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 White 2,903 981 34.1 32.0-36.3 1,922 65.9 63.7-68.0
GENDER
Male 1,431 383 26.7 24.1-29.5 1,048 73.3 70.5-75.9
Female 1,472 598 41.4 38.1-44.8 874 58.6 55.2-61.9
AGE
18-34 545 242 44.3 39.2-49.4 303 55.7 50.6-60.8
35-44 376 113 27.2 22.5-32.5 263 72.8 67.5-77.5
45-54 428 140 33.8 28.8-39.2 288 66.2 60.8-71.2
55-64 515 134 25.5 20.9-30.8 381 74.5 69.2-79.1
65-74 610 171 27.7 23.0-33.1 439 72.3 66.9-77.0
75+ 398 168 43.8 37.5-50.3 230 56.2 49.7-62.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** 98 64.0 53.0-73.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 619 172 29.1 24.9-33.7 447 70.9 66.3-75.1
Some Post-H.S. 797 252 33.7 29.8-37.8 545 66.3 62.2-70.2
College Graduate 1,342 510 37.9 35.1-40.9 832 62.1 59.1-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 205 71 39.0 30.8-47.9 134 61.0 52.1-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 263 79 32.5 25.3-40.7 184 67.5 59.3-74.7
$35,000- 49,999 307 90 27.9 22.5-34.0 217 72.1 66.0-77.5
$50,000- 74,999 416 127 29.0 23.9-34.8 289 71.0 65.2-76.1
$75,000+ 1,094 378 34.4 31.1-37.7 716 65.6 62.3-68.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 883 247 29.0 25.1-33.1 636 71.0 66.9-74.9
No 1,989 727 36.4 33.8-39.1 1,262 63.6 60.9-66.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 415 95 19.9 15.9-24.6 320 80.1 75.4-84.1
Non-Veteran 2,486 885 36.2 33.8-38.7 1,601 63.8 61.3-66.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 848 328 38.4 34.6-42.3 520 61.6 57.7-65.4
Regional City or Suburban County 792 257 32.4 28.6-36.4 535 67.6 63.6-71.4
Rural 1,263 396 32.2 28.6-35.9 867 67.8 64.1-71.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,547 499 31.3 28.7-34.1 1,048 68.7 65.9-71.3
Unemployed 112 43 37.7 28.0-48.6 *** *** ***
Retired 900 320 36.5 32.4-40.9 580 63.5 59.1-67.6
Unable to Work 173 38 22.3 15.5-31.0 135 77.7 69.0-84.5
Other not in Labor Force 161 77 53.1 43.1-62.8 84 46.9 37.2-56.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 53 34.3 25.0-45.0 106 65.7 55.0-75.0
101% to 150% 174 63 41.6 32.6-51.1 111 58.4 48.9-67.4
151% to 200% 239 65 30.0 22.7-38.5 174 70.0 61.5-77.3
More than 200% 1,779 586 31.9 29.4-34.5 1,193 68.1 65.5-70.6
HOUSING
Own 2,131 678 30.9 28.5-33.4 1,453 69.1 66.6-71.5
Rent 586 226 41.7 36.9-46.6 360 58.3 53.4-63.1
Other arrangement 171 69 49.9 40.1-59.8 102 50.1 40.2-59.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 650 193 30.1 25.2-35.4 457 69.9 64.6-74.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,285 416 33.8 30.5-37.3 869 66.2 62.7-69.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 372 36.7 33.3-40.3 596 63.3 59.7-66.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,041 396 37.8 34.1-41.6 645 62.2 58.4-65.9
2nd Quartile 784 241 31.0 27.3-35.1 543 69.0 64.9-72.7
3rd Quartile 780 257 34.6 30.4-39.0 523 65.4 61.0-69.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 298 87 28.7 21.5-37.2 211 71.3 62.8-78.5

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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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