2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 614 209 33.2 28.6-38.1 405 66.8 61.9-71.4
GENDER
Male 290 86 26.8 21.2-33.2 204 73.2 66.8-78.8
Female 324 123 39.8 33.0-47.1 201 60.2 52.9-67.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 347 134 35.6 29.8-41.9 213 64.4 58.1-70.2
Non-Hispanic Black 137 26 19.7 12.3-30.1 111 80.3 69.9-87.7
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 236 107 44.8 37.0-52.9 129 55.2 47.1-63.0
45-64 204 50 20.0 14.6-26.9 154 80.0 73.1-85.4
65+ 171 52 28.7 21.0-37.8 119 71.3 62.2-79.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 157 47 27.7 19.8-37.3 110 72.3 62.7-80.2
Some Post-H.S. 138 42 32.0 22.9-42.7 96 68.0 57.3-77.1
College Graduate 317 120 39.3 33.2-45.8 197 60.7 54.2-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 54 35.4 26.2-45.9 113 64.6 54.1-73.8
$50,000+ 348 117 30.9 25.2-37.4 231 69.1 62.6-74.8
Don't know/Not Sure 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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