2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 499 143 30.5 25.8-35.7 356 69.5 64.3-74.2
GENDER
Male 253 74 31.0 24.5-38.4 179 69.0 61.6-75.5
Female 246 69 30.0 23.5-37.3 177 70.0 62.7-76.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 270 87 35.7 29.0-42.9 183 64.3 57.1-71.0
Non-Hispanic Black 139 29 22.5 15.0-32.3 110 77.5 67.7-85.0
Other 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 190 67 35.9 28.4-44.1 123 64.1 55.9-71.6
45-64 153 34 23.3 16.1-32.5 119 76.7 67.5-83.9
65+ 152 40 28.2 20.6-37.2 112 71.8 62.8-79.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 52 28.5 21.4-36.9 133 71.5 63.1-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 159 43 31.2 23.2-40.4 116 68.8 59.6-76.8
College Graduate 154 48 33.5 25.8-42.3 106 66.5 57.7-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 194 55 29.1 22.2-37.2 139 70.9 62.8-77.8
$50,000+ 206 62 32.7 25.5-40.9 144 67.3 59.1-74.5
Don't know/Not Sure 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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