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| Total Respond.# |
Very overweight | Somewhat overweight | Healthy weight | Somewhat underweight | Very underweight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,827 | 35 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 219 | 11.3 | 9.6-13.2 | 1,407 | 77.9 | 75.5-80.2 | 159 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 931 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 103 | 10.2 | 8.0-12.9 | 719 | 79.1 | 75.7-82.1 | 90 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.1 |
| Female | 894 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 116 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.3 | 686 | 76.7 | 73.0-80.0 | 69 | 8.4 | 6.3-11.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,308 | 21 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 145 | 9.3 | 7.6-11.2 | 1,031 | 81.0 | 78.3-83.4 | 109 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| African American | 314 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 50 | 17.9 | 13.3-23.7 | 218 | 68.3 | 61.7-74.2 | 35 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 |
| Other Minorities | 202 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.1 | 24 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.2 | 155 | 78.8 | 71.2-84.8 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 144 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.4 | 21 | 13.4 | 8.0-21.5 | 110 | 81.5 | 73.3-87.6 | 10 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 1,682 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.7 | 198 | 11.0 | 9.3-13.0 | 1,296 | 77.6 | 75.0-79.9 | 149 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 through 4 | 324 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 279 | 87.3 | 82.4-91.0 | 31 | 10.2 | 6.8-15.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 |
| 5 through 10 | 555 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.1 | 67 | 11.8 | 8.9-15.5 | 426 | 79.5 | 75.3-83.2 | 52 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
| 11 through 13 | 374 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 | 67 | 18.9 | 14.3-24.6 | 264 | 68.0 | 61.6-73.9 | 32 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.2 |
| 14 through 17 | 574 | 19 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.1 | 72 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.6 | 438 | 75.6 | 70.7-79.9 | 44 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| PARENT EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less H.S. | 97 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.3 | 17 | 13.9 | 7.9-23.3 | 68 | 76.9 | 65.7-85.3 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.1-16.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 |
| H.S. | 299 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.4 | 49 | 17.8 | 12.9-23.9 | 220 | 72.9 | 66.1-78.8 | 24 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 |
| Some College | 425 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.4 | 58 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.6 | 317 | 75.3 | 69.9-80.0 | 38 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,005 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 95 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.3 | 801 | 80.7 | 77.5-83.6 | 90 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| SCHOOL | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School | 1,332 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 190 | 13.8 | 11.7-16.3 | 990 | 75.0 | 72.0-77.8 | 113 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| Private/Home | 215 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 15 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.1 | 179 | 84.2 | 77.3-89.4 | 19 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| GRADE | ||||||||||||||||
| Not In School | 349 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 | 297 | 85.9 | 81.0-89.6 | 36 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| K-5th | 574 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 71 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.2 | 442 | 79.2 | 75.0-82.9 | 52 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| 6th-8th | 368 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 | 66 | 18.8 | 14.2-24.3 | 261 | 68.4 | 62.0-74.2 | 30 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 5.6 |
| 9th-12th* | 531 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.6 | 67 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.4 | 403 | 75.8 | 70.8-80.2 | 41 | 8.3 | 5.7-12.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 |
| HEALTH INSURANCE** | ||||||||||||||||
| Private | 1,038 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 104 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.4 | 827 | 81.1 | 78.1-83.9 | 92 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| Public | 514 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.1 | 80 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.7 | 373 | 71.9 | 66.8-76.4 | 43 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 |
| Other | 149 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.2 | 15 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.4 | 115 | 82.7 | 74.7-88.5 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.8-12.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 |
| No health insurance | 105 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.4 | 17 | 14.6 | 8.5-24.0 | 76 | 76.4 | 65.9-84.4 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.5-14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 411 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.2 | 63 | 14.1 | 10.4-18.8 | 274 | 67.6 | 61.7-73.0 | 55 | 14.0 | 10.2-18.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 |
| No | 1,387 | 20 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 149 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.6 | 1,117 | 80.9 | 78.2-83.4 | 100 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 |
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***Asked only for children 2 years and older
*9th-12th grade includes those in college or other post high school education.
**Health Insurance categories: PRIVATE = State Employee Health Plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC, or other private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from insurance company.
PUBLIC = Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS, Health Check, or NC Health Choice. OTHER = the military, CHAMPUS, TRI CARE, Indian Health Servcies or other type not otherwise listed.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
This page was generated on 01JUN11.
