BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,446	8,077	82.6	81.2-83.9	1,369	17.4	16.1-18.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	185	147	71.7	55.7-83.6	38	28.3	16.4-44.3
Recommended Range	3,274	2,840	84.6	82.4-86.5	434	15.4	13.5-17.6
Overweight	3,119	2,706	84.3	82.0-86.4	413	15.7	13.6-18.0
Obese	2,307	1,964	83.6	80.8-86.1	343	16.4	13.9-19.2
Current Smoker
No	7,248	6,419	86.0	84.5-87.3	829	14.0	12.7-15.5
Yes	2,156	1,623	72.3	69.0-75.3	533	27.7	24.7-31.0
Binge Drinker
No	8,721	7,507	83.3	81.9-84.6	1,214	16.7	15.4-18.1
Yes	630	490	75.6	69.6-80.7	140	24.4	19.3-30.4
Heavy Drinker
No	9,100	7,797	82.7	81.3-84.1	1,303	17.3	15.9-18.7
Yes	246	198	79.4	69.2-86.8	48	20.6	13.2-30.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	3,237	2,784	83.7	81.5-85.8	453	16.3	14.2-18.5
Some Physical Activity	3,672	3,216	85.7	83.6-87.6	456	14.3	12.4-16.4
Physically Inactive	2,201	1,791	74.7	71.3-77.9	410	25.3	22.1-28.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,064	1,721	77.5	73.8-80.7	343	22.5	19.3-26.2
No	7,356	6,334	83.8	82.3-85.2	1,022	16.2	14.8-17.7
Disability Status
Yes	3,033	2,599	82.9	80.4-85.2	434	17.1	14.8-19.6
No	6,226	5,324	82.6	80.9-84.2	902	17.4	15.8-19.1
Current Asthma
Yes	733	644	82.6	76.9-87.2	89	17.4	12.8-23.1
No	8,691	7,412	82.5	81.1-83.9	1,279	17.5	16.1-18.9
Diabetes
Yes	959	854	90.8	88.0-93.0	105	9.2	7.0-12.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	78	57	72.7	55.8-84.9	21	27.3	15.1-44.2
No	8,395	7,156	81.9	80.5-83.3	1,239	18.1	16.7-19.5
Arthritis
Yes	3,298	2,954	87.6	85.4-89.5	344	12.4	10.5-14.6
No	6,082	5,066	80.7	78.9-82.3	1,016	19.3	17.7-21.1
High Blood Pressure
Yes	3,183	2,874	88.6	86.4-90.4	309	11.4	9.6-13.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	81	79.8	67.6-88.3	23	20.2	11.7-32.4
No	6,150	5,115	80.2	78.5-81.9	1,035	19.8	18.1-21.5
High Cholesterol
Yes	2,750	2,503	90.8	88.9-92.4	247	9.2	7.6-11.1
No	4,863	4,312	87.5	85.8-89.0	551	12.5	11.0-14.2
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	967	887	89.2	85.2-92.3	80	10.8	7.7-14.8
No	8,293	7,028	82.0	80.6-83.4	1,265	18.0	16.6-19.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,446

8,077

82.6

81.2-83.9

1,369

17.4

16.1-18.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

185

147

71.7

55.7-83.6

28.3

16.4-44.3

Recommended Range

3,274

2,840

84.6

82.4-86.5

434

15.4

13.5-17.6

Overweight

3,119

2,706

84.3

82.0-86.4

413

15.7

13.6-18.0

Obese

2,307

1,964

83.6

80.8-86.1

343

16.4

13.9-19.2

Current Smoker

7,248

6,419

86.0

84.5-87.3

829

14.0

12.7-15.5

Yes

2,156

1,623

72.3

69.0-75.3

533

27.7

24.7-31.0

Binge Drinker

8,721

7,507

83.3

81.9-84.6

1,214

16.7

15.4-18.1

Yes

630

490

75.6

69.6-80.7

140

24.4

19.3-30.4

Heavy Drinker

9,100

7,797

82.7

81.3-84.1

1,303

17.3

15.9-18.7

Yes

246

198

79.4

69.2-86.8

20.6

13.2-30.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

3,237

2,784

83.7

81.5-85.8

453

16.3

14.2-18.5

Some Physical Activity

3,672

3,216

85.7

83.6-87.6

456

14.3

12.4-16.4

Physically Inactive

2,201

1,791

74.7

71.3-77.9

410

25.3

22.1-28.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

2,064

1,721

77.5

73.8-80.7

343

22.5

19.3-26.2

7,356

6,334

83.8

82.3-85.2

1,022

16.2

14.8-17.7

Disability Status

Yes

3,033

2,599

82.9

80.4-85.2

434

17.1

14.8-19.6

6,226

5,324

82.6

80.9-84.2

902

17.4

15.8-19.1

Current Asthma

Yes

733

644

82.6

76.9-87.2

17.4

12.8-23.1

8,691

7,412

82.5

81.1-83.9

1,279

17.5

16.1-18.9

Diabetes

Yes

959

854

90.8

88.0-93.0

105

9.2

7.0-12.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

72.7

55.8-84.9

27.3

15.1-44.2

8,395

7,156

81.9

80.5-83.3

1,239

18.1

16.7-19.5

Arthritis

Yes

3,298

2,954

87.6

85.4-89.5

344

12.4

10.5-14.6

6,082

5,066

80.7

78.9-82.3

1,016

19.3

17.7-21.1

High Blood Pressure

Yes

3,183

2,874

88.6

86.4-90.4

309

11.4

9.6-13.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

104

79.8

67.6-88.3

20.2

11.7-32.4

6,150

5,115

80.2

78.5-81.9

1,035

19.8

18.1-21.5

High Cholesterol

Yes

2,750

2,503

90.8

88.9-92.4

247

9.2

7.6-11.1

4,863

4,312

87.5

85.8-89.0

551

12.5

11.0-14.2

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

967

887

89.2

85.2-92.3

10.8

7.7-14.8

8,293

7,028

82.0

80.6-83.4

1,265

18.0

16.6-19.4

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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.