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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Worse than other races Same as other races Better than other races Worse than some, better than others Encountered people of same race
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,587 142 2.6 2.1- 3.3 4,862 89.4 88.1-90.5 532 7.1 6.2- 8.2 42 0.7 0.4- 1.1 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,815 101 2.2 1.6- 2.8 4,200 89.4 88.0-90.6 477 7.7 6.6- 8.9 30 0.6 0.3- 1.1 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5
No 759 40 5.3 3.4- 8.1 650 89.2 85.8-91.8 55 4.2 2.8- 6.3 12 1.3 0.6- 2.8 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 101 2 2.4 0.6- 9.6 89 90.4 80.9-95.5 10 7.2 3.0-16.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Recommended Range 2,120 37 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,837 89.5 87.2-91.4 237 8.3 6.6-10.4 6 0.1 0.0- 0.3 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8
Overweight 1,869 42 2.4 1.5- 3.6 1,638 89.8 87.6-91.5 168 7.0 5.5- 8.9 18 0.7 0.4- 1.2 3 0.2 0.0- 0.8
Obese 1,180 52 4.2 2.9- 6.2 1,026 88.1 85.1-90.5 84 5.7 4.2- 7.9 16 1.8 0.9- 3.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.7
Current Smoker
No 4,308 102 2.6 2.0- 3.4 3,720 89.0 87.5-90.3 454 7.8 6.7- 9.1 24 0.4 0.3- 0.8 8 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Yes 1,264 40 2.7 1.8- 4.2 1,128 90.4 87.8-92.4 78 5.3 3.8- 7.3 17 1.4 0.7- 2.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
Binge Drinker
No 5,035 130 2.7 2.1- 3.5 4,375 89.4 88.1-90.5 484 6.9 6.1- 7.9 37 0.7 0.4- 1.2 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Yes 488 11 2.1 1.0- 4.1 428 88.1 81.9-92.4 46 9.3 5.3-15.7 3 0.5 0.2- 1.6 0 0.0 . - .
Heavy Drinker
No 5,346 138 2.7 2.1- 3.4 4,645 89.1 87.8-90.3 515 7.3 6.3- 8.4 39 0.7 0.4- 1.1 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Yes 182 3 1.2 0.3- 4.2 163 94.8 90.7-97.2 15 3.4 1.7- 6.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 0 0.0 . - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,083 40 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,788 89.7 87.7-91.3 237 8.0 6.5- 9.7 13 0.4 0.2- 0.9 5 0.2 0.1- 0.7
Some Physical Activity 2,308 49 2.3 1.6- 3.4 2,020 89.0 86.9-90.9 219 7.8 6.2- 9.7 18 0.7 0.4- 1.4 2 0.1 0.0- 0.6
Physically Inactive 1,006 43 4.8 3.0- 7.4 886 89.0 85.7-91.6 65 4.7 3.3- 6.7 11 1.3 0.5- 3.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,128 65 6.1 4.3- 8.6 964 87.0 83.8-89.6 83 5.3 3.9- 7.2 15 1.6 0.7- 3.5 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2
No 4,447 77 1.7 1.3- 2.4 3,886 89.9 88.6-91.2 449 7.6 6.5- 8.9 27 0.5 0.3- 0.8 8 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Disability Status
Yes 1,324 70 5.3 3.7- 7.6 1,101 85.6 82.6-88.1 133 7.2 5.6- 9.1 18 1.8 0.9- 3.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3
No 4,173 70 1.9 1.4- 2.6 3,684 90.4 89.0-91.7 389 7.0 5.9- 8.3 23 0.4 0.2- 0.7 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Current Asthma
Yes 363 13 4.3 1.8- 9.7 307 86.6 79.8-91.3 36 6.3 3.6-10.8 6 2.7 0.8- 8.8 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6
No 5,205 128 2.5 1.9- 3.2 4,540 89.6 88.3-90.7 493 7.2 6.2- 8.3 36 0.6 0.4- 0.9 8 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Diabetes
Yes 423 20 4.4 2.4- 7.7 368 88.2 82.9-92.0 29 4.4 2.6- 7.2 6 3.0 1.0- 8.8 0 0.0 . - .
Yes, During Pregnancy 48 2 3.5 0.7-15.7 40 82.6 64.2-92.7 6 13.9 5.0-32.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
No 5,112 120 2.5 1.9- 3.2 4,450 89.5 88.2-90.7 497 7.3 6.3- 8.4 36 0.5 0.3- 0.9 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Arthritis
Yes 1,754 69 4.4 3.1- 6.1 1,487 86.2 83.7-88.5 176 7.8 6.2- 9.7 19 1.4 0.7- 2.9 3 0.2 0.0- 0.9
No 3,801 73 2.0 1.4- 2.7 3,347 90.5 89.0-91.8 352 6.9 5.8- 8.2 23 0.4 0.2- 0.7 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5

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*Respondents, who reported not using health care, were excluded.

#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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