2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 456 122 27.5 22.7-32.8 334 72.5 67.2-77.3
GENDER
Male 213 53 27.2 20.0-35.9 160 72.8 64.1-80.0
Female 243 69 27.7 21.9-34.4 174 72.3 65.6-78.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 299 90 31.9 25.8-38.8 209 68.1 61.2-74.2
Non-Hispanic Black 101 19 17.8 10.8-27.9 82 82.2 72.1-89.2
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 140 40 31.8 23.1-42.1 100 68.2 57.9-76.9
45-64 151 32 17.7 12.3-24.6 119 82.3 75.4-87.7
65+ 159 46 31.3 23.4-40.6 113 68.7 59.4-76.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 155 35 25.4 17.7-35.0 120 74.6 65.0-82.3
Some Post-H.S. 129 37 28.8 20.6-38.6 92 71.2 61.4-79.4
College Graduate 168 48 28.8 21.8-37.0 120 71.2 63.0-78.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 178 48 26.7 19.7-35.0 130 73.3 65.0-80.3
$50,000+ 176 44 28.3 20.2-38.1 132 71.7 61.9-79.8
Don't know/Not Sure 102 30 27.6 18.8-38.5 72 72.4 61.5-81.2

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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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