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   671 100.0 420 62.4 58.1- 66.5 251 37.6 33.5- 41.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 357 100.0 198 55.7 49.8- 61.4 159 44.3 38.6- 50.2
  African American, Non-Hispanic 171 100.0 125 73.8 65.7- 80.5 46 26.2 19.5- 34.3
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 18 100.0 15 80.3 50.0- 94.3 3 19.7 5.7- 50.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 35 100.0 21 62.8 43.4- 78.8 14 37.2 21.2- 56.6
  Latino/Hispanic 90 100.0 61 67.4 55.6- 77.3 29 32.6 22.7- 44.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 17 100.0 12 70.2 44.1- 87.6 5 29.8 12.4- 55.9
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 26 100.0 21 83.2 62.4- 93.6 5 16.8 6.4- 37.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 127 100.0 88 65.4 55.4- 74.3 39 34.6 25.7- 44.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 210 100.0 129 60.8 53.2- 67.9 81 39.2 32.1- 46.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 296 100.0 173 57.7 51.4- 63.7 123 42.3 36.3- 48.6
Age                  
  18-24 140 100.0 67 47.1 38.2- 56.1 73 52.9 43.9- 61.8
  25-30 139 100.0 90 69.9 61.1- 77.5 49 30.1 22.5- 38.9
  31-40 291 100.0 186 64.5 58.1- 70.4 105 35.5 29.6- 41.9
  41-44 106 100.0 80 76.2 64.9- 84.7 26 23.8 15.3- 35.1

Source: 2019 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.