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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,072 554 50.6 46.5-54.8 518 49.4 45.2-53.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 929 470 49.7 45.3-54.1 459 50.3 45.9-54.7
No 141 82 52.5 40.8-64.0 59 47.5 36.0-59.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 18 9 54.9 27.3-79.7 9 45.1 20.3-72.7
Recommended Range 279 144 50.0 41.5-58.5 135 50.0 41.5-58.5
Overweight 304 155 52.9 44.9-60.7 149 47.1 39.3-55.1
Obese 419 216 48.4 42.1-54.7 203 51.6 45.3-57.9
Current Smoker
No 823 424 51.1 46.3-55.8 399 48.9 44.2-53.7
Yes 246 129 49.7 41.2-58.2 117 50.3 41.8-58.8
Binge Drinker
No 1,003 520 50.3 46.0-54.6 483 49.7 45.4-54.0
Yes 59 29 55.5 39.6-70.3 30 44.5 29.7-60.4
Heavy Drinker
No 1,030 533 50.2 45.9-54.5 497 49.8 45.5-54.1
Yes 25 13 65.4 42.7-82.8 12 34.6 17.2-57.3
Current Asthma
Yes 1,072 554 50.6 46.5-54.8 518 49.4 45.2-53.5
Diabetes
Yes 183 88 50.4 41.8-59.1 95 49.6 40.9-58.2
Yes, During Pregnancy 19 16 85.7 59.5-96.1 3 14.3 3.9-40.5
No 845 440 50.0 45.2-54.7 405 50.0 45.3-54.8
No, Bordeline Diabetes 24 10 52.2 26.7-76.6 14 47.8 23.4-73.3

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

^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.

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