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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 | 3,735 | 591 | 15.4 | 14.1-16.9 | 768 | 21.3 | 19.7-23.1 | 1,575 | 42.3 | 40.4-44.3 | 503 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.4 | 298 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,010 | 445 | 14.1 | 12.6-15.6 | 595 | 20.1 | 18.4-21.9 | 1,291 | 44.2 | 42.1-46.4 | 430 | 13.5 | 12.2-15.0 | 249 | 8.1 | 7.0- 9.4 |
No | 719 | 144 | 20.6 | 17.0-24.7 | 171 | 25.9 | 21.9-30.4 | 283 | 35.5 | 31.2-40.0 | 72 | 10.8 | 8.1-14.1 | 49 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.1 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 60 | 9 | 19.4 | 8.4-38.7 | 16 | 20.6 | 11.7-33.7 | 31 | 49.9 | 34.6-65.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.8-12.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.7-23.9 |
Recommended Range | 1,273 | 194 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.9 | 264 | 22.9 | 20.0-26.0 | 533 | 40.8 | 37.5-44.2 | 182 | 13.6 | 11.5-16.0 | 100 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.4 |
Overweight | 1,219 | 184 | 15.1 | 12.8-17.7 | 239 | 18.4 | 15.8-21.2 | 528 | 44.8 | 41.4-48.2 | 172 | 13.8 | 11.6-16.3 | 96 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.9 |
Obese | 956 | 153 | 13.6 | 11.4-16.2 | 189 | 21.2 | 18.2-24.6 | 405 | 43.1 | 39.2-46.9 | 126 | 13.1 | 10.7-15.8 | 83 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.8 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 2,831 | 448 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.5 | 607 | 22.0 | 20.2-24.0 | 1,183 | 42.4 | 40.2-44.7 | 384 | 13.3 | 11.8-14.9 | 209 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.6 |
Yes | 893 | 142 | 17.3 | 14.2-20.9 | 160 | 19.3 | 16.1-22.9 | 387 | 41.9 | 37.9-46.0 | 116 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.5 | 88 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,406 | 553 | 15.7 | 14.2-17.3 | 700 | 21.5 | 19.8-23.3 | 1,430 | 42.0 | 40.0-44.1 | 454 | 13.0 | 11.7-14.4 | 269 | 7.8 | 6.8- 9.0 |
Yes | 304 | 35 | 13.0 | 9.0-18.4 | 59 | 18.6 | 14.0-24.3 | 133 | 44.7 | 38.1-51.5 | 48 | 14.2 | 10.4-19.3 | 29 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.2 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 3,618 | 580 | 15.6 | 14.2-17.1 | 740 | 21.3 | 19.7-23.1 | 1,525 | 42.4 | 40.4-44.4 | 486 | 13.0 | 11.7-14.4 | 287 | 7.8 | 6.7- 8.9 |
Yes | 90 | 8 | 10.7 | 5.0-21.4 | 20 | 20.5 | 12.7-31.4 | 37 | 37.1 | 26.1-49.6 | 17 | 18.8 | 11.0-30.4 | 8 | 12.9 | 5.9-26.0 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 413 | 70 | 14.0 | 10.7-18.1 | 96 | 22.0 | 17.6-27.2 | 140 | 39.0 | 33.1-45.3 | 67 | 16.1 | 12.1-21.1 | 40 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.3 |
No | 3,315 | 520 | 15.7 | 14.2-17.3 | 671 | 21.3 | 19.6-23.1 | 1,432 | 42.7 | 40.6-44.8 | 435 | 12.7 | 11.4-14.1 | 257 | 7.7 | 6.6- 8.9 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 281 | 46 | 13.2 | 9.5-17.9 | 64 | 22.5 | 16.8-29.3 | 117 | 47.7 | 40.4-55.1 | 31 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.0 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.8 |
No | 3,439 | 539 | 15.5 | 14.1-17.1 | 700 | 21.3 | 19.6-23.0 | 1,457 | 42.0 | 40.0-44.1 | 469 | 13.3 | 12.0-14.7 | 274 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.1 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 150 | 19 | 15.0 | 7.9-26.7 | 35 | 17.7 | 11.8-25.7 | 61 | 41.2 | 31.5-51.7 | 18 | 12.9 | 7.6-21.0 | 17 | 13.2 | 7.2-22.8 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 91 | 15 | 16.4 | 9.1-27.6 | 24 | 31.4 | 20.8-44.4 | 31 | 31.5 | 21.8-43.2 | 17 | 16.7 | 10.1-26.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.0 |
No | 3,467 | 555 | 15.5 | 14.1-17.0 | 704 | 21.3 | 19.6-23.1 | 1,472 | 42.5 | 40.5-44.6 | 462 | 12.9 | 11.6-14.3 | 274 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.9 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 27 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.4-24.8 | 5 | 18.2 | 7.0-39.5 | 11 | 45.7 | 25.8-67.0 | 6 | 22.6 | 9.8-43.9 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.0-22.7 |
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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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