BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Counseling--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	508	388	77.9	72.4-82.6	120	22.1	17.4-27.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	444	338	78.0	72.1-82.9	106	22.0	17.1-27.9
No	64	50	77.3	58.7-89.1	14	22.7	10.9-41.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	3	1	48.2	7.2-91.7	2	51.8	8.3-92.8
Recommended Range	97	63	66.9	52.3-78.8	34	33.1	21.2-47.7
Overweight	143	107	72.5	60.6-81.8	36	27.5	18.2-39.4
Obese	224	188	86.2	79.2-91.2	36	13.8	8.8-20.8
Current Smoker
No	428	330	79.1	73.2-84.0	98	20.9	16.0-26.8
Yes	78	57	71.6	55.4-83.7	21	28.4	16.3-44.6
Binge Drinker
No	492	375	77.5	71.9-82.3	117	22.5	17.7-28.1
Yes	10	9	98.1	85.4-99.8	1	1.9	0.2-14.6
Heavy Drinker
No	495	379	78.2	72.6-82.9	116	21.8	17.1-27.4
Yes	5	4	43.4	7.0-88.7	1	56.6	11.3-93.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	139	113	79.5	68.8-87.2	26	20.5	12.8-31.2
Some Physical Activity	179	149	80.0	70.3-87.0	30	20.0	13.0-29.7
Physically Inactive	159	100	73.7	63.2-82.0	59	26.3	18.0-36.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	290	220	77.9	70.6-83.8	70	22.1	16.2-29.4
No	217	167	77.9	68.8-84.9	50	22.1	15.1-31.2
Disability Status
Yes	272	197	73.1	65.1-79.8	75	26.9	20.2-34.9
No	226	184	84.2	76.3-89.9	42	15.8	10.1-23.7
Current Asthma
Yes	56	44	85.2	66.5-94.3	12	14.8	5.7-33.5
No	451	343	76.9	71.0-81.9	108	23.1	18.1-29.0
Diabetes
Yes	508	388	77.9	72.4-82.6	120	22.1	17.4-27.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	291	219	74.0	66.2-80.5	72	26.0	19.5-33.8
No	204	161	83.6	75.2-89.5	43	16.4	10.5-24.8

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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.