Data on Children and Youth in North Carolina
- Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (CHAMP)
- CHAMP is coordinated by the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics and measures the health characteristics of children and youth (ages 0-17) in North Carolina, including body weight, nutrition, and physical activity. The CHAMP telephone survey asks adults to report on a child in their household.
- North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
- In North Carolina, the YRBSS is coordinated by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. YRBSS monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among middle and high school students.
- North Carolina Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
- In North Carolina, PedNSS is maintained by the Nutrition Services Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health. PedNSS monitors the nutritional status of low income children in federally funded maternal and child health programs.
North Carolina Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System (NC-NPASS)
NC-NPASS is maintained by the Nutrition Services Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health. NC-NPASS provides data on an annual basis for children and youth ages 2 to 18 seen in Public Health sponsored Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and child health clinics, as well as some school-based health centers. Because NC-NPASS data is limited to this group of children and youth, it may not be representative of the county or state population as a whole.
For children ages 2 to 4, the data are reflective of the population at 185% of the federal poverty level. However, NC-NPASS data for ages 5 to 18 is different. Clinics and school-based health centers vary in the extent to which they collect height and weight data, primarily because these measurements are not mandated by federal of state legislation.
Below are links to graphs, charts, maps and other resources illustrating the prevalence of overweight children by factors such as age, gender, county-specific BMI, and Hispanic ethnicity.
2008 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight **
- Trends in Overweight
- Tables showing Overweight by age, Hispanicity, and gender
- NC Map Showing the geographic distribution of the prevalence of overweight children 2-4, 5-11, 12-18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 4
- County-specific BMI for Ages 5 to 11
- County-specific BMI for Ages 12 to 18
** Please note the following terminology change for 2008 childhood data:
2008 - Obesity ( >= 95th Percentile) & Overweight (>= 85th and < 95th Percentile)
2007 (and earlier) - Overweight: ( >= 95th Percentile) & At Risk For Overweight ( >= 85th and < 95th Percentile)
2007 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
- Trends in Overweight
- Tables showing Overweight by age, Hispanicity, and gender
- NC Map Showing the geographic distribution of the prevalence of overweight children 2-4, 5-11, 12-18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 4
- County-specific BMI for Ages 5 to 11
- County-specific BMI for Ages 12 to 18
2006 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
- Trends in Overweight
- Tables showing Overweight by age, Hispanicity, and gender
- NC Map Showing the geographic distribution of the prevalence of overweight children 2-4, 5-11, 12-18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 20
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 4
- County-specific BMI for Ages 5 to 11
- County-specific BMI for Ages 12 to 18
2005 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
- Trends in Overweight
- Tables showing Overweight by age, Hispanicity, and gender
- NC Map Showing the geographic distribution of the prevalence of overweight children 2-4, 5-11, 12-18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 4
- County-specific BMI for Ages 5 to 11
- County-specific BMI for Ages 12 to 18
2004 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
- Trends in Overweight
- Tables showing Overweight by age, Hispanicity, and gender
- NC Map Showing the geographic distribution of the prevalence of overweight children 2-4, 5-11, 12-18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 18
- County-specific BMI for Ages 2 to 4
- County-specific BMI for Ages 5 to 11
- County-specific BMI for Ages 12 to 18
2003 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight (Published March 2004)
- 2003 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
2002 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
- 2002 NC-NPASS Data on Childhood Overweight
Data on Children and Youth in the United States
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
- YRBSS is coordinated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the national level. YRBSS is a school-based survey that monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among middle and high school students.
- National Immunization Survey (NIS)
- NIS is coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Immunization Program in partnership with CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. NIS uses random-digit dialing to survey households with children aged 19 to 35 months. Among the data it collects are data on national and state breastfeeding rates.
- Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
- PedNSS is coordinated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the national level. PedNSS monitors the nutritional status of low income children in federally funded maternal and child health programs.
