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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reaction to Race--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Never Once a year Once a month Weekly/Daily Hourly/Constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,214 3,886 60.9 58.9-62.8 617 9.7 8.6-11.0 557 8.8 7.7-10.0 782 12.3 11.0-13.8 372 8.2 7.0- 9.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,322 3,394 63.4 61.3-65.4 542 9.7 8.6-11.0 494 9.2 8.0-10.5 640 11.6 10.2-13.2 252 6.1 5.1- 7.4
No 876 483 48.9 43.6-54.2 74 10.0 7.0-14.1 63 7.1 4.8-10.4 140 16.0 12.3-20.6 116 17.9 13.7-23.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 119 72 60.9 45.7-74.2 12 12.7 5.2-27.8 17 15.5 6.5-32.7 13 7.7 3.3-16.8 5 3.2 1.2- 8.5
Recommended Range 2,390 1,520 61.4 58.1-64.6 256 10.2 8.4-12.3 222 8.9 7.2-11.0 302 14.0 11.6-16.7 90 5.5 4.0- 7.6
Overweight 2,053 1,315 64.1 60.8-67.2 190 10.6 8.6-13.1 182 8.7 7.0-10.8 265 10.5 8.9-12.5 101 6.0 4.5- 7.9
Obese 1,274 791 63.3 59.0-67.4 122 7.9 6.1-10.0 108 8.4 6.4-10.8 167 14.1 10.8-18.2 86 6.3 4.7- 8.4
Current Smoker
No 4,760 2,941 59.8 57.6-62.1 492 10.0 8.8-11.3 449 9.1 7.9-10.5 588 12.5 10.9-14.3 290 8.5 7.1-10.2
Yes 1,429 926 63.8 59.7-67.7 123 9.1 6.9-12.0 106 7.9 5.8-10.5 193 11.8 9.5-14.6 81 7.4 5.4-10.2
Binge Drinker
No 5,598 3,567 62.7 60.6-64.7 535 9.3 8.2-10.5 482 8.2 7.2- 9.4 690 12.1 10.7-13.7 324 7.7 6.5- 9.1
Yes 540 274 46.6 40.3-53.0 72 14.1 9.9-19.7 70 12.0 8.5-16.7 80 14.1 10.3-19.1 44 13.1 8.6-19.6
Heavy Drinker
No 5,935 3,724 61.6 59.6-63.5 588 9.7 8.6-10.9 518 8.3 7.3- 9.4 746 12.3 10.9-13.8 359 8.2 7.0- 9.6
Yes 213 120 42.5 32.2-53.4 22 14.3 6.5-28.5 34 18.2 11.3-28.0 28 16.6 8.8-29.0 9 8.5 3.4-19.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,295 1,346 57.6 54.3-60.8 243 10.4 8.6-12.5 243 10.5 8.6-12.8 320 13.0 10.6-15.7 143 8.5 6.7-10.8
Some Physical Activity 2,502 1,522 58.7 55.5-61.8 277 11.0 9.1-13.1 238 9.2 7.6-11.2 320 13.0 11.0-15.3 145 8.1 6.2-10.5
Physically Inactive 1,197 849 68.8 64.4-72.8 81 6.4 4.7- 8.8 70 6.1 4.4- 8.5 123 10.2 7.7-13.5 74 8.4 5.9-11.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,288 907 68.6 64.1-72.7 81 6.4 4.8- 8.6 66 6.0 4.0- 8.8 126 9.3 6.5-13.2 108 9.7 7.4-12.6
No 4,910 2,969 58.8 56.6-61.0 535 10.6 9.3-12.1 488 9.5 8.3-10.9 655 13.1 11.7-14.8 263 7.9 6.5- 9.5
Disability Status
Yes 1,518 1,056 70.5 66.7-74.0 122 7.1 5.3- 9.5 94 6.9 5.1- 9.3 170 9.9 7.8-12.4 76 5.6 3.9- 7.9
No 4,591 2,766 58.0 55.7-60.3 484 10.5 9.2-12.0 458 9.4 8.2-10.9 596 13.0 11.4-14.8 287 9.0 7.6-10.7
Current Asthma
Yes 402 280 69.3 61.2-76.3 30 9.9 5.5-17.1 22 4.1 2.0- 8.2 50 13.4 8.7-20.0 20 3.3 1.7- 6.4
No 5,790 3,591 60.2 58.2-62.2 585 9.7 8.6-11.0 534 9.1 8.0-10.4 729 12.3 10.9-13.8 351 8.6 7.4-10.1
Diabetes
Yes 485 350 75.3 69.7-80.1 32 7.8 4.9-12.0 33 5.6 3.4- 8.9 47 8.2 5.5-12.0 23 3.2 1.8- 5.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 48 32 71.6 53.3-84.8 3 4.1 1.1-14.7 7 17.7 7.2-37.1 2 0.8 0.2- 4.4 4 5.8 1.7-18.0
No 5,673 3,498 59.6 57.5-61.7 582 10.0 8.8-11.3 517 9.0 7.9-10.3 732 12.8 11.3-14.3 344 8.7 7.4-10.2
Arthritis
Yes 1,992 1,426 73.1 69.9-76.0 168 8.2 6.5-10.3 121 5.2 3.9- 6.9 201 9.2 7.5-11.2 76 4.3 3.0- 6.1
No 4,185 2,432 55.8 53.4-58.2 445 10.4 9.1-12.0 436 10.3 8.9-11.9 580 13.7 12.0-15.6 292 9.7 8.2-11.5

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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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