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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had any of the following:
A stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,284 312 2.6 2.2- 3.0 8,972 97.4 97.0-97.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 7,929 286 2.7 2.3- 3.2 7,643 97.3 96.8-97.7
No 1,347 26 1.8 1.0- 3.4 1,321 98.2 96.6-99.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 180 7 2.4 0.7- 8.1 173 97.6 91.9-99.3
Recommended Range 3,220 99 2.3 1.7- 3.0 3,121 97.7 97.0-98.3
Overweight 3,083 100 2.0 1.5- 2.6 2,983 98.0 97.4-98.5
Obese 2,269 93 3.7 2.7- 5.1 2,176 96.3 94.9-97.3
Current Smoker
No 7,118 230 2.3 1.9- 2.8 6,888 97.7 97.2-98.1
Yes 2,126 80 3.3 2.4- 4.5 2,046 96.7 95.5-97.6
Binge Drinker
No 8,577 297 2.6 2.2- 3.1 8,280 97.4 96.9-97.8
Yes 619 12 1.8 0.8- 4.2 607 98.2 95.8-99.2
Heavy Drinker
No 8,948 304 2.5 2.1- 3.0 8,644 97.5 97.0-97.9
Yes 245 6 4.0 1.4-10.8 239 96.0 89.2-98.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 3,208 62 1.5 1.0- 2.2 3,146 98.5 97.8-99.0
Some Physical Activity 3,630 104 2.4 1.8- 3.1 3,526 97.6 96.9-98.2
Physically Inactive 2,167 130 4.7 3.6- 6.1 2,037 95.3 93.9-96.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 2,009 193 8.2 6.5-10.1 1,816 91.8 89.9-93.5
No 7,250 117 1.3 1.0- 1.6 7,133 98.7 98.4-99.0
Disability Status
Yes 2,998 230 6.7 5.5- 8.1 2,768 93.3 91.9-94.5
No 6,223 80 1.0 0.7- 1.3 6,143 99.0 98.7-99.3
Current Asthma
Yes 718 51 5.0 3.1- 8.0 667 95.0 92.0-96.9
No 8,545 261 2.4 2.0- 2.8 8,284 97.6 97.2-98.0
Diabetes
Yes 935 75 7.2 5.3- 9.6 860 92.8 90.4-94.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 75 1 1.0 0.1- 7.2 74 99.0 92.8-99.9
No 8,260 236 2.2 1.8- 2.6 8,024 97.8 97.4-98.2
Arthritis
Yes 3,253 211 5.7 4.7- 7.0 3,042 94.3 93.0-95.3
No 5,990 100 1.3 1.0- 1.7 5,890 98.7 98.3-99.0
High Blood Pressure
Yes 3,124 224 6.2 5.1- 7.5 2,900 93.8 92.5-94.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 104 3 1.9 0.4- 9.1 101 98.1 90.9-99.6
No 6,047 85 1.1 0.8- 1.5 5,962 98.9 98.5-99.2
High Cholesterol
Yes 2,707 163 5.0 3.9- 6.3 2,544 95.0 93.7-96.1
No 4,778 120 2.0 1.5- 2.6 4,658 98.0 97.4-98.5
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes 961 312 32.0 27.7-36.6 649 68.0 63.4-72.3
No 8,299 0 0.0 . - . 8,299 100 . - .

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^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.

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