2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 492 134 26.9 22.2-32.2 358 73.1 67.8-77.8
GENDER
Male 222 51 24.6 17.8-33.0 171 75.4 67.0-82.2
Female 270 83 29.4 22.8-36.9 187 70.6 63.1-77.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 413 118 26.3 21.3-32.1 295 73.7 67.9-78.7
Non-Hispanic Black 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 16 19.2 11.2-31.1 53 80.8 68.9-88.8
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 161 41 22.3 15.3-31.3 120 77.7 68.7-84.7
College Graduate 197 60 30.5 23.3-38.8 137 69.5 61.2-76.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 38 21.6 15.0-30.0 141 78.4 70.0-85.0
No 306 93 29.1 22.7-36.5 213 70.9 63.5-77.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 434 115 26.1 21.1-31.7 319 73.9 68.3-78.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 215 56 29.0 21.8-37.6 159 71.0 62.4-78.2
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 56 24.9 17.6-34.1 131 75.1 65.9-82.4
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 33 22.7 15.0-32.7 108 77.3 67.3-85.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 264 73 29.2 22.5-37.0 191 70.8 63.0-77.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 361 87 24.1 18.7-30.5 274 75.9 69.5-81.3
Rent 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 143 55 38.3 29.0-48.7 88 61.7 51.3-71.0
Rural 349 79 22.6 17.4-28.9 270 77.4 71.1-82.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 117 20 17.4 10.4-27.6 97 82.6 72.4-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 222 57 26.1 18.6-35.3 165 73.9 64.7-81.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 153 57 36.8 27.8-46.7 96 63.2 53.3-72.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 260 85 33.0 25.9-41.0 175 67.0 59.0-74.1
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 122 20 14.9 8.9-23.8 102 85.1 76.2-91.1

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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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