2021 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 4,478 56 1.4 1.0- 2.0 1,290 30.0 28.3-31.7 1,543 32.6 30.9-34.3 1,589 36.0 34.2-37.9
GENDER
Male 2,175 22 1.1 0.7- 1.7 557 26.8 24.5-29.3 882 38.0 35.5-40.5 714 34.1 31.6-36.7
Female 2,303 34 1.7 1.0- 2.9 733 33.1 30.6-35.7 661 27.3 25.0-29.6 875 37.9 35.4-40.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,903 46 1.8 1.2- 2.7 935 32.3 30.2-34.5 1,019 33.4 31.4-35.5 903 32.5 30.3-34.7
Non-Hispanic Black 834 *** *** *** 162 21.1 17.7-25.0 244 26.8 23.3-30.6 424 51.5 47.2-55.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.3 10.9-29.0
Hispanic 376 *** *** *** 92 29.1 23.3-35.6 147 37.5 31.5-44.0 133 32.0 26.6-37.9
AGE
18-34 930 21 2.1 1.3- 3.3 352 39.0 35.2-42.9 297 30.9 27.4-34.5 260 28.1 24.7-31.8
35-44 665 *** *** *** 173 25.0 21.4-29.0 214 31.1 27.1-35.5 274 43.4 38.8-48.0
45-54 701 *** *** *** 186 28.4 24.6-32.6 231 31.3 27.4-35.5 278 39.4 35.2-43.8
55-64 764 *** *** *** 164 20.0 16.8-23.6 270 33.4 29.5-37.6 326 45.1 40.7-49.6
65-74 828 11 1.1 0.6- 2.0 202 25.6 21.5-30.2 309 35.2 31.2-39.5 306 38.1 33.8-42.6
75+ 528 *** *** *** 193 37.0 31.7-42.7 196 34.8 29.9-40.1 129 26.0 21.3-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 364 *** *** *** 92 29.8 23.8-36.7 112 23.1 18.6-28.5 154 44.1 37.7-50.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,046 15 1.5 0.8- 2.6 251 26.4 23.1-30.0 365 33.2 29.8-36.7 415 38.9 35.3-42.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,225 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3 335 29.3 26.1-32.6 412 32.8 29.7-36.1 460 36.5 33.3-39.9
College Graduate 1,831 17 0.8 0.5- 1.3 610 34.2 31.8-36.8 651 35.5 33.0-38.1 553 29.5 27.1-32.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,415 24 1.7 1.1- 2.7 320 24.0 21.1-27.2 440 28.9 26.1-31.9 631 45.3 41.9-48.7
No 3,015 30 1.2 0.7- 2.1 960 32.6 30.5-34.8 1,085 34.2 32.2-36.3 940 32.0 29.9-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 621 *** *** *** 136 19.5 16.2-23.3 270 43.6 38.9-48.3 211 36.4 31.8-41.2
Non-Veteran 3,852 52 1.5 1.0- 2.2 1,152 31.5 29.6-33.4 1,273 31.0 29.3-32.9 1,375 36.0 34.1-38.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,425 26 1.1 0.7- 1.7 674 28.0 25.8-30.2 862 34.9 32.6-37.2 863 36.0 33.7-38.4
Unemployed 226 *** *** *** 70 33.4 26.1-41.5 54 19.0 13.9-25.4 100 47.0 39.0-55.1
Retired 1,215 18 1.5 0.9- 2.6 371 31.6 28.1-35.3 448 34.5 31.2-37.9 378 32.4 29.1-36.0
Unable to Work 324 *** *** *** 58 19.2 14.2-25.5 91 25.1 19.9-31.1 171 54.7 47.8-61.5
Other not in Labor Force 263 *** *** *** 109 45.9 38.0-53.9 77 26.6 20.5-33.6 72 24.1 18.3-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 245 *** *** *** 64 30.4 23.0-39.0 63 18.0 13.2-24.2 110 48.0 39.4-56.6
$15,000- 24,999 422 *** *** *** 106 28.7 23.1-35.1 121 23.8 19.3-28.9 190 46.5 40.3-52.8
