2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 734 184 24.4 20.5-28.7 550 75.6 71.3-79.5
GENDER
Male 319 59 18.0 13.4-23.6 260 82.0 76.4-86.6
Female 415 125 31.2 25.3-37.8 290 68.8 62.2-74.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 133 27.3 22.5-32.7 302 72.7 67.3-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black 140 *** *** *** 114 77.6 66.0-86.1
Other 154 24 13.7 7.2-24.5 130 86.3 75.5-92.8
AGE
18-44 196 66 32.5 25.4-40.6 130 67.5 59.4-74.6
45-64 231 33 12.1 8.2-17.4 198 87.9 82.6-91.8
65+ 296 83 24.7 18.9-31.4 213 75.3 68.6-81.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 269 56 22.5 16.4-30.0 213 77.5 70.0-83.6
Some Post-H.S. 203 48 20.8 14.8-28.4 155 79.2 71.6-85.2
College Graduate 261 80 33.1 26.5-40.4 181 66.9 59.6-73.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 304 59 20.6 15.1-27.3 245 79.4 72.7-84.9
$50,000+ 276 80 28.7 22.3-36.0 196 71.3 64.0-77.7
Don't know/Not Sure 154 45 22.9 15.7-32.1 109 77.1 67.9-84.3

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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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