BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,603	189	11.6	9.4-14.2	1,414	88.4	85.8-90.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,390	165	11.6	9.3-14.4	1,225	88.4	85.6-90.7
No	211	24	11.5	6.4-20.0	187	88.5	80.0-93.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	32	3	2.0	0.5- 7.6	29	98.0	92.4-99.5
Recommended Range	486	41	7.9	5.0-12.3	445	92.1	87.7-95.0
Overweight	527	58	10.7	7.4-15.2	469	89.3	84.8-92.6
Obese	460	73	17.0	12.3-22.9	387	83.0	77.1-87.7
Current Smoker
No	1,177	134	11.8	9.2-15.1	1,043	88.2	84.9-90.8
Yes	424	55	11.1	7.6-16.0	369	88.9	84.0-92.4
Binge Drinker
No	1,502	182	12.2	9.9-14.9	1,320	87.8	85.1-90.1
Yes	86	4	3.4	0.7-15.5	82	96.6	84.5-99.3
Heavy Drinker
No	1,546	183	11.8	9.6-14.5	1,363	88.2	85.5-90.4
Yes	42	3	1.9	0.5- 6.6	39	98.1	93.4-99.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	441	21	4.2	2.2- 7.8	420	95.8	92.2-97.8
Some Physical Activity	572	51	8.7	5.9-12.7	521	91.3	87.3-94.1
Physically Inactive	521	108	20.5	15.7-26.4	413	79.5	73.6-84.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	852	146	16.4	12.9-20.5	706	83.6	79.5-87.1
No	743	43	5.6	3.6- 8.5	700	94.4	91.5-96.4
Disability Status
Yes	1,602	189	11.6	9.4-14.2	1,413	88.4	85.8-90.6
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Current Asthma
Yes	200	41	17.9	10.8-28.2	159	82.1	71.8-89.2
No	1,395	147	10.7	8.5-13.4	1,248	89.3	86.6-91.5
Diabetes
Yes	274	49	18.9	12.7-27.1	225	81.1	72.9-87.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	12	3	39.4	11.7-76.2	9	60.6	23.8-88.3
No	1,315	136	9.4	7.3-12.0	1,179	90.6	88.0-92.7
Arthritis
Yes	981	139	14.9	11.7-18.8	842	85.1	81.2-88.3
No	613	48	6.3	4.1- 9.5	565	93.7	90.5-95.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,603

189

11.6

9.4-14.2

1,414

88.4

85.8-90.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,390

165

11.6

9.3-14.4

1,225

88.4

85.6-90.7

211

11.5

6.4-20.0

187

88.5

80.0-93.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

2.0

0.5- 7.6

98.0

92.4-99.5

Recommended Range

486

7.9

5.0-12.3

445

92.1

87.7-95.0

Overweight

527

10.7

7.4-15.2

469

89.3

84.8-92.6

Obese

460

17.0

12.3-22.9

387

83.0

77.1-87.7

Current Smoker

1,177

134

11.8

9.2-15.1

1,043

88.2

84.9-90.8

Yes

424

11.1

7.6-16.0

369

88.9

84.0-92.4

Binge Drinker

1,502

182

12.2

9.9-14.9

1,320

87.8

85.1-90.1

Yes

3.4

0.7-15.5

96.6

84.5-99.3

Heavy Drinker

1,546

183

11.8

9.6-14.5

1,363

88.2

85.5-90.4

Yes

1.9

0.5- 6.6

98.1

93.4-99.5

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

441

4.2

2.2- 7.8

420

95.8

92.2-97.8

Some Physical Activity

572

8.7

5.9-12.7

521

91.3

87.3-94.1

Physically Inactive

521

108

20.5

15.7-26.4

413

79.5

73.6-84.3

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

852

146

16.4

12.9-20.5

706

83.6

79.5-87.1

743

5.6

3.6- 8.5

700

94.4

91.5-96.4

Disability Status

Yes

1,602

189

11.6

9.4-14.2

1,413

88.4

85.8-90.6

. - .

Current Asthma

Yes

200

17.9

10.8-28.2

159

82.1

71.8-89.2

1,395

147

10.7

8.5-13.4

1,248

89.3

86.6-91.5

Diabetes

Yes

274

18.9

12.7-27.1

225

81.1

72.9-87.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

39.4

11.7-76.2

60.6

23.8-88.3

1,315

136

9.4

7.3-12.0

1,179

90.6

88.0-92.7

Arthritis

Yes

981

139

14.9

11.7-18.8

842

85.1

81.2-88.3

613

6.3

4.1- 9.5

565

93.7

90.5-95.9

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* This question was asked to respondents who reported having any type of disability. See questions 14.1, 14,2 in the core and the questions 1 and 5 in the disability section (page 53) of the BRFSS 2002 questionnaire.

#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.