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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed medical care, but could not get it?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,730 563 8.5 7.5- 9.5 6,167 91.5 90.5-92.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,756 328 5.4 4.6- 6.3 5,428 94.6 93.7-95.4
No 956 233 24.0 20.0-28.6 723 76.0 71.4-80.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 20 12.7 5.4-27.0 112 87.3 73.0-94.6
Recommended Range 2,577 173 7.1 5.7- 8.8 2,404 92.9 91.2-94.3
Overweight 2,219 151 6.2 4.9- 7.8 2,068 93.8 92.2-95.1
Obese 1,366 170 12.3 9.9-15.2 1,196 87.7 84.8-90.1
Current Smoker
No 5,170 344 7.0 6.0- 8.2 4,826 93.0 91.8-94.0
Yes 1,532 218 12.5 10.3-15.2 1,314 87.5 84.8-89.7
Binge Drinker
No 6,065 517 8.7 7.7- 9.9 5,548 91.3 90.1-92.3
Yes 576 39 4.9 3.1- 7.8 537 95.1 92.2-96.9
Heavy Drinker
No 6,422 541 8.6 7.6- 9.7 5,881 91.4 90.3-92.4
Yes 230 16 3.5 1.9- 6.6 214 96.5 93.4-98.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,429 170 7.2 5.7- 9.0 2,259 92.8 91.0-94.3
Some Physical Activity 2,649 218 7.2 5.9- 8.7 2,431 92.8 91.3-94.1
Physically Inactive 1,270 137 12.7 10.0-16.0 1,133 87.3 84.0-90.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,398 239 18.8 15.7-22.3 1,159 81.2 77.7-84.3
No 5,313 324 5.7 4.9- 6.7 4,989 94.3 93.3-95.1
Disability Status
Yes 1,604 256 17.3 14.5-20.6 1,348 82.7 79.4-85.5
No 4,855 277 5.6 4.7- 6.7 4,578 94.4 93.3-95.3
Current Asthma
Yes 433 64 14.5 10.2-20.3 369 85.5 79.7-89.8
No 6,274 494 8.0 7.0- 9.1 5,780 92.0 90.9-93.0
Diabetes
Yes 526 72 14.0 10.2-19.1 454 86.0 80.9-89.8
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 6 16.8 6.4-37.2 49 83.2 62.8-93.6
No 6,142 484 7.9 6.9- 9.0 5,658 92.1 91.0-93.1
Arthritis
Yes 2,143 235 12.2 10.1-14.6 1,908 87.8 85.4-89.9
No 4,439 313 6.9 5.8- 8.1 4,126 93.1 91.9-94.2

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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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