2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 526 155 32.8 27.3-38.7 371 67.2 61.3-72.7
GENDER
Male 244 63 27.3 20.6-35.2 181 72.7 64.8-79.4
Female 282 92 38.2 30.2-46.9 190 61.8 53.1-69.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 336 103 33.7 27.2-40.8 233 66.3 59.2-72.8
Non-Hispanic Black 101 21 19.8 12.0-31.0 80 80.2 69.0-88.0
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 194 72 40.6 31.9-50.0 122 59.4 50.0-68.1
45-64 177 34 16.3 10.9-23.7 143 83.7 76.3-89.1
65+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 263 87 34.7 28.1-42.0 176 65.3 58.0-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 148 38 30.3 21.2-41.2 110 69.7 58.8-78.8
$50,000+ 270 81 31.9 24.5-40.3 189 68.1 59.7-75.5
Don't know/Not Sure 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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