BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund works to improve the health of the people of North Carolina <br>by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities, <br>as well as help low-income populations access prescript ion drugs. <br><br>Have you heard of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund works to improve the health of the people of North Carolina
by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities,
as well as help low-income populations access prescripti on drugs.

Have you heard of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	14,491	4,214	29.8	28.6-31.0	10,277	70.2	69.0-71.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,702	3,793	30.9	29.7-32.2	8,909	69.1	67.8-70.3
No	1,766	418	24.8	21.5-28.5	1,348	75.2	71.5-78.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	212	56	26.4	18.4-36.3	156	73.6	63.7-81.6
Recommended Range	4,491	1,296	30.3	28.1-32.6	3,195	69.7	67.4-71.9
Overweight	5,137	1,494	29.9	28.0-31.8	3,643	70.1	68.2-72.0
Obese	4,050	1,190	29.4	27.2-31.7	2,860	70.6	68.3-72.8
Current Smoker
No	11,776	3,399	29.3	28.1-30.7	8,377	70.7	69.3-71.9
Yes	2,666	802	31.4	28.7-34.3	1,864	68.6	65.7-71.3
History of CVD**
Yes	1,788	515	28.5	25.7-31.4	1,273	71.5	68.6-74.3
No	12,563	3,667	29.9	28.7-31.2	8,896	70.1	68.8-71.3
Binge Drinker
No	13,077	3,836	30.1	28.9-31.3	9,241	69.9	68.7-71.1
Yes	1,279	340	27.5	23.8-31.5	939	72.5	68.5-76.2
Heavy Drinker
No	13,740	4,020	29.8	28.6-31.0	9,720	70.2	69.0-71.4
Yes	532	137	31.9	25.2-39.4	395	68.1	60.6-74.8
Current Asthma
Yes	1,208	375	31.6	27.5-36.0	833	68.4	64.0-72.5
No	13,215	3,828	29.7	28.5-30.9	9,387	70.3	69.1-71.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,793	549	29.9	27.0-32.9	1,244	70.1	67.1-73.0
No	12,692	3,663	29.7	28.5-31.0	9,029	70.3	69.0-71.5
Disability
Yes	5,415	1,497	27.7	25.9-29.5	3,918	72.3	70.5-74.1
No	8,986	2,697	30.8	29.3-32.3	6,289	69.2	67.7-70.7

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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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