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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 | 14,466 | 4,658 | 30.5 | 29.6-31.5 | 2,945 | 20.3 | 19.5-21.1 | 3,014 | 21.6 | 20.7-22.5 | 1,150 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.4 | 2,699 | 18.9 | 18.0-19.7 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 12,313 | 4,078 | 31.6 | 30.6-32.6 | 2,620 | 21.4 | 20.5-22.3 | 2,569 | 21.9 | 21.0-22.9 | 939 | 8.2 | 7.6- 8.9 | 2,107 | 16.9 | 16.1-17.8 |
No | 2,135 | 578 | 25.5 | 23.1-27.9 | 320 | 14.8 | 12.9-16.9 | 440 | 20.0 | 17.9-22.3 | 208 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.3 | 589 | 28.5 | 26.0-31.2 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 234 | 94 | 41.4 | 33.3-50.1 | 46 | 22.1 | 15.6-30.4 | 34 | 15.3 | 10.0-22.5 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 45 | 17.1 | 11.8-24.2 |
Recommended Range | 4,913 | 1,653 | 32.1 | 30.5-33.7 | 1,083 | 21.8 | 20.4-23.3 | 976 | 20.6 | 19.2-22.1 | 378 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.3 | 823 | 17.3 | 15.9-18.8 |
Overweight | 4,997 | 1,537 | 28.8 | 27.2-30.4 | 1,033 | 21.1 | 19.7-22.6 | 1,113 | 22.9 | 21.5-24.4 | 421 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 893 | 18.2 | 16.8-19.6 |
Obese | 3,559 | 1,134 | 30.1 | 28.3-32.0 | 650 | 17.5 | 16.1-19.1 | 730 | 21.0 | 19.3-22.8 | 275 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.8 | 770 | 21.9 | 20.3-23.7 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 11,236 | 3,755 | 31.2 | 30.2-32.3 | 2,460 | 22.1 | 21.2-23.1 | 2,372 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.0 | 839 | 8.3 | 7.7- 9.1 | 1,810 | 16.3 | 15.5-17.3 |
Yes | 3,185 | 887 | 28.0 | 26.0-30.0 | 483 | 14.1 | 12.7-15.7 | 629 | 20.1 | 18.4-21.9 | 305 | 10.2 | 8.8-11.7 | 881 | 27.7 | 25.7-29.7 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 13,254 | 4,384 | 31.2 | 30.2-32.2 | 2,721 | 20.5 | 19.7-21.4 | 2,748 | 21.4 | 20.6-22.4 | 1,011 | 8.4 | 7.8- 9.0 | 2,390 | 18.4 | 17.6-19.3 |
Yes | 1,032 | 219 | 22.7 | 19.6-26.2 | 199 | 18.3 | 15.6-21.3 | 228 | 23.2 | 20.1-26.6 | 125 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.9 | 261 | 22.8 | 19.9-26.1 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 13,893 | 4,513 | 30.7 | 29.8-31.7 | 2,847 | 20.5 | 19.7-21.4 | 2,903 | 21.7 | 20.8-22.6 | 1,100 | 8.7 | 8.1- 9.4 | 2,530 | 18.4 | 17.6-19.2 |
Yes | 454 | 111 | 25.7 | 20.9-31.2 | 83 | 15.1 | 11.9-19.0 | 86 | 18.6 | 14.7-23.4 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.8 | 132 | 30.0 | 24.9-35.7 |
Fair/Poor Health Status | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,032 | 1,153 | 35.1 | 33.0-37.3 | 470 | 16.0 | 14.3-17.8 | 474 | 16.4 | 14.7-18.1 | 206 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.3 | 729 | 24.8 | 22.8-26.9 |
No | 11,389 | 3,486 | 29.4 | 28.4-30.5 | 2,469 | 21.3 | 20.4-22.3 | 2,531 | 22.8 | 21.9-23.8 | 942 | 9.0 | 8.3- 9.7 | 1,961 | 17.4 | 16.5-18.4 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,143 | 436 | 35.6 | 32.2-39.1 | 201 | 16.6 | 14.1-19.5 | 209 | 20.0 | 17.1-23.2 | 82 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.8 | 215 | 19.7 | 16.9-22.8 |
No | 13,242 | 4,200 | 30.1 | 29.2-31.1 | 2,730 | 20.6 | 19.7-21.4 | 2,788 | 21.7 | 20.8-22.6 | 1,061 | 8.8 | 8.2- 9.5 | 2,463 | 18.8 | 17.9-19.7 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,476 | 598 | 38.6 | 35.6-41.8 | 258 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.4 | 240 | 16.7 | 14.4-19.2 | 86 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.9 | 294 | 20.9 | 18.2-23.8 |
Yes, During Pregnancy | 132 | 38 | 31.1 | 22.6-41.1 | 32 | 25.4 | 17.7-34.9 | 24 | 16.1 | 10.4-24.1 | 15 | 8.8 | 5.0-15.0 | 23 | 18.7 | 11.6-28.7 |
No | 12,681 | 3,950 | 29.6 | 28.6-30.6 | 2,630 | 20.6 | 19.7-21.5 | 2,726 | 22.2 | 21.3-23.2 | 1,032 | 8.9 | 8.3- 9.6 | 2,343 | 18.6 | 17.8-19.5 |
No, Bordeline Diabetes | 172 | 70 | 36.4 | 27.8-46.1 | 25 | 17.3 | 11.1-25.8 | 23 | 14.7 | 8.8-23.7 | 17 | 11.0 | 6.2-18.7 | 37 | 20.5 | 13.9-29.3 |
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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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