BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	14,998	2,790	19.6	18.8-20.4	4,515	30.9	29.9-31.8	4,483	30.1	29.2-31.1	2,094	13.0	12.3-13.7	1,116	6.4	6.0- 6.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,743	2,450	20.5	19.7-21.4	4,002	32.6	31.6-33.7	3,662	28.5	27.6-29.5	1,681	11.9	11.3-12.6	948	6.4	5.9- 6.9
No	2,234	337	14.9	13.0-17.0	509	22.5	20.3-24.8	811	37.9	35.2-40.6	410	18.1	16.1-20.4	167	6.6	5.5- 8.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	240	61	31.6	24.2-40.0	53	24.1	17.3-32.4	67	26.1	19.3-34.3	30	9.9	6.5-14.9	29	8.4	5.4-12.7
Recommended Range	5,094	1,321	26.6	25.1-28.1	1,701	33.8	32.2-35.5	1,272	25.4	23.9-27.0	508	9.4	8.4-10.5	292	4.8	4.2- 5.6
Overweight	5,177	977	20.5	19.1-22.0	1,627	32.1	30.5-33.8	1,568	29.7	28.2-31.3	698	12.3	11.2-13.4	307	5.4	4.7- 6.2
Obese	3,671	337	9.6	8.5-10.8	927	26.6	24.8-28.5	1,278	35.0	33.1-37.0	709	18.6	17.1-20.3	420	10.1	9.0-11.4
Current Smoker
No	11,630	2,394	21.7	20.7-22.6	3,571	31.6	30.5-32.6	3,315	28.6	27.5-29.6	1,553	12.3	11.6-13.1	797	5.9	5.4- 6.4
Yes	3,321	385	12.2	10.8-13.7	931	28.6	26.7-30.6	1,160	35.7	33.7-37.9	533	15.3	13.8-16.9	312	8.2	7.1- 9.4
Binge Drinker
No	13,735	2,506	19.3	18.5-20.2	4,099	30.5	29.5-31.5	4,093	30.0	29.1-31.0	1,957	13.3	12.6-14.1	1,080	6.8	6.4- 7.4
Yes	1,063	246	23.2	20.2-26.4	370	35.5	32.0-39.2	320	30.5	27.1-34.0	101	8.9	7.0-11.2	26	2.0	1.3- 3.2
Heavy Drinker
No	14,396	2,671	19.6	18.8-20.5	4,330	30.8	29.9-31.8	4,279	30.0	29.0-31.0	2,026	13.1	12.4-13.8	1,090	6.5	6.1- 7.0
Yes	468	95	17.9	14.2-22.2	154	34.5	29.3-40.1	155	33.0	27.9-38.6	46	10.9	7.5-15.6	18	3.7	2.2- 6.1
Current Asthma
Yes	1,182	97	8.6	6.8-10.9	244	20.6	17.8-23.7	334	30.9	27.5-34.4	265	21.9	19.0-25.0	242	18.0	15.6-20.8
No	13,733	2,683	20.5	19.6-21.4	4,250	31.7	30.8-32.8	4,122	30.1	29.1-31.0	1,815	12.3	11.6-13.0	863	5.4	5.0- 5.9
Diabetes
Yes	1,552	28	2.0	1.3- 3.1	178	12.6	10.6-14.9	466	31.0	28.2-34.1	512	31.8	29.0-34.8	368	22.5	20.0-25.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	137	23	14.6	9.4-21.8	56	45.2	35.6-55.1	38	25.4	18.1-34.6	11	6.7	3.4-12.6	9	8.1	3.9-16.3
No	13,126	2,729	21.7	20.8-22.6	4,247	32.9	31.8-33.9	3,924	30.1	29.1-31.1	1,521	10.9	10.2-11.6	705	4.5	4.1- 4.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	177	10	5.4	2.7-10.4	34	19.8	13.5-28.0	52	28.9	21.0-38.4	49	27.5	19.7-37.0	32	18.4	11.9-27.3

