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
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
GENDER
Male 1,274 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3 306 23.5 20.7-26.4 559 43.0 39.6-46.4 391 32.2 29.0-35.5
Female 1,299 *** *** *** 500 36.7 33.3-40.2 390 29.8 26.7-33.0 378 29.9 26.7-33.2
AGE
18-34 521 19 3.2 2.0- 5.2 202 37.4 32.5-42.6 162 31.6 26.9-36.7 138 27.8 23.3-32.8
35-44 328 *** *** *** 89 26.3 21.1-32.2 141 42.2 36.1-48.6 93 30.1 24.5-36.4
45-54 389 *** *** *** 101 23.9 19.2-29.2 129 34.7 28.9-40.9 156 40.8 34.8-47.1
55-64 492 *** *** *** 118 22.3 17.9-27.4 196 40.0 34.5-45.8 173 34.9 29.6-40.7
65-74 490 *** *** *** 151 25.8 21.6-30.5 194 40.3 34.7-46.1 136 29.6 24.6-35.0
75+ 327 *** *** *** 131 43.0 35.4-50.9 120 30.8 24.7-37.6 69 24.4 18.0-32.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 26.0 17.2-37.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 *** *** *** 166 30.3 25.8-35.3 194 35.3 30.5-40.5 152 32.2 27.2-37.8
Some Post-H.S. 770 14 1.7 1.0- 3.0 202 26.1 22.5-30.0 249 34.6 30.6-38.8 305 37.6 33.6-41.8
College Graduate 1,169 19 1.4 0.8- 2.4 406 34.4 31.2-37.7 467 39.6 36.3-42.9 277 24.7 21.8-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 25.0 16.2-36.4
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** 42 27.8 20.3-36.8 56 32.4 24.3-41.6 50 34.9 26.2-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 230 *** *** *** 89 35.0 27.7-43.2 67 32.2 24.6-40.8 71 31.5 24.1-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 275 *** *** *** 84 25.6 19.9-32.3 90 36.0 28.9-43.8 94 36.3 28.8-44.5
$50,000- 74,999 348 *** *** *** 83 25.7 19.7-32.6 140 37.0 30.9-43.5 117 35.3 29.2-41.9
$75,000+ 979 *** *** *** 287 27.6 24.4-31.0 404 41.9 38.2-45.7 283 30.1 26.7-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 815 *** *** *** 224 26.9 22.8-31.4 292 34.8 30.6-39.2 279 34.4 30.2-38.9
No 1,718 28 1.8 1.2- 2.8 569 31.9 29.3-34.7 641 37.0 34.2-39.9 480 29.3 26.6-32.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 *** *** *** 94 25.6 20.6-31.4 171 45.2 39.0-51.6 100 28.8 23.3-35.0
Non-Veteran 2,202 47 2.9 1.8- 4.6 712 30.8 28.4-33.3 776 35.0 32.6-37.6 667 31.3 28.8-33.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 778 *** *** *** 267 34.1 30.2-38.2 305 37.5 33.6-41.7 190 26.5 22.7-30.6
Regional City or Suburban County 737 14 1.9 1.1- 3.3 237 30.8 26.5-35.3 251 33.1 29.0-37.4 235 34.3 30.0-38.8
Rural 1,058 *** *** *** 302 26.6 23.3-30.2 393 38.2 34.3-42.2 344 31.7 28.2-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,427 18 1.4 0.8- 2.2 413 28.0 25.2-30.8 554 39.6 36.5-42.8 442 31.1 28.2-34.2
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 765 *** *** *** 259 33.3 28.8-38.0 290 36.6 32.3-41.2 199 28.1 24.0-32.6
Unable to Work 171 *** *** *** 48 22.7 15.9-31.4 46 24.7 17.2-34.0 71 41.3 31.7-51.8
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 26.0 17.9-36.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** 39 29.8 20.9-40.6 41 28.9 20.3-39.4 44 31.7 22.5-42.5
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 27.8 19.8-37.6 48 33.8 24.6-44.5
151% to 200% 196 *** *** *** 58 24.5 18.5-31.8 60 33.3 25.4-42.2 73 40.3 31.8-49.6
More than 200% 1,573 18 1.0 0.6- 1.7 461 27.5 24.9-30.2 629 40.8 37.8-43.8 465 30.7 27.9-33.6
HOUSING
Own 1,874 *** *** *** 560 28.2 25.6-30.9 725 38.0 35.2-40.9 563 31.7 29.0-34.5
Rent 529 17 3.8 2.3- 6.3 176 35.0 30.3-40.0 181 32.3 27.8-37.2 155 28.8 24.5-33.6
Other arrangement 152 *** *** *** 61 37.7 29.0-47.1 37 27.1 19.0-37.2 49 31.0 22.5-40.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 514 *** *** *** 145 26.1 21.2-31.7 180 35.2 29.6-41.3 180 34.0 28.4-40.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 897 *** *** *** 276 30.1 26.3-34.1 320 37.6 33.7-41.7 289 30.8 27.3-34.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,162 28 2.4 1.6- 3.7 385 31.9 28.7-35.2 449 35.9 32.6-39.2 300 29.8 26.5-33.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 942 *** *** *** 321 33.7 30.0-37.5 366 36.8 33.1-40.6 238 27.8 24.3-31.7
2nd Quartile 742 15 2.1 1.2- 3.5 235 30.3 26.3-34.7 265 36.1 31.9-40.4 227 31.5 27.5-35.8
3rd Quartile 616 *** *** *** 181 27.4 23.1-32.1 221 34.7 30.0-39.7 201 33.2 28.5-38.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 273 *** *** *** 69 21.8 16.0-28.9 97 40.8 32.5-49.7 103 36.3 28.8-44.5

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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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