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   619 100.0 387 56.2 50.7- 61.6 232 43.8 38.4- 49.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 329 100.0 196 58.7 52.2- 65.0 133 41.3 35.0- 47.8
  African American, Non-Hispanic 110 100.0 73 64.8 52.5- 75.4 37 35.2 24.6- 47.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 43 68.8 30.1- 91.9 5 31.2 8.1- 69.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 43 100.0 17 27.0 13.8- 45.9 26 73.0 54.1- 86.2
  Latino/Hispanic 89 100.0 58 61.8 47.6- 74.3 31 38.2 25.7- 52.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 10 100.0 8 82.8 49.8- 95.9 2 17.2 4.1- 50.2
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 24 100.0 17 60.6 34.5- 81.8 7 39.4 18.2- 65.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 136 100.0 88 55.2 43.6- 66.3 48 44.8 33.7- 56.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 171 100.0 119 61.3 50.9- 70.8 52 38.7 29.2- 49.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 283 100.0 160 50.6 43.5- 57.7 123 49.4 42.3- 56.5
Age                  
  18-24 109 100.0 42 31.4 22.5- 41.9 67 68.6 58.1- 77.5
  25-30 135 100.0 80 53.3 42.6- 63.8 55 46.7 36.2- 57.4
  31-40 266 100.0 184 69.0 61.2- 75.8 82 31.0 24.2- 38.8
  41-44 117 100.0 88 74.3 64.2- 82.4 29 25.7 17.6- 35.8

Source: 2023 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.