2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 419 118 27.2 21.9-33.2 301 72.8 66.8-78.1
GENDER
Male 185 47 26.4 19.1-35.4 138 73.6 64.6-80.9
Female 234 71 28.0 21.0-36.3 163 72.0 63.7-79.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 348 106 27.5 21.9-33.9 242 72.5 66.1-78.1
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 141 33 23.6 16.0-33.4 108 76.4 66.6-84.0
65+ 172 51 25.2 17.2-35.3 121 74.8 64.7-82.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 137 35 20.2 13.5-29.2 102 79.8 70.8-86.5
College Graduate 170 54 30.1 22.5-39.0 116 69.9 61.0-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 144 33 22.0 14.2-32.4 111 78.0 67.6-85.8
$50,000+ 182 50 29.3 21.5-38.7 132 70.7 61.3-78.5
Don't know/Not Sure 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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