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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,720 5,185 73.8 72.0-75.4 1,535 26.2 24.6-28.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,742 4,591 76.9 75.1-78.6 1,151 23.1 21.4-24.9
No 959 580 57.8 52.6-62.8 379 42.2 37.2-47.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 81 58.2 44.0-71.1 51 41.8 28.9-56.0
Recommended Range 2,567 1,933 71.7 68.8-74.4 634 28.3 25.6-31.2
Overweight 2,219 1,706 72.1 68.9-75.1 513 27.9 24.9-31.1
Obese 1,366 1,102 78.9 75.4-82.0 264 21.1 18.0-24.6
Binge Drinker
No 6,058 4,814 76.4 74.6-78.1 1,244 23.6 21.9-25.4
Yes 576 311 53.2 46.9-59.4 265 46.8 40.6-53.1
Heavy Drinker
No 6,414 5,007 74.7 72.9-76.4 1,407 25.3 23.6-27.1
Yes 230 126 52.1 41.3-62.8 104 47.9 37.2-58.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,425 1,890 74.7 71.8-77.4 535 25.3 22.6-28.2
Some Physical Activity 2,648 2,071 75.2 72.4-77.7 577 24.8 22.3-27.6
Physically Inactive 1,273 942 70.1 65.9-74.0 331 29.9 26.0-34.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,399 1,010 68.7 64.7-72.6 389 31.3 27.4-35.3
No 5,302 4,161 75.1 73.1-76.9 1,141 24.9 23.1-26.9
Disability Status
Yes 1,604 1,177 68.3 64.4-72.0 427 31.7 28.0-35.6
No 4,848 3,798 75.2 73.1-77.1 1,050 24.8 22.9-26.9
Current Asthma
Yes 436 306 68.3 61.0-74.9 130 31.7 25.1-39.0
No 6,261 4,858 74.2 72.4-75.9 1,403 25.8 24.1-27.6
Diabetes
Yes 526 441 82.5 77.1-86.8 85 17.5 13.2-22.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 39 63.5 44.9-78.8 15 36.5 21.2-55.1
No 6,132 4,700 73.2 71.3-75.0 1,432 26.8 25.0-28.7
Arthritis
Yes 2,138 1,670 73.9 70.6-76.9 468 26.1 23.1-29.4
No 4,435 3,400 73.6 71.4-75.6 1,035 26.4 24.4-28.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

#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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