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Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 3,807 | 2,000 | 52.1 | 50.2-54.1 | 831 | 22.8 | 21.2-24.5 | 568 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.5 | 135 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 273 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.1 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,071 | 1,651 | 53.3 | 51.2-55.5 | 680 | 23.2 | 21.4-25.0 | 444 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.3 | 102 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.5 | 194 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.3 |
No | 730 | 346 | 47.4 | 42.8-52.0 | 148 | 21.1 | 17.3-25.3 | 124 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.1 | 33 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 79 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 60 | 40 | 71.5 | 56.6-82.9 | 17 | 23.3 | 13.3-37.7 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.0-17.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 |
Recommended Range | 1,294 | 719 | 55.8 | 52.4-59.1 | 293 | 23.5 | 20.7-26.4 | 176 | 12.7 | 10.7-15.0 | 38 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 | 68 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 |
Overweight | 1,245 | 664 | 52.9 | 49.5-56.2 | 264 | 22.4 | 19.6-25.4 | 185 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.5 | 48 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 | 84 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.7 |
Obese | 978 | 469 | 47.4 | 43.6-51.3 | 210 | 21.8 | 18.8-25.2 | 169 | 16.2 | 13.6-19.2 | 37 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 | 93 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.7 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 2,886 | 1,497 | 51.1 | 48.9-53.4 | 668 | 23.9 | 22.1-25.9 | 430 | 14.2 | 12.7-15.8 | 106 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 185 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.8 |
Yes | 909 | 498 | 55.6 | 51.5-59.7 | 158 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.2 | 136 | 13.9 | 11.5-16.7 | 29 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.6 | 88 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.3 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,470 | 1,829 | 52.2 | 50.1-54.2 | 751 | 22.5 | 20.8-24.3 | 521 | 14.4 | 13.0-15.9 | 123 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.8 | 246 | 7.0 | 6.1- 8.1 |
Yes | 310 | 157 | 51.1 | 44.5-57.7 | 75 | 26.1 | 20.6-32.6 | 45 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.0 | 22 | 6.7 | 4.0-11.1 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,685 | 1,941 | 52.1 | 50.1-54.1 | 807 | 22.9 | 21.3-24.7 | 548 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.6 | 129 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.8 | 260 | 6.9 | 6.0- 8.0 |
Yes | 94 | 47 | 52.9 | 40.8-64.7 | 21 | 21.6 | 12.9-33.8 | 13 | 10.8 | 5.7-19.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.6 | 9 | 10.9 | 4.9-22.9 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 424 | 212 | 49.6 | 43.7-55.5 | 70 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.7 | 66 | 14.8 | 11.3-19.2 | 27 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.3 | 49 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 |
No | 3,376 | 1,784 | 52.5 | 50.4-54.6 | 761 | 23.5 | 21.8-25.4 | 500 | 13.9 | 12.6-15.4 | 108 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 | 223 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.7 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 287 | 170 | 60.2 | 53.0-66.9 | 51 | 18.9 | 13.8-25.3 | 38 | 11.6 | 8.0-16.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 |
No | 3,504 | 1,821 | 51.5 | 49.5-53.6 | 778 | 23.1 | 21.4-24.9 | 529 | 14.3 | 13.0-15.8 | 126 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 250 | 7.0 | 6.1- 8.1 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 151 | 70 | 44.8 | 34.7-55.4 | 34 | 23.7 | 15.9-33.8 | 25 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.3 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.1-11.6 | 19 | 15.2 | 8.9-24.9 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 92 | 54 | 61.2 | 49.3-71.8 | 18 | 18.6 | 11.5-28.7 | 12 | 12.1 | 6.6-21.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 7 | 7.7 | 3.1-18.3 |
No | 3,535 | 1,861 | 52.3 | 50.3-54.3 | 773 | 22.8 | 21.1-24.6 | 527 | 14.2 | 12.9-15.6 | 131 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 243 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.7 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 29 | 15 | 45.1 | 26.6-65.1 | 6 | 24.3 | 10.3-47.2 | 4 | 17.0 | 5.4-42.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 13.6 | 4.8-33.2 |
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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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