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   692 100.0 410 58.5 54.2- 62.8 282 41.5 37.2- 45.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 418 100.0 221 53.6 48.0- 59.2 197 46.4 40.8- 52.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 159 100.0 120 70.5 61.4- 78.3 39 29.5 21.7- 38.6
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 11 100.0 8 89.1 64.4- 97.4 3 10.9 2.6- 35.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 31 100.0 13 35.8 19.6- 56.0 18 64.2 44.0- 80.4
  Latino/Hispanic 73 100.0 48 64.4 50.7- 76.1 25 35.6 23.9- 49.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 16 100.0 13 72.3 38.2- 91.7 3 27.7 8.3- 61.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 29 100.0 17 69.5 48.8- 84.5 12 30.5 15.5- 51.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 140 100.0 88 59.0 49.3- 68.1 52 41.0 31.9- 50.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 224 100.0 137 58.1 50.5- 65.3 87 41.9 34.7- 49.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 287 100.0 158 55.8 49.1- 62.2 129 44.2 37.8- 50.9
Age                  
  18-24 142 100.0 55 38.0 29.5- 47.4 87 62.0 52.6- 70.5
  25-30 161 100.0 94 59.6 50.9- 67.8 67 40.4 32.2- 49.1
  31-40 287 100.0 186 66.0 59.5- 72.0 101 34.0 28.0- 40.5
  41-44 106 100.0 78 76.1 65.5- 84.3 28 23.9 15.7- 34.5

Source: 2018 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.