2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 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 4,478 1,346 31.4 29.6-33.2 3,132 68.6 66.8-70.4
Region 1 & 2 460 157 35.0 29.0-41.4 303 65.0 58.6-71.0
GENDER
Male 220 73 32.1 25.0-40.2 147 67.9 59.8-75.0
Female 240 84 37.7 28.8-47.5 156 62.3 52.5-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 372 140 37.7 31.1-44.9 232 62.3 55.1-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 166 51 27.3 20.3-35.8 115 72.7 64.2-79.7
65+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 181 74 39.4 32.0-47.2 107 60.6 52.8-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 179 64 33.6 26.1-41.9 115 66.4 58.1-73.9
Don't know/Not Sure 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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