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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Prevalence--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 4,265 170 3.2 2.5- 3.9 4,095 96.8 96.1-97.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,794 152 3.2 2.5- 4.1 3,642 96.8 95.9-97.5
No 464 18 2.8 1.3- 6.1 446 97.2 93.9-98.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 68 6 6.9 1.6-24.8 62 93.1 75.2-98.4
Recommended Range 1,524 63 3.2 2.3- 4.4 1,461 96.8 95.6-97.7
Overweight 1,503 52 3.0 2.0- 4.6 1,451 97.0 95.4-98.0
Obese 948 41 3.3 2.1- 5.2 907 96.7 94.8-97.9
Current Smoker
No 3,361 127 3.1 2.4- 4.0 3,234 96.9 96.0-97.6
Yes 884 41 3.3 2.2- 5.1 843 96.7 94.9-97.8
Binge Drinker
No 3,990 161 3.2 2.6- 4.1 3,829 96.8 95.9-97.4
Yes 228 7 2.5 1.0- 6.3 221 97.5 93.7-99.0
Heavy Drinker
No 4,097 166 3.2 2.6- 4.0 3,931 96.8 96.0-97.4
Yes 130 3 1.7 0.3- 8.2 127 98.3 91.8-99.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,436 53 3.0 2.0- 4.3 1,383 97.0 95.7-98.0
Some Physical Activity 1,670 62 2.1 1.5- 3.0 1,608 97.9 97.0-98.5
Physically Inactive 962 50 5.2 3.5- 7.8 912 94.8 92.2-96.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,115 81 5.8 4.3- 8.0 1,034 94.2 92.0-95.7
No 3,137 89 2.1 1.6- 2.9 3,048 97.9 97.1-98.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,329 89 5.5 4.0- 7.5 1,240 94.5 92.5-96.0
No 2,909 81 2.2 1.6- 3.0 2,828 97.8 97.0-98.4
Current Asthma
Yes 276 18 3.3 1.8- 5.9 258 96.7 94.1-98.2
No 3,976 152 3.2 2.5- 4.0 3,824 96.8 96.0-97.5
Diabetes
Yes 470 28 4.4 2.6- 7.4 442 95.6 92.6-97.4
Yes, During Pregnancy 22 2 12.2 2.0-49.0 20 87.8 51.0-98.0
No 3,769 140 2.9 2.3- 3.7 3,629 97.1 96.3-97.7
Arthritis
Yes 1,833 80 3.2 2.3- 4.6 1,753 96.8 95.4-97.7
No 2,405 88 3.0 2.2- 4.0 2,317 97.0 96.0-97.8

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* Data for this table includes respondents who reported being age 40 or older.

#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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