2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 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 3 443 133 31.1 26.0-36.8 310 68.9 63.2-74.0
GENDER
Male 207 46 24.9 18.8-32.2 161 75.1 67.8-81.2
Female 236 87 37.1 29.1-45.8 149 62.9 54.2-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 340 111 33.9 28.1-40.1 229 66.1 59.9-71.9
Non-Hispanic Black 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 147 49 36.6 27.5-46.8 98 63.4 53.2-72.5
45-64 159 39 24.0 17.3-32.2 120 76.0 67.8-82.7
65+ 131 43 31.9 23.1-42.2 88 68.1 57.8-76.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 142 47 36.5 28.0-45.9 95 63.5 54.1-72.0
Some Post-H.S. 144 31 22.9 15.2-32.9 113 77.1 67.1-84.8
College Graduate 157 55 36.6 28.2-45.8 102 63.4 54.2-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 41 28.0 19.8-38.1 120 72.0 61.9-80.2
$50,000+ 194 59 29.6 22.7-37.6 135 70.4 62.4-77.3
Don't know/Not Sure 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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