BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,739	738	10.9	9.7-12.1	6,001	89.1	87.9-90.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,759	639	11.2	10.0-12.6	5,120	88.8	87.4-90.0
No	962	97	9.2	6.9-12.3	865	90.8	87.7-93.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	10	5.5	2.1-13.3	122	94.5	86.7-97.9
Recommended Range	2,578	249	8.8	7.3-10.6	2,329	91.2	89.4-92.7
Overweight	2,223	211	10.0	8.1-12.4	2,012	90.0	87.6-91.9
Obese	1,366	219	16.3	13.4-19.7	1,147	83.7	80.3-86.6
Current Smoker
No	5,176	544	10.4	9.1-11.8	4,632	89.6	88.2-90.9
Yes	1,535	192	12.2	9.8-15.0	1,343	87.8	85.0-90.2
Binge Drinker
No	6,073	656	10.8	9.6-12.2	5,417	89.2	87.8-90.4
Yes	577	70	11.6	8.3-16.1	507	88.4	83.9-91.7
Heavy Drinker
No	6,432	704	10.9	9.7-12.2	5,728	89.1	87.8-90.3
Yes	229	26	12.5	6.8-21.8	203	87.5	78.2-93.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,426	249	9.8	8.2-11.8	2,177	90.2	88.2-91.8
Some Physical Activity	2,657	273	9.8	8.2-11.8	2,384	90.2	88.2-91.8
Physically Inactive	1,274	176	13.8	11.1-17.0	1,098	86.2	83.0-88.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,399	265	19.6	16.4-23.2	1,134	80.4	76.8-83.6
No	5,321	472	8.6	7.5- 9.8	4,849	91.4	90.2-92.5
Disability Status
Yes	1,601	284	20.3	17.0-24.1	1,317	79.7	75.9-83.0
No	4,866	422	8.0	6.9- 9.2	4,444	92.0	90.8-93.1
Current Asthma
Yes	437	437	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	6,288	287	4.4	3.7- 5.2	6,001	95.6	94.8-96.3
Diabetes
Yes	527	82	15.5	11.2-21.1	445	84.5	78.9-88.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	54	9	16.4	7.4-32.5	45	83.6	67.5-92.6
No	6,150	646	10.4	9.3-11.7	5,504	89.6	88.3-90.7
Arthritis
Yes	2,145	310	16.2	13.7-19.2	1,835	83.8	80.8-86.3
No	4,446	405	8.5	7.4- 9.9	4,041	91.5	90.1-92.6

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#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.