BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	15,779	2,656	19.7	18.7-20.8	4,932	32.1	31.0-33.2	4,801	30.7	29.5-31.9	2,247	12.5	11.7-13.3	1,143	5.0	4.6- 5.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	13,853	2,406	20.9	19.8-22.0	4,472	34.1	32.9-35.3	4,100	28.8	27.7-29.9	1,870	11.1	10.4-11.8	1,005	5.1	4.7- 5.6
No	1,899	246	14.4	12.0-17.2	451	22.7	19.9-25.8	691	39.4	35.7-43.3	374	18.9	16.3-21.8	137	4.6	3.6- 5.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	232	43	21.7	14.4-31.3	51	25.2	16.9-35.9	60	23.1	15.2-33.6	36	18.1	11.3-27.7	42	11.8	7.9-17.4
Recommended Range	4,923	1,251	30.0	27.9-32.3	1,646	33.7	31.7-35.9	1,202	23.5	21.5-25.6	545	9.2	8.1-10.5	279	3.5	3.0- 4.1
Overweight	5,569	918	19.1	17.6-20.7	1,904	35.7	33.9-37.6	1,669	29.3	27.6-31.1	736	11.5	10.4-12.8	342	4.3	3.7- 4.9
Obese	4,364	363	9.5	8.3-11.0	1,149	27.4	25.4-29.6	1,598	39.6	37.1-42.0	829	16.3	14.7-17.9	425	7.2	6.2- 8.4
Current Smoker
No	12,851	2,383	21.8	20.7-23.0	4,147	33.1	31.9-34.4	3,764	29.1	27.9-30.4	1,694	11.5	10.7-12.3	863	4.5	4.1- 4.9
Yes	2,870	264	11.9	10.1-14.1	769	28.2	25.8-30.9	1,016	36.5	33.7-39.4	544	16.2	14.4-18.2	277	7.1	5.9- 8.6
History of CVD**
Yes	1,949	60	4.2	2.8- 6.3	289	14.4	12.5-16.5	588	31.3	28.5-34.3	527	25.5	23.0-28.1	485	24.6	21.7-27.6
No	13,673	2,589	21.2	20.2-22.4	4,625	33.9	32.7-35.1	4,161	30.7	29.4-31.9	1,670	11.1	10.3-11.9	628	3.1	2.8- 3.5
Binge Drinker
No	14,221	2,339	19.4	18.4-20.5	4,370	31.6	30.4-32.7	4,342	30.5	29.3-31.6	2,072	13.1	12.2-13.9	1,098	5.5	5.0- 6.0
Yes	1,347	278	22.4	19.1-26.1	515	37.2	33.4-41.3	380	29.8	25.7-34.2	145	9.0	7.1-11.3	29	1.6	1.0- 2.6
Heavy Drinker
No	14,905	2,470	19.5	18.5-20.5	4,644	32.1	31.0-33.3	4,538	30.7	29.5-31.9	2,143	12.6	11.8-13.4	1,110	5.1	4.7- 5.6
Yes	566	127	26.8	20.5-34.3	206	34.8	28.8-41.4	155	27.9	22.5-34.2	61	7.9	5.5-11.2	17	2.5	1.4- 4.4
Current Asthma
Yes	1,306	93	7.2	5.6- 9.3	267	25.5	21.7-29.7	358	29.9	26.2-33.9	318	21.2	18.2-24.7	270	16.1	13.2-19.5
No	14,401	2,560	20.8	19.7-21.9	4,646	32.7	31.5-33.9	4,421	30.8	29.5-32.0	1,912	11.7	10.9-12.5	862	4.1	3.7- 4.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,951	43	2.5	1.7- 3.6	282	15.8	13.5-18.4	639	32.6	29.8-35.6	581	30.4	27.5-33.4	406	18.6	16.4-21.0
No	13,820	2,613	21.5	20.4-22.6	4,649	33.8	32.6-35.0	4,157	30.5	29.2-31.8	1,665	10.6	9.9-11.4	736	3.6	3.2- 4.0
Disability
Yes	5,851	331	7.7	6.5- 9.0	1,076	19.4	17.9-20.9	1,812	32.7	30.8-34.7	1,570	25.3	23.7-27.0	1,062	15.0	13.7-16.3
No	9,482	2,243	25.4	24.0-26.7	3,728	37.9	36.4-39.4	2,834	29.7	28.2-31.2	608	6.5	5.7- 7.4	69	0.6	0.4- 0.8

