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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 527 370 73.2 67.6-78.1 157 26.8 21.9-32.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 460 326 74.7 68.9-79.7 134 25.3 20.3-31.1
No 67 44 63.1 45.6-77.8 23 36.9 22.2-54.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 3 2 51.8 8.3-92.8 1 48.2 7.2-91.7
Recommended Range 98 60 68.8 55.0-79.8 38 31.2 20.2-45.0
Overweight 155 100 64.7 53.5-74.6 55 35.3 25.4-46.5
Obese 228 176 79.3 71.3-85.6 52 20.7 14.4-28.7
Current Smoker
No 440 317 75.7 70.0-80.6 123 24.3 19.4-30.0
Yes 85 52 61.3 45.3-75.1 33 38.7 24.9-54.7
Binge Drinker
No 510 359 73.1 67.5-78.1 151 26.9 21.9-32.5
Yes 10 6 70.5 31.2-92.6 4 29.5 7.4-68.8
Heavy Drinker
No 513 360 73.1 67.5-78.1 153 26.9 21.9-32.5
Yes 5 3 66.3 16.5-95.1 2 33.7 4.9-83.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 145 89 65.0 54.0-74.5 56 35.0 25.5-46.0
Some Physical Activity 182 134 74.1 64.5-81.8 48 25.9 18.2-35.5
Physically Inactive 163 121 76.3 65.7-84.5 42 23.7 15.5-34.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 300 207 74.1 66.7-80.3 93 25.9 19.7-33.3
No 226 162 71.9 63.0-79.3 64 28.1 20.7-37.0
Disability Status
Yes 274 193 74.8 67.0-81.3 81 25.2 18.7-33.0
No 230 161 71.2 62.6-78.5 69 28.8 21.5-37.4
Current Asthma
Yes 60 43 89.8 79.8-95.2 17 10.2 4.8-20.2
No 466 327 70.8 64.8-76.2 139 29.2 23.8-35.2
Diabetes
Yes 527 370 73.2 67.6-78.1 157 26.8 21.9-32.4
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Arthritis
Yes 299 214 78.4 71.9-83.8 85 21.6 16.2-28.1
No 211 144 66.9 57.3-75.3 67 33.1 24.7-42.7

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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.

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