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
Non-Hispanic White 2,260 42 1.9 1.3- 2.8 695 30.3 27.8-32.8 824 35.9 33.3-38.7 699 31.9 29.4-34.6
GENDER
Male 1,044 *** *** *** 272 25.6 22.3-29.2 436 42.5 38.5-46.7 322 30.3 26.7-34.2
Female 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
AGE
18-34 400 *** *** *** 172 42.7 36.9-48.8 123 28.5 23.6-33.9 91 25.2 19.9-31.3
35-44 269 *** *** *** 72 24.5 19.2-30.7 105 39.9 33.1-47.1 92 35.6 29.1-42.8
45-54 324 *** *** *** 82 20.5 15.6-26.5 122 36.9 30.1-44.4 119 41.8 34.7-49.3
55-64 408 *** *** *** 96 23.6 18.4-29.7 147 36.9 30.0-44.4 160 38.5 32.2-45.2
65-74 448 *** *** *** 131 27.9 22.6-33.9 170 40.2 34.1-46.5 141 31.0 25.5-37.2
75+ 392 *** *** *** 134 36.5 30.0-43.5 150 37.1 30.6-44.2 93 22.3 16.9-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 *** *** *** 136 31.7 26.5-37.4 153 33.4 28.3-38.9 141 32.4 27.2-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 628 *** *** *** 170 28.7 24.3-33.5 226 35.1 30.5-39.9 221 34.4 29.7-39.5
College Graduate 1,110 18 1.5 0.8- 2.6 370 33.4 30.1-36.8 417 37.6 34.2-41.2 305 27.5 24.4-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** 34 23.4 15.0-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 *** *** *** 38 17.8 12.1-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 245 *** *** *** 74 34.6 26.7-43.5 95 34.3 27.2-42.2 71 30.0 22.9-38.1
$50,000- 74,999 327 *** *** *** 105 34.1 27.9-41.0 109 29.5 24.0-35.6 109 34.6 28.3-41.5
$75,000+ 904 *** *** *** 262 27.1 23.6-30.9 355 39.3 35.3-43.4 278 32.5 28.7-36.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 17 2.4 1.3- 4.1 183 25.9 21.8-30.4 249 30.1 26.0-34.6 291 41.6 36.8-46.7
No 1,491 25 1.7 1.0- 3.0 500 32.3 29.3-35.5 564 38.8 35.4-42.2 402 27.3 24.4-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 *** *** *** 101 33.6 27.3-40.6 137 40.7 34.1-47.6 92 25.5 20.4-31.5
Non-Veteran 1,927 41 2.2 1.4- 3.3 593 29.7 27.1-32.5 686 35.2 32.3-38.1 607 33.0 30.2-35.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 652 *** *** *** 239 38.3 33.7-43.1 232 35.0 30.6-39.7 173 25.1 21.2-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 633 *** *** *** 209 31.2 26.7-36.0 215 34.0 29.0-39.5 198 33.1 28.1-38.5
Rural 975 23 2.2 1.2- 3.9 247 23.9 20.5-27.7 377 38.1 34.1-42.3 328 35.8 31.8-39.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 *** *** *** 351 30.8 27.5-34.3 423 35.0 31.6-38.5 369 32.8 29.3-36.4
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 781 *** *** *** 242 31.1 26.6-36.1 308 41.0 35.9-46.4 213 25.5 21.5-30.0
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** 21 12.4 7.5-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** 49 35.8 26.6-46.2 31 27.0 18.7-37.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** 24 15.1 9.0-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 161 *** *** *** 38 25.4 17.8-34.9 57 36.6 27.9-46.4 64 37.0 28.3-46.5
More than 200% 1,447 *** *** *** 433 29.8 26.8-33.0 547 36.5 33.4-39.8 450 32.3 29.2-35.6
HOUSING
Own 1,660 22 1.4 0.8- 2.5 485 28.0 25.2-31.0 632 37.4 34.3-40.7 521 33.2 30.1-36.3
Rent 462 *** *** *** 151 35.0 29.9-40.5 158 32.5 27.7-37.8 143 30.7 25.6-36.2
Other arrangement 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 27.4 18.4-38.9 31 18.1 11.6-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 *** *** *** 135 24.8 20.3-30.0 195 35.1 30.1-40.5 208 38.4 33.2-44.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 743 *** *** *** 209 27.0 23.1-31.4 274 37.1 32.2-42.2 247 33.6 29.2-38.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 351 35.7 31.8-39.7 355 35.4 31.6-39.5 244 27.2 23.4-31.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 849 *** *** *** 296 32.9 29.0-37.1 311 36.1 31.9-40.5 229 28.9 24.7-33.4
2nd Quartile 630 *** *** *** 187 30.3 25.8-35.2 237 36.8 31.7-42.3 194 31.1 26.5-36.1
3rd Quartile 579 *** *** *** 160 27.9 23.3-33.0 205 33.5 28.9-38.5 203 36.8 31.9-42.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 *** *** *** 52 25.2 18.1-33.9 71 39.0 30.1-48.6 73 34.3 25.9-43.9

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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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