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   831 100.0 517 60.6 56.6- 64.4 314 39.4 35.6- 43.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 464 100.0 267 55.7 50.5- 60.8 197 44.3 39.2- 49.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 178 100.0 135 75.2 67.2- 81.8 43 24.8 18.2- 32.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 24 100.0 16 56.4 31.6- 78.5 8 43.6 21.5- 68.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 53 100.0 23 43.8 28.9- 60.0 30 56.2 40.0- 71.1
  Latino/Hispanic 112 100.0 76 63.3 52.0- 73.3 36 36.7 26.7- 48.0
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 15 100.0 12 76.8 44.2- 93.3 3 23.2 6.7- 55.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 37 100.0 25 62.8 43.9- 78.4 12 37.2 21.6- 56.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 178 100.0 119 61.7 52.8- 69.9 59 38.3 30.1- 47.2
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 256 100.0 165 62.7 55.9- 69.1 91 37.3 30.9- 44.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 354 100.0 200 55.1 49.1- 60.9 154 44.9 39.1- 50.9
Age                  
  18-24 166 100.0 76 49.1 40.8- 57.4 90 50.9 42.6- 59.2
  25-30 184 100.0 113 57.9 49.5- 65.8 71 42.1 34.2- 50.5
  31-40 354 100.0 242 69.2 63.3- 74.4 112 30.8 25.6- 36.7
  41-44 136 100.0 90 61.5 50.9- 71.2 46 38.5 28.8- 49.1

Source: 2020 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.