BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Do you still have asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	13,218	1,102	7.8	7.0- 8.6	12,116	92.2	91.4-93.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,553	949	7.4	6.6- 8.2	10,604	92.6	91.8-93.4
No	1,637	150	9.2	7.2-11.7	1,487	90.8	88.3-92.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	212	17	7.1	2.4-19.5	195	92.9	80.5-97.6
Recommended Range	4,187	271	6.7	5.5- 8.1	3,916	93.3	91.9-94.5
Overweight	4,540	329	6.6	5.6- 7.8	4,211	93.4	92.2-94.4
Obese	3,657	426	10.1	8.5-11.9	3,231	89.9	88.1-91.5
Current Smoker
No	10,784	841	7.4	6.6- 8.3	9,943	92.6	91.7-93.4
Yes	2,376	255	9.3	7.6-11.3	2,121	90.7	88.7-92.4
History of CVD**
Yes	1,577	193	11.5	9.1-14.5	1,384	88.5	85.5-90.9
No	11,509	890	7.5	6.7- 8.3	10,619	92.5	91.7-93.3
Binge Drinker
No	11,858	1,033	8.4	7.5- 9.3	10,825	91.6	90.7-92.5
Yes	1,092	54	4.6	3.1- 6.8	1,038	95.4	93.2-96.9
Heavy Drinker
No	12,392	1,054	8.0	7.2- 8.8	11,338	92.0	91.2-92.8
Yes	471	21	6.1	3.2-11.3	450	93.9	88.7-96.8
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,509	194	12.6	10.0-15.8	1,315	87.4	84.2-90.0
No	11,417	879	7.1	6.3- 7.9	10,538	92.9	92.1-93.7
Diabetes
Yes	1,705	221	12.1	9.6-15.1	1,484	87.9	84.9-90.4
No	11,496	880	7.4	6.6- 8.2	10,616	92.6	91.8-93.4
Disability
Yes	4,576	629	13.1	11.5-14.9	3,947	86.9	85.1-88.5
No	7,842	428	5.8	4.9- 6.8	7,414	94.2	93.2-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,218

1,102

7.8

7.0- 8.6

12,116

92.2

91.4-93.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,553

949

7.4

6.6- 8.2

10,604

92.6

91.8-93.4

1,637

150

9.2

7.2-11.7

1,487

90.8

88.3-92.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

212

7.1

2.4-19.5

195

92.9

80.5-97.6

Recommended Range

4,187

271

6.7

5.5- 8.1

3,916

93.3

91.9-94.5

Overweight

4,540

329

6.6

5.6- 7.8

4,211

93.4

92.2-94.4

Obese

3,657

426

10.1

8.5-11.9

3,231

89.9

88.1-91.5

Current Smoker

10,784

841

7.4

6.6- 8.3

9,943

92.6

91.7-93.4

Yes

2,376

255

9.3

7.6-11.3

2,121

90.7

88.7-92.4

History of CVD**

Yes

1,577

193

11.5

9.1-14.5

1,384

88.5

85.5-90.9

11,509

890

7.5

6.7- 8.3

10,619

92.5

91.7-93.3

Binge Drinker

11,858

1,033

8.4

7.5- 9.3

10,825

91.6

90.7-92.5

Yes

1,092

4.6

3.1- 6.8

1,038

95.4

93.2-96.9

Heavy Drinker

12,392

1,054

8.0

7.2- 8.8

11,338

92.0

91.2-92.8

Yes

471

6.1

3.2-11.3

450

93.9

88.7-96.8

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,509

194

12.6

10.0-15.8

1,315

87.4

84.2-90.0

11,417

879

7.1

6.3- 7.9

10,538

92.9

92.1-93.7

Diabetes

Yes

1,705

221

12.1

9.6-15.1

1,484

87.9

84.9-90.4

11,496

880

7.4

6.6- 8.2

10,616

92.6

91.8-93.4

Disability

Yes

4,576

629

13.1

11.5-14.9

3,947

86.9

85.1-88.5

7,842

428

5.8

4.9- 6.8

7,414

94.2

93.2-95.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

**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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