BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--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	6,729	5,767	83.3	81.7-84.8	962	16.7	15.2-18.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	108	74.5	58.3-85.9	24	25.5	14.1-41.7
Recommended Range	2,574	2,239	84.0	81.2-86.4	335	16.0	13.6-18.8
Overweight	2,219	1,956	87.2	84.8-89.2	263	12.8	10.8-15.2
Obese	1,367	1,151	85.3	82.2-87.9	216	14.7	12.1-17.8
Current Smoker
No	5,171	4,591	86.9	85.2-88.4	580	13.1	11.6-14.8
Yes	1,530	1,151	73.2	69.4-76.7	379	26.8	23.3-30.6
Binge Drinker
No	6,066	5,256	84.0	82.3-85.5	810	16.0	14.5-17.7
Yes	575	442	79.1	73.6-83.7	133	20.9	16.3-26.4
Heavy Drinker
No	6,423	5,525	83.6	82.0-85.1	898	16.4	14.9-18.0
Yes	229	181	77.6	65.7-86.3	48	22.4	13.7-34.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,424	2,097	85.1	82.6-87.3	327	14.9	12.7-17.4
Some Physical Activity	2,654	2,317	85.8	83.3-87.9	337	14.2	12.1-16.7
Physically Inactive	1,272	1,035	75.2	70.8-79.2	237	24.8	20.8-29.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,401	1,138	78.8	75.2-82.1	263	21.2	17.9-24.8
No	5,309	4,615	84.6	82.8-86.2	694	15.4	13.8-17.2
Disability Status
Yes	1,604	1,392	85.7	82.6-88.3	212	14.3	11.7-17.4
No	4,853	4,153	82.7	80.8-84.5	700	17.3	15.5-19.2
Current Asthma
Yes	436	384	87.7	81.7-91.9	52	12.3	8.1-18.3
No	6,271	5,363	83.0	81.3-84.5	908	17.0	15.5-18.7
Diabetes
Yes	528	461	87.0	82.3-90.5	67	13.0	9.5-17.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	45	77.8	58.6-89.7	10	22.2	10.3-41.4
No	6,139	5,256	83.1	81.4-84.7	883	16.9	15.3-18.6
Arthritis
Yes	2,147	1,933	89.3	86.9-91.2	214	10.7	8.8-13.1
No	4,435	3,720	81.3	79.3-83.2	715	18.7	16.8-20.7

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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.