2023 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 3,722 66 1.8 1.3- 2.5 1,019 29.2 27.2-31.4 1,311 34.9 32.8-37.2 1,326 34.0 31.9-36.2
FEMALES 2,013 42 2.1 1.4- 3.1 585 32.9 30.0-36.0 619 28.5 25.8-31.3 767 36.5 33.6-39.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 28 2.2 1.3- 3.7 423 35.0 31.5-38.6 388 29.3 26.1-32.7 377 33.5 30.0-37.2
Non-Hispanic Black 370 *** *** *** 63 18.2 13.5-24.0 100 28.2 22.1-35.1 201 51.4 44.5-58.2
Other 413 *** *** *** 96 45.3 36.0-54.9 125 24.9 18.0-33.2 184 28.5 21.6-36.5
AGE
18-34 343 13 3.0 1.6- 5.3 138 47.2 40.0-54.4 82 22.4 16.8-29.2 110 27.4 22.0-33.6
35-44 284 *** *** *** 81 31.0 24.6-38.3 78 27.2 21.3-34.1 124 41.3 33.8-49.2
45-54 336 *** *** *** 80 25.0 19.2-31.8 109 29.4 23.6-36.0 147 45.6 38.4-53.1
55-64 375 *** *** *** 79 20.6 15.8-26.4 126 32.7 26.4-39.6 164 44.3 37.5-51.4
65-74 366 *** *** *** 103 30.0 23.6-37.3 121 34.4 27.5-42.0 136 35.0 28.3-42.3
75+ 295 15 6.2 2.9-13.0 99 34.4 27.0-42.5 97 28.6 21.9-36.5 84 30.8 23.2-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** 26 22.1 13.5-33.9 31 21.2 13.7-31.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 11 2.3 0.9- 5.7 114 35.0 28.3-42.4 132 27.5 21.8-33.9 168 35.2 29.2-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 598 12 2.5 1.3- 4.7 144 28.8 23.8-34.4 193 31.7 26.7-37.2 249 37.0 31.8-42.5
College Graduate 866 17 1.9 1.0- 3.5 298 38.7 34.6-42.9 260 27.2 23.7-31.1 291 32.2 28.2-36.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 24 21.9 13.7-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** 34 25.0 17.0-35.0 48 25.3 17.6-34.9 87 47.5 37.4-57.8
$25,000- 34,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 32.0 23.9-41.4 99 42.8 33.6-52.6
$35,000- 49,999 248 *** *** *** 61 24.7 18.4-32.3 89 32.1 25.2-39.9 92 40.8 32.8-49.4
$50,000- 74,999 284 *** *** *** 86 38.4 30.0-47.6 80 24.0 18.2-31.0 113 35.8 28.4-44.0
$75,000+ 585 *** *** *** 198 36.1 30.8-41.8 180 29.0 24.1-34.6 202 33.8 28.6-39.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 702 19 3.0 1.8- 5.1 153 27.4 22.8-32.6 203 23.3 19.6-27.5 327 46.2 41.1-51.4
No 1,289 22 1.6 0.9- 3.1 425 35.5 31.8-39.4 410 31.2 27.6-34.9 432 31.7 28.3-35.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,945 42 2.2 1.4- 3.3 561 32.5 29.5-35.6 597 28.8 26.0-31.7 745 36.6 33.6-39.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 583 *** *** *** 209 39.6 34.1-45.3 177 28.9 24.4-33.8 187 29.0 24.7-33.8
Regional City or Suburban County 480 *** *** *** 162 33.4 28.0-39.3 134 26.6 21.2-32.8 175 38.2 32.3-44.5
Rural 950 23 1.9 1.1- 3.3 214 26.6 22.6-31.1 308 29.5 25.5-33.8 405 42.0 37.3-46.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 964 14 1.6 0.8- 3.1 293 34.7 30.5-39.2 286 28.4 24.5-32.6 371 35.3 31.2-39.6
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 606 18 3.3 1.6- 6.8 175 31.4 26.3-37.1 213 33.6 28.3-39.2 200 31.6 26.5-37.3
Unable to Work 182 *** *** *** 30 18.4 11.9-27.3 48 21.3 14.7-29.8 99 58.5 48.4-68.0
Other not in Labor Force 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 22.4 15.8-30.8 54 34.6 25.8-44.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 29.1 21.1-38.6 84 43.1 33.1-53.7
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** 25 23.8 15.1-35.3 31 20.5 13.5-29.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 159 *** *** *** 27 19.3 12.7-28.1 51 32.1 23.5-42.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,060 13 1.2 0.6- 2.5 347 36.2 32.1-40.6 332 28.6 25.0-32.6 368 33.9 30.0-38.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 672 13 1.3 0.6- 2.5 131 25.9 20.9-31.5 196 25.6 21.0-30.7 332 47.3 41.6-53.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 560 11 2.7 1.2- 6.1 163 31.3 25.9-37.2 179 30.4 25.3-36.1 207 35.6 30.3-41.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 781 18 2.1 1.2- 3.5 291 37.7 33.2-42.5 244 28.7 24.7-33.1 228 31.4 27.2-36.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 594 *** *** *** 232 40.4 35.0-46.0 188 28.1 23.7-32.9 164 29.9 24.9-35.4
2nd Quartile 521 13 2.8 1.4- 5.7 153 31.1 25.7-37.1 162 29.1 23.9-34.9 193 37.0 31.6-42.7
3rd Quartile 517 *** *** *** 136 28.6 23.6-34.3 153 27.7 23.2-32.8 218 42.0 36.6-47.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 *** *** *** 64 26.0 19.1-34.2 116 29.2 21.8-37.9 192 42.7 34.5-51.3

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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 2023
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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