BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,506	486	6.6	5.7- 7.6	6,020	93.4	92.4-94.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,568	449	7.4	6.4- 8.6	5,119	92.6	91.4-93.6
No	920	36	2.6	1.6- 4.3	884	97.4	95.7-98.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	130	12	6.9	2.5-17.7	118	93.1	82.3-97.5
Recommended Range	2,488	129	4.0	3.1- 5.1	2,359	96.0	94.9-96.9
Overweight	2,152	134	5.8	4.3- 7.7	2,018	94.2	92.3-95.7
Obese	1,326	170	13.0	10.5-16.1	1,156	87.0	83.9-89.5
Current Smoker
No	4,996	389	6.7	5.8- 7.8	4,607	93.3	92.2-94.2
Yes	1,485	96	6.3	4.5- 8.8	1,389	93.7	91.2-95.5
Binge Drinker
No	5,872	466	7.2	6.2- 8.3	5,406	92.8	91.7-93.8
Yes	557	14	2.3	0.9- 5.8	543	97.7	94.2-99.1
Heavy Drinker
No	6,221	472	6.7	5.8- 7.7	5,749	93.3	92.3-94.2
Yes	217	6	4.0	0.8-18.6	211	96.0	81.4-99.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,386	84	3.2	2.3- 4.4	2,302	96.8	95.6-97.7
Some Physical Activity	2,613	155	4.7	3.7- 6.0	2,458	95.3	94.0-96.3
Physically Inactive	1,251	224	16.2	13.5-19.3	1,027	83.8	80.7-86.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,344	328	22.5	19.2-26.1	1,016	77.5	73.9-80.8
No	5,144	156	2.4	1.9- 3.2	4,988	97.6	96.8-98.1
Disability Status
Yes	1,606	486	29.9	26.5-33.6	1,120	70.1	66.4-73.5
No	4,869	0	0.0	. - .	4,869	100	. - .
Current Asthma
Yes	414	79	21.1	15.1-28.8	335	78.9	71.2-84.9
No	6,069	405	5.5	4.7- 6.3	5,664	94.5	93.7-95.3
Diabetes
Yes	507	116	24.0	18.9-29.9	391	76.0	70.1-81.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	52	3	4.6	1.0-19.6	49	95.4	80.4-99.0
No	5,939	365	5.2	4.4- 6.2	5,574	94.8	93.8-95.6
Arthritis
Yes	2,109	366	17.0	14.6-19.8	1,743	83.0	80.2-85.4
No	4,356	117	2.4	1.8- 3.1	4,239	97.6	96.9-98.2

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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.