BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes, testing & medicines	No
TOTAL	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	853	64	8.6	6.0-12.0	19	1.7	0.9- 3.1	77	8.9	6.4-12.3	693	80.9	76.5-84.6
No	104	10	6.5	3.1-13.2	4	3.0	1.0- 8.5	32	35.5	23.4-49.7	58	55.0	41.2-68.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	75.1	30.0-95.5	4	24.9	4.5-70.0
Recommended Range	157	14	9.6	4.6-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	5.3	1.9-13.5	134	85.2	75.0-91.7
Overweight	272	12	7.7	3.6-15.8	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	21	6.1	3.2-11.2	236	85.8	77.8-91.2
Obese	463	41	7.8	5.0-11.9	20	3.5	2.0- 6.3	70	16.5	11.9-22.5	332	72.1	65.7-77.7
Current Smoker
No	785	54	7.3	4.9-10.7	18	1.6	0.9- 2.8	86	11.8	8.7-15.8	627	79.4	74.7-83.3
Yes	170	20	13.1	7.0-23.1	5	2.9	0.8- 9.7	23	9.5	5.4-16.0	122	74.6	64.2-82.8
Binge Drinker
No	936	71	8.1	5.8-11.3	22	1.8	1.0- 3.2	107	11.6	8.8-15.1	736	78.4	74.2-82.1
Yes	17	2	19.2	3.4-61.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.6	2	3.6	0.8-15.6	12	75.7	38.3-94.0
Heavy Drinker
No	942	73	8.5	6.1-11.7	21	1.7	0.9- 3.0	107	11.3	8.6-14.7	741	78.5	74.3-82.2
Yes	8	1	6.0	0.7-37.7	1	3.5	0.4-25.6	1	23.5	2.9-75.7	5	67.0	21.3-93.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	248	20	7.2	4.1-12.3	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	23	7.0	4.0-12.2	203	85.6	79.1-90.3
Some Physical Activity	336	21	9.2	5.3-15.4	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	44	13.9	8.9-21.0	265	76.1	68.3-82.5
Physically Inactive	330	30	9.2	5.0-16.2	13	3.2	1.6- 6.3	39	12.9	8.5-19.2	248	74.7	66.8-81.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	534	43	6.7	4.4-10.0	17	2.8	1.5- 5.4	77	12.5	9.3-16.5	397	78.0	73.0-82.3
No	422	31	10.1	6.3-15.9	6	0.8	0.3- 1.9	31	10.1	6.2-16.2	354	79.0	72.0-84.6
Disability Status
Yes	579	50	8.6	5.5-13.0	17	2.0	1.0- 4.0	84	14.5	10.8-19.2	428	74.9	69.3-79.8
No	361	24	8.5	5.1-13.9	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	23	7.1	3.7-13.1	310	83.2	76.3-88.3
Current Asthma
Yes	114	9	5.3	2.4-11.1	6	5.0	1.4-15.8	23	26.1	15.5-40.3	76	63.7	49.6-75.8
No	841	65	8.8	6.2-12.3	17	1.4	0.8- 2.6	85	9.6	7.0-13.0	674	80.2	75.9-84.0
Diabetes
Yes	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	555	45	7.9	4.9-12.4	15	2.1	1.1- 4.3	65	11.1	7.9-15.4	430	78.9	73.4-83.5
No	396	29	9.0	5.7-14.1	7	1.3	0.5- 3.4	43	11.6	7.6-17.5	317	78.0	71.3-83.4
High Blood Pressure
Yes	672	57	9.8	6.7-14.1	18	2.0	1.0- 3.8	81	11.5	8.4-15.6	516	76.7	71.5-81.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.8	3.6-78.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	73.2	21.9-96.4
No	280	17	5.4	2.8-10.0	4	1.1	0.3- 3.7	28	11.1	6.6-18.1	231	82.4	75.0-88.0
High Cholesterol
Yes	467	39	8.7	5.3-14.1	13	1.9	0.9- 4.2	55	10.4	7.0-15.1	360	79.0	72.8-84.1
No	409	31	8.4	5.3-13.0	9	1.7	0.8- 3.9	35	9.9	6.3-15.4	334	80.0	73.8-85.0
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	249	16	5.6	2.9-10.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	28	9.8	6.1-15.4	201	83.7	77.2-88.7
No	678	57	9.7	6.7-13.9	16	2.0	1.0- 3.8	79	12.2	8.8-16.6	526	76.1	70.8-80.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes, testing & medicines

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

853

8.6

6.0-12.0

1.7

0.9- 3.1

8.9

6.4-12.3

693

80.9

76.5-84.6

104

6.5

3.1-13.2

3.0

1.0- 8.5

35.5

23.4-49.7

55.0

41.2-68.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75.1

30.0-95.5

24.9

4.5-70.0

Recommended Range

157

9.6

4.6-18.9

0.0

. - .

