Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese*
Robeson County, 2000


Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond.#		 Underwt
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Healthy wt.
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Overwt
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Obese
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 307 4   1.2  ( 0.4- 3.4) 96  31.6  (25.9-37.9) 107  35.0  (29.2-41.3) 100  32.2  (26.5-38.5)
SEX          
Male 117 0   0.0  (    -    ) 33  30.1  (21.4-40.7)  53  41.8  (32.2-52.1)  31  28.1  (19.5-38.7)
Female 190 4   2.3  ( 0.8- 6.4) 63  32.9  (26.0-40.6)  54  28.9  (22.2-36.7)  69  35.9  (28.8-43.6)
RACE          
White 116 0   0.0  (    -    ) 39  34.6  (25.5-45.0)  45  38.1  (28.9-48.1)  32  27.3  (19.5-36.9)
African-American  75 2   2.0  ( 0.4- 8.2) 24  33.0  (21.7-46.6)  17  23.4  (14.0-36.5)  32  41.7  (29.1-55.4)
American Indian 110 2   1.9  ( 0.5- 7.5) 32  28.3  (19.8-38.8)  43  39.4  (29.5-50.3)  33  30.3  (21.3-41.0)
AGE          
18-44 157 2   1.1  ( 0.3- 4.3) 59  38.7  (30.4-47.9)  47  29.9  (22.4-38.7)  49  30.2  (22.7-39.1)
45+ 150 2   1.4  ( 0.3- 6.2) 37  22.6  (16.1-30.7)  60  41.4  (32.8-50.5)  51  34.6  (26.4-43.8)
EDUCATION          
<=H.S./GED 193 3   1.2  ( 0.4- 3.8) 65  33.8  (26.5-41.9)  61  31.8  (24.7-39.8)  64  33.2  (25.9-41.4)
Any Post-H.S. 114 1   1.3  ( 0.2- 8.5) 31  27.5  (19.2-37.9)  46  40.9  (31.3-51.2)  36  30.3  (22.0-40.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $35,000 131 3   2.6  ( 0.8- 8.4) 42  32.3  (23.7-42.3)  44  35.8  (27.0-45.7)  42  29.3  (21.6-38.3)
$35,000+ 127 0   0.0  (    -    ) 35  27.9  (20.1-37.3)  52  39.3  (30.4-49.0)  40  32.8  (24.3-42.6)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability 101 3   2.3  ( 0.7- 7.4) 23  26.2  (17.2-37.8)  35  35.6  (25.6-47.1)  40  35.9  (26.3-46.7)
No Disability 203 1   0.7  ( 0.1- 4.7) 73  34.8  (27.7-42.7)  70  34.0  (27.1-41.7)  59  30.5  (23.5-38.5)

*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2). BMI is an intermediate variable used incalculating these measures. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recomended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9,Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 29.9.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.