2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 31 3.7 2.0- 6.7 500 36.7 33.3-40.2 390 29.8 26.7-33.0 378 29.9 26.7-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 426 *** *** *** 75 19.5 15.1-24.8 128 27.2 22.5-32.4 220 52.3 46.4-58.2
Other 294 *** *** *** 90 34.2 26.1-43.3 88 28.4 21.7-36.3 113 36.1 27.4-45.7
AGE
18-34 412 12 2.7 1.5- 5.0 150 38.0 32.1-44.2 122 29.1 24.0-34.7 128 30.2 24.8-36.3
35-44 313 *** *** *** 88 27.8 21.7-34.8 87 26.4 20.8-32.9 133 44.2 36.8-51.9
45-54 317 *** *** *** 84 23.4 18.3-29.5 91 28.6 22.9-35.0 138 47.2 40.3-54.2
55-64 394 *** *** *** 111 27.8 22.3-34.1 120 30.9 25.4-36.9 160 38.1 32.1-44.6
65-74 359 *** *** *** 126 31.5 25.7-37.9 125 32.7 26.6-39.5 101 30.1 23.9-37.1
75+ 232 *** *** *** 105 45.4 36.3-54.8 62 24.3 18.0-32.0 59 28.2 20.3-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 17.5 10.8-27.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 420 *** *** *** 127 31.2 25.8-37.2 124 27.9 23.1-33.3 162 38.7 32.9-44.9
Some Post-H.S. 639 12 2.0 1.0- 3.8 180 28.6 24.2-33.5 174 27.7 23.5-32.4 273 41.7 36.4-47.2
College Graduate 880 16 1.5 0.8- 2.7 339 38.7 34.9-42.7 286 33.8 30.0-37.8 239 26.0 22.7-29.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** 35 23.7 15.2-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 *** *** *** 47 19.9 13.9-27.7 63 26.0 19.0-34.3 89 50.1 40.2-60.0
$25,000- 34,999 245 *** *** *** 82 36.0 28.3-44.5 61 25.1 19.0-32.5 101 38.5 30.7-47.0
$35,000- 49,999 231 *** *** *** 65 23.8 17.9-31.0 62 30.8 23.5-39.2 99 43.8 35.8-52.3
$50,000- 74,999 256 *** *** *** 68 30.4 22.5-39.6 90 33.2 26.5-40.8 91 33.5 26.8-41.1
$75,000+ 581 *** *** *** 213 34.7 30.1-39.5 183 33.2 28.5-38.2 181 31.6 27.1-36.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 696 12 3.9 1.6- 9.6 199 28.3 23.4-33.7 195 25.2 21.3-29.7 290 42.5 36.9-48.3
No 1,334 25 2.0 1.2- 3.2 471 35.2 32.1-38.5 407 30.1 27.1-33.2 431 32.7 29.6-36.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,975 36 2.6 1.5- 4.6 655 32.6 29.9-35.5 585 28.6 26.1-31.2 699 36.2 33.2-39.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 656 16 2.2 1.2- 4.0 229 35.6 30.9-40.5 202 27.5 23.5-31.7 209 34.8 29.7-40.2
Regional City or Suburban County 550 *** *** *** 196 37.6 32.2-43.3 162 29.1 24.6-34.1 182 31.2 26.4-36.4
Rural 847 12 3.7 1.3- 9.9 252 24.9 21.3-28.9 250 29.8 25.7-34.3 333 41.6 36.7-46.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,044 11 0.9 0.5- 1.8 327 31.3 27.8-34.9 326 31.9 28.5-35.6 380 35.9 32.3-39.6
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 572 14 2.2 1.0- 4.5 211 36.1 30.5-42.2 181 29.7 25.0-35.0 166 32.0 25.9-38.7
Unable to Work 176 *** *** *** 48 21.4 14.1-31.2 34 14.3 9.2-21.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 170 *** *** *** 63 38.9 29.1-49.6 45 25.0 17.9-33.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 203 *** *** *** 50 25.8 17.8-35.7 54 22.5 16.2-30.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 26.3 18.7-35.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 190 *** *** *** 46 25.6 18.2-34.6 47 26.9 19.6-35.8 93 45.9 36.9-55.3
More than 200% 1,028 14 1.3 0.7- 2.3 350 32.3 29.0-35.9 327 33.6 30.1-37.3 337 32.8 29.3-36.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 *** *** *** 148 24.3 19.4-29.9 146 25.9 21.0-31.6 242 44.3 37.9-51.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 641 *** *** *** 218 34.2 29.3-39.3 188 29.4 25.2-33.9 227 35.1 30.4-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8 311 35.1 31.1-39.4 280 29.7 26.1-33.6 255 32.8 28.4-37.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 606 12 1.9 0.9- 3.7 250 40.1 35.2-45.2 191 29.0 24.8-33.7 153 29.0 24.2-34.3
2nd Quartile 585 12 2.1 1.1- 3.8 186 32.7 27.6-38.2 193 30.5 26.2-35.2 194 34.7 29.5-40.4
3rd Quartile 511 11 5.7 2.2-13.8 153 28.6 23.7-34.1 134 26.3 21.6-31.7 213 39.4 33.9-45.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 351 *** *** *** 88 19.4 14.5-25.4 96 28.4 21.7-36.1 164 52.0 43.6-60.3

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

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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