2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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
Region 5 568 194 32.7 28.2-37.5 374 67.3 62.5-71.8
GENDER
Male 255 76 27.7 22.0-34.3 179 72.3 65.7-78.0
Female 313 118 37.6 31.1-44.6 195 62.4 55.4-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 345 121 33.2 27.6-39.3 224 66.8 60.7-72.4
Non-Hispanic Black 109 28 25.4 17.1-36.1 81 74.6 63.9-82.9
Other 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 227 100 45.0 37.4-52.8 127 55.0 47.2-62.6
45-64 184 41 17.2 12.1-23.8 143 82.8 76.2-87.9
65+ 153 50 29.1 21.2-38.6 103 70.9 61.4-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 36 24.9 17.3-34.5 124 75.1 65.5-82.7
Some Post-H.S. 140 52 38.0 29.3-47.6 88 62.0 52.4-70.7
College Graduate 267 106 35.5 29.6-42.0 161 64.5 58.0-70.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 177 62 30.9 23.6-39.3 115 69.1 60.7-76.4
$50,000+ 264 85 31.6 25.1-38.8 179 68.4 61.2-74.9
Don't know/Not Sure 127 47 37.9 28.4-48.4 80 62.1 51.6-71.6

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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.

^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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