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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Please indicate which of the following apply to your neighborhood. Do you have WALKING, JOGGING OR BIKING TRAIL?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,481 1,668 24.6 23.1-26.3 4,813 75.4 73.7-76.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,548 1,409 24.1 22.5-25.9 4,139 75.9 74.1-77.5
No 915 256 27.3 22.9-32.2 659 72.7 67.8-77.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 130 33 28.4 16.9-43.6 97 71.6 56.4-83.1
Recommended Range 2,477 686 26.5 23.8-29.4 1,791 73.5 70.6-76.2
Overweight 2,145 541 23.5 21.0-26.3 1,604 76.5 73.7-79.0
Obese 1,322 299 21.5 18.5-24.9 1,023 78.5 75.1-81.5
Current Smoker
No 4,975 1,267 23.8 22.0-25.6 3,708 76.2 74.4-78.0
Yes 1,480 397 27.0 23.6-30.7 1,083 73.0 69.3-76.4
Binge Drinker
No 5,851 1,463 23.5 21.9-25.2 4,388 76.5 74.8-78.1
Yes 555 183 33.1 27.2-39.5 372 66.9 60.5-72.8
Heavy Drinker
No 6,199 1,567 24.1 22.5-25.7 4,632 75.9 74.3-77.5
Yes 215 79 37.5 27.0-49.3 136 62.5 50.7-73.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,378 683 28.3 25.6-31.3 1,695 71.7 68.7-74.4
Some Physical Activity 2,605 646 22.5 20.3-24.9 1,959 77.5 75.1-79.7
Physically Inactive 1,249 279 22.2 18.8-26.0 970 77.8 74.0-81.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,344 313 21.8 18.7-25.2 1,031 78.2 74.8-81.3
No 5,119 1,354 25.4 23.6-27.3 3,765 74.6 72.7-76.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,590 365 20.5 17.7-23.5 1,225 79.5 76.5-82.3
No 4,849 1,293 25.8 23.9-27.7 3,556 74.2 72.3-76.1
Current Asthma
Yes 413 94 18.5 13.7-24.6 319 81.5 75.4-86.3
No 6,048 1,568 25.0 23.4-26.8 4,480 75.0 73.2-76.6
Diabetes
Yes 506 121 21.5 17.0-26.7 385 78.5 73.3-83.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 51 10 19.3 8.8-37.4 41 80.7 62.6-91.2
No 5,917 1,535 24.9 23.2-26.6 4,382 75.1 73.4-76.8
Arthritis
Yes 2,099 502 23.6 21.0-26.5 1,597 76.4 73.5-79.0
No 4,340 1,162 25.2 23.3-27.2 3,178 74.8 72.8-76.7

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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.

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