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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more 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 | 14,873 | 10,059 | 67.5 | 66.6-68.5 | 1,605 | 10.9 | 10.3-11.6 | 1,067 | 7.4 | 6.9- 8.0 | 1,993 | 12.9 | 12.2-13.6 | 149 | 1.2 | 1.0- 1.5 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 12,642 | 9,074 | 72.7 | 71.7-73.6 | 1,214 | 9.8 | 9.1-10.4 | 760 | 5.8 | 5.4- 6.4 | 1,509 | 11.1 | 10.4-11.8 | 85 | 0.6 | 0.5- 0.8 |
No | 2,212 | 972 | 42.7 | 40.0-45.4 | 390 | 16.5 | 14.7-18.5 | 306 | 15.1 | 13.1-17.4 | 480 | 21.5 | 19.3-23.9 | 64 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.8 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 241 | 162 | 66.7 | 58.1-74.3 | 21 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.3 | 15 | 7.6 | 3.6-15.2 | 42 | 16.9 | 11.4-24.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 |
Recommended Range | 5,055 | 3,661 | 72.4 | 70.8-74.0 | 504 | 10.2 | 9.2-11.3 | 296 | 6.0 | 5.2- 7.0 | 557 | 10.3 | 9.3-11.3 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 |
Overweight | 5,140 | 3,554 | 69.2 | 67.6-70.8 | 544 | 10.8 | 9.7-11.9 | 352 | 7.2 | 6.3- 8.2 | 645 | 11.9 | 10.8-13.1 | 45 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
Obese | 3,637 | 2,214 | 60.7 | 58.7-62.7 | 441 | 12.1 | 10.9-13.5 | 340 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.9 | 601 | 16.6 | 15.1-18.2 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 11,533 | 8,092 | 70.2 | 69.1-71.2 | 1,150 | 10.1 | 9.5-10.9 | 731 | 6.4 | 5.9- 7.0 | 1,445 | 12.0 | 11.3-12.8 | 115 | 1.2 | 1.0- 1.6 |
Yes | 3,294 | 1,934 | 58.4 | 56.3-60.6 | 452 | 13.6 | 12.2-15.1 | 332 | 10.8 | 9.5-12.4 | 542 | 15.9 | 14.4-17.6 | 34 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 13,622 | 9,227 | 67.7 | 66.7-68.7 | 1,463 | 10.9 | 10.3-11.6 | 971 | 7.3 | 6.7- 7.9 | 1,828 | 12.9 | 12.2-13.6 | 133 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.5 |
Yes | 1,059 | 708 | 66.6 | 63.0-70.0 | 117 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.6 | 87 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.6 | 132 | 12.2 | 9.9-14.9 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 14,276 | 9,670 | 67.7 | 66.7-68.6 | 1,536 | 10.9 | 10.3-11.6 | 1,019 | 7.3 | 6.8- 7.9 | 1,906 | 12.8 | 12.2-13.6 | 145 | 1.2 | 1.0- 1.5 |
Yes | 464 | 310 | 65.8 | 60.1-71.0 | 56 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.9 | 33 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 61 | 13.3 | 9.7-17.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,149 | 1,579 | 49.5 | 47.2-51.7 | 403 | 12.6 | 11.2-14.1 | 322 | 10.7 | 9.3-12.2 | 780 | 25.0 | 23.1-27.1 | 65 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 |
No | 11,676 | 8,451 | 71.9 | 70.8-72.9 | 1,197 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.3 | 744 | 6.7 | 6.1- 7.3 | 1,203 | 10.0 | 9.3-10.7 | 81 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,178 | 732 | 63.2 | 59.6-66.6 | 137 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 | 88 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 213 | 16.8 | 14.3-19.6 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 |
No | 13,613 | 9,282 | 68.0 | 67.0-69.0 | 1,457 | 10.8 | 10.2-11.5 | 968 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.0 | 1,765 | 12.5 | 11.8-13.3 | 141 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.6 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,512 | 804 | 55.9 | 52.8-59.0 | 167 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.7 | 138 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.2 | 374 | 23.1 | 20.5-25.8 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 137 | 91 | 67.1 | 57.3-75.6 | 20 | 13.1 | 8.0-20.7 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.2 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.4-16.2 |
No | 13,044 | 9,066 | 68.9 | 67.9-70.0 | 1,397 | 11.0 | 10.3-11.6 | 899 | 7.3 | 6.7- 7.9 | 1,569 | 11.7 | 11.0-12.4 | 113 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.5 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 176 | 98 | 54.4 | 45.1-63.4 | 21 | 9.2 | 5.5-15.0 | 18 | 9.8 | 5.7-16.2 | 36 | 25.3 | 17.6-34.9 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 |
^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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