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,779

2,656

19.7

18.7-20.8

4,932

32.1

31.0-33.2

4,801

30.7

29.5-31.9

2,247

12.5

11.7-13.3

1,143

5.0

4.6- 5.5

Have Health Insurance

Yes

13,853

2,406

20.9

19.8-22.0

4,472

34.1

32.9-35.3

4,100

28.8

27.7-29.9

1,870

11.1

10.4-11.8

1,005

5.1

4.7- 5.6

1,899

246

14.4

12.0-17.2

451

22.7

19.9-25.8

691

39.4

35.7-43.3

374

18.9

16.3-21.8

137

4.6

3.6- 5.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

232

21.7

14.4-31.3

25.2

16.9-35.9

23.1

15.2-33.6

18.1

11.3-27.7

11.8

7.9-17.4

Recommended Range

4,923

1,251

30.0

27.9-32.3

1,646

33.7

31.7-35.9

1,202

23.5

21.5-25.6

545

9.2

8.1-10.5

279

3.5

3.0- 4.1

Overweight

5,569

918

19.1

17.6-20.7

1,904

35.7

33.9-37.6

1,669

29.3

27.6-31.1

736

11.5

10.4-12.8

342

4.3

3.7- 4.9

Obese

4,364

363

9.5

8.3-11.0

1,149

27.4

25.4-29.6

1,598

39.6

37.1-42.0

829

16.3

14.7-17.9

425

7.2

6.2- 8.4

Current Smoker

12,851

2,383

21.8

20.7-23.0

4,147

33.1

31.9-34.4

3,764

29.1

27.9-30.4

1,694

11.5

10.7-12.3

863

4.5

4.1- 4.9

Yes

2,870

264

11.9

10.1-14.1

769

28.2

25.8-30.9

1,016

36.5

33.7-39.4

544

16.2

14.4-18.2

277

7.1

5.9- 8.6

History of CVD**

Yes

1,949

4.2

2.8- 6.3

289

14.4

12.5-16.5

588

31.3

28.5-34.3

527

25.5

23.0-28.1

485

24.6

21.7-27.6

13,673

2,589

21.2

20.2-22.4

4,625

33.9

32.7-35.1

4,161

30.7

29.4-31.9

1,670

11.1

10.3-11.9

628

3.1

2.8- 3.5

Binge Drinker

14,221

2,339

19.4

18.4-20.5

4,370

31.6

30.4-32.7

4,342

30.5

29.3-31.6

2,072

13.1

12.2-13.9

1,098

5.5

5.0- 6.0

Yes

1,347

278

22.4

19.1-26.1

515

37.2

33.4-41.3

380

29.8

25.7-34.2

145

9.0

7.1-11.3

1.6

1.0- 2.6

Heavy Drinker

14,905

2,470

19.5

18.5-20.5

4,644

32.1

31.0-33.3

4,538

30.7

29.5-31.9

2,143

12.6

11.8-13.4

1,110

5.1

4.7- 5.6

Yes

566

127

26.8

20.5-34.3

206

34.8

28.8-41.4

155

27.9

22.5-34.2

7.9

5.5-11.2

2.5

1.4- 4.4

Current Asthma

Yes

1,306

7.2

5.6- 9.3

267

25.5

21.7-29.7

358

29.9

26.2-33.9

318

21.2

18.2-24.7

270

16.1

13.2-19.5

14,401

2,560

20.8

19.7-21.9

4,646

32.7

31.5-33.9

4,421

30.8

29.5-32.0

1,912

11.7

10.9-12.5

862

4.1

3.7- 4.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,951

2.5

1.7- 3.6

282

15.8

13.5-18.4

639

32.6

29.8-35.6

581

30.4

27.5-33.4

406

18.6

16.4-21.0

13,820

2,613

21.5

20.4-22.6

4,649

33.8

32.6-35.0

4,157

30.5

29.2-31.8

1,665

10.6

9.9-11.4

736

3.6

3.2- 4.0

Disability

Yes

5,851

331

7.7

6.5- 9.0

1,076

19.4

17.9-20.9

1,812

32.7

30.8-34.7

1,570

25.3

23.7-27.0

1,062

15.0

13.7-16.3

9,482

2,243

25.4

24.0-26.7

3,728

37.9

36.4-39.4

2,834

29.7

28.2-31.2

608

6.5

5.7- 7.4

0.6

0.4- 0.8

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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