2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 666 148 24.7 20.7-29.1 518 75.3 70.9-79.3
GENDER
Male 267 76 28.8 22.9-35.5 191 71.2 64.5-77.1
Female 399 72 21.0 16.0-27.1 327 79.0 72.9-84.0
AGE
18-34 144 51 39.2 30.1-49.0 93 60.8 51.0-69.9
35-44 118 28 23.4 15.4-33.8 90 76.6 66.2-84.6
45-54 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 17 15.1 8.3-25.8 103 84.9 74.2-91.7
65-74 103 22 21.5 13.9-31.8 81 78.5 68.2-86.1
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 42 29.3 21.2-38.9 122 70.7 61.1-78.8
Some Post-H.S. 218 49 25.2 18.9-32.7 169 74.8 67.3-81.1
College Graduate 236 45 17.6 12.8-23.8 191 82.4 76.2-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 22 21.6 13.3-33.1 79 78.4 66.9-86.7
$50,000- 74,999 85 20 21.8 13.9-32.5 65 78.2 67.5-86.1
$75,000+ 184 30 14.3 9.6-20.9 154 85.7 79.1-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 196 48 29.7 22.1-38.6 148 70.3 61.4-77.9
No 460 99 23.1 18.6-28.3 361 76.9 71.7-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 18 19.6 12.0-30.5 61 80.4 69.5-88.0
Non-Veteran 587 130 25.5 21.2-30.3 457 74.5 69.7-78.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 288 71 26.9 21.0-33.7 217 73.1 66.3-79.0
Regional City or Suburban County 178 40 26.8 19.2-36.1 138 73.2 63.9-80.8
Rural 200 37 19.9 13.7-28.0 163 80.1 72.0-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 74 21.3 16.5-27.0 301 78.7 73.0-83.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 140 29 23.2 15.4-33.3 111 76.8 66.7-84.6
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 61 16.0 12.2-20.8 268 84.0 79.2-87.8
HOUSING
Own 320 56 21.4 16.1-27.8 264 78.6 72.2-83.9
Rent 282 68 26.8 21.2-33.2 214 73.2 66.8-78.8
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 40 23.9 17.3-32.0 162 76.1 68.0-82.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 34 23.0 15.8-32.3 127 77.0 67.7-84.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 303 74 26.3 20.4-33.2 229 73.7 66.8-79.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 39 28.5 20.1-38.6 110 71.5 61.4-79.9
2nd Quartile 236 56 27.1 20.4-35.0 180 72.9 65.0-79.6
3rd Quartile 189 35 19.5 13.5-27.3 154 80.5 72.7-86.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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