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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 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 | 7,277 | 2,068 | 29.0 | 27.7-30.3 | 847 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.7 | 571 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.4 | 528 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,263 | 45.1 | 43.7-46.6 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 6,597 | 1,949 | 30.5 | 29.1-32.0 | 798 | 12.2 | 11.2-13.2 | 535 | 7.9 | 7.1- 8.7 | 489 | 6.7 | 6.0- 7.4 | 2,826 | 42.8 | 41.3-44.3 |
No | 671 | 117 | 15.3 | 12.4-18.8 | 48 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.4 | 35 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 39 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.8 | 432 | 66.2 | 61.5-70.6 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 128 | 33 | 25.4 | 16.6-36.9 | 15 | 9.9 | 5.4-17.5 | 14 | 8.8 | 4.7-16.0 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.2-11.0 | 58 | 50.9 | 39.3-62.4 |
Recommended Range | 2,333 | 666 | 30.1 | 27.8-32.5 | 272 | 11.4 | 10.0-13.1 | 190 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.1 | 169 | 6.6 | 5.5- 7.9 | 1,036 | 44.2 | 41.7-46.7 |
Overweight | 2,691 | 810 | 30.4 | 28.3-32.7 | 313 | 12.0 | 10.5-13.6 | 199 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.6 | 196 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.0 | 1,173 | 43.6 | 41.2-46.0 |
Obese | 1,780 | 486 | 26.3 | 23.9-28.9 | 206 | 12.0 | 10.2-14.0 | 147 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.7 | 128 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 | 813 | 47.4 | 44.5-50.4 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 5,952 | 1,764 | 30.3 | 28.9-31.9 | 732 | 12.2 | 11.2-13.2 | 483 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.7 | 443 | 6.7 | 6.0- 7.5 | 2,530 | 42.9 | 41.3-44.5 |
Yes | 1,298 | 294 | 22.7 | 20.0-25.7 | 113 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.4 | 87 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.6 | 85 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.6 | 719 | 54.8 | 51.4-58.2 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 6,948 | 1,984 | 29.2 | 27.8-30.5 | 816 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.8 | 556 | 7.7 | 7.0- 8.5 | 508 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,084 | 44.7 | 43.2-46.2 |
Yes | 228 | 59 | 26.8 | 20.4-34.4 | 24 | 11.8 | 7.3-18.4 | 12 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.2 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.6 | 120 | 50.8 | 43.0-58.6 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 7,029 | 2,013 | 29.2 | 27.9-30.6 | 824 | 11.9 | 10.9-12.8 | 557 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.4 | 510 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,125 | 44.7 | 43.2-46.2 |
Yes | 189 | 38 | 22.2 | 15.7-30.3 | 18 | 9.5 | 5.3-16.5 | 13 | 7.8 | 4.2-13.8 | 17 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.5 | 103 | 53.9 | 45.2-62.4 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,216 | 611 | 27.7 | 25.4-30.1 | 271 | 12.4 | 10.7-14.3 | 185 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.6 | 161 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.3 | 988 | 45.0 | 42.3-47.7 |
No | 5,030 | 1,447 | 29.6 | 28.1-31.3 | 572 | 11.5 | 10.4-12.6 | 385 | 7.4 | 6.6- 8.3 | 366 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 2,260 | 45.1 | 43.3-46.8 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 613 | 188 | 29.4 | 25.1-34.1 | 63 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.3 | 56 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.3 | 47 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.1 | 259 | 44.3 | 39.4-49.3 |
No | 6,616 | 1,865 | 28.9 | 27.6-30.4 | 778 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.9 | 512 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 | 476 | 6.5 | 5.8- 7.2 | 2,985 | 45.2 | 43.7-46.7 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,224 | 372 | 32.2 | 29.0-35.7 | 142 | 13.4 | 11.1-16.2 | 94 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.1 | 91 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.1 | 525 | 40.2 | 36.8-43.6 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 16 | 4 | 22.8 | 7.2-53.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.6 | 1 | 8.4 | 1.2-41.6 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-23.9 | 9 | 62.1 | 33.9-84.0 |
No | 5,919 | 1,654 | 28.4 | 26.9-29.8 | 695 | 11.6 | 10.6-12.6 | 464 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.5 | 427 | 6.4 | 5.7- 7.2 | 2,679 | 46.0 | 44.4-47.7 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 116 | 38 | 28.5 | 19.8-39.2 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.2 | 12 | 9.2 | 4.9-16.5 | 9 | 9.7 | 3.8-22.6 | 48 | 47.0 | 35.1-59.3 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having a blood stool test 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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