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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 3,675 | 1,751 | 47.8 | 45.8-49.8 | 491 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.1 | 154 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.5 | 319 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 960 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.8 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,240 | 1,648 | 51.4 | 49.4-53.5 | 441 | 14.1 | 12.6-15.6 | 126 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.1 | 260 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.6 | 765 | 22.9 | 21.3-24.7 |
No | 434 | 102 | 21.6 | 17.2-26.7 | 50 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.9 | 28 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.7 | 59 | 11.9 | 8.8-16.0 | 195 | 48.0 | 41.8-54.3 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 15 | 5 | 30.6 | 8.9-66.4 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.6-29.8 | 2 | 26.6 | 5.1-71.0 | 2 | 8.2 | 1.7-31.5 | 5 | 29.6 | 10.3-60.5 |
Recommended Range | 950 | 461 | 49.7 | 45.7-53.6 | 100 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.7 | 42 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 90 | 8.8 | 7.0-11.1 | 257 | 26.7 | 23.2-30.5 |
Overweight | 1,675 | 804 | 48.1 | 45.2-51.0 | 250 | 15.5 | 13.4-17.8 | 69 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 136 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 416 | 24.5 | 22.1-27.1 |
Obese | 979 | 467 | 47.4 | 43.6-51.3 | 134 | 14.0 | 11.5-16.9 | 39 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 87 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.6 | 252 | 25.9 | 22.7-29.3 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 2,814 | 1,426 | 50.5 | 48.3-52.8 | 382 | 13.8 | 12.3-15.5 | 118 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 218 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.4 | 670 | 23.7 | 21.8-25.6 |
Yes | 854 | 322 | 38.2 | 34.2-42.3 | 109 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.5 | 35 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 | 100 | 10.6 | 8.4-13.2 | 288 | 34.2 | 30.3-38.4 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,280 | 1,600 | 48.8 | 46.7-50.9 | 449 | 13.9 | 12.5-15.5 | 131 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.5 | 280 | 7.8 | 6.8- 9.0 | 820 | 24.9 | 23.2-26.8 |
Yes | 320 | 123 | 38.1 | 32.0-44.6 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.3-14.0 | 20 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.3 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.2-13.9 | 113 | 36.8 | 30.7-43.3 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,500 | 1,686 | 48.2 | 46.1-50.2 | 474 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.3 | 145 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.7 | 298 | 7.8 | 6.8- 8.9 | 897 | 25.6 | 23.8-27.4 |
Yes | 129 | 51 | 43.2 | 33.4-53.5 | 10 | 8.1 | 4.1-15.3 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.2 | 13 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.2 | 46 | 36.1 | 27.1-46.3 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 934 | 474 | 50.7 | 46.7-54.6 | 123 | 13.0 | 10.5-15.9 | 34 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 84 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.8 | 219 | 24.3 | 21.0-28.0 |
No | 2,728 | 1,271 | 46.9 | 44.6-49.2 | 368 | 14.0 | 12.4-15.7 | 120 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.7 | 234 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.4 | 735 | 26.5 | 24.5-28.5 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 190 | 97 | 50.9 | 42.5-59.3 | 22 | 12.2 | 7.5-19.2 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.5 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.8 | 50 | 25.3 | 18.7-33.2 |
No | 3,466 | 1,642 | 47.5 | 45.5-49.6 | 468 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.3 | 147 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.6 | 301 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 908 | 26.1 | 24.4-28.0 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 533 | 316 | 58.8 | 53.6-63.8 | 68 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.9 | 19 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 | 41 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 89 | 18.9 | 14.9-23.6 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 0 | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . | 0 | . | . - . |
No | 3,092 | 1,402 | 45.7 | 43.5-47.9 | 419 | 13.9 | 12.4-15.5 | 134 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 | 277 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.6 | 860 | 27.2 | 25.4-29.2 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 48 | 32 | 64.7 | 45.9-79.8 | 4 | 9.5 | 3.4-23.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.0 | 10 | 22.7 | 10.2-43.2 |
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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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