2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 628 192 31.0 26.8-35.5 436 69.0 64.5-73.2
GENDER
Male 327 85 26.7 21.4-32.7 242 73.3 67.3-78.6
Female 301 107 35.4 29.2-42.1 194 64.6 57.9-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 375 130 34.3 28.7-40.3 245 65.7 59.7-71.3
Non-Hispanic Black 137 19 16.4 10.3-25.2 118 83.6 74.8-89.7
Other 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 281 99 36.8 30.2-44.0 182 63.2 56.0-69.8
45-64 213 53 25.3 19.2-32.6 160 74.7 67.4-80.8
65+ 126 39 26.7 18.8-36.5 87 73.3 63.5-81.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 161 43 28.9 21.4-37.8 118 71.1 62.2-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 134 46 33.4 24.8-43.1 88 66.6 56.9-75.2
College Graduate 331 103 31.0 25.7-36.8 228 69.0 63.2-74.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 193 48 25.9 19.1-34.2 145 74.1 65.8-80.9
$50,000+ 333 111 32.5 26.8-38.7 222 67.5 61.3-73.2
Don't know/Not Sure 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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