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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Do you still have asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,725 437 6.5 5.6- 7.5 6,288 93.5 92.5-94.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,747 384 6.8 5.8- 8.0 5,363 93.2 92.0-94.2
No 960 52 4.8 3.1- 7.3 908 95.2 92.7-96.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 5 1.8 0.6- 5.4 127 98.2 94.6-99.4
Recommended Range 2,573 144 5.1 4.0- 6.6 2,429 94.9 93.4-96.0
Overweight 2,219 116 5.1 3.8- 6.9 2,103 94.9 93.1-96.2
Obese 1,361 145 11.8 9.2-15.0 1,216 88.2 85.0-90.8
Current Smoker
No 5,164 306 6.0 5.0- 7.2 4,858 94.0 92.8-95.0
Yes 1,533 130 7.8 6.1-10.1 1,403 92.2 89.9-93.9
Binge Drinker
No 6,061 401 6.5 5.6- 7.6 5,660 93.5 92.4-94.4
Yes 576 30 6.3 3.8-10.2 546 93.7 89.8-96.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,419 419 6.4 5.5- 7.5 6,000 93.6 92.5-94.5
Yes 229 14 8.7 3.8-18.8 215 91.3 81.2-96.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,422 127 4.7 3.6- 6.1 2,295 95.3 93.9-96.4
Some Physical Activity 2,651 159 6.1 4.8- 7.8 2,492 93.9 92.2-95.2
Physically Inactive 1,273 125 9.7 7.4-12.7 1,148 90.3 87.3-92.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,397 194 14.1 11.4-17.2 1,203 85.9 82.8-88.6
No 5,309 242 4.5 3.6- 5.5 5,067 95.5 94.5-96.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,598 201 14.2 11.4-17.5 1,397 85.8 82.5-88.6
No 4,855 212 3.9 3.2- 4.8 4,643 96.1 95.2-96.8
Diabetes
Yes 527 60 12.3 8.3-17.9 467 87.7 82.1-91.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 2 2.0 0.5- 7.8 52 98.0 92.2-99.5
No 6,136 375 6.1 5.2- 7.1 5,761 93.9 92.9-94.8
Arthritis
Yes 2,142 209 11.5 9.4-14.1 1,933 88.5 85.9-90.6
No 4,436 213 4.3 3.5- 5.3 4,223 95.7 94.7-96.5

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

#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.

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