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%)
TOTAL 3,902 1,182 30.8 29.0-32.6 2,720 69.2 67.4-71.0
GENDER
Male 1,840 500 27.7 25.3-30.2 1,340 72.3 69.8-74.7
Female 2,062 682 33.8 31.3-36.4 1,380 66.2 63.6-68.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,556 823 32.1 30.0-34.4 1,733 67.9 65.6-70.0
Non-Hispanic Black 666 148 24.7 20.7-29.1 518 75.3 70.9-79.3
Non-Hispanic Other 217 87 38.6 31.0-46.8 130 61.4 53.2-69.0
Hispanic 426 111 25.3 20.9-30.2 315 74.7 69.8-79.1
AGE
18-34 837 347 42.0 38.2-46.0 490 58.0 54.0-61.8
35-44 587 171 29.1 25.1-33.4 416 70.9 66.6-74.9
45-54 620 132 20.5 17.0-24.5 488 79.5 75.5-83.0
55-64 658 150 22.1 18.5-26.2 508 77.9 73.8-81.5
65-74 616 167 25.1 21.3-29.3 449 74.9 70.7-78.7
75+ 536 201 38.9 33.2-44.9 335 61.1 55.1-66.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 296 71 24.6 19.3-30.9 225 75.4 69.1-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 845 239 30.6 26.9-34.7 606 69.4 65.3-73.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,060 308 30.5 27.3-33.8 752 69.5 66.2-72.7
College Graduate 1,690 560 32.8 30.3-35.5 1,130 67.2 64.5-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,221 328 28.1 25.0-31.5 893 71.9 68.5-75.0
No 2,618 838 32.2 30.1-34.4 1,780 67.8 65.6-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 478 116 24.1 20.0-28.8 362 75.9 71.2-80.0
Non-Veteran 3,422 1,064 31.7 29.8-33.6 2,358 68.3 66.4-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,115 613 29.5 27.3-31.9 1,502 70.5 68.1-72.7
Unemployed 184 46 24.2 17.6-32.4 138 75.8 67.6-82.4
Retired 1,085 348 31.3 27.9-35.0 737 68.7 65.0-72.1
Unable to Work 247 58 21.6 16.4-27.9 189 78.4 72.1-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 239 105 49.9 42.2-57.7 134 50.1 42.3-57.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 32 22.6 15.8-31.4 107 77.4 68.6-84.2
$15,000- 24,999 258 80 34.5 27.6-42.2 178 65.5 57.8-72.4
$25,000- 34,999 318 101 34.6 28.1-41.8 217 65.4 58.2-71.9
$35,000- 49,999 482 119 20.8 17.0-25.2 363 79.2 74.8-83.0
$50,000-74,999 480 135 28.0 23.5-33.0 345 72.0 67.0-76.5
$75,000-100,000 456 130 30.8 25.6-36.5 326 69.2 63.5-74.4
$100,000-150,000 435 124 26.1 21.7-31.1 311 73.9 68.9-78.3
$150,000+ 488 168 34.4 29.8-39.3 320 65.6 60.7-70.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 293 37.0 32.9-41.2 553 63.0 58.8-67.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 24 21.9 14.1-32.4 71 78.1 67.6-85.9
50% to 100% 241 58 24.5 18.9-31.2 183 75.5 68.8-81.1
101% to 150% 396 115 32.1 26.4-38.5 281 67.9 61.5-73.6
151% to 200% 198 68 31.5 24.4-39.7 130 68.5 60.3-75.6
More than 200% 2,101 620 29.1 26.9-31.5 1,481 70.9 68.5-73.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 293 37.0 32.9-41.2 553 63.0 58.8-67.1
HOUSING
Own 2,436 706 28.8 26.7-31.1 1,730 71.2 68.9-73.3
Rent 1,178 374 33.7 30.6-36.9 804 66.3 63.1-69.4
Other arrangement 266 94 41.2 34.2-48.6 172 58.8 51.4-65.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,362 463 35.2 32.3-38.3 899 64.8 61.7-67.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,133 340 30.4 27.2-33.8 793 69.6 66.2-72.8
Rural 1,407 379 26.7 23.9-29.6 1,028 73.3 70.4-76.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 795 198 26.8 23.2-30.9 597 73.2 69.1-76.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,237 355 28.4 25.3-31.6 882 71.6 68.4-74.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,870 629 34.4 31.8-37.0 1,241 65.6 63.0-68.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,385 486 35.9 32.9-39.1 899 64.1 60.9-67.1
2nd Quartile 1,234 360 30.9 27.8-34.2 874 69.1 65.8-72.2
3rd Quartile 951 255 25.4 22.3-28.8 696 74.6 71.2-77.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 332 81 27.3 21.6-33.9 251 72.7 66.1-78.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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