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   734 100.0 437 58.8 54.2- 63.3 297 41.2 36.7- 45.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 417 100.0 228 55.7 49.9- 61.4 189 44.3 38.6- 50.1
  African American, Non-Hispanic 174 100.0 131 71.5 61.6- 79.8 43 28.5 20.2- 38.4
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 25 100.0 15 57.6 31.1- 80.3 10 42.4 19.7- 68.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 51 100.0 25 45.8 30.5- 61.9 26 54.2 38.1- 69.5
  Latino/Hispanic 67 100.0 38 57.8 39.8- 74.0 29 42.2 26.0- 60.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 9 100.0 4 41.5 12.8- 77.4 5 58.5 22.6- 87.2
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 35 100.0 26 65.9 40.3- 84.7 9 34.1 15.3- 59.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 151 100.0 89 57.4 47.8- 66.4 62 42.6 33.6- 52.2
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 243 100.0 157 62.8 54.9- 70.0 86 37.2 30.0- 45.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 300 100.0 163 52.8 46.2- 59.3 137 47.2 40.7- 53.8
Age                  
  18-24 163 100.0 66 39.1 30.1- 48.9 97 60.9 51.1- 69.9
  25-30 161 100.0 99 63.4 54.2- 71.7 62 36.6 28.3- 45.8
  31-40 304 100.0 194 66.5 59.9- 72.6 110 33.5 27.4- 40.1
  41-44 111 100.0 80 67.3 54.3- 78.1 31 32.7 21.9- 45.7

Source: 2017 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.