$25,000- 34,999 476 *** *** *** 122 26.1 21.1-31.9 157 32.4 27.5-37.8 188 39.1 33.8-44.7
$35,000- 49,999 504 *** *** *** 127 26.1 21.7-31.1 183 34.5 29.5-39.9 190 38.7 33.6-44.2
$50,000-74,999 578 *** *** *** 156 28.6 23.9-33.7 211 36.0 31.3-41.0 204 34.8 29.9-40.0
$75,000-100,000 475 *** *** *** 141 29.0 24.3-34.1 164 34.8 29.8-40.3 166 35.4 30.3-40.8
$100,000-150,000 504 *** *** *** 160 31.7 27.2-36.7 201 38.7 33.9-43.8 142 29.3 24.7-34.2
$150,000+ 410 *** *** *** 143 35.8 30.6-41.5 149 35.8 30.5-41.5 115 27.8 22.8-33.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 15 2.6 1.2- 5.6 271 32.4 28.2-36.8 294 31.1 27.4-35.1 284 33.9 29.9-38.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.1 13.3-31.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 357 *** *** *** 89 28.6 22.4-35.6 100 21.0 16.6-26.1 161 48.9 41.9-56.0
101% to 150% 385 *** *** *** 100 28.2 22.7-34.5 103 25.7 20.7-31.5 174 43.8 37.7-50.2
151% to 200% 388 *** *** *** 97 28.0 22.4-34.5 146 34.5 28.8-40.6 142 36.6 30.9-42.8
More than 200% 2,369 19 0.7 0.4- 1.2 704 29.8 27.6-32.1 866 36.3 33.9-38.7 780 33.3 30.9-35.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 15 2.6 1.2- 5.6 271 32.4 28.2-36.8 294 31.1 27.4-35.1 284 33.9 29.9-38.2
HOUSING
Own 2,944 30 1.1 0.6- 2.0 821 27.8 25.8-29.9 1,068 34.8 32.7-37.0 1,025 36.3 34.1-38.5
Rent 1,190 23 2.4 1.5- 3.7 350 31.5 28.2-35.0 360 27.3 24.4-30.4 457 38.9 35.4-42.4
Other arrangement 311 *** *** *** 106 43.6 36.4-51.1 107 29.3 23.7-35.5 95 26.0 20.3-32.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,359 15 0.9 0.5- 1.7 444 33.4 30.3-36.5 483 33.4 30.5-36.5 417 32.3 29.3-35.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,205 14 1.2 0.6- 2.2 341 29.1 26.1-32.4 416 34.2 31.0-37.6 434 35.5 32.2-38.9
Rural 1,914 27 2.0 1.1- 3.6 505 27.5 24.8-30.4 644 30.6 28.1-33.2 738 39.9 36.9-42.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,228 13 1.9 0.7- 4.6 294 25.2 21.9-28.9 411 29.8 26.6-33.3 510 43.1 39.2-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,790 21 1.2 0.7- 1.9 508 30.4 27.6-33.3 625 33.0 30.3-35.7 636 35.5 32.8-38.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,460 22 1.4 0.9- 2.1 488 32.4 29.7-35.4 507 34.0 31.2-36.9 443 32.2 29.4-35.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,372 25 1.8 1.2- 2.9 465 33.6 30.5-36.8 474 33.8 30.9-36.9 408 30.8 27.8-33.9
2nd Quartile 1,167 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 322 29.4 26.2-32.7 411 32.4 29.3-35.6 423 37.5 34.2-40.9
3rd Quartile 1,276 13 1.7 0.7- 4.1 362 29.6 26.5-32.9 424 31.8 28.7-35.1 477 36.9 33.6-40.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 663 *** *** *** 141 22.2 17.7-27.5 234 31.8 27.1-36.9 281 44.9 39.3-50.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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