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Total Respond.^ |
Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | No Opinion | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,691 | 7,817 | 53.9 | 52.9-54.9 | 4,742 | 31.4 | 30.4-32.3 | 1,299 | 9.2 | 8.6- 9.8 | 278 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 555 | 3.5 | 3.2- 3.9 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 12,511 | 6,713 | 54.0 | 52.9-55.1 | 4,015 | 31.3 | 30.3-32.3 | 1,069 | 9.1 | 8.5- 9.8 | 232 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.4 | 482 | 3.6 | 3.2- 4.0 |
No | 2,160 | 1,097 | 53.8 | 51.0-56.6 | 720 | 31.6 | 29.1-34.2 | 227 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.1 | 45 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 | 71 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 237 | 119 | 50.6 | 42.2-58.9 | 82 | 39.2 | 31.1-48.0 | 17 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.1 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 |
Recommended Range | 4,979 | 2,604 | 52.4 | 50.6-54.1 | 1,664 | 32.8 | 31.2-34.5 | 429 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.1 | 95 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.6 | 187 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 |
Overweight | 5,074 | 2,670 | 52.8 | 51.1-54.6 | 1,649 | 31.7 | 30.1-33.3 | 489 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.7 | 83 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 183 | 3.2 | 2.7- 3.8 |
Obese | 3,620 | 1,989 | 56.4 | 54.4-58.4 | 1,108 | 28.8 | 27.0-30.6 | 312 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.7 | 81 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.5 | 130 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 11,421 | 6,537 | 58.0 | 56.9-59.1 | 3,517 | 29.7 | 28.7-30.8 | 798 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.1 | 140 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.6 | 429 | 3.6 | 3.2- 4.0 |
Yes | 3,224 | 1,263 | 39.9 | 37.7-42.1 | 1,211 | 37.0 | 34.9-39.1 | 492 | 15.2 | 13.6-16.9 | 135 | 4.8 | 3.9- 6.0 | 123 | 3.2 | 2.6- 4.0 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 13,466 | 7,312 | 55.3 | 54.2-56.3 | 4,287 | 30.9 | 29.9-31.8 | 1,119 | 8.5 | 7.9- 9.1 | 239 | 1.9 | 1.6- 2.3 | 509 | 3.5 | 3.1- 3.9 |
Yes | 1,038 | 431 | 41.5 | 37.8-45.3 | 389 | 36.4 | 32.9-40.1 | 152 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.7 | 31 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.3 | 35 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 14,109 | 7,564 | 54.4 | 53.3-55.4 | 4,552 | 31.3 | 30.4-32.3 | 1,207 | 8.9 | 8.3- 9.5 | 257 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.3 | 529 | 3.4 | 3.1- 3.8 |
Yes | 459 | 207 | 44.2 | 38.6-50.0 | 147 | 32.4 | 27.3-38.0 | 73 | 14.6 | 11.1-19.0 | 13 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.8 | 19 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.4 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,124 | 1,568 | 51.6 | 49.3-53.9 | 1,025 | 31.6 | 29.6-33.7 | 289 | 9.5 | 8.2-10.9 | 73 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.5 | 169 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.7 |
No | 11,517 | 6,229 | 54.5 | 53.4-55.7 | 3,700 | 31.3 | 30.2-32.4 | 1,007 | 9.1 | 8.5- 9.8 | 204 | 1.9 | 1.6- 2.3 | 377 | 3.1 | 2.7- 3.5 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,166 | 675 | 59.1 | 55.5-62.7 | 340 | 28.3 | 25.1-31.7 | 98 | 7.9 | 6.2-10.1 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.8 | 29 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 |
No | 13,441 | 7,104 | 53.5 | 52.4-54.6 | 4,374 | 31.6 | 30.6-32.6 | 1,189 | 9.3 | 8.6- 9.9 | 253 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 521 | 3.5 | 3.2- 3.9 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,526 | 808 | 55.0 | 51.9-58.2 | 491 | 31.1 | 28.3-34.1 | 128 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.8 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.0 | 72 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 134 | 72 | 52.3 | 42.5-62.0 | 45 | 33.6 | 25.1-43.4 | 10 | 8.8 | 4.2-17.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.4 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 |
No | 12,850 | 6,850 | 53.9 | 52.8-55.0 | 4,135 | 31.3 | 30.3-32.3 | 1,148 | 9.4 | 8.7-10.1 | 247 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.5 | 470 | 3.4 | 3.0- 3.8 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 175 | 85 | 47.3 | 38.0-56.9 | 69 | 40.6 | 31.6-50.2 | 13 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.3 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.5-15.6 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.2 |
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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.
** 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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