2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,902 52 1.2 0.8- 1.6 1,130 29.6 27.8-31.4 1,360 34.8 33.0-36.6 1,360 34.5 32.7-36.3
Piedmont NC 2,160 30 1.2 0.8- 1.8 663 31.4 29.0-33.8 740 34.2 31.9-36.6 727 33.2 30.9-35.6
GENDER
Male 1,040 *** *** *** 291 28.6 25.5-31.9 414 39.5 36.1-43.0 323 31.2 28.0-34.5
Female 1,120 18 1.6 1.0- 2.8 372 34.1 30.7-37.6 326 29.0 25.9-32.3 404 35.3 32.0-38.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,297 20 1.4 0.8- 2.3 436 33.2 30.3-36.2 440 33.8 30.9-36.9 401 31.6 28.7-34.6
Non-Hispanic Black 404 *** *** *** 89 24.0 19.1-29.8 138 34.8 29.5-40.5 173 40.1 34.7-45.8
Other 441 *** *** *** 132 33.2 27.7-39.2 157 35.3 30.0-41.0 147 31.0 25.9-36.5
AGE
18-34 538 15 2.3 1.3- 4.1 224 43.1 38.1-48.2 150 26.4 22.3-31.0 149 28.1 23.8-32.9
35-44 358 *** *** *** 109 31.3 26.1-37.0 115 33.7 28.3-39.5 130 34.2 29.0-39.8
45-54 363 *** *** *** 82 20.6 16.4-25.5 118 32.9 27.6-38.7 162 46.3 40.5-52.2
55-64 336 *** *** *** 75 21.6 16.8-27.3 126 38.7 32.8-45.1 131 38.8 33.0-44.9
65-74 286 *** *** *** 72 24.6 19.3-30.7 130 48.0 41.4-54.6 83 27.2 21.7-33.4
75+ 244 *** *** *** 91 39.1 31.1-47.8 85 34.2 26.7-42.7 64 24.8 18.6-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** 35 18.3 12.8-25.4 67 44.2 35.1-53.6 59 37.6 29.1-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 *** *** *** 118 32.2 26.8-38.2 136 31.3 26.3-36.8 160 35.1 30.0-40.6
Some Post-H.S. 557 *** *** *** 174 31.8 27.6-36.4 181 31.8 27.6-36.3 196 35.4 31.0-40.0
College Graduate 1,015 16 1.4 0.8- 2.5 336 33.6 30.4-36.9 353 35.9 32.7-39.3 310 29.1 26.1-32.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 *** *** *** 153 27.1 22.7-31.9 180 30.9 26.4-35.8 234 40.7 36.0-45.7
No 1,542 19 1.1 0.7- 1.8 500 33.1 30.4-36.0 541 35.1 32.4-37.9 482 30.7 28.1-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 *** *** *** 55 24.8 18.8-31.9 76 37.2 29.7-45.3 63 37.9 30.0-46.5
Non-Veteran 1,965 29 1.3 0.9- 2.0 608 32.0 29.6-34.6 664 33.9 31.5-36.4 664 32.8 30.4-35.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,277 17 1.2 0.7- 2.0 378 30.4 27.6-33.5 436 34.2 31.2-37.2 446 34.2 31.3-37.3
Unemployed 114 *** *** *** 29 22.1 14.9-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 *** *** *** 154 30.9 26.1-36.3 198 41.0 35.8-46.4 136 27.3 22.8-32.2
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** 28 21.7 14.6-31.1 29 28.5 19.6-39.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 152 *** *** *** 70 51.1 41.5-60.7 36 22.4 15.7-30.9 44 25.1 18.1-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** 39 30.1 21.6-40.3 49 34.5 25.5-44.8 47 33.6 24.8-43.6
$25,000- 34,999 158 *** *** *** 50 37.2 27.8-47.7 43 26.3 18.7-35.7 60 33.5 25.4-42.7
$35,000- 49,999 245 *** *** *** 58 18.0 13.6-23.3 83 36.2 29.3-43.7 101 45.2 38.0-52.6
$50,000- 74,999 249 *** *** *** 74 29.7 23.5-36.6 71 28.7 22.6-35.7 102 40.4 33.4-47.9
$75,000+ 836 *** *** *** 267 32.2 28.6-36.0 309 36.9 33.3-40.8 251 30.2 26.7-33.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 *** *** *** 155 36.5 31.2-42.1 160 33.4 28.4-38.8 143 28.4 23.9-33.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** 33 25.2 17.7-34.5 46 34.8 25.7-45.2 52 39.0 29.8-49.2
101% to 150% 192 *** *** *** 53 32.6 24.4-42.0 57 28.0 20.9-36.3 76 37.4 29.5-45.9
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** 32 26.9 18.1-38.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,195 *** *** *** 369 30.7 27.7-33.8 415 35.4 32.3-38.6 398 33.1 30.1-36.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 *** *** *** 155 36.5 31.2-42.1 160 33.4 28.4-38.8 143 28.4 23.9-33.4
HOUSING
Own 1,242 *** *** *** 364 29.2 26.3-32.3 447 35.9 32.9-39.0 420 34.1 31.1-37.2
Rent 753 15 2.0 1.1- 3.6 237 33.6 29.8-37.5 244 32.0 28.3-35.9 257 32.4 28.8-36.3
Other arrangement 154 *** *** *** 57 42.7 33.8-52.2 46 25.1 18.3-33.4 48 29.9 22.1-39.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,267 20 1.5 0.9- 2.5 408 33.7 30.6-36.9 448 36.0 33.0-39.2 391 28.8 26.1-31.8
Regional City or Suburban County 565 *** *** *** 164 30.1 25.7-34.9 200 35.3 30.8-40.1 195 33.9 29.5-38.6
Rural 328 *** *** *** 91 26.4 21.2-32.4 92 27.1 21.7-33.3 141 45.1 38.9-51.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 *** *** *** 210 27.8 24.1-32.0 258 34.2 30.3-38.3 273 36.9 32.9-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,335 20 1.2 0.7- 1.9 438 34.6 31.6-37.7 461 34.7 31.7-37.7 416 29.5 26.8-32.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 767 *** *** *** 268 36.6 32.6-40.7 258 34.1 30.3-38.2 228 28.0 24.5-31.8
2nd Quartile 910 *** *** *** 256 30.4 26.8-34.3 316 32.9 29.4-36.6 328 35.5 31.9-39.3
3rd Quartile 436 *** *** *** 125 24.7 20.5-29.5 156 38.6 33.4-44.1 148 35.4 30.4-40.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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