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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 6,484 2,164 33.2 31.4-35.0 4,320 66.8 65.0-68.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,548 1,825 32.6 30.7-34.6 3,723 67.4 65.4-69.3
No 918 336 36.3 31.4-41.4 582 63.7 58.6-68.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 129 39 29.1 18.2-43.2 90 70.9 56.8-81.8
Recommended Range 2,484 769 31.0 28.2-33.9 1,715 69.0 66.1-71.8
Overweight 2,140 731 33.3 30.3-36.4 1,409 66.7 63.6-69.7
Obese 1,322 500 38.8 34.8-43.0 822 61.2 57.0-65.2
Current Smoker
No 4,976 1,614 32.0 30.0-34.1 3,362 68.0 65.9-70.0
Yes 1,482 537 36.4 32.6-40.3 945 63.6 59.7-67.4
Binge Drinker
No 5,854 1,980 34.2 32.3-36.2 3,874 65.8 63.8-67.7
Yes 553 149 23.7 19.0-29.1 404 76.3 70.9-81.0
Heavy Drinker
No 6,200 2,083 33.5 31.7-35.4 4,117 66.5 64.6-68.3
Yes 216 54 22.7 14.6-33.4 162 77.3 66.6-85.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,378 750 31.5 28.6-34.6 1,628 68.5 65.4-71.4
Some Physical Activity 2,605 855 31.4 28.8-34.1 1,750 68.6 65.9-71.2
Physically Inactive 1,251 475 38.2 34.1-42.5 776 61.8 57.5-65.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,346 571 44.3 40.0-48.6 775 55.7 51.4-60.0
No 5,120 1,589 30.3 28.4-32.2 3,531 69.7 67.8-71.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,597 646 40.4 36.7-44.3 951 59.6 55.7-63.3
No 4,845 1,499 31.0 29.0-33.1 3,346 69.0 66.9-71.0
Current Asthma
Yes 413 179 43.5 35.9-51.4 234 56.5 48.6-64.1
No 6,048 1,974 32.4 30.5-34.2 4,074 67.6 65.8-69.5
Diabetes
Yes 504 207 41.6 35.5-48.0 297 58.4 52.0-64.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 52 22 45.3 28.8-62.9 30 54.7 37.1-71.2
No 5,921 1,933 32.4 30.5-34.3 3,988 67.6 65.7-69.5
Arthritis
Yes 2,100 832 40.7 37.4-44.0 1,268 59.3 56.0-62.6
No 4,342 1,315 30.0 27.9-32.2 3,027 70.0 67.8-72.1

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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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