2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 5,160 1,561 30.7 29.2-32.3 3,599 69.3 67.7-70.8
Region 8 807 233 31.2 27.1-35.6 574 68.8 64.4-72.9
GENDER
Male 386 102 27.2 21.9-33.3 284 72.8 66.7-78.1
Female 421 131 35.4 29.5-41.7 290 64.6 58.3-70.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 506 163 35.0 29.8-40.5 343 65.0 59.5-70.2
Non-Hispanic Black 131 24 16.5 9.9-26.2 107 83.5 73.8-90.1
Other 170 46 30.7 22.0-41.0 124 69.3 59.0-78.0
AGE
18-44 247 81 34.6 27.7-42.2 166 65.4 57.8-72.3
45-64 269 66 25.9 20.0-32.9 203 74.1 67.1-80.0
65+ 281 81 30.3 23.9-37.6 200 69.7 62.4-76.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 328 85 29.6 23.5-36.6 243 70.4 63.4-76.5
Some Post-H.S. 224 59 27.8 20.7-36.1 165 72.2 63.9-79.3
College Graduate 253 89 39.0 31.8-46.7 164 61.0 53.3-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 377 111 31.4 25.3-38.2 266 68.6 61.8-74.7
$50,000+ 284 82 29.5 23.5-36.4 202 70.5 63.6-76.5
Don't know/Not Sure 146 40 33.9 24.3-44.9 106 66.1 55.1-75.7

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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 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 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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