2022 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 4,035 1,226 30.7 28.8-32.7 2,809 69.3 67.3-71.2
Western 470 171 35.8 30.3-41.6 299 64.2 58.4-69.7
GENDER
Male 222 65 30.1 23.0-38.3 157 69.9 61.7-77.0
Female 248 106 41.4 33.6-49.7 142 58.6 50.3-66.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 409 158 36.4 30.6-42.6 251 63.6 57.4-69.4
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 15 18.1 10.5-29.5 59 81.9 70.5-89.5
55-64 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 37 28.4 20.1-38.4 68 71.6 61.6-79.9
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 47 30.3 22.2-39.9 97 69.7 60.1-77.8
College Graduate 200 79 40.6 32.4-49.4 121 59.4 50.6-67.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 167 51 29.9 20.8-40.9 116 70.1 59.1-79.2
No 297 119 39.9 33.3-46.9 178 60.1 53.1-66.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 408 151 35.9 30.0-42.2 257 64.1 57.8-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 244 86 37.2 30.0-45.1 158 62.8 54.9-70.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 159 59 32.0 24.4-40.7 100 68.0 59.3-75.6
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 49 34.2 25.2-44.6 86 65.8 55.4-74.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 272 96 33.0 26.5-40.2 176 67.0 59.8-73.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 355 121 33.4 27.2-40.3 234 66.6 59.7-72.8
Rent 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 171 74 46.3 37.3-55.5 97 53.7 44.5-62.7
Rural 299 97 30.8 24.2-38.3 202 69.2 61.7-75.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 54 34.9 26.5-44.3 103 65.1 55.7-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 77 43.5 34.7-52.7 105 56.5 47.3-65.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 270 105 40.2 33.2-47.7 165 59.8 52.3-66.8
2nd Quartile 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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