2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 638 160 34.0 28.0-40.6 478 66.0 59.4-72.0
GENDER
Male 280 71 31.9 23.2-42.1 209 68.1 57.9-76.8
Female 358 89 36.4 28.7-44.9 269 63.6 55.1-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 273 91 33.8 27.2-41.2 182 66.2 58.8-72.8
Non-Hispanic Black 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 189 *** *** *** 134 59.9 49.0-69.9
45-64 237 49 31.4 22.1-42.5 188 68.6 57.5-77.9
65+ 209 56 26.9 18.5-37.4 153 73.1 62.6-81.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 218 62 36.4 27.6-46.3 156 63.6 53.7-72.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 251 61 29.9 21.1-40.5 190 70.1 59.5-78.9
$50,000+ 261 58 30.9 23.2-39.7 203 69.1 60.3-76.8
Don't know/Not Sure 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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