2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 4,035 1,226 30.7 28.8-32.7 2,809 69.3 67.3-71.2
GENDER
Male 1,982 511 26.3 23.8-28.9 1,471 73.7 71.1-76.2
Female 2,053 715 35.1 32.3-38.1 1,338 64.9 61.9-67.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,573 855 32.6 30.3-35.0 1,718 67.4 65.0-69.7
Non-Hispanic Black 716 141 20.9 17.4-24.9 575 79.1 75.1-82.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 156 38 17.7 10.9-27.5 118 82.3 72.5-89.1
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 368 97 30.4 24.4-37.3 271 69.6 62.7-75.6
AGE
18-34 917 368 40.8 36.8-45.0 549 59.2 55.0-63.2
35-44 602 157 25.8 21.6-30.4 445 74.2 69.6-78.4
45-54 637 145 19.8 16.4-23.8 492 80.2 76.2-83.6
55-64 732 167 22.6 18.6-27.1 565 77.4 72.9-81.4
65-74 685 203 29.0 24.4-34.1 482 71.0 65.9-75.6
75+ 406 163 40.9 34.1-48.0 243 59.1 52.0-65.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 295 84 32.7 24.9-41.5 211 67.3 58.5-75.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 910 270 31.6 27.6-35.9 640 68.4 64.1-72.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,179 314 26.2 23.2-29.5 865 73.8 70.5-76.8
College Graduate 1,640 554 33.9 31.2-36.8 1,086 66.1 63.2-68.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,284 354 28.5 24.9-32.4 930 71.5 67.6-75.1
No 2,689 854 32.0 29.8-34.4 1,835 68.0 65.6-70.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 145 25.6 21.3-30.3 412 74.4 69.7-78.7
Non-Veteran 3,471 1,079 31.4 29.3-33.6 2,392 68.6 66.4-70.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,330 650 28.3 26.0-30.6 1,680 71.7 69.4-74.0
Unemployed 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,014 337 32.7 28.7-36.9 677 67.3 63.1-71.3
Unable to Work 295 82 27.7 19.9-37.3 213 72.3 62.7-80.1
Other not in Labor Force 219 90 40.2 31.8-49.3 129 59.8 50.7-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 348 91 26.3 20.6-32.8 257 73.7 67.2-79.4
$25,000- 34,999 417 142 35.3 29.5-41.6 275 64.7 58.4-70.5
$35,000- 49,999 441 132 26.1 21.3-31.4 309 73.9 68.6-78.7
$50,000-74,999 518 126 26.8 21.8-32.4 392 73.2 67.6-78.2
$75,000-100,000 445 110 23.1 18.8-28.0 335 76.9 72.0-81.2
$100,000-150,000 420 110 23.7 19.2-29.0 310 76.3 71.0-80.8
$150,000+ 440 140 30.3 25.5-35.6 300 69.7 64.4-74.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 800 303 39.6 34.8-44.7 497 60.4 55.3-65.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 342 97 31.2 24.2-39.1 245 68.8 60.9-75.8
101% to 150% 262 81 34.0 26.4-42.5 181 66.0 57.5-73.6
151% to 200% 337 91 26.8 21.2-33.3 246 73.2 66.7-78.8
More than 200% 2,174 608 26.5 24.3-28.8 1,566 73.5 71.2-75.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 800 303 39.6 34.8-44.7 497 60.4 55.3-65.2
HOUSING
Own 2,626 753 28.0 25.7-30.4 1,873 72.0 69.6-74.3
Rent 1,091 343 33.9 30.5-37.5 748 66.1 62.5-69.5
Other arrangement 286 116 42.1 33.8-50.8 170 57.9 49.2-66.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,348 442 33.0 29.9-36.2 906 67.0 63.8-70.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,064 341 32.9 29.0-37.0 723 67.1 63.0-71.0
Rural 1,623 443 26.6 23.6-29.8 1,180 73.4 70.2-76.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,025 272 27.1 22.9-31.7 753 72.9 68.3-77.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,263 386 31.5 28.1-35.1 877 68.5 64.9-71.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,747 568 31.8 29.1-34.6 1,179 68.2 65.4-70.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,253 427 33.4 30.2-36.8 826 66.6 63.2-69.8
2nd Quartile 1,127 351 31.7 28.1-35.5 776 68.3 64.5-71.9
3rd Quartile 1,012 292 30.6 26.7-34.7 720 69.4 65.3-73.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 643 156 19.7 15.7-24.4 487 80.3 75.6-84.3

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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 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.

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