2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
-Western 572 194 35.2 29.9-40.8 378 64.8 59.2-70.1
GENDER
Male 277 88 31.9 25.6-38.9 189 68.1 61.1-74.4
Female 295 106 38.3 30.4-47.0 189 61.7 53.0-69.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 477 174 37.5 31.8-43.7 303 62.5 56.3-68.2
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 13 16.4 9.0-28.0 58 83.6 72.0-91.0
45-54 106 32 29.7 21.0-40.3 74 70.3 59.7-79.0
55-64 108 35 28.1 19.2-39.0 73 71.9 61.0-80.8
65-74 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 36 27.7 19.5-37.8 94 72.3 62.2-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 166 56 38.5 29.2-48.7 110 61.5 51.3-70.8
College Graduate 214 85 39.7 32.8-47.1 129 60.3 52.9-67.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 57 30.3 21.3-41.1 149 69.7 58.9-78.7
No 363 137 38.6 32.5-45.1 226 61.4 54.9-67.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 503 178 36.8 31.1-42.9 325 63.2 57.1-68.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 287 93 30.9 25.0-37.4 194 69.1 62.6-75.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 52 35.5 27.0-45.0 94 64.5 55.0-73.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 283 93 32.0 26.1-38.7 190 68.0 61.3-73.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 395 130 32.6 26.7-39.2 265 67.4 60.8-73.3
Rent 144 50 38.9 29.3-49.5 94 61.1 50.5-70.7
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 167 67 37.2 29.2-46.0 100 62.8 54.0-70.8
Rural 405 127 34.4 28.0-41.5 278 65.6 58.5-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 173 55 29.1 21.0-38.9 118 70.9 61.1-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 287 93 37.8 30.1-46.2 194 62.2 53.8-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 112 *** *** *** 66 60.7 50.0-70.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 112 38.1 30.6-46.3 180 61.9 53.7-69.4
2nd Quartile 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 158 51 32.6 24.1-42.3 107 67.4 57.7-75.9

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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