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,998

2,790

19.6

18.8-20.4

4,515

30.9

29.9-31.8

4,483

30.1

29.2-31.1

2,094

13.0

12.3-13.7

1,116

6.4

6.0- 6.9

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,743

2,450

20.5

19.7-21.4

4,002

32.6

31.6-33.7

3,662

28.5

27.6-29.5

1,681

11.9

11.3-12.6

948

6.4

5.9- 6.9

2,234

337

14.9

13.0-17.0

509

22.5

20.3-24.8

811

37.9

35.2-40.6

410

18.1

16.1-20.4

167

6.6

5.5- 8.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

240

31.6

24.2-40.0

24.1

17.3-32.4

26.1

19.3-34.3

9.9

6.5-14.9

8.4

5.4-12.7

Recommended Range

5,094

1,321

26.6

25.1-28.1

1,701

33.8

32.2-35.5

1,272

25.4

23.9-27.0

508

9.4

8.4-10.5

292

4.8

4.2- 5.6

Overweight

5,177

977

20.5

19.1-22.0

1,627

32.1

30.5-33.8

1,568

29.7

28.2-31.3

698

12.3

11.2-13.4

307

5.4

4.7- 6.2

Obese

3,671

337

9.6

8.5-10.8

927

26.6

24.8-28.5

1,278

35.0

33.1-37.0

709

18.6

17.1-20.3

420

10.1

9.0-11.4

Current Smoker

11,630

2,394

21.7

20.7-22.6

3,571

31.6

30.5-32.6

3,315

28.6

27.5-29.6

1,553

12.3

11.6-13.1

797

5.9

5.4- 6.4

Yes

3,321

385

12.2

10.8-13.7

931

28.6

26.7-30.6

1,160

35.7

33.7-37.9

533

15.3

13.8-16.9

312

8.2

7.1- 9.4

Binge Drinker

13,735

2,506

19.3

18.5-20.2

4,099

30.5

29.5-31.5

4,093

30.0

29.1-31.0

1,957

13.3

12.6-14.1

1,080

6.8

6.4- 7.4

Yes

1,063

246

23.2

20.2-26.4

370

35.5

32.0-39.2

320

30.5

27.1-34.0

101

8.9

7.0-11.2

2.0

1.3- 3.2

Heavy Drinker

14,396

2,671

19.6

18.8-20.5

4,330

30.8

29.9-31.8

4,279

30.0

29.0-31.0

2,026

13.1

12.4-13.8

1,090

6.5

6.1- 7.0

Yes

468

17.9

14.2-22.2

154

34.5

29.3-40.1

155

33.0

27.9-38.6

10.9

7.5-15.6

3.7

2.2- 6.1

Current Asthma

Yes

1,182

8.6

6.8-10.9

244

20.6

17.8-23.7

334

30.9

27.5-34.4

265

21.9

19.0-25.0

242

18.0

15.6-20.8

13,733

2,683

20.5

19.6-21.4

4,250

31.7

30.8-32.8

4,122

30.1

29.1-31.0

1,815

12.3

11.6-13.0

863

5.4

5.0- 5.9

Diabetes

Yes

1,552

2.0

1.3- 3.1

178

12.6

10.6-14.9

466

31.0

28.2-34.1

512

31.8

29.0-34.8

368

22.5

20.0-25.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

137

14.6

9.4-21.8

45.2

35.6-55.1

25.4

18.1-34.6

6.7

3.4-12.6

8.1

3.9-16.3

13,126

2,729

21.7

20.8-22.6

4,247

32.9

31.8-33.9

3,924

30.1

29.1-31.1

1,521

10.9

10.2-11.6

705

4.5

4.1- 4.9

No, Bordeline Diabetes

177

5.4

2.7-10.4

19.8

13.5-28.0

28.9

21.0-38.4

27.5

19.7-37.0

18.4

11.9-27.3

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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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