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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,501 1,874 28.7 27.0-30.4 4,627 71.3 69.6-73.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,565 1,590 28.4 26.6-30.2 3,975 71.6 69.8-73.4
No 918 281 30.1 25.6-35.1 637 69.9 64.9-74.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 130 47 34.6 22.9-48.5 83 65.4 51.5-77.1
Recommended Range 2,486 774 32.0 29.1-34.9 1,712 68.0 65.1-70.9
Overweight 2,151 563 26.2 23.4-29.1 1,588 73.8 70.9-76.6
Obese 1,324 347 23.8 20.7-27.3 977 76.2 72.7-79.3
Current Smoker
No 4,991 1,485 29.7 27.8-31.6 3,506 70.3 68.4-72.2
Yes 1,484 382 25.9 22.5-29.6 1,102 74.1 70.4-77.5
Binge Drinker
No 5,867 1,644 27.5 25.8-29.2 4,223 72.5 70.8-74.2
Yes 556 208 39.0 33.0-45.5 348 61.0 54.5-67.0
Heavy Drinker
No 6,215 1,776 28.3 26.7-30.0 4,439 71.7 70.0-73.3
Yes 217 76 40.1 29.1-52.1 141 59.9 47.9-70.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,386 715 29.0 26.3-31.9 1,671 71.0 68.1-73.7
Some Physical Activity 2,609 757 28.6 26.1-31.3 1,852 71.4 68.7-73.9
Physically Inactive 1,252 332 27.8 24.0-32.0 920 72.2 68.0-76.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,348 340 22.3 19.1-25.8 1,008 77.7 74.2-80.9
No 5,135 1,532 30.4 28.5-32.3 3,603 69.6 67.7-71.5
Disability Status
Yes 1,600 420 24.2 21.1-27.7 1,180 75.8 72.3-78.9
No 4,858 1,439 29.9 28.0-31.9 3,419 70.1 68.1-72.0
Current Asthma
Yes 414 111 22.7 17.3-29.2 303 77.3 70.8-82.7
No 6,064 1,757 28.9 27.3-30.7 4,307 71.1 69.3-72.7
Diabetes
Yes 506 136 24.0 19.3-29.4 370 76.0 70.6-80.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 52 10 17.0 7.3-34.7 42 83.0 65.3-92.7
No 5,936 1,723 29.1 27.4-30.9 4,213 70.9 69.1-72.6
Arthritis
Yes 2,106 512 24.4 21.7-27.4 1,594 75.6 72.6-78.3
No 4,353 1,356 30.6 28.6-32.7 2,997 69.4 67.3-71.4

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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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