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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

When you are sick or need advice about your health, to which one of the following places do you usually go?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Doctor's office Public health clinic Outpatient/Emergency Room Urgent care center Other or no usual place
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,681 5,339 76.6 74.9-78.2 380 6.7 5.7- 7.8 333 6.1 5.2- 7.1 290 5.2 4.4- 6.1 339 5.5 4.7- 6.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,740 4,883 82.5 80.9-84.0 203 4.0 3.3- 4.9 198 4.1 3.4- 5.0 209 4.4 3.6- 5.3 247 4.9 4.1- 5.9
No 925 449 46.0 40.8-51.2 175 20.5 16.3-25.5 134 16.3 12.7-20.7 78 9.0 6.5-12.2 89 8.3 6.1-11.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 128 100 71.4 55.1-83.5 10 6.5 3.0-13.2 5 11.9 3.5-33.4 8 7.1 2.5-18.2 5 3.2 0.7-13.0
Recommended Range 2,564 2,051 78.0 75.4-80.5 112 4.5 3.4- 5.8 116 5.5 4.2- 7.2 139 6.3 4.9- 8.0 146 5.7 4.4- 7.3
Overweight 2,213 1,800 78.3 75.4-80.9 106 5.3 3.9- 7.1 113 5.8 4.4- 7.5 80 4.8 3.5- 6.4 114 5.9 4.5- 7.6
Obese 1,361 1,107 78.6 75.1-81.8 76 6.3 4.5- 8.6 79 6.4 4.7- 8.5 46 4.2 2.7- 6.4 53 4.5 3.2- 6.5
Current Smoker
No 5,136 4,231 79.5 77.7-81.2 270 6.5 5.4- 7.8 202 4.7 3.9- 5.7 203 4.9 4.0- 6.0 230 4.4 3.7- 5.3
Yes 1,517 1,086 68.5 64.6-72.1 108 7.2 5.3- 9.6 128 10.0 7.7-12.8 87 6.0 4.4- 8.0 108 8.5 6.5-10.9
Binge Drinker
No 6,027 4,887 77.9 76.2-79.6 342 6.9 5.8- 8.1 289 5.8 5.0- 6.9 236 4.5 3.7- 5.4 273 4.9 4.1- 5.8
Yes 567 396 69.6 63.7-74.9 30 5.0 3.0- 8.2 35 5.5 3.4- 8.5 49 10.6 7.3-15.3 57 9.4 6.4-13.5
Heavy Drinker
No 6,379 5,116 76.9 75.2-78.5 364 6.8 5.8- 7.9 312 5.8 5.0- 6.8 275 5.1 4.3- 6.1 312 5.4 4.6- 6.3
Yes 226 172 78.9 69.9-85.8 9 2.6 1.2- 5.5 14 6.4 2.9-13.4 12 5.0 1.8-13.4 19 7.1 4.0-12.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,409 1,934 76.9 74.1-79.5 123 5.9 4.5- 7.6 103 5.9 4.5- 7.7 111 5.1 3.9- 6.7 138 6.2 4.8- 7.9
Some Physical Activity 2,636 2,121 77.5 74.8-80.0 150 7.0 5.4- 8.9 112 4.6 3.4- 6.2 126 5.9 4.6- 7.6 127 5.0 4.0- 6.4
Physically Inactive 1,260 991 74.1 69.9-77.8 85 7.3 5.0-10.5 91 9.1 6.9-12.0 39 4.0 2.6- 6.3 54 5.5 3.8- 7.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,390 1,081 74.4 70.6-77.9 138 10.2 8.1-12.9 101 9.0 6.8-11.9 26 3.2 2.0- 5.3 44 3.1 2.0- 4.7
No 5,272 4,244 77.2 75.3-79.0 242 5.7 4.7- 7.0 229 5.2 4.3- 6.3 262 5.7 4.7- 6.8 295 6.1 5.2- 7.2
Disability Status
Yes 1,600 1,293 78.9 75.6-81.9 115 7.4 5.6- 9.7 99 7.4 5.6- 9.6 38 2.5 1.6- 4.0 55 3.8 2.6- 5.6
No 4,813 3,838 75.8 73.8-77.7 245 6.5 5.4- 7.9 214 5.6 4.6- 6.8 247 6.1 5.1- 7.3 269 6.0 5.0- 7.1
Current Asthma
Yes 436 368 83.0 76.5-88.0 20 4.8 2.3- 9.9 26 8.3 4.8-13.9 11 1.7 0.8- 3.5 11 2.2 1.0- 4.9
No 6,223 4,958 76.2 74.4-77.8 358 6.8 5.8- 7.9 305 5.9 5.0- 7.0 276 5.4 4.6- 6.4 326 5.7 4.9- 6.7
Diabetes
Yes 527 462 87.0 82.3-90.6 32 5.2 3.2- 8.3 19 4.3 2.3- 7.7 6 1.7 0.7- 4.3 8 1.8 0.6- 5.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 44 82.8 65.6-92.4 6 5.7 2.0-15.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 1 1.6 0.2-10.5 3 9.1 2.3-29.9
No 6,092 4,828 75.8 74.0-77.5 342 6.8 5.8- 8.0 313 6.3 5.3- 7.4 283 5.5 4.6- 6.5 326 5.7 4.9- 6.7
Arthritis
Yes 2,141 1,841 83.2 80.4-85.6 101 5.4 3.9- 7.5 98 5.9 4.5- 7.7 40 2.3 1.5- 3.7 61 3.1 2.2- 4.4
No 4,396 3,391 74.1 72.0-76.2 268 7.0 5.8- 8.4 222 6.0 4.9- 7.3 247 6.4 5.4- 7.7 268 6.4 5.4- 7.6

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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.

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