Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
F2 Percentage who are overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI)

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   986 100.0 594 58.3 54.6- 62.0 392 41.7 38.0- 45.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 565 100.0 307 54.0 49.1- 58.8 258 46.0 41.2- 50.9
  African American, Non-Hispanic 241 100.0 179 72.1 65.0- 78.2 62 27.9 21.8- 35.0
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 19 100.0 12 65.0 38.6- 84.6 7 35.0 15.4- 61.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 43 100.0 17 33.5 17.4- 54.5 26 66.5 45.5- 82.6
  Latino/Hispanic 118 100.0 79 62.1 51.2- 71.8 39 37.9 28.2- 48.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 32 100.0 25 81.9 64.2- 92.0 7 18.1 8.0- 35.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 54 100.0 42 73.6 56.4- 85.7 12 26.4 14.3- 43.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 209 100.0 145 64.5 56.4- 71.9 64 35.5 28.1- 43.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 323 100.0 191 54.8 48.4- 61.1 132 45.2 38.9- 51.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 375 100.0 195 51.3 45.5- 57.0 180 48.7 43.0- 54.5
Age                  
  18-24 191 100.0 73 37.3 29.8- 45.4 118 62.7 54.6- 70.2
  25-30 232 100.0 147 65.3 57.5- 72.3 85 34.7 27.7- 42.5
  31-40 415 100.0 274 67.1 61.8- 72.1 141 32.9 27.9- 38.2
  41-44 155 100.0 104 61.5 51.9- 70.2 51 38.5 29.8- 48.1

Source: 2016 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.