BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - Less than age 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,952	4,361	84.0	81.7-86.1	591	16.0	13.9-18.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	53	40	71.6	54.7-84.0	13	28.4	16.0-45.3
Recommended Range	1,452	1,293	84.7	79.9-88.5	159	15.3	11.5-20.1
Overweight	1,736	1,527	82.4	78.4-85.8	209	17.6	14.2-21.6
Obese	1,512	1,327	85.7	81.4-89.2	185	14.3	10.8-18.6
Current Smoker
No	3,996	3,621	86.5	83.9-88.7	375	13.5	11.3-16.1
Yes	941	727	74.8	69.4-79.5	214	25.2	20.5-30.6
History of CVD**
Yes	159	139	71.7	44.0-89.1	20	28.3	10.9-56.0
No	4,771	4,210	84.6	82.4-86.5	561	15.4	13.5-17.6
Binge Drinker
No	4,225	3,732	85.4	83.1-87.5	493	14.6	12.5-16.9
Yes	624	546	80.7	73.6-86.3	78	19.3	13.7-26.4
Heavy Drinker
No	4,624	4,084	85.4	83.3-87.3	540	14.6	12.7-16.7
Yes	204	174	67.3	51.9-79.7	30	32.7	20.3-48.1
Poor Sleep***
Yes	549	458	80.3	72.7-86.1	91	19.7	13.9-27.3
No	4,343	3,855	85.3	83.0-87.3	488	14.7	12.7-17.0
Current Asthma
Yes	335	294	80.6	72.1-87.0	41	19.4	13.0-27.9
No	4,604	4,057	84.3	81.9-86.4	547	15.7	13.6-18.1
Diabetes
Yes	316	293	95.3	91.7-97.4	23	4.7	2.6- 8.3
No	4,629	4,065	83.8	81.4-85.9	564	16.2	14.1-18.6
Disability
Yes	906	751	78.1	72.2-83.0	155	21.9	17.0-27.8
No	3,699	3,307	85.9	83.5-88.1	392	14.1	11.9-16.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,952

4,361

84.0

81.7-86.1

591

16.0

13.9-18.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

71.6

54.7-84.0

28.4

16.0-45.3

Recommended Range

1,452

1,293

84.7

79.9-88.5

159

15.3

11.5-20.1

Overweight

1,736

1,527

82.4

78.4-85.8

209

17.6

14.2-21.6

Obese

1,512

1,327

85.7

81.4-89.2

185

14.3

10.8-18.6

Current Smoker

3,996

3,621

86.5

83.9-88.7

375

13.5

11.3-16.1

Yes

941

727

74.8

69.4-79.5

214

25.2

20.5-30.6

History of CVD**

Yes

159

139

71.7

44.0-89.1

28.3

10.9-56.0

4,771

4,210

84.6

82.4-86.5

561

15.4

13.5-17.6

Binge Drinker

4,225

3,732

85.4

83.1-87.5

493

14.6

12.5-16.9

Yes

624

546

80.7

73.6-86.3

19.3

13.7-26.4

Heavy Drinker

4,624

4,084

85.4

83.3-87.3

540

14.6

12.7-16.7

Yes

204

174

67.3

51.9-79.7

32.7

20.3-48.1

Poor Sleep***

Yes

549

458

80.3

72.7-86.1

19.7

13.9-27.3

4,343

3,855

85.3

83.0-87.3

488

14.7

12.7-17.0

Current Asthma

Yes

335

294

80.6

72.1-87.0

19.4

13.0-27.9

4,604

4,057

84.3

81.9-86.4

547

15.7

13.6-18.1

Diabetes

Yes

316

293

95.3

91.7-97.4

4.7

2.6- 8.3

4,629

4,065

83.8

81.4-85.9

564

16.2

14.1-18.6

Disability

Yes

906

751

78.1

72.2-83.0

155

21.9

17.0-27.8

3,699

3,307

85.9

83.5-88.1

392

14.1

11.9-16.5

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

**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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