2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,843 33 2.0 1.3- 2.9 549 30.3 27.5-33.2 649 34.3 31.4-37.4 612 33.4 30.5-36.4
GENDER
Male 870 16 1.8 1.0- 3.1 230 25.7 22.1-29.8 353 41.6 37.2-46.2 271 30.9 26.8-35.3
Female 973 17 2.1 1.2- 3.8 319 34.8 30.8-39.0 296 27.1 23.6-31.0 341 35.9 32.0-40.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,154 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2 372 31.8 28.4-35.5 420 35.3 31.6-39.1 343 31.0 27.5-34.8
Non-Hispanic Black 367 *** *** *** 72 19.3 14.6-25.0 119 32.5 26.3-39.3 170 46.3 39.6-53.1
Other 297 *** *** *** 97 39.0 31.3-47.4 99 32.9 25.8-40.9 93 25.6 19.6-32.8
AGE
18-34 422 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2 185 44.9 38.8-51.2 116 27.0 21.8-33.0 104 25.0 19.8-31.0
35-44 268 *** *** *** 75 26.8 21.1-33.4 92 34.6 28.1-41.8 98 37.6 30.6-45.0
45-54 308 *** *** *** 59 17.5 12.5-24.1 132 41.0 33.6-48.7 116 40.8 33.5-48.4
55-64 317 *** *** *** 70 21.1 15.4-28.2 109 37.3 29.7-45.6 134 39.9 32.8-47.4
65-74 284 *** *** *** 79 25.6 19.3-33.1 109 37.4 30.1-45.2 93 35.8 28.2-44.1
75+ 225 *** *** *** 78 36.1 27.8-45.3 80 34.2 26.0-43.5 63 26.2 18.7-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 *** *** *** 34 21.6 14.3-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 *** *** *** 105 31.4 25.4-38.1 127 33.2 27.4-39.5 123 33.4 27.6-39.7
Some Post-H.S. 440 *** *** *** 115 30.6 25.1-36.7 162 33.0 27.7-38.8 155 34.4 28.7-40.6
College Graduate 903 14 1.9 1.1- 3.3 292 31.8 28.3-35.5 314 35.2 31.3-39.2 283 31.2 27.5-35.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 *** *** *** 135 25.3 20.6-30.7 179 29.6 24.7-35.1 228 42.9 37.1-48.8
No 1,268 23 1.9 1.2- 3.1 406 32.5 29.1-36.0 459 36.0 32.5-39.7 380 29.7 26.4-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 209 *** *** *** 60 30.8 22.7-40.3 73 35.2 27.1-44.1 75 33.8 25.9-42.7
Non-Veteran 1,633 32 2.2 1.5- 3.3 489 30.2 27.3-33.3 576 34.3 31.2-37.5 536 33.3 30.2-36.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 22 2.1 1.3- 3.4 309 29.7 26.2-33.4 387 34.4 30.9-38.2 358 33.8 30.1-37.6
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 *** *** *** 141 30.2 24.5-36.6 173 37.5 30.9-44.6 145 30.3 24.5-36.7
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** 20 17.2 10.2-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 24.1 16.3-34.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** 27 22.0 13.8-33.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** 31 20.7 12.7-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 *** *** *** 55 29.1 21.4-38.3 78 32.4 25.4-40.3 74 36.3 28.3-45.1
$50,000- 74,999 244 *** *** *** 75 34.8 26.8-43.7 71 26.7 19.8-34.8 95 37.9 30.1-46.3
$75,000+ 703 *** *** *** 206 28.1 24.1-32.6 269 38.7 34.1-43.5 220 31.6 27.2-36.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 *** *** *** 132 37.3 31.0-44.1 123 30.0 24.2-36.6 103 30.1 24.2-36.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** 23 20.7 12.2-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** 20 17.1 9.8-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,099 *** *** *** 331 31.1 27.5-34.9 399 34.9 31.4-38.7 356 32.7 29.1-36.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 *** *** *** 132 37.3 31.0-44.1 123 30.0 24.2-36.6 103 30.1 24.2-36.8
HOUSING
Own 1,158 *** *** *** 334 28.6 25.1-32.3 418 35.5 31.8-39.4 393 34.5 30.8-38.4
Rent 539 13 2.6 1.5- 4.6 164 32.3 27.4-37.6 185 32.1 27.2-37.4 177 32.9 27.9-38.4
Other arrangement 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 31.8 22.7-42.4 37 24.9 17.3-34.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,047 15 1.7 1.0- 3.0 336 34.2 30.5-38.1 366 34.4 30.9-38.0 330 29.7 26.4-33.2
Regional City or Suburban County 427 *** *** *** 128 26.3 21.3-31.9 142 36.1 29.6-43.1 146 35.5 29.2-42.3
Rural 369 *** *** *** 85 25.8 19.7-32.9 141 31.8 26.0-38.1 136 40.2 33.5-47.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.7 15.2-32.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 658 *** *** *** 177 26.6 22.3-31.4 212 33.4 28.4-38.9 255 37.0 32.1-42.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,057 16 1.4 0.8- 2.4 345 32.8 29.2-36.6 398 36.5 32.7-40.5 298 29.3 25.6-33.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 668 *** *** *** 218 32.3 27.7-37.2 253 36.0 31.4-40.9 186 30.1 25.3-35.5
2nd Quartile 708 16 2.4 1.3- 4.2 201 29.2 24.9-33.8 254 37.1 32.2-42.2 237 31.4 27.2-35.9
3rd Quartile 403 *** *** *** 113 28.9 23.2-35.3 128 28.8 23.6-34.7 158 40.7 34.4-47.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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