2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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%)
North Carolina 3,902 1,182 30.8 29.0-32.6 2,720 69.2 67.4-71.0
Western 682 223 31.1 26.8-35.7 459 68.9 64.3-73.2
GENDER
Male 315 86 26.9 21.4-33.2 229 73.1 66.8-78.6
Female 367 137 35.2 28.8-42.1 230 64.8 57.9-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 575 182 29.7 25.1-34.7 393 70.3 65.3-74.9
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 24 23.5 15.3-34.3 74 76.5 65.7-84.7
55-64 113 23 18.0 11.3-27.6 90 82.0 72.4-88.7
65-74 142 48 33.1 24.9-42.6 94 66.9 57.4-75.1
75+ 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 45 30.4 21.7-40.6 102 69.6 59.4-78.3
Some Post-H.S. 195 52 23.3 16.9-31.2 143 76.7 68.8-83.1
College Graduate 278 105 38.4 31.4-45.9 173 61.6 54.1-68.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 84 29.8 23.5-37.0 199 70.2 63.0-76.5
No 389 137 32.7 26.9-39.0 252 67.3 61.0-73.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 615 209 31.5 27.0-36.4 406 68.5 63.6-73.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 286 87 28.2 22.3-34.9 199 71.8 65.1-77.7
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 276 106 38.2 30.8-46.1 170 61.8 53.9-69.2
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 14 12.2 6.7-21.2 65 87.8 78.8-93.3
$75,000+ 201 66 31.3 23.6-40.2 135 68.7 59.8-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 99 26.6 21.0-33.1 244 73.4 66.9-79.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 490 154 29.0 24.3-34.3 336 71.0 65.7-75.7
Rent 154 57 35.8 26.7-46.2 97 64.2 53.8-73.3
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 85 36.8 29.0-45.4 133 63.2 54.6-71.0
Rural 464 138 28.7 23.6-34.3 326 71.3 65.7-76.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 377 114 28.4 22.9-34.7 263 71.6 65.3-77.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 218 85 36.8 29.0-45.4 133 63.2 54.6-71.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 400 139 33.7 27.9-40.0 261 66.3 60.0-72.1
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 164 40 21.5 14.7-30.4 124 78.5 69.6-85.3

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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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