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   716 100.0 466 63.5 58.7- 68.0 250 36.5 32.0- 41.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 392 100.0 231 59.4 53.3- 65.4 161 40.6 34.6- 46.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 157 100.0 124 78.3 69.7- 85.0 33 21.7 15.0- 30.3
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 27 100.0 20 84.6 65.0- 94.2 7 15.4 5.8- 35.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 37 100.0 21 58.7 38.3- 76.5 16 41.3 23.5- 61.7
  Latino/Hispanic 103 100.0 70 59.0 45.7- 71.1 33 41.0 28.9- 54.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 9 100.0 6 82.5 45.5- 96.4 3 17.5 3.6- 54.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 24 100.0 18 68.2 38.8- 87.9 6 31.8 12.1- 61.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 143 100.0 91 59.1 48.9- 68.5 52 40.9 31.5- 51.1
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 228 100.0 159 68.3 60.4- 75.3 69 31.7 24.7- 39.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 320 100.0 195 59.4 53.0- 65.6 125 40.6 34.4- 47.0
Age                  
  18-24 139 100.0 64 48.2 38.1- 58.5 75 51.8 41.5- 61.9
  25-30 147 100.0 95 62.5 52.8- 71.3 52 37.5 28.7- 47.2
  31-40 310 100.0 220 72.3 64.9- 78.6 90 27.7 21.4- 35.1
  41-44 129 100.0 91 68.5 57.1- 78.0 38 31.5 22.0- 42.9

Source: 2022 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.