5.3

1.9-13.5

134

85.2

75.0-91.7

Overweight

272

7.7

3.6-15.8

0.4

0.1- 1.4

6.1

3.2-11.2

236

85.8

77.8-91.2

Obese

463

7.8

5.0-11.9

3.5

2.0- 6.3

16.5

11.9-22.5

332

72.1

65.7-77.7

Current Smoker

785

7.3

4.9-10.7

1.6

0.9- 2.8

11.8

8.7-15.8

627

79.4

74.7-83.3

Yes

170

13.1

7.0-23.1

2.9

0.8- 9.7

9.5

5.4-16.0

122

74.6

64.2-82.8

Binge Drinker

936

8.1

5.8-11.3

1.8

1.0- 3.2

107

11.6

8.8-15.1

736

78.4

74.2-82.1

Yes

19.2

3.4-61.6

1.5

0.2-10.6

3.6

0.8-15.6

75.7

38.3-94.0

Heavy Drinker

942

8.5

6.1-11.7

1.7

0.9- 3.0

107

11.3

8.6-14.7

741

78.5

74.3-82.2

Yes

6.0

0.7-37.7

3.5

0.4-25.6

23.5

2.9-75.7

67.0

21.3-93.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

248

7.2

4.1-12.3

0.2

0.0- 0.9

7.0

4.0-12.2

203

85.6

79.1-90.3

Some Physical Activity

336

9.2

5.3-15.4

0.8

0.3- 2.0

13.9

8.9-21.0

265

76.1

68.3-82.5

Physically Inactive

330

9.2

5.0-16.2

3.2

1.6- 6.3

12.9

8.5-19.2

248

74.7

66.8-81.1

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

534

6.7

4.4-10.0

2.8

1.5- 5.4

12.5

9.3-16.5

397

78.0

73.0-82.3

422

10.1

6.3-15.9

0.8

0.3- 1.9

10.1

6.2-16.2

354

79.0

72.0-84.6

Disability Status

Yes

579

8.6

5.5-13.0

2.0

1.0- 4.0

14.5

10.8-19.2

428

74.9

69.3-79.8

361

8.5

5.1-13.9

1.2

0.4- 3.5

7.1

3.7-13.1

310

83.2

76.3-88.3

Current Asthma

Yes

114

5.3

2.4-11.1

5.0

1.4-15.8

26.1

15.5-40.3

63.7

49.6-75.8

841

8.8

6.2-12.3

1.4

0.8- 2.6

9.6

7.0-13.0

674

80.2

75.9-84.0

Diabetes

Yes

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

555

7.9

4.9-12.4

2.1

1.1- 4.3

11.1

7.9-15.4

430

78.9

73.4-83.5

396

9.0

5.7-14.1

1.3

0.5- 3.4

11.6

7.6-17.5

317

78.0

71.3-83.4

High Blood Pressure

Yes

672

9.8

6.7-14.1

2.0

1.0- 3.8

11.5

8.4-15.6

516

76.7

71.5-81.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

26.8

3.6-78.1

0.0

. - .

73.2

21.9-96.4

280

5.4

2.8-10.0

1.1

0.3- 3.7

11.1

6.6-18.1

231

82.4

75.0-88.0

High Cholesterol

Yes

467

8.7

5.3-14.1

1.9

0.9- 4.2

10.4

7.0-15.1

360

79.0

72.8-84.1

409

8.4

5.3-13.0

1.7

0.8- 3.9

9.9

6.3-15.4

334

80.0

73.8-85.0

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

249

5.6

2.9-10.5

0.8

0.3- 2.4

9.8

6.1-15.4

201

83.7

77.2-88.7

678

9.7

6.7-13.9

2.0

1.0- 3.8

12.2

8.8-16.6

526

76.1

70.8-80.8

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question or YES to ever having a blood sugar test

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.