2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Context--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

How often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to buy
nutritious meals? Would you say you were worried or stressed-
Always, Usually, Sometimes, Rarely or Never?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,397 596 6.4 5.7- 7.3 366 4.1 3.5- 4.7 1,425 16.1 14.9-17.4 1,176 13.7 12.6-14.9 6,834 59.7 58.1-61.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 9,039 423 5.0 4.3- 5.8 250 3.1 2.6- 3.7 1,063 13.1 12.0-14.4 964 12.9 11.8-14.2 6,339 65.8 64.2-67.4
No 1,329 171 12.1 9.8-14.9 115 7.8 6.0-10.2 360 28.3 24.7-32.1 208 16.6 13.8-19.9 475 35.1 31.3-39.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 3,318 120 4.3 3.2- 5.7 95 3.7 2.7- 5.0 376 14.3 12.3-16.6 374 13.9 11.9-16.2 2,353 63.8 61.0-66.6
Overweight 3,545 173 5.7 4.6- 7.0 93 3.3 2.4- 4.4 445 14.6 12.7-16.7 372 12.0 10.4-13.9 2,462 64.4 61.8-67.0
Obese 2,742 243 9.5 7.9-11.4 148 5.2 4.1- 6.6 472 19.3 16.9-21.9 347 15.0 12.9-17.4 1,532 51.0 48.0-54.0
Current Smoker
No 8,567 365 4.7 4.0- 5.5 244 3.3 2.8- 4.0 1,095 15.6 14.3-17.0 935 13.0 11.8-14.3 5,928 63.3 61.6-65.0
Yes 1,784 230 13.2 10.9-15.8 120 6.8 5.2- 8.8 324 18.1 15.6-21.0 239 16.5 13.8-19.6 871 45.5 41.8-49.2
History of CVD**
Yes 1,312 127 8.9 6.8-11.6 56 4.6 3.1- 6.6 203 18.7 15.4-22.6 108 9.3 7.0-12.2 818 58.5 54.1-62.8
No 8,980 452 6.1 5.3- 6.9 305 4.0 3.4- 4.7 1,200 15.8 14.5-17.1 1,062 14.2 13.0-15.5 5,961 59.9 58.2-61.6
Binge Drinker
No 9,153 516 6.2 5.5- 7.1 311 4.0 3.3- 4.7 1,257 16.3 15.0-17.6 1,012 13.4 12.2-14.7 6,057 60.2 58.5-61.8
Yes 970 65 7.8 5.6-10.7 44 4.3 2.9- 6.4 131 14.8 11.7-18.6 138 15.2 12.1-18.9 592 57.8 53.2-62.4
Heavy Drinker
No 9,633 552 6.4 5.7- 7.3 333 4.0 3.4- 4.7 1,330 16.3 15.1-17.6 1,087 13.4 12.3-14.6 6,331 59.8 58.2-61.5
Yes 456 25 6.6 3.8-11.4 22 5.6 3.1- 9.9 53 11.8 7.6-17.8 53 14.2 9.6-20.7 303 61.7 54.2-68.7
COPD
Yes 915 145 16.4 12.9-20.7 57 7.6 5.2-10.9 167 21.1 16.9-26.1 84 10.2 7.5-13.8 462 44.7 39.6-49.8
No 9,439 449 5.7 5.0- 6.5 309 3.8 3.2- 4.5 1,252 15.8 14.5-17.0 1,088 14.0 12.8-15.2 6,341 60.8 59.1-62.4
Current Asthma
Yes 888 123 14.5 11.0-18.9 56 8.2 5.4-12.3 179 22.1 17.9-26.9 102 14.5 10.9-19.1 428 40.7 35.4-46.2
No 9,448 469 5.6 4.9- 6.4 309 3.6 3.1- 4.3 1,236 15.5 14.3-16.8 1,068 13.7 12.5-14.9 6,366 61.6 60.0-63.2
Diabetes
Yes 1,465 146 10.6 8.4-13.3 56 4.8 3.3- 6.8 249 19.6 16.4-23.3 136 11.7 9.2-14.7 878 53.3 49.2-57.4
No 8,910 448 5.9 5.1- 6.7 309 4.0 3.4- 4.7 1,172 15.7 14.4-17.0 1,040 14.0 12.8-15.3 5,941 60.5 58.8-62.2
Disability
Yes 3,242 354 11.5 9.9-13.4 172 6.9 5.5- 8.6 586 21.7 19.3-24.3 342 13.0 11.1-15.2 1,788 46.9 44.1-49.8
No 7,115 239 4.7 3.9- 5.6 192 3.1 2.5- 3.8 834 14.2 12.9-15.7 830 13.9 12.6-15.3 5,020 64.0 62.2-65.8

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

These questions have not been asked in previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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