2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 608 219 36.9 32.3-41.8 389 63.1 58.2-67.7
GENDER
Male 309 103 34.4 28.2-41.1 206 65.6 58.9-71.8
Female 299 116 39.5 32.7-46.6 183 60.5 53.4-67.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 382 155 39.9 34.2-46.0 227 60.1 54.0-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 131 33 25.7 17.9-35.6 98 74.3 64.4-82.1
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 251 96 38.7 31.7-46.2 155 61.3 53.8-68.3
45-64 196 64 35.1 26.9-44.3 132 64.9 55.7-73.1
65+ 153 57 37.1 28.2-47.0 96 62.9 53.0-71.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 43 31.3 22.9-41.0 117 68.7 59.0-77.1
Some Post-H.S. 147 58 41.6 32.6-51.2 89 58.4 48.8-67.4
College Graduate 300 118 38.7 33.0-44.8 182 61.3 55.2-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 226 74 31.6 24.9-39.2 152 68.4 60.8-75.1
$50,000+ 273 95 35.4 29.3-42.1 178 64.6 57.9-70.7
Don't know/Not Sure 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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