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Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,458 | 1,437 | 41.9 | 39.9-43.9 | 1,398 | 40.1 | 38.1-42.1 | 623 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.7 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,768 | 1,170 | 43.2 | 41.0-45.5 | 1,118 | 39.9 | 37.7-42.2 | 480 | 16.9 | 15.3-18.6 |
No | 683 | 265 | 37.6 | 33.1-42.4 | 276 | 40.5 | 35.9-45.2 | 142 | 21.9 | 18.1-26.3 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||
Underweight | 55 | 20 | 33.5 | 20.0-50.4 | 21 | 32.1 | 19.4-48.1 | 14 | 34.4 | 18.6-54.7 |
Recommended Range | 1,306 | 520 | 40.0 | 36.8-43.4 | 559 | 43.2 | 39.9-46.5 | 227 | 16.8 | 14.5-19.4 |
Overweight | 1,175 | 496 | 42.1 | 38.7-45.6 | 460 | 39.7 | 36.3-43.2 | 219 | 18.2 | 15.6-21.1 |
Obese | 745 | 336 | 47.6 | 43.2-52.0 | 289 | 36.3 | 32.3-40.6 | 120 | 16.1 | 13.1-19.6 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||
No | 2,583 | 1,046 | 41.2 | 38.9-43.6 | 1,042 | 39.4 | 37.1-41.7 | 495 | 19.4 | 17.6-21.3 |
Yes | 865 | 386 | 43.8 | 39.7-47.9 | 353 | 42.5 | 38.4-46.8 | 126 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||
No | 2,922 | 1,248 | 43.2 | 41.0-45.4 | 1,142 | 38.2 | 36.1-40.4 | 532 | 18.6 | 16.9-20.5 |
Yes | 483 | 166 | 34.9 | 29.9-40.2 | 237 | 51.3 | 45.8-56.7 | 80 | 13.9 | 10.7-17.7 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||
No | 3,292 | 1,368 | 41.9 | 39.8-44.0 | 1,327 | 40.0 | 38.0-42.1 | 597 | 18.1 | 16.5-19.8 |
Yes | 128 | 53 | 41.4 | 31.5-52.1 | 53 | 41.5 | 31.7-52.0 | 22 | 17.1 | 10.4-26.9 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||
Yes | 300 | 153 | 55.5 | 48.1-62.6 | 96 | 29.5 | 23.5-36.3 | 51 | 15.1 | 10.7-20.8 |
No | 3,152 | 1,280 | 40.5 | 38.4-42.6 | 1,300 | 41.2 | 39.1-43.3 | 572 | 18.3 | 16.7-20.1 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||
Yes | 203 | 75 | 36.8 | 29.0-45.3 | 100 | 49.2 | 40.8-57.6 | 28 | 14.1 | 9.2-20.9 |
No | 3,240 | 1,360 | 42.3 | 40.2-44.5 | 1,290 | 39.5 | 37.4-41.6 | 590 | 18.2 | 16.6-19.9 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||
Yes | 117 | 65 | 58.9 | 47.5-69.5 | 36 | 25.1 | 17.3-34.9 | 16 | 16.0 | 8.7-27.4 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 56 | 23 | 39.3 | 25.7-54.6 | 25 | 50.8 | 35.7-65.8 | 8 | 9.9 | 4.5-20.6 |
No | 3,267 | 1,340 | 41.3 | 39.3-43.4 | 1,332 | 40.5 | 38.4-42.6 | 595 | 18.2 | 16.6-19.9 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 18 | 9 | 47.6 | 24.9-71.4 | 5 | 37.9 | 16.7-65.1 | 4 | 14.5 | 4.8-36.2 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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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