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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.#
Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,720 1,236 21.2 19.6-22.8 299 5.1 4.2- 6.2 1,736 24.1 22.6-25.6 3,449 49.7 47.8-51.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,742 921 18.6 17.1-20.2 230 4.5 3.6- 5.7 1,569 25.6 24.0-27.3 3,022 51.3 49.3-53.3
No 959 312 34.3 29.6-39.3 67 7.9 5.4-11.4 165 16.5 13.2-20.5 415 41.2 36.3-46.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 38 33.4 21.6-47.8 13 8.4 3.5-19.0 16 10.2 3.7-25.3 65 48.0 34.5-61.8
Recommended Range 2,567 517 23.8 21.2-26.6 117 4.5 3.4- 5.9 583 19.9 17.7-22.2 1,350 51.8 48.7-54.9
Overweight 2,219 408 21.8 19.1-24.6 105 6.2 4.4- 8.6 656 27.7 25.0-30.5 1,050 44.4 41.3-47.6
Obese 1,366 224 18.1 15.2-21.4 40 3.0 2.0- 4.7 393 29.4 25.8-33.2 709 49.5 45.4-53.6
Current Smoker
No 5,185 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1,736 32.6 30.7-34.6 3,449 67.4 65.4-69.3
Yes 1,535 1,236 80.6 77.0-83.8 299 19.4 16.2-23.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Binge Drinker
No 6,058 1,015 19.4 17.8-21.0 229 4.2 3.4- 5.3 1,597 24.6 23.0-26.2 3,217 51.8 49.8-53.8
Yes 576 203 35.8 30.0-42.0 62 11.0 7.6-15.6 116 20.2 15.6-25.6 195 33.0 27.4-39.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,414 1,139 20.5 19.0-22.2 268 4.8 3.9- 5.8 1,655 24.0 22.5-25.6 3,352 50.7 48.8-52.6
Yes 230 82 38.7 28.4-50.0 22 9.2 4.7-17.3 61 25.6 17.3-36.0 65 26.6 18.7-36.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,425 425 20.4 17.9-23.1 110 4.9 3.7- 6.5 640 24.3 21.9-27.0 1,250 50.4 47.2-53.5
Some Physical Activity 2,648 462 19.8 17.5-22.3 115 5.0 3.7- 6.9 686 23.6 21.3-26.2 1,385 51.5 48.5-54.5
Physically Inactive 1,273 276 25.3 21.7-29.3 55 4.6 2.9- 7.1 326 25.1 21.7-28.9 616 45.0 40.8-49.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,399 316 23.8 20.6-27.4 73 7.4 5.0-10.9 422 28.9 25.4-32.6 588 39.9 35.9-44.1
No 5,302 916 20.5 18.7-22.3 225 4.5 3.6- 5.5 1,309 22.7 21.1-24.5 2,852 52.3 50.2-54.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,604 347 25.7 22.4-29.3 80 6.0 4.0- 8.9 517 29.8 26.5-33.4 660 38.5 34.9-42.2
No 4,848 842 20.0 18.3-21.9 208 4.8 3.8- 6.0 1,155 22.4 20.7-24.1 2,643 52.8 50.6-55.0
Current Asthma
Yes 436 97 24.6 18.7-31.8 33 7.0 4.4-11.2 117 29.1 22.2-37.2 189 39.2 32.2-46.6
No 6,261 1,138 21.0 19.4-22.7 265 4.8 3.9- 5.8 1,615 23.7 22.2-25.3 3,243 50.5 48.5-52.4
Diabetes
Yes 526 75 15.0 11.0-20.2 10 2.5 1.1- 5.4 202 39.6 33.7-45.8 239 42.9 37.0-48.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 15 36.5 21.2-55.1 0 0.0 . - . 12 26.8 14.3-44.5 27 36.7 22.6-53.6
No 6,132 1,145 21.5 19.9-23.2 287 5.3 4.3- 6.5 1,521 22.9 21.3-24.5 3,179 50.3 48.4-52.3
Arthritis
Yes 2,138 386 22.1 19.4-25.2 82 4.0 2.6- 6.0 697 31.5 28.6-34.6 973 42.3 39.2-45.6
No 4,435 825 20.8 19.0-22.8 210 5.6 4.4- 6.9 1,011 21.3 19.6-23.1 2,389 52.3 50.0-54.6

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

#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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