BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: ((Besides those emergency room visit)During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

(Besides those emergency room visit)During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.#	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
TOTAL	410	55	15.7	10.4-22.9	36	8.9	4.9-15.7	61	14.9	10.3-21.0	258	60.5	52.4-68.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	361	48	16.8	10.9-25.0	31	8.9	4.6-16.7	58	16.8	11.6-23.7	224	57.5	48.8-65.7
No	48	7	7.7	2.6-20.9	5	9.1	2.6-26.8	3	1.9	0.4- 8.1	33	81.3	63.7-91.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	4	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.8	1.7-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	89.2	53.6-98.3
Recommended Range	132	12	5.3	2.7-10.3	6	4.4	1.3-13.8	17	10.3	5.0-20.1	97	79.9	69.0-87.6
Overweight	109	13	14.7	7.4-27.2	10	15.3	4.8-39.1	19	12.4	6.2-23.2	67	57.6	41.1-72.5
Obese	139	22	20.9	10.8-36.6	15	6.8	3.5-12.7	22	20.3	11.6-33.0	80	52.1	38.6-65.2
Current Smoker
No	290	42	19.2	12.1-29.2	27	10.3	5.0-19.9	42	12.5	8.3-18.5	179	57.9	48.0-67.3
Yes	119	13	7.9	3.8-15.5	9	5.9	2.3-14.4	19	20.1	10.5-35.0	78	66.2	52.2-77.8
Binge Drinker
No	378	51	17.0	11.1-25.0	35	9.9	5.4-17.5	58	14.9	10.2-21.3	234	58.2	49.7-66.3
Yes	28	3	2.2	0.6- 8.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	3	15.5	4.4-42.1	21	81.5	56.5-93.7
Heavy Drinker
No	394	52	15.8	10.4-23.4	36	9.4	5.1-16.4	60	15.5	10.8-21.9	246	59.3	51.0-67.1
Yes	13	2	4.8	0.9-21.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.0	0.2-15.3	10	93.2	75.2-98.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	122	15	12.5	6.5-22.8	10	6.7	2.6-16.5	20	17.2	9.2-29.8	77	63.6	50.0-75.3
Some Physical Activity	156	25	19.0	10.4-32.2	13	9.9	3.1-27.0	22	10.3	5.6-18.4	96	60.8	47.0-73.0
Physically Inactive	121	14	15.7	6.6-33.1	9	4.3	1.9- 9.5	17	19.6	10.2-34.5	81	60.4	45.0-73.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	178	19	10.6	5.0-21.1	22	11.5	6.5-19.8	44	26.5	17.6-37.7	93	51.4	40.0-62.7
No	231	36	19.7	12.0-30.6	14	6.8	2.1-20.4	16	5.6	2.8-10.8	165	67.9	56.1-77.7
Disability Status
Yes	193	24	15.7	8.1-28.4	19	10.6	4.2-24.5	42	22.0	14.0-32.7	108	51.7	39.6-63.5
No	206	31	17.2	10.4-27.2	15	6.5	3.2-12.7	17	6.9	3.6-13.1	143	69.3	59.1-77.9
Current Asthma
Yes	410	55	15.7	10.4-22.9	36	8.9	4.9-15.7	61	14.9	10.3-21.0	258	60.5	52.4-68.1
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Diabetes
Yes	56	10	21.5	7.7-47.3	7	7.0	2.6-17.6	11	30.2	13.7-54.2	28	41.3	22.7-62.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
No	352	45	14.8	9.4-22.5	29	9.3	4.8-17.2	50	12.5	8.4-18.3	228	63.4	54.7-71.3
Arthritis
Yes	199	25	17.0	9.3-29.1	19	10.3	4.1-23.6	36	18.5	11.5-28.4	119	54.3	42.6-65.4
No	210	30	14.4	8.3-23.9	16	6.7	3.4-12.8	25	11.3	6.4-19.2	139	67.6	57.0-76.6

Total
Respond.#

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

410

15.7

10.4-22.9

8.9

4.9-15.7

14.9

10.3-21.0

258

60.5

52.4-68.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

361

16.8

10.9-25.0

8.9

4.6-16.7

16.8

11.6-23.7

224

57.5

48.8-65.7

7.7

2.6-20.9

9.1

2.6-26.8

1.9

0.4- 8.1

81.3

63.7-91.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

10.8

1.7-46.4

0.0

. - .

89.2

53.6-98.3

Recommended Range

132

5.3

2.7-10.3

4.4

1.3-13.8

10.3

5.0-20.1

79.9

69.0-87.6

Overweight

109

14.7

7.4-27.2

15.3

4.8-39.1

12.4

6.2-23.2

57.6

41.1-72.5

Obese

139

20.9

10.8-36.6

6.8

3.5-12.7

20.3

11.6-33.0

52.1

38.6-65.2

Current Smoker

290

19.2

12.1-29.2

10.3

5.0-19.9

12.5

8.3-18.5

179

57.9

48.0-67.3

Yes

119

7.9

3.8-15.5

5.9

2.3-14.4

20.1

10.5-35.0

66.2

52.2-77.8

Binge Drinker

378

17.0

11.1-25.0

9.9

5.4-17.5

14.9

10.2-21.3

234

58.2

49.7-66.3

Yes

2.2

0.6- 8.0

0.8

0.1- 5.8

15.5

4.4-42.1

81.5

56.5-93.7

Heavy Drinker

394

15.8

10.4-23.4

9.4

5.1-16.4

15.5

10.8-21.9

246

59.3

51.0-67.1

Yes

4.8

0.9-21.5

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.2-15.3

93.2

75.2-98.4

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

122

12.5

6.5-22.8

6.7

2.6-16.5

17.2

9.2-29.8

63.6

50.0-75.3

Some Physical Activity

156

19.0

10.4-32.2

9.9

3.1-27.0

10.3

5.6-18.4

60.8

47.0-73.0

Physically Inactive

121

15.7

6.6-33.1

4.3

1.9- 9.5

19.6

10.2-34.5

60.4

45.0-73.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

178

10.6

5.0-21.1

11.5

6.5-19.8

26.5

17.6-37.7

51.4

40.0-62.7

231

19.7

12.0-30.6

6.8

2.1-20.4

5.6

2.8-10.8

165

67.9

56.1-77.7

Disability Status

Yes

193

15.7

8.1-28.4

10.6

4.2-24.5

22.0

14.0-32.7

108

51.7

39.6-63.5

206

17.2

10.4-27.2

6.5

3.2-12.7

6.9

3.6-13.1

143

69.3

59.1-77.9

Current Asthma

Yes

410

15.7

10.4-22.9

8.9

4.9-15.7

14.9

10.3-21.0

258

60.5

52.4-68.1

. - .

Diabetes

Yes

21.5

7.7-47.3

7.0

2.6-17.6

30.2

13.7-54.2

41.3

22.7-62.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

352

14.8

9.4-22.5

9.3

4.8-17.2

12.5

8.4-18.3

228

63.4

54.7-71.3

Arthritis

Yes

199

17.0

9.3-29.1

10.3

4.1-23.6

18.5

11.5-28.4

119

54.3

42.6-65.4

210

14.4

8.3-23.9

6.7

3.4-12.8

11.3

6.4-19.2

139

67.6

57.0-76.6

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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.