BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been given a breathing test to diagnose your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Have you ever been given a breathing test to diagnose your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	976	832	82.2	77.2-86.4	144	17.8	13.6-22.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	849	737	84.0	78.4-88.4	112	16.0	11.6-21.6
No	127	95	73.3	60.1-83.4	32	26.7	16.6-39.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	40	36	94.4	84.2-98.2	4	5.6	1.8-15.8
Recommended Range	255	218	77.8	65.4-86.7	37	22.2	13.3-34.6
Overweight	294	248	83.3	74.0-89.7	46	16.7	10.3-26.0
Obese	349	300	83.2	75.0-89.1	49	16.8	10.9-25.0
Current Smoker
No	619	527	82.0	75.3-87.1	92	18.0	12.9-24.7
Yes	352	300	82.3	73.7-88.5	52	17.7	11.5-26.3
History of CVD**
Yes	303	280	93.1	88.4-96.0	23	6.9	4.0-11.6
No	648	532	77.4	70.6-83.0	116	22.6	17.0-29.4
Binge Drinker
No	923	790	81.9	76.6-86.3	133	18.1	13.7-23.4
Yes	43	34	86.1	67.3-94.9	9	13.9	5.1-32.7
Heavy Drinker
No	931	800	82.9	77.7-87.1	131	17.1	12.9-22.3
Yes	27	19	61.1	38.6-79.7	8	38.9	20.3-61.4
Poor Sleep***
Yes	211	176	80.7	70.2-88.2	35	19.3	11.8-29.8
No	729	625	82.5	76.2-87.3	104	17.5	12.7-23.8
Current Asthma
Yes	350	318	90.1	83.6-94.2	32	9.9	5.8-16.4
No	611	501	77.0	69.7-83.0	110	23.0	17.0-30.3
Diabetes
Yes	228	204	90.0	82.6-94.4	24	10.0	5.6-17.4
No	748	628	80.1	73.9-85.1	120	19.9	14.9-26.1
Disability
Yes	711	625	83.7	77.4-88.5	86	16.3	11.5-22.6
No	252	196	81.2	73.8-87.0	56	18.8	13.0-26.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

976

832

82.2

77.2-86.4

144

17.8

13.6-22.8

Have Health Insurance

Yes

849

737

84.0

78.4-88.4

112

16.0

11.6-21.6

127

73.3

60.1-83.4

26.7

16.6-39.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

94.4

84.2-98.2

5.6

1.8-15.8

Recommended Range

255

218

77.8

65.4-86.7

22.2

13.3-34.6

Overweight

294

248

83.3

74.0-89.7

16.7

10.3-26.0

Obese

349

300

83.2

75.0-89.1

16.8

10.9-25.0

Current Smoker

619

527

82.0

75.3-87.1

18.0

12.9-24.7

Yes

352

300

82.3

73.7-88.5

17.7

11.5-26.3

History of CVD**

Yes

303

280

93.1

88.4-96.0

6.9

4.0-11.6

648

532

77.4

70.6-83.0

116

22.6

17.0-29.4

Binge Drinker

923

790

81.9

76.6-86.3

133

18.1

13.7-23.4

Yes

86.1

67.3-94.9

13.9

5.1-32.7

Heavy Drinker

931

800

82.9

77.7-87.1

131

17.1

12.9-22.3

Yes

61.1

38.6-79.7

38.9

20.3-61.4

Poor Sleep***

Yes

211

176

80.7

70.2-88.2

19.3

11.8-29.8

729

625

82.5

76.2-87.3

104

17.5

12.7-23.8

Current Asthma

Yes

350

318

90.1

83.6-94.2

9.9

5.8-16.4

611

501

77.0

69.7-83.0

110

23.0

17.0-30.3

Diabetes

Yes

228

204

90.0

82.6-94.4

10.0

5.6-17.4

748

628

80.1

73.9-85.1

120

19.9

14.9-26.1

Disability

Yes

711

625

83.7

77.4-88.5

16.3

11.5-22.6

252

196

81.2

73.8-87.0

18.8

13.0-26.2

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

**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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