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Very effective | Somewhat effective | Not at all effective | Don't know how effective | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,056 | 3,018 | 48.5 | 46.9-50.0 | 2,495 | 42.1 | 40.5-43.6 | 273 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.7 | 270 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 |
Have Health Insurance | |||||||||||||
Yes | 4,854 | 2,448 | 49.1 | 47.4-50.8 | 1,996 | 41.8 | 40.1-43.5 | 212 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.7 | 198 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 |
No | 1,195 | 566 | 46.1 | 42.4-49.8 | 497 | 43.1 | 39.4-46.8 | 60 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.0 | 72 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 |
Body Mass Index | |||||||||||||
Underweight | 87 | 42 | 46.8 | 33.6-60.4 | 35 | 45.8 | 32.8-59.3 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.3 |
Recommended Range | 2,207 | 1,116 | 49.0 | 46.4-51.7 | 909 | 42.1 | 39.5-44.8 | 98 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.8 | 84 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 |
Overweight | 1,998 | 1,026 | 49.7 | 47.0-52.5 | 798 | 41.2 | 38.5-43.9 | 89 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 | 85 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 |
Obese | 1,470 | 699 | 45.4 | 42.3-48.5 | 626 | 43.9 | 40.8-47.1 | 66 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 79 | 5.3 | 4.0- 6.9 |
Current Smoker | |||||||||||||
No | 4,381 | 2,218 | 49.6 | 47.7-51.4 | 1,779 | 41.2 | 39.3-43.0 | 197 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.7 | 187 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.3 |
Yes | 1,661 | 791 | 45.3 | 42.3-48.4 | 713 | 44.7 | 41.7-47.8 | 75 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.0 | 82 | 4.6 | 3.5- 5.9 |
Binge Drinker | |||||||||||||
No | 5,270 | 2,572 | 47.5 | 45.8-49.2 | 2,203 | 42.4 | 40.7-44.1 | 257 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.3 | 238 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.4 |
Yes | 722 | 422 | 56.2 | 51.6-60.6 | 259 | 38.9 | 34.5-43.4 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 26 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.2 |
Heavy Drinker | |||||||||||||
No | 5,778 | 2,877 | 48.6 | 47.0-50.2 | 2,383 | 42.0 | 40.4-43.6 | 266 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.7 | 252 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 |
Yes | 229 | 119 | 46.9 | 39.0-55.0 | 92 | 44.5 | 36.5-52.8 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.1 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.4- 8.1 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | |||||||||||||
Yes | 630 | 266 | 40.1 | 35.3-45.1 | 288 | 45.9 | 40.8-51.1 | 38 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 38 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.7 |
No | 5,415 | 2,746 | 49.4 | 47.8-51.1 | 2,204 | 41.7 | 40.0-43.3 | 234 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.4 | 231 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.0 |
Current Asthma | |||||||||||||
Yes | 425 | 194 | 42.4 | 36.6-48.5 | 191 | 47.9 | 41.9-54.0 | 20 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.1 | 20 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 |
No | 5,606 | 2,812 | 48.9 | 47.2-50.5 | 2,295 | 41.7 | 40.1-43.3 | 249 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.6 | 250 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 |
Diabetes | |||||||||||||
Yes | 202 | 89 | 45.2 | 36.5-54.1 | 88 | 42.9 | 34.6-51.8 | 16 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.2 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.0 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 110 | 50 | 41.6 | 31.2-52.8 | 48 | 46.4 | 35.9-57.3 | 7 | 7.0 | 3.0-15.4 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.9-12.1 |
No | 5,699 | 2,860 | 48.7 | 47.1-50.3 | 2,340 | 42.0 | 40.4-43.6 | 247 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.5 | 252 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 44 | 18 | 38.6 | 24.1-55.3 | 19 | 43.6 | 28.4-60.1 | 3 | 9.8 | 2.8-29.1 | 4 | 8.1 | 2.9-20.7 |
^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.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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