2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 362 101 29.5 24.3-35.3 261 70.5 64.7-75.7
GENDER
Male 175 44 28.9 21.5-37.6 131 71.1 62.4-78.5
Female 187 57 30.1 23.1-38.3 130 69.9 61.7-76.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 246 70 29.7 23.5-36.7 176 70.3 63.3-76.5
Non-Hispanic Black 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 128 45 36.7 27.7-46.6 83 63.3 53.4-72.3
45-64 123 26 20.9 13.8-30.2 97 79.1 69.8-86.2
65+ 106 29 27.4 18.5-38.6 77 72.6 61.4-81.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 123 31 27.1 19.0-37.1 92 72.9 62.9-81.0
Some Post-H.S. 100 28 31.6 22.1-42.8 72 68.4 57.2-77.9
College Graduate 139 42 30.8 22.6-40.3 97 69.2 59.7-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 114 34 31.5 22.2-42.5 80 68.5 57.5-77.8
$50,000+ 171 43 25.7 18.9-33.8 128 74.3 66.2-81.1
Don't know/Not Sure 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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