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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Have you had a hysterectomy?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,131 1,148 26.3 24.3-28.3 2,983 73.7 71.7-75.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,590 1,038 27.6 25.5-29.8 2,552 72.4 70.2-74.5
No 532 109 18.8 14.3-24.4 423 81.2 75.6-85.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 113 22 13.7 7.5-23.7 91 86.3 76.3-92.5
Recommended Range 1,728 391 22.5 19.7-25.6 1,337 77.5 74.4-80.3
Overweight 1,126 375 31.7 27.9-35.9 751 68.3 64.1-72.1
Obese 844 289 32.3 27.8-37.2 555 67.7 62.8-72.2
Current Smoker
No 3,268 894 25.3 23.3-27.5 2,374 74.7 72.5-76.7
Yes 845 243 29.0 24.4-34.0 602 71.0 66.0-75.6
Binge Drinker
No 3,907 1,107 26.8 24.8-28.9 2,800 73.2 71.1-75.2
Yes 184 31 18.9 11.6-29.3 153 81.1 70.7-88.4
Heavy Drinker
No 3,966 1,110 26.3 24.4-28.4 2,856 73.7 71.6-75.6
Yes 127 30 30.5 19.4-44.5 97 69.5 55.5-80.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,402 331 22.2 19.2-25.5 1,071 77.8 74.5-80.8
Some Physical Activity 1,674 436 25.3 22.3-28.6 1,238 74.7 71.4-77.7
Physically Inactive 828 301 34.3 29.6-39.3 527 65.7 60.7-70.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 871 384 44.2 39.4-49.0 487 55.8 51.0-60.6
No 3,249 761 21.4 19.4-23.6 2,488 78.6 76.4-80.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,021 423 40.1 35.7-44.7 598 59.9 55.3-64.3
No 2,963 686 22.3 20.1-24.6 2,277 77.7 75.4-79.9
Current Asthma
Yes 333 115 34.6 27.2-42.8 218 65.4 57.2-72.8
No 3,783 1,026 25.5 23.5-27.6 2,757 74.5 72.4-76.5
Diabetes
Yes 322 152 47.6 39.8-55.4 170 52.4 44.6-60.2
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 8 18.5 8.5-35.8 47 81.5 64.2-91.5
No 3,752 988 24.6 22.6-26.7 2,764 75.4 73.3-77.4
Arthritis
Yes 1,462 633 43.3 39.4-47.2 829 56.7 52.8-60.6
No 2,606 497 17.8 15.7-20.0 2,109 82.2 80.0-84.3

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* This question was asked of respondents who reported not being pregnant at time of interview.

#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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