2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 724 227 31.9 28.0-36.1 497 68.1 63.9-72.0
GENDER
Male 338 100 29.5 24.1-35.6 238 70.5 64.4-75.9
Female 386 127 34.2 28.9-40.0 259 65.8 60.0-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 146 33.7 28.9-39.0 274 66.3 61.0-71.1
Non-Hispanic Black 148 36 27.1 18.9-37.1 112 72.9 62.9-81.1
Other 149 41 30.4 21.9-40.6 108 69.6 59.4-78.1
AGE
18-44 293 105 35.3 29.2-41.9 188 64.7 58.1-70.8
45-64 250 63 24.7 19.2-31.2 187 75.3 68.8-80.8
65+ 167 54 35.5 27.0-45.0 113 64.5 55.0-73.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 191 50 29.2 21.7-37.9 141 70.8 62.1-78.3
Some Post-H.S. 183 50 28.8 22.0-36.7 133 71.2 63.3-78.0
College Graduate 349 126 36.8 31.4-42.5 223 63.2 57.5-68.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 188 48 28.7 20.9-38.0 140 71.3 62.0-79.1
$50,000+ 371 121 31.1 26.1-36.7 250 68.9 63.3-73.9
Don't know/Not Sure 165 58 37.3 29.1-46.3 107 62.7 53.7-70.9

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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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