BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (For how long have you provided care for this person?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year	1-5 years	More than 5 years
TOTAL	1,456	466	35.3	31.3-39.4	532	36.0	32.1-40.0	458	28.8	25.5-32.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,276	411	35.4	31.1-40.0	465	35.8	31.7-40.2	400	28.7	25.1-32.6
No	179	55	34.6	24.8-45.8	66	36.0	26.5-46.6	58	29.5	21.5-38.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	22	8	48.9	23.0-75.4	6	11.9	3.6-33.1	8	39.2	16.5-67.8
Recommended Range	419	143	37.4	30.0-45.4	160	36.9	29.8-44.7	116	25.7	20.2-32.1
Overweight	505	167	34.9	28.9-41.3	181	35.1	29.2-41.5	157	30.0	24.5-36.2
Obese	454	132	34.7	27.2-42.9	167	36.8	29.8-44.4	155	28.5	22.7-35.2
Current Smoker
No	1,137	356	33.1	28.9-37.7	419	36.7	32.3-41.3	362	30.2	26.5-34.1
Yes	316	110	41.4	32.5-50.9	110	33.7	26.1-42.2	96	24.9	18.1-33.2
History of CVD**
Yes	121	37	42.7	25.7-61.7	38	24.6	14.0-39.4	46	32.7	21.0-47.1
No	1,324	426	34.7	30.7-38.9	489	36.8	32.8-41.0	409	28.5	25.1-32.3
Binge Drinker
No	1,339	429	35.2	31.1-39.5	491	36.7	32.6-40.9	419	28.1	24.7-31.8
Yes	107	34	36.5	21.8-54.3	39	31.4	20.4-45.1	34	32.1	20.3-46.6
Heavy Drinker
No	1,384	443	35.3	31.2-39.6	506	36.3	32.4-40.5	435	28.4	25.0-32.0
Yes	55	19	39.4	22.3-59.6	19	30.0	16.5-48.0	17	30.6	15.8-50.9
Poor Sleep***
Yes	206	59	34.5	24.0-46.9	72	35.9	26.0-47.2	75	29.5	21.6-38.9
No	1,232	403	35.9	31.6-40.3	453	36.3	32.2-40.6	376	27.8	24.3-31.7
Current Asthma
Yes	145	49	43.1	30.1-57.0	57	36.5	25.0-49.9	39	20.4	12.7-31.1
No	1,306	415	34.2	30.1-38.6	473	35.9	31.9-40.2	418	29.9	26.3-33.7
Diabetes
Yes	173	44	31.7	22.5-42.7	70	39.2	29.1-50.4	59	29.0	21.3-38.2
No	1,282	422	35.7	31.5-40.2	462	35.8	31.7-40.0	398	28.5	25.0-32.3
Disability
Yes	531	148	30.4	23.7-38.0	199	36.3	29.9-43.3	184	33.3	27.4-39.7
No	917	316	37.9	33.1-43.1	331	35.4	30.8-40.4	270	26.6	22.6-31.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

More than 5 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,456

466

35.3

31.3-39.4

532

36.0

32.1-40.0

458

28.8

25.5-32.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,276

411

35.4

31.1-40.0

465

35.8

31.7-40.2

400

28.7

25.1-32.6

179

34.6

24.8-45.8

36.0

26.5-46.6

29.5

21.5-38.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

48.9

23.0-75.4

11.9

3.6-33.1

39.2

16.5-67.8

Recommended Range

419

143

37.4

30.0-45.4

160

36.9

29.8-44.7

116

25.7

20.2-32.1

Overweight

505

167

34.9

28.9-41.3

181

35.1

29.2-41.5

157

30.0

24.5-36.2

Obese

454

132

34.7

27.2-42.9

167

36.8

29.8-44.4

155

28.5

22.7-35.2

Current Smoker

1,137

356

33.1

28.9-37.7

419

36.7

32.3-41.3

362

30.2

26.5-34.1

Yes

316

110

41.4

32.5-50.9

110

33.7

26.1-42.2

24.9

18.1-33.2

History of CVD**

Yes

121

42.7

25.7-61.7

24.6

14.0-39.4

32.7

21.0-47.1

1,324

426

34.7

30.7-38.9

489

36.8

32.8-41.0

409

28.5

25.1-32.3

Binge Drinker

1,339

429

35.2

31.1-39.5

491

36.7

32.6-40.9

419

28.1

24.7-31.8

Yes

107

36.5

21.8-54.3

31.4

20.4-45.1

32.1

20.3-46.6

Heavy Drinker

1,384

443

35.3

31.2-39.6

506

36.3

32.4-40.5

435

28.4

25.0-32.0

Yes

39.4

22.3-59.6

30.0

16.5-48.0

30.6

15.8-50.9

Poor Sleep***

Yes

206

34.5

24.0-46.9

35.9

26.0-47.2

29.5

21.6-38.9

1,232

403

35.9

31.6-40.3

453

36.3

32.2-40.6

376

27.8

24.3-31.7

Current Asthma

Yes

145

43.1

30.1-57.0

36.5

25.0-49.9

20.4

12.7-31.1

1,306

415

34.2

30.1-38.6

473

35.9

31.9-40.2

418

29.9

26.3-33.7

Diabetes

Yes

173

31.7

22.5-42.7

39.2

29.1-50.4

29.0

21.3-38.2

1,282

422

35.7

31.5-40.2

462

35.8

31.7-40.0

398

28.5

25.0-32.3

Disability

Yes

531

148

30.4

23.7-38.0

199

36.3

29.9-43.3

184

33.3

27.4-39.7

917

316

37.9

33.1-43.1

331

35.4

30.8-40.4

270

26.6

22.6-31.0

Back to Care Giving.

*These questions are asked only of caregivers.
(See 2006 NC BRFSS for comparison.)

**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.

This page was generated on 13JUL10.