2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 3,722 1,085 31.1 29.0-33.2 2,637 68.9 66.8-71.0
Piedmont NC 1,843 582 32.3 29.4-35.2 1,261 67.7 64.8-70.6
GENDER
Male 870 246 27.5 23.8-31.6 624 72.5 68.4-76.2
Female 973 336 37.0 32.9-41.2 637 63.0 58.8-67.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,154 391 33.7 30.2-37.4 763 66.3 62.6-69.8
Non-Hispanic Black 367 78 21.3 16.4-27.1 289 78.7 72.9-83.6
Other 297 105 41.5 33.7-49.7 192 58.5 50.3-66.3
AGE
18-34 422 202 48.0 41.8-54.3 220 52.0 45.7-58.2
35-44 268 78 27.8 22.1-34.4 190 72.2 65.6-77.9
45-54 308 60 18.3 13.1-25.0 248 81.7 75.0-86.9
55-64 317 74 22.8 16.9-30.1 243 77.2 69.9-83.1
65-74 284 82 26.9 20.4-34.5 202 73.1 65.5-79.6
75+ 225 82 39.6 31.0-49.0 143 60.4 51.0-69.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 37 23.7 16.0-33.7 92 76.3 66.3-84.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 113 33.4 27.4-40.1 250 66.6 59.9-72.6
Some Post-H.S. 440 123 32.6 27.0-38.7 317 67.4 61.3-73.0
College Graduate 903 306 33.7 30.1-37.5 597 66.3 62.5-69.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 145 27.5 22.7-33.0 407 72.5 67.0-77.3
No 1,268 429 34.4 31.0-37.9 839 65.6 62.1-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 209 61 31.1 22.9-40.6 148 68.9 59.4-77.1
Non-Veteran 1,633 521 32.4 29.5-35.6 1,112 67.6 64.4-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 331 31.8 28.2-35.6 745 68.2 64.4-71.8
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 147 32.2 26.3-38.7 318 67.8 61.3-73.7
Unable to Work 90 21 18.4 11.1-29.0 69 81.6 71.0-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 32 21.3 13.2-32.5 111 78.7 67.5-86.8
$35,000- 49,999 212 60 31.3 23.5-40.4 152 68.7 59.6-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 244 78 35.5 27.4-44.4 166 64.5 55.6-72.6
$75,000+ 703 214 29.7 25.5-34.2 489 70.3 65.8-74.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 141 39.9 33.4-46.7 226 60.1 53.3-66.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 114 22 18.8 11.1-29.9 92 81.2 70.1-88.9
More than 200% 1,099 344 32.4 28.8-36.3 755 67.6 63.7-71.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 141 39.9 33.4-46.7 226 60.1 53.3-66.6
HOUSING
Own 1,158 347 30.0 26.5-33.7 811 70.0 66.3-73.5
Rent 539 177 35.0 29.9-40.3 362 65.0 59.7-70.1
Other arrangement 133 55 43.4 33.4-53.9 78 56.6 46.1-66.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,047 351 35.9 32.2-39.9 696 64.1 60.1-67.8
Regional City or Suburban County 427 139 28.5 23.3-34.3 288 71.5 65.7-76.7
Rural 369 92 28.0 21.8-35.1 277 72.0 64.9-78.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 658 191 29.6 25.1-34.5 467 70.4 65.5-74.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,057 361 34.2 30.5-38.1 696 65.8 61.9-69.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 668 229 33.9 29.3-38.8 439 66.1 61.2-70.7
2nd Quartile 708 217 31.5 27.2-36.2 491 68.5 63.8-72.8
3rd Quartile 403 117 30.5 24.7-37.0 286 69.5 63.0-75.3
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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