BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
TOTAL	15,020	10,558	68.3	67.3-69.2	2,005	12.5	11.9-13.2	2,457	19.2	18.4-20.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,768	9,503	73.8	72.8-74.8	1,832	13.7	13.0-14.4	1,433	12.5	11.8-13.3
No	2,232	1,041	41.3	38.7-44.0	173	6.9	5.7- 8.3	1,018	51.8	49.1-54.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	242	161	68.4	60.3-75.5	39	14.3	9.5-21.0	42	17.3	12.1-24.3
Recommended Range	5,095	3,513	66.4	64.6-68.1	692	13.5	12.3-14.7	890	20.2	18.7-21.7
Overweight	5,189	3,690	69.9	68.3-71.5	684	12.1	11.1-13.2	815	17.9	16.6-19.4
Obese	3,676	2,662	70.9	68.9-72.7	486	12.2	11.0-13.5	528	16.9	15.3-18.7
Current Smoker
No	11,647	8,407	70.4	69.3-71.5	1,583	12.6	11.9-13.4	1,657	16.9	16.0-17.9
Yes	3,328	2,120	60.8	58.6-63.0	416	12.1	10.7-13.5	792	27.1	25.1-29.2
Binge Drinker
No	13,755	9,799	69.4	68.4-70.4	1,889	12.9	12.2-13.6	2,067	17.7	16.9-18.7
Yes	1,064	628	57.0	53.2-60.7	98	9.3	7.3-11.8	338	33.8	30.2-37.5
Heavy Drinker
No	14,416	10,184	68.6	67.6-69.5	1,937	12.7	12.0-13.3	2,295	18.8	17.9-19.7
Yes	469	295	63.8	58.1-69.1	56	9.6	7.1-12.9	118	26.6	21.6-32.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,205	2,094	63.0	60.8-65.2	701	20.9	19.2-22.7	410	16.1	14.3-18.0
No	11,766	8,433	69.5	68.4-70.6	1,293	10.5	9.8-11.2	2,040	20.0	19.0-21.0
Current Asthma
Yes	1,186	857	71.5	67.9-74.7	199	14.3	12.1-16.8	130	14.3	11.6-17.4
No	13,749	9,642	68.0	67.0-69.0	1,794	12.4	11.7-13.1	2,313	19.6	18.7-20.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,557	1,166	74.8	71.8-77.5	292	18.1	15.8-20.6	99	7.2	5.5- 9.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	135	87	63.8	53.8-72.8	15	12.4	7.1-20.8	33	23.7	16.2-33.3
No	13,144	9,177	67.7	66.6-68.7	1,662	11.8	11.2-12.5	2,305	20.5	19.6-21.5
No, Bordeline Diabetes	178	125	65.3	55.5-74.0	35	21.6	14.2-31.4	18	13.1	8.0-20.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,020

10,558

68.3

67.3-69.2

2,005

12.5

11.9-13.2

2,457

19.2

18.4-20.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,768

9,503

73.8

72.8-74.8

1,832

13.7

13.0-14.4

1,433

12.5

11.8-13.3

2,232

1,041

41.3

38.7-44.0

173

6.9

5.7- 8.3

1,018

51.8

49.1-54.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

242

161

68.4

60.3-75.5

14.3

9.5-21.0

17.3

12.1-24.3

Recommended Range

5,095

3,513

66.4

64.6-68.1

692

13.5

12.3-14.7

890

20.2

18.7-21.7

Overweight

5,189

3,690

69.9

68.3-71.5

684

12.1

11.1-13.2

815

17.9

16.6-19.4

Obese

3,676

2,662

70.9

68.9-72.7

486

12.2

11.0-13.5

528

16.9

15.3-18.7

Current Smoker

11,647

8,407

70.4

69.3-71.5

1,583

12.6

11.9-13.4

1,657

16.9

16.0-17.9

Yes

3,328

2,120

60.8

58.6-63.0

416

12.1

10.7-13.5

792

27.1

25.1-29.2

Binge Drinker

13,755

9,799

69.4

68.4-70.4

1,889

12.9

12.2-13.6

2,067

17.7

16.9-18.7

Yes

1,064

628

57.0

53.2-60.7

9.3

7.3-11.8

338

33.8

30.2-37.5

Heavy Drinker

14,416

10,184

68.6

67.6-69.5

1,937

12.7

12.0-13.3

2,295

18.8

17.9-19.7

Yes

469

295

63.8

58.1-69.1

9.6

7.1-12.9

118

26.6

21.6-32.2

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,205

2,094

63.0

60.8-65.2

701

20.9

19.2-22.7

410

16.1

14.3-18.0

11,766

8,433

69.5

68.4-70.6

1,293

10.5

9.8-11.2

2,040

20.0

19.0-21.0

Current Asthma

Yes

1,186

857

71.5

67.9-74.7

199

14.3

12.1-16.8

130

14.3

11.6-17.4

13,749

9,642

68.0

67.0-69.0

1,794

12.4

11.7-13.1

2,313

19.6

18.7-20.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,557

1,166

74.8

71.8-77.5

292

18.1

15.8-20.6

7.2

5.5- 9.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

135

63.8

53.8-72.8

12.4

7.1-20.8

23.7

16.2-33.3

13,144

9,177

67.7

66.6-68.7

1,662

11.8

11.2-12.5

2,305

20.5

19.6-21.5

No, Bordeline Diabetes

178

125

65.3

55.5-74.0

21.6

14.2-31.4

13.1

8.0-20.7

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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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