BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes--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	526	275	54.0	47.9-60.0	251	46.0	40.0-52.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	459	237	53.6	47.0-60.1	222	46.4	39.9-53.0
No	67	38	56.9	39.8-72.5	29	43.1	27.5-60.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	3	1	48.2	7.2-91.7	2	51.8	8.3-92.8
Recommended Range	98	51	55.4	41.1-68.8	47	44.6	31.2-58.9
Overweight	155	72	42.6	32.3-53.6	83	57.4	46.4-67.7
Obese	229	128	59.2	50.1-67.7	101	40.8	32.3-49.9
Current Smoker
No	440	227	53.7	47.1-60.3	213	46.3	39.7-52.9
Yes	84	48	55.7	40.2-70.2	36	44.3	29.8-59.8
Binge Drinker
No	509	265	53.3	47.1-59.4	244	46.7	40.6-52.9
Yes	10	8	96.5	83.7-99.3	2	3.5	0.7-16.3
Heavy Drinker
No	512	270	54.2	47.9-60.2	242	45.8	39.8-52.1
Yes	5	2	29.5	3.9-81.4	3	70.5	18.6-96.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	145	84	54.6	43.4-65.3	61	45.4	34.7-56.6
Some Physical Activity	180	97	56.9	46.6-66.7	83	43.1	33.3-53.4
Physically Inactive	164	78	52.3	41.1-63.4	86	47.7	36.6-58.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	298	147	50.8	42.5-59.0	151	49.2	41.0-57.5
No	227	128	58.6	49.4-67.2	99	41.4	32.8-50.6
Disability Status
Yes	274	142	52.6	44.0-60.9	132	47.4	39.1-56.0
No	229	120	57.0	47.8-65.7	109	43.0	34.3-52.2
Current Asthma
Yes	60	32	65.4	45.3-81.1	28	34.6	18.9-54.7
No	465	243	52.5	46.1-58.7	222	47.5	41.3-53.9
Diabetes
Yes	526	275	54.0	47.9-60.0	251	46.0	40.0-52.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	297	152	50.8	42.7-58.8	145	49.2	41.2-57.3
No	212	112	58.0	48.4-67.1	100	42.0	32.9-51.6

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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.