BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How many of these child/ren still have asthma?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

How many of these child/ren still have asthma?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,322	312	13.9	11.8-16.2	2,010	86.1	83.8-88.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,915	254	13.2	11.1-15.7	1,661	86.8	84.3-88.9
No	401	57	16.2	10.9-23.4	344	83.8	76.6-89.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	45	7	10.4	3.7-26.2	38	89.6	73.8-96.3
Recommended Range	871	106	13.4	10.2-17.4	765	86.6	82.6-89.8
Overweight	725	92	13.0	9.6-17.5	633	87.0	82.5-90.4
Obese	501	87	19.0	14.4-24.8	414	81.0	75.2-85.6
Current Smoker
No	1,738	222	13.0	10.8-15.6	1,516	87.0	84.4-89.2
Yes	578	89	16.2	11.8-21.8	489	83.8	78.2-88.2
Binge Drinker
No	2,078	275	14.1	11.9-16.6	1,803	85.9	83.4-88.1
Yes	225	33	11.5	7.0-18.4	192	88.5	81.6-93.0
Heavy Drinker
No	2,240	299	13.7	11.7-16.1	1,941	86.3	83.9-88.3
Yes	65	8	15.6	5.8-35.7	57	84.4	64.3-94.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	896	108	12.4	9.4-16.2	788	87.6	83.8-90.6
Some Physical Activity	1,005	140	14.3	11.4-17.9	865	85.7	82.1-88.6
Physically Inactive	348	57	17.3	11.6-25.0	291	82.7	75.0-88.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	316	59	18.1	12.4-25.6	257	81.9	74.4-87.6
No	2,001	253	13.2	11.0-15.6	1,748	86.8	84.4-89.0
Disability Status
Yes	380	65	19.2	13.2-27.1	315	80.8	72.9-86.8
No	1,885	236	12.7	10.6-15.1	1,649	87.3	84.9-89.4
Current Asthma
Yes	153	57	40.3	28.2-53.7	96	59.7	46.3-71.8
No	2,162	252	11.8	9.9-14.1	1,910	88.2	85.9-90.1
Diabetes
Yes	99	12	14.2	5.8-30.7	87	85.8	69.3-94.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	37	12	29.3	14.6-50.0	25	70.7	50.0-85.4
No	2,185	288	13.6	11.5-16.0	1,897	86.4	84.0-88.5
Arthritis
Yes	457	81	21.3	15.6-28.5	376	78.7	71.5-84.4
No	1,849	231	12.2	10.1-14.5	1,618	87.8	85.5-89.9

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported child/ren with asthma living in the same household.

#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.