BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	992	121	13.8	9.3-19.9	871	86.2	80.1-90.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	865	108	15.5	10.3-22.7	757	84.5	77.3-89.7
No	127	13	4.9	2.6- 9.2	114	95.1	90.8-97.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	40	8	26.0	11.7-48.4	32	74.0	51.6-88.3
Recommended Range	258	28	14.4	8.9-22.3	230	85.6	77.7-91.1
Overweight	299	31	10.3	6.2-16.8	268	89.7	83.2-93.8
Obese	356	53	17.1	8.3-32.0	303	82.9	68.0-91.7
Current Smoker
No	631	77	11.6	8.3-15.8	554	88.4	84.2-91.7
Yes	356	43	17.0	8.5-31.2	313	83.0	68.8-91.5
History of CVD**
Yes	309	65	28.9	17.1-44.6	244	71.1	55.4-82.9
No	657	53	7.7	5.2-11.1	604	92.3	88.9-94.8
Binge Drinker
No	939	113	11.6	9.0-15.0	826	88.4	85.0-91.0
Yes	43	7	37.7	9.6-77.5	36	62.3	22.5-90.4
Heavy Drinker
No	947	110	13.3	8.8-19.7	837	86.7	80.3-91.2
Yes	27	6	17.3	7.2-35.9	21	82.7	64.1-92.8
Poor Sleep***
Yes	215	42	28.3	14.5-47.8	173	71.7	52.2-85.5
No	739	74	9.0	6.5-12.3	665	91.0	87.7-93.5
Current Asthma
Yes	356	53	13.5	9.0-19.8	303	86.5	80.2-91.0
No	621	68	14.1	7.8-24.1	553	85.9	75.9-92.2
Diabetes
Yes	234	36	10.5	6.9-15.5	198	89.5	84.5-93.1
No	757	85	14.7	9.3-22.5	672	85.3	77.5-90.7
Disability
Yes	725	111	18.2	12.0-26.4	614	81.8	73.6-88.0
No	255	8	3.4	1.5- 7.5	247	96.6	92.5-98.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

992

121

13.8

9.3-19.9

871

86.2

80.1-90.7

Have Health Insurance

Yes

865

108

15.5

10.3-22.7

757

84.5

77.3-89.7

127

4.9

2.6- 9.2

114

95.1

90.8-97.4

Body Mass Index

Underweight

26.0

11.7-48.4

74.0

51.6-88.3

Recommended Range

258

14.4

8.9-22.3

230

85.6

77.7-91.1

Overweight

299

10.3

6.2-16.8

268

89.7

83.2-93.8

Obese

356

17.1

8.3-32.0

303

82.9

68.0-91.7

Current Smoker

631

11.6

8.3-15.8

554

88.4

84.2-91.7

Yes

356

17.0

8.5-31.2

313

83.0

68.8-91.5

History of CVD**

Yes

309

28.9

17.1-44.6

244

71.1

55.4-82.9

657

7.7

5.2-11.1

604

92.3

88.9-94.8

Binge Drinker

939

113

11.6

9.0-15.0

826

88.4

85.0-91.0

Yes

37.7

9.6-77.5

62.3

22.5-90.4

Heavy Drinker

947

110

13.3

8.8-19.7

837

86.7

80.3-91.2

Yes

17.3

7.2-35.9

82.7

64.1-92.8

Poor Sleep***

Yes

215

28.3

14.5-47.8

173

71.7

52.2-85.5

739

9.0

6.5-12.3

665

91.0

87.7-93.5

Current Asthma

Yes

356

13.5

9.0-19.8

303

86.5

80.2-91.0

621

14.1

7.8-24.1

553

85.9

75.9-92.2

Diabetes

Yes

234

10.5

6.9-15.5

198

89.5

84.5-93.1

757

14.7

9.3-22.5

672

85.3

77.5-90.7

Disability

Yes

725

111

18.2

12.0-26.4

614

81.8

73.6-88.0

255

3.4

1.5- 7.5

247

96.6

92.5-98.5

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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