2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,207 706 31.9 29.6-34.3 1,501 68.1 65.7-70.4
GENDER
Male 1,115 306 27.9 24.8-31.2 809 72.1 68.8-75.2
Female 1,092 400 35.9 32.5-39.5 692 64.1 60.5-67.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,444 507 34.1 31.2-37.1 937 65.9 62.9-68.8
Non-Hispanic Black 402 85 22.9 18.2-28.4 317 77.1 71.6-81.8
Other 325 104 37.2 30.6-44.3 221 62.8 55.7-69.4
AGE
18-34 535 211 40.5 35.6-45.6 324 59.5 54.4-64.4
35-44 376 111 26.6 21.8-32.0 265 73.4 68.0-78.2
45-54 351 112 32.9 27.4-38.9 239 67.1 61.1-72.6
55-64 337 84 23.6 18.4-29.7 253 76.4 70.3-81.6
65-74 338 92 26.0 20.5-32.3 246 74.0 67.7-79.5
75+ 232 85 36.0 28.7-44.0 147 64.0 56.0-71.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 47 37.7 28.7-47.6 108 62.3 52.4-71.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 120 27.9 23.2-33.1 336 72.1 66.9-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 568 163 29.3 25.1-33.9 405 70.7 66.1-74.9
College Graduate 1,023 376 36.1 32.9-39.4 647 63.9 60.6-67.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 148 24.8 20.9-29.2 452 75.2 70.8-79.1
No 1,585 550 34.4 31.5-37.3 1,035 65.6 62.7-68.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 58 18.7 14.1-24.5 197 81.3 75.5-85.9
Non-Veteran 1,950 648 33.4 30.9-36.0 1,302 66.6 64.0-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 396 29.8 26.9-32.8 894 70.2 67.2-73.1
Unemployed 118 41 33.6 24.3-44.5 77 66.4 55.5-75.7
Retired 515 168 32.1 27.3-37.3 347 67.9 62.7-72.7
Unable to Work 123 23 20.2 12.9-30.4 100 79.8 69.6-87.1
Other not in Labor Force 149 74 53.6 43.6-63.4 75 46.4 36.6-56.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 48 33.8 25.1-43.6 119 66.2 56.4-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 213 56 24.9 18.6-32.4 157 75.1 67.6-81.4
$35,000- 49,999 239 66 27.4 21.1-34.9 173 72.6 65.1-78.9
$50,000- 74,999 277 69 26.9 20.9-34.0 208 73.1 66.0-79.1
$75,000+ 796 284 33.6 29.9-37.4 512 66.4 62.6-70.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 402 147 37.7 31.9-44.0 255 62.3 56.0-68.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 45 31.5 22.7-41.8 119 68.5 58.2-77.3
101% to 150% 168 52 30.9 23.3-39.6 116 69.1 60.4-76.7
151% to 200% 177 44 25.1 18.2-33.6 133 74.9 66.4-81.8
More than 200% 1,237 399 31.0 28.1-34.1 838 69.0 65.9-71.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 402 147 37.7 31.9-44.0 255 62.3 56.0-68.1
HOUSING
Own 1,394 428 29.2 26.4-32.1 966 70.8 67.9-73.6
Rent 641 214 35.0 30.5-39.7 427 65.0 60.3-69.5
Other arrangement 150 55 46.3 37.0-55.9 95 53.7 44.1-63.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,222 408 33.7 30.6-37.0 814 66.3 63.0-69.4
Regional City or Suburban County 563 175 31.8 27.4-36.6 388 68.2 63.4-72.6
Rural 422 123 26.5 21.4-32.2 299 73.5 67.8-78.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 193 54 29.5 21.6-38.9 139 70.5 61.1-78.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 829 239 30.4 26.5-34.5 590 69.6 65.5-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,185 413 33.3 30.2-36.5 772 66.7 63.5-69.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 741 259 33.4 29.6-37.5 482 66.6 62.5-70.4
2nd Quartile 844 258 31.2 27.5-35.1 586 68.8 64.9-72.5
3rd Quartile 553 169 32.1 27.1-37.5 384 67.9 62.5-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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