BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Were you EVER denied health insurance or life insurance coverage because of your cancer?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Were you EVER denied health insurance or life insurance coverage because of your cancer?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,688	142	9.2	7.0-12.0	1,546	90.8	88.0-93.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,579	130	8.0	6.3-10.0	1,449	92.0	90.0-93.7
No	108	12	24.2	9.6-49.0	96	75.8	51.0-90.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	31	5	18.5	6.8-41.3	26	81.5	58.7-93.2
Recommended Range	562	40	8.8	4.7-15.7	522	91.2	84.3-95.3
Overweight	612	54	8.6	5.7-12.6	558	91.4	87.4-94.3
Obese	416	38	10.1	6.4-15.6	378	89.9	84.4-93.6
Current Smoker
No	1,435	120	8.9	6.6-11.8	1,315	91.1	88.2-93.4
Yes	242	22	11.5	6.0-20.9	220	88.5	79.1-94.0
History of CVD**
Yes	322	22	4.3	2.6- 7.0	300	95.7	93.0-97.4
No	1,339	118	10.3	7.7-13.6	1,221	89.7	86.4-92.3
Binge Drinker
No	1,589	132	9.2	6.9-12.2	1,457	90.8	87.8-93.1
Yes	88	9	8.9	4.1-18.3	79	91.1	81.7-95.9
Heavy Drinker
No	1,604	133	9.1	6.8-12.0	1,471	90.9	88.0-93.2
Yes	60	7	13.3	5.8-27.7	53	86.7	72.3-94.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	177	22	13.7	6.7-25.7	155	86.3	74.3-93.3
No	1,463	120	8.9	6.6-11.8	1,343	91.1	88.2-93.4
Current Asthma
Yes	172	19	10.9	4.9-22.4	153	89.1	77.6-95.1
No	1,508	122	9.0	6.8-12.0	1,386	91.0	88.0-93.2
Diabetes
Yes	293	29	13.9	7.8-23.6	264	86.1	76.4-92.2
No	1,395	113	8.3	6.1-11.1	1,282	91.7	88.9-93.9
Disability
Yes	783	81	12.0	8.0-17.5	702	88.0	82.5-92.0
No	882	59	7.6	5.3-10.7	823	92.4	89.3-94.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,688

142

9.2

7.0-12.0

1,546

90.8

88.0-93.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,579

130

8.0

6.3-10.0

1,449

92.0

90.0-93.7

108

24.2

9.6-49.0

75.8

51.0-90.4

Body Mass Index

Underweight

18.5

6.8-41.3

81.5

58.7-93.2

Recommended Range

562

8.8

4.7-15.7

522

91.2

84.3-95.3

Overweight

612

8.6

5.7-12.6

558

91.4

87.4-94.3

Obese

416

10.1

6.4-15.6

378

89.9

84.4-93.6

Current Smoker

1,435

120

8.9

6.6-11.8

1,315

91.1

88.2-93.4

Yes

242

11.5

6.0-20.9

220

88.5

79.1-94.0

History of CVD**

Yes

322

4.3

2.6- 7.0

300

95.7

93.0-97.4

1,339

118

10.3

7.7-13.6

1,221

89.7

86.4-92.3

Binge Drinker

1,589

132

9.2

6.9-12.2

1,457

90.8

87.8-93.1

Yes

8.9

4.1-18.3

91.1

81.7-95.9

Heavy Drinker

1,604

133

9.1

6.8-12.0

1,471

90.9

88.0-93.2

Yes

13.3

5.8-27.7

86.7

72.3-94.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

177

13.7

6.7-25.7

155

86.3

74.3-93.3

1,463

120

8.9

6.6-11.8

1,343

91.1

88.2-93.4

Current Asthma

Yes

172

10.9

4.9-22.4

153

89.1

77.6-95.1

1,508

122

9.0

6.8-12.0

1,386

91.0

88.0-93.2

Diabetes

Yes

293

13.9

7.8-23.6

264

86.1

76.4-92.2

1,395

113

8.3

6.1-11.1

1,282

91.7

88.9-93.9

Disability

Yes

783

12.0

8.0-17.5

702

88.0

82.5-92.0

882

7.6

5.3-10.7

823

92.4

89.3-94.7

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

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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