2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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 4,478 1,346 31.4 29.6-33.2 3,132 68.6 66.8-70.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 834 166 21.7 18.2-25.6 668 78.3 74.4-81.8
GENDER
Male 358 88 26.1 20.6-32.4 270 73.9 67.6-79.4
Female 476 78 17.8 13.8-22.8 398 82.2 77.2-86.2
AGE
18-34 143 45 31.5 23.2-41.2 98 68.5 58.8-76.8
35-44 138 24 19.1 12.1-28.8 114 80.9 71.2-87.9
45-54 143 25 20.3 13.3-29.8 118 79.7 70.2-86.7
55-64 162 15 8.7 5.0-14.8 147 91.3 85.2-95.0
65-74 147 32 25.1 16.6-36.1 115 74.9 63.9-83.4
75+ 95 23 20.6 12.4-32.3 72 79.4 67.7-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 49 24.0 17.6-31.8 181 76.0 68.2-82.4
Some Post-H.S. 251 46 16.6 11.8-22.8 205 83.4 77.2-88.2
College Graduate 277 53 20.3 15.1-26.7 224 79.7 73.3-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 26 19.6 12.6-29.2 93 80.4 70.8-87.4
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 156 25 15.9 10.4-23.4 131 84.1 76.6-89.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 50 15.6 11.0-21.7 263 84.4 78.3-89.0
No 511 114 24.8 20.3-30.0 397 75.2 70.0-79.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 27 18.6 12.1-27.4 105 81.4 72.6-87.9
Non-Veteran 701 139 22.2 18.4-26.5 562 77.8 73.5-81.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 287 60 21.9 16.5-28.4 227 78.1 71.6-83.5
Regional City or Suburban County 228 48 24.8 18.0-33.0 180 75.2 67.0-82.0
Rural 319 58 18.4 13.6-24.5 261 81.6 75.5-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 77 20.6 16.2-25.9 342 79.4 74.1-83.8
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 51 21.7 15.7-29.2 170 78.3 70.8-84.3
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 18 17.6 10.4-28.1 83 82.4 71.9-89.6
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 345 65 20.1 15.2-26.0 280 79.9 74.0-84.8
HOUSING
Own 459 83 19.2 14.9-24.3 376 80.8 75.7-85.1
Rent 307 65 23.3 17.7-30.2 242 76.7 69.8-82.3
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 316 51 17.8 12.5-24.6 265 82.2 75.4-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 65 25.7 19.7-32.7 217 74.3 67.3-80.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 50 20.9 15.3-27.9 186 79.1 72.1-84.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 132 28 20.8 13.7-30.3 104 79.2 69.7-86.3
2nd Quartile 199 46 24.5 18.2-32.2 153 75.5 67.8-81.8
3rd Quartile 311 66 23.1 17.4-30.0 245 76.9 70.0-82.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 26 13.0 8.0-20.3 166 87.0 79.7-92.0

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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