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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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  Total
Respond.#		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,729 1,399 20.3 18.8-21.8 2,087 31.2 29.4-32.9 1,838 27.5 25.9-29.2 887 13.7 12.4-15.2 518 7.3 6.5- 8.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,753 1,259 21.9 20.2-23.6 1,821 31.1 29.3-33.0 1,535 27.1 25.3-28.9 702 12.6 11.3-14.2 436 7.3 6.4- 8.3
No 957 135 12.4 9.5-15.9 262 31.2 26.4-36.5 297 29.6 25.2-34.4 181 19.3 15.6-23.6 82 7.5 5.6-10.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 32 29.5 18.3-43.9 32 25.1 15.5-37.9 34 30.2 18.0-46.1 21 8.6 4.7-15.3 13 6.6 3.1-13.4
Recommended Range 2,580 731 26.6 24.0-29.5 818 32.4 29.6-35.4 644 26.7 24.0-29.5 248 9.0 7.6-10.8 139 5.2 4.1- 6.5
Overweight 2,218 451 21.9 19.3-24.7 746 33.2 30.3-36.2 584 26.3 23.6-29.2 269 11.6 9.7-13.9 168 7.0 5.6- 8.6
Obese 1,363 135 10.0 8.0-12.6 368 26.8 23.5-30.4 445 29.8 26.4-33.6 260 21.2 17.6-25.3 155 12.1 9.8-14.9
Current Smoker
No 5,171 1,204 22.9 21.1-24.7 1,626 32.1 30.2-34.2 1,331 25.4 23.6-27.2 639 12.8 11.3-14.4 371 6.8 5.9- 7.9
Yes 1,530 190 12.9 10.4-16.0 454 28.5 25.2-32.1 497 33.5 29.9-37.3 246 16.4 13.6-19.6 143 8.7 6.8-10.9
Binge Drinker
No 6,063 1,248 20.2 18.7-21.8 1,839 30.4 28.6-32.3 1,655 27.0 25.3-28.7 825 14.3 12.9-15.9 496 8.1 7.1- 9.1
Yes 577 138 22.7 17.9-28.3 222 37.8 32.0-43.9 154 31.0 25.3-37.4 49 7.1 4.8-10.4 14 1.4 0.7- 2.9
Heavy Drinker
No 6,421 1,326 20.4 18.9-22.0 1,983 31.0 29.2-32.8 1,751 27.3 25.6-29.0 860 13.9 12.5-15.3 501 7.5 6.6- 8.4
Yes 230 59 22.0 14.9-31.2 81 36.5 26.6-47.8 62 30.3 21.0-41.6 19 8.0 4.3-14.4 9 3.1 1.4- 6.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,427 724 29.2 26.5-32.1 813 32.0 29.2-34.9 575 25.4 22.7-28.2 228 10.1 8.1-12.5 87 3.3 2.4- 4.5
Some Physical Activity 2,653 510 18.5 16.2-21.0 908 35.5 32.7-38.4 766 28.9 26.3-31.6 322 12.4 10.5-14.5 147 4.8 3.8- 6.0
Physically Inactive 1,272 102 8.7 6.7-11.3 277 22.6 19.1-26.5 376 27.8 24.1-31.9 273 21.2 18.0-24.9 244 19.6 16.6-23.1
Disability Status
Yes 1,598 91 6.3 4.7- 8.4 238 12.5 10.4-15.0 415 25.0 21.7-28.5 437 27.8 24.4-31.5 417 28.3 25.0-31.9
No 4,860 1,257 24.6 22.7-26.5 1,784 36.8 34.7-38.9 1,343 28.0 26.1-30.0 409 9.4 8.1-10.9 67 1.2 0.9- 1.7
Current Asthma
Yes 436 41 7.0 4.7-10.4 88 18.7 13.9-24.9 113 28.9 22.0-37.0 99 23.0 17.2-30.1 95 22.3 16.7-29.1
No 6,270 1,352 21.2 19.7-22.8 1,995 32.1 30.4-34.0 1,720 27.5 25.8-29.2 783 12.9 11.6-14.3 420 6.3 5.5- 7.1
Diabetes
Yes 527 13 2.1 1.0- 4.5 62 10.8 7.5-15.3 152 29.3 24.2-35.0 153 26.9 22.0-32.5 147 30.8 25.2-37.1
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 7 10.0 4.2-22.1 21 37.8 23.2-54.9 16 30.9 17.1-49.2 9 15.4 6.7-31.6 2 5.9 1.0-28.5
No 6,139 1,378 21.8 20.2-23.5 2,003 32.7 30.9-34.6 1,667 27.4 25.6-29.1 723 12.7 11.3-14.2 368 5.5 4.7- 6.3
Arthritis
Yes 2,139 215 9.4 7.7-11.3 474 21.3 18.8-24.0 648 29.3 26.4-32.4 450 22.5 19.8-25.4 352 17.5 15.1-20.1
No 4,442 1,155 24.8 22.9-26.9 1,579 35.4 33.2-37.7 1,144 26.6 24.6-28.6 413 10.1 8.6-11.8 151 3.1 2.5- 3.8

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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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