2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,035 65 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,161 28.8 26.9-30.7 1,457 35.2 33.3-37.2 1,352 34.1 32.1-36.1
GENDER
Male 1,982 27 1.1 0.7- 1.8 484 25.1 22.6-27.8 843 41.6 38.8-44.5 628 32.1 29.5-34.8
Female 2,053 38 2.7 1.6- 4.6 677 32.4 29.7-35.3 614 28.8 26.3-31.4 724 36.1 33.2-39.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,573 49 2.5 1.6- 4.0 806 30.1 27.9-32.4 949 36.4 34.0-38.8 769 31.0 28.8-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 716 *** *** *** 137 20.3 16.8-24.2 244 33.4 29.2-37.9 331 45.7 41.2-50.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 156 *** *** *** 33 14.1 8.6-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 368 *** *** *** 94 29.6 23.5-36.4 134 35.0 28.7-41.9 137 34.5 28.7-40.9
AGE
18-34 917 24 2.3 1.5- 3.6 344 38.5 34.5-42.7 302 31.5 27.9-35.3 247 27.7 24.1-31.6
35-44 602 *** *** *** 150 24.6 20.5-29.2 228 38.0 33.2-42.9 217 36.2 31.3-41.5
45-54 637 *** *** *** 139 19.3 15.9-23.3 222 35.7 31.1-40.6 270 44.5 39.5-49.5
55-64 732 *** *** *** 161 20.7 17.1-24.7 266 36.1 31.7-40.7 299 41.3 36.7-46.1
65-74 685 *** *** *** 193 25.6 21.8-29.8 273 39.8 35.0-44.8 209 31.2 26.8-35.9
75+ 406 *** *** *** 154 39.3 32.5-46.5 144 32.9 26.6-39.7 99 26.3 20.4-33.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 295 *** *** *** 77 27.2 20.3-35.3 103 32.5 25.6-40.3 108 34.8 27.6-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 910 13 1.6 0.9- 3.0 257 30.0 26.0-34.2 335 35.0 31.2-39.1 305 33.3 29.4-37.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,179 22 1.7 1.0- 2.7 292 24.5 21.6-27.7 379 32.8 29.5-36.2 486 41.0 37.4-44.8
College Graduate 1,640 22 1.1 0.7- 1.8 532 32.9 30.2-35.7 636 38.9 36.0-41.8 450 27.2 24.7-29.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,284 25 2.9 1.5- 5.9 329 25.5 22.2-29.2 435 32.5 29.1-36.1 495 39.0 35.1-43.0
No 2,689 39 1.4 1.0- 2.1 815 30.6 28.4-32.9 994 36.2 33.9-38.5 841 31.8 29.6-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 *** *** *** 140 24.6 20.5-29.4 250 43.9 38.8-49.1 162 30.5 25.9-35.6
Non-Veteran 3,471 60 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,019 29.3 27.3-31.4 1,204 34.0 31.9-36.1 1,188 34.6 32.5-36.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,330 25 1.0 0.6- 1.5 625 27.3 25.1-29.6 878 37.8 35.4-40.3 802 33.9 31.5-36.4
Unemployed 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 25.6 18.2-34.6
Retired 1,014 18 1.6 0.8- 2.9 319 31.1 27.2-35.3 381 35.3 31.5-39.4 296 32.0 27.7-36.6
Unable to Work 295 *** *** *** 73 19.7 14.2-26.7 80 25.8 18.9-34.2 133 46.4 37.6-55.4
Other not in Labor Force 219 *** *** *** 85 38.3 30.0-47.4 63 27.6 21.0-35.4 66 32.1 23.8-41.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 *** *** *** 65 26.6 19.4-35.3 67 32.3 23.8-42.2 67 30.3 21.4-40.8
$15,000- 24,999 348 12 3.1 1.4- 6.5 79 23.2 17.8-29.6 121 32.3 26.3-39.0 136 41.4 34.2-49.0
$25,000- 34,999 417 *** *** *** 139 34.6 28.8-40.8 130 32.7 27.0-39.0 145 32.0 26.4-38.1
$35,000- 49,999 441 *** *** *** 125 24.8 20.1-30.1 144 33.6 28.2-39.6 165 40.3 34.3-46.7
$50,000-74,999 518 *** *** *** 117 25.1 20.2-30.7 199 35.7 30.7-40.9 193 37.5 32.4-42.9
$75,000-100,000 445 *** *** *** 109 22.8 18.6-27.8 168 40.1 34.4-46.0 167 36.9 31.4-42.7
$100,000-150,000 420 *** *** *** 105 23.0 18.5-28.2 183 44.0 38.2-50.0 127 32.2 26.8-38.2
$150,000+ 440 *** *** *** 139 30.2 25.4-35.4 178 40.9 35.4-46.5 122 28.8 23.9-34.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 800 20 2.3 1.4- 3.9 283 37.3 32.5-42.4 267 30.1 26.0-34.6 230 30.2 25.8-35.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 342 *** *** *** 88 26.3 20.2-33.5 113 29.7 23.8-36.3 132 39.1 31.8-46.9
101% to 150% 262 *** *** *** 77 32.4 24.9-40.9 84 29.4 23.1-36.7 97 36.6 29.1-44.7
151% to 200% 337 *** *** *** 86 25.7 20.2-32.1 101 31.8 25.6-38.7 145 41.4 34.6-48.5
More than 200% 2,174 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4 587 25.7 23.5-28.0 855 40.1 37.5-42.7 711 33.4 30.9-36.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 800 20 2.3 1.4- 3.9 283 37.3 32.5-42.4 267 30.1 26.0-34.6 230 30.2 25.8-35.1
HOUSING
Own 2,626 31 1.5 0.8- 3.0 722 26.5 24.3-28.8 995 36.7 34.3-39.1 878 35.3 32.8-37.9
Rent 1,091 23 2.4 1.5- 3.8 320 31.5 28.1-35.1 377 33.4 30.0-37.1 371 32.7 29.4-36.2
Other arrangement 286 *** *** *** 106 38.3 30.1-47.1 72 28.1 21.4-36.1 98 29.8 22.7-37.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,348 21 1.4 0.8- 2.3 421 31.6 28.6-34.8 506 35.1 32.1-38.2 400 31.9 28.6-35.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,064 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1 320 31.0 27.1-35.1 369 34.0 30.4-37.9 354 33.1 29.5-36.8
Rural 1,623 23 2.4 1.1- 5.3 420 24.2 21.4-27.1 582 36.3 33.1-39.6 598 37.1 33.8-40.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,025 15 3.2 1.2- 8.2 257 23.8 20.2-27.9 341 33.5 29.3-37.9 412 39.5 35.1-44.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,263 19 1.5 0.9- 2.5 367 30.0 26.6-33.6 451 35.6 32.3-39.0 426 32.9 29.7-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,747 31 1.6 1.1- 2.4 537 30.2 27.6-33.0 665 35.7 33.0-38.6 514 32.4 29.5-35.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,253 17 1.2 0.7- 2.2 410 32.2 29.0-35.5 486 37.2 33.9-40.7 340 29.3 26.1-32.8
2nd Quartile 1,127 22 1.7 1.1- 2.6 329 30.1 26.5-33.9 410 34.8 31.4-38.3 366 33.5 29.9-37.3
3rd Quartile 1,012 18 3.7 1.7- 7.7 274 26.9 23.5-30.6 343 32.8 29.2-36.5 377 36.7 32.9-40.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 643 *** *** *** 148 19.1 15.1-23.7 218 36.5 30.7-42.8 269 43.8 37.7-50.0

Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.

*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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 07NOV23.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts