2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,902 1,182 30.8 29.0-32.6 2,720 69.2 67.4-71.0
Eastern NC 1,060 266 26.7 23.5-30.1 794 73.3 69.9-76.5
GENDER
Male 485 111 24.4 20.2-29.3 374 75.6 70.7-79.8
Female 575 155 28.9 24.5-33.7 420 71.1 66.3-75.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 684 185 28.4 24.5-32.7 499 71.6 67.3-75.5
Non-Hispanic Black 225 44 24.2 17.9-31.9 181 75.8 68.1-82.1
Other 138 34 23.9 16.3-33.7 104 76.1 66.3-83.7
AGE
18-34 204 71 36.7 29.6-44.5 133 63.3 55.5-70.4
35-44 155 36 22.4 15.6-30.9 119 77.6 69.1-84.4
45-54 159 25 17.3 10.8-26.5 134 82.7 73.5-89.2
55-64 209 48 22.8 17.0-29.9 161 77.2 70.1-83.0
65-74 188 46 21.2 15.4-28.5 142 78.8 71.5-84.6
75+ 137 39 32.6 23.2-43.5 98 67.4 56.5-76.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 277 69 26.1 20.5-32.5 208 73.9 67.5-79.5
Some Post-H.S. 308 76 28.1 22.4-34.5 232 71.9 65.5-77.6
College Graduate 397 103 24.0 19.5-29.0 294 76.0 71.0-80.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 362 82 27.2 21.8-33.5 280 72.8 66.5-78.2
No 687 182 27.0 23.2-31.1 505 73.0 68.9-76.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 47 23.6 17.6-31.0 170 76.4 69.0-82.4
Non-Veteran 842 218 27.5 23.9-31.4 624 72.5 68.6-76.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 552 131 25.3 21.1-29.9 421 74.7 70.1-78.9
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 317 84 26.5 21.0-32.8 233 73.5 67.2-79.0
Unable to Work 81 16 20.2 12.0-32.0 65 79.8 68.0-88.0
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 30 21.6 14.3-31.2 107 78.4 68.8-85.7
$50,000- 74,999 152 45 30.1 22.2-39.4 107 69.9 60.6-77.8
$75,000+ 342 80 23.0 18.2-28.7 262 77.0 71.3-81.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 222 64 33.0 25.7-41.2 158 67.0 58.8-74.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 563 139 24.9 20.9-29.4 424 75.1 70.6-79.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 222 64 33.0 25.7-41.2 158 67.0 58.8-74.3
HOUSING
Own 704 177 26.0 22.2-30.2 527 74.0 69.8-77.8
Rent 271 65 28.8 22.7-35.8 206 71.2 64.2-77.3
Other arrangement 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 350 85 27.1 21.8-33.1 265 72.9 66.9-78.2
Rural 615 146 24.7 20.7-29.2 469 75.3 70.8-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 632 157 27.4 23.2-31.9 475 72.6 68.1-76.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 111 23 21.4 14.0-31.4 88 78.6 68.6-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 317 86 27.0 21.8-33.0 231 73.0 67.0-78.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 218 66 31.2 24.6-38.8 152 68.8 61.2-75.4
2nd Quartile 206 50 24.9 18.6-32.4 156 75.1 67.6-81.4
3rd Quartile 351 83 26.1 20.8-32.2 268 73.9 67.8-79.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 67 25.8 19.9-32.9 218 74.2 67.1-80.1

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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