BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	422	233	58.7	51.0-66.1	189	41.3	33.9-49.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	370	202	57.3	48.9-65.2	168	42.7	34.8-51.1
No	51	31	69.0	47.6-84.5	20	31.0	15.5-52.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	4	2	51.2	8.0-92.7	2	48.8	7.3-92.0
Recommended Range	137	75	51.7	38.8-64.3	62	48.3	35.7-61.2
Overweight	112	59	56.5	40.5-71.3	53	43.5	28.7-59.5
Obese	143	82	65.2	52.3-76.2	61	34.8	23.8-47.7
Current Smoker
No	298	167	58.8	49.2-67.8	131	41.2	32.2-50.8
Yes	123	66	58.6	45.4-70.7	57	41.4	29.3-54.6
Binge Drinker
No	389	215	58.8	50.6-66.6	174	41.2	33.4-49.4
Yes	28	15	56.4	31.5-78.4	13	43.6	21.6-68.5
Heavy Drinker
No	406	224	58.7	50.8-66.2	182	41.3	33.8-49.2
Yes	13	7	56.5	18.5-88.1	6	43.5	11.9-81.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	124	71	60.6	47.1-72.6	53	39.4	27.4-52.9
Some Physical Activity	158	91	53.3	40.3-65.9	67	46.7	34.1-59.7
Physically Inactive	125	63	61.2	47.5-73.4	62	38.8	26.6-52.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	186	114	61.8	50.2-72.2	72	38.2	27.8-49.8
No	235	119	56.2	45.7-66.2	116	43.8	33.8-54.3
Disability Status
Yes	197	124	63.3	51.2-74.0	73	36.7	26.0-48.8
No	211	101	54.3	44.2-64.1	110	45.7	35.9-55.8
Current Asthma
Yes	422	233	58.7	51.0-66.1	189	41.3	33.9-49.0
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Diabetes
Yes	57	33	68.3	48.1-83.4	24	31.7	16.6-51.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
No	363	200	57.5	49.1-65.4	163	42.5	34.6-50.9
Arthritis
Yes	207	121	60.4	49.1-70.7	86	39.6	29.3-50.9
No	211	110	56.6	45.8-66.8	101	43.4	33.2-54.2

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having asthma CURRENTLY.

#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.