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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Within 6 months Within 1 year Within 5 years Within 10 years More than 10 years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,545 104 7.6 5.7-10.1 55 4.5 3.1- 6.5 266 18.0 15.3-21.0 147 9.3 7.4-11.6 973 60.6 56.9-64.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,396 82 6.8 5.0- 9.1 42 3.7 2.3- 5.7 232 18.0 15.2-21.2 136 9.2 7.3-11.7 904 62.4 58.5-66.1
No 147 22 14.8 7.3-27.7 12 10.1 4.7-20.3 34 17.7 10.1-29.1 11 10.1 5.1-19.1 68 47.3 35.2-59.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 12 2 65.6 20.7-93.3 0 0.0 . - . 6 27.1 5.3-71.2 0 0.0 . - . 4 7.3 1.4-30.1
Recommended Range 506 38 8.2 5.1-12.9 18 4.0 2.0- 7.8 78 17.5 13.0-23.0 47 9.9 6.7-14.4 325 60.5 53.9-66.6
Overweight 591 29 6.9 4.2-11.0 21 5.5 3.0-10.0 100 17.1 13.1-22.0 56 9.5 6.5-13.7 385 61.0 54.9-66.8
Obese 362 30 6.9 4.0-11.5 14 3.7 2.0- 7.0 73 19.2 13.9-25.9 35 8.5 5.4-13.3 210 61.7 54.2-68.7
Current Smoker
No 1,545 104 7.6 5.7-10.1 55 4.5 3.1- 6.5 266 18.0 15.3-21.0 147 9.3 7.4-11.6 973 60.6 56.9-64.2
Yes 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Binge Drinker
No 1,420 86 7.0 5.2- 9.4 51 4.4 3.0- 6.5 233 17.2 14.5-20.3 133 9.3 7.4-11.8 917 62.1 58.2-65.8
Yes 106 15 9.3 4.7-17.7 3 4.9 1.1-18.6 30 27.1 16.2-41.7 10 7.1 2.8-16.8 48 51.7 37.6-65.5
Heavy Drinker
No 1,474 97 7.3 5.5- 9.7 53 4.6 3.1- 6.7 254 18.0 15.3-21.0 138 9.3 7.4-11.7 932 60.8 57.0-64.4
Yes 56 5 5.1 1.8-13.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 9 21.6 6.5-52.2 7 6.6 2.3-17.7 34 66.5 41.8-84.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 576 42 9.4 5.9-14.6 22 5.3 2.8- 9.6 90 17.3 13.0-22.7 59 9.6 6.7-13.5 363 58.4 52.1-64.4
Some Physical Activity 620 38 6.8 4.3-10.6 21 3.7 2.1- 6.6 121 20.0 15.8-25.0 53 7.5 5.1-11.0 387 61.9 56.1-67.5
Physically Inactive 297 22 6.2 3.6-10.3 10 4.9 2.2-10.8 44 15.0 9.9-22.1 29 10.9 6.7-17.1 192 63.0 54.7-70.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 377 34 8.3 5.0-13.4 11 3.7 1.6- 8.3 64 15.2 11.0-20.5 29 7.5 4.6-12.2 239 65.3 58.1-71.9
No 1,165 70 7.5 5.3-10.4 44 4.7 3.1- 7.2 202 19.0 15.7-22.7 116 9.6 7.5-12.4 733 59.2 54.8-63.4
Disability Status
Yes 468 28 6.8 3.8-11.9 17 3.0 1.6- 5.8 71 15.4 10.8-21.4 42 6.2 3.8- 9.9 310 68.6 61.6-74.8
No 1,044 75 8.2 5.9-11.2 38 5.1 3.3- 7.9 185 18.9 15.7-22.6 105 10.8 8.4-13.8 641 56.9 52.5-61.3
Current Asthma
Yes 106 12 7.2 3.0-16.4 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 20 24.6 12.9-42.0 14 9.8 4.7-19.4 58 57.7 41.2-72.7
No 1,435 92 7.7 5.7-10.3 53 4.8 3.3- 7.0 245 17.3 14.7-20.3 132 9.3 7.3-11.7 913 60.9 57.1-64.6
Diabetes
Yes 180 6 1.6 0.6- 4.1 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3 23 14.7 8.7-23.7 20 8.2 4.0-16.0 129 73.9 63.9-82.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 11 1 12.4 1.7-53.6 1 6.5 0.9-36.3 2 21.0 4.7-58.9 0 0.0 . - . 7 60.1 26.9-86.0
No 1,353 97 8.4 6.3-11.2 52 4.8 3.3- 7.1 241 18.4 15.5-21.7 127 9.6 7.6-12.1 836 58.8 54.7-62.7
Arthritis
Yes 633 24 5.0 2.9- 8.7 16 3.0 1.5- 5.6 93 14.1 10.8-18.1 52 8.2 5.6-11.9 448 69.7 64.2-74.7
No 907 80 9.2 6.6-12.7 39 5.4 3.4- 8.3 173 20.3 16.6-24.6 93 9.9 7.5-13.0 522 55.2 50.4-60.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who were former smokers.

#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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