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   755 100.0 483 63.3 58.9- 67.4 272 36.7 32.6- 41.1
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 427 100.0 237 55.5 49.5- 61.4 190 44.5 38.6- 50.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 165 100.0 134 79.9 71.5- 86.3 31 20.1 13.7- 28.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 14 100.0 10 57.2 21.0- 87.1 4 42.8 12.9- 79.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 34 100.0 18 57.4 37.3- 75.3 16 42.6 24.7- 62.7
  Latino/Hispanic 115 100.0 84 67.8 56.3- 77.6 31 32.2 22.4- 43.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 17 100.0 13 75.2 44.1- 92.1 4 24.8 7.9- 55.9
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 30 100.0 21 71.9 51.5- 86.0 9 28.1 14.0- 48.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 140 100.0 99 64.0 53.5- 73.2 41 36.0 26.8- 46.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 220 100.0 143 65.1 56.9- 72.4 77 34.9 27.6- 43.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 355 100.0 210 58.4 52.5- 64.0 145 41.6 36.0- 47.5
Age                  
  18-24 129 100.0 57 44.3 34.4- 54.8 72 55.7 45.2- 65.6
  25-30 164 100.0 106 69.5 61.3- 76.6 58 30.5 23.4- 38.7
  31-40 332 100.0 229 70.9 65.0- 76.2 103 29.1 23.8- 35.0
  41-44 138 100.0 95 70.4 61.3- 78.2 43 29.6 21.8- 38.7

Source: 2021 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.