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   687 100.0 436 60.8 56.3- 65.2 251 39.2 34.8- 43.7
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 361 100.0 205 54.6 48.7- 60.4 156 45.4 39.6- 51.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 152 100.0 114 71.5 61.1- 80.1 38 28.5 19.9- 38.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 50 100.0 29 61.5 44.0- 76.5 21 38.5 23.5- 56.0
  Latino/Hispanic 124 100.0 88 68.6 58.3- 77.3 36 31.4 22.7- 41.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 16 72.3 40.7- 90.9 3 27.7 9.1- 59.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 20 100.0 14 68.2 39.2- 87.7 6 31.8 12.3- 60.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 135 100.0 83 56.3 45.7- 66.2 52 43.7 33.8- 54.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 209 100.0 147 66.3 58.5- 73.3 62 33.7 26.7- 41.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 307 100.0 178 56.7 50.2- 63.1 129 43.3 36.9- 49.8
Age                  
  18-24 129 100.0 60 43.4 33.7- 53.6 69 56.6 46.4- 66.3
  25-30 146 100.0 91 65.1 56.1- 73.1 55 34.9 26.9- 43.9
  31-40 295 100.0 203 68.4 61.9- 74.2 92 31.6 25.8- 38.1
  41-44 123 100.0 85 67.0 56.7- 76.0 38 33.0 24.0- 43.3

Source: 2024 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.