62.5 56.5-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 366 133 35.0 29.6-40.8 233 65.0 59.2-70.4
Non-Hispanic Black 159 42 24.8 18.1-33.0 117 75.2 67.0-81.9
Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 246 91 36.4 29.5-43.8 155 63.6 56.2-70.5
45-64 232 66 25.0 19.6-31.3 166 75.0 68.7-80.4
65+ 133 45 32.8 24.8-41.8 88 67.2 58.2-75.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 46 30.3 22.3-39.7 114 69.7 60.3-77.7
Some Post-H.S. 176 47 26.8 20.2-34.7 129 73.2 65.3-79.8
College Graduate 284 113 37.9 32.1-44.1 171 62.1 55.9-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 57 25.9 19.6-33.4 152 74.1 66.6-80.4
$50,000+ 295 101 32.4 26.5-39.0 194 67.6 61.0-73.5
Don't know/Not Sure 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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