2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,727 9,573 79.1 78.1-80.1 2,154 20.9 19.9-21.9
GENDER
Male 4,575 3,634 77.4 75.8-78.9 941 22.6 21.1-24.2
Female 7,152 5,939 80.7 79.4-82.0 1,213 19.3 18.0-20.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 9,795 8,259 82.5 81.5-83.5 1,536 17.5 16.5-18.5
No 1,895 1,281 66.3 63.5-68.9 614 33.7 31.1-36.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 185 125 63.5 52.9-72.9 60 36.5 27.1-47.1
Recommended Range 3,494 2,762 76.8 74.8-78.7 732 23.2 21.3-25.2
Overweight 3,956 3,237 79.6 77.9-81.2 719 20.4 18.8-22.1
Obese 3,329 2,790 81.1 79.3-82.9 539 18.9 17.1-20.7
History of CVD**
Yes 1,424 1,146 77.3 74.1-80.2 278 22.7 19.8-25.9
No 10,204 8,351 79.4 78.3-80.4 1,853 20.6 19.6-21.7
Binge Drinker
No 10,201 8,583 82.5 81.4-83.4 1,618 17.5 16.6-18.6
Yes 1,081 659 59.9 56.2-63.4 422 40.1 36.6-43.8
Heavy Drinker
No 10,753 8,901 80.4 79.4-81.4 1,852 19.6 18.6-20.6
Yes 512 329 62.1 56.6-67.2 183 37.9 32.8-43.4
COPD
Yes 1,015 639 57.3 53.2-61.3 376 42.7 38.7-46.8
No 10,652 8,886 80.7 79.7-81.7 1,766 19.3 18.3-20.3
Current Asthma
Yes 917 713 75.0 71.1-78.6 204 25.0 21.4-28.9
No 10,736 8,804 79.5 78.4-80.5 1,932 20.5 19.5-21.6
Diabetes
Yes 1,544 1,306 81.7 78.6-84.4 238 18.3 15.6-21.4
No 10,164 8,254 78.9 77.8-79.9 1,910 21.1 20.1-22.2
Disability
Yes 3,155 2,443 73.9 71.6-76.0 712 26.1 24.0-28.4
No 8,513 7,087 80.6 79.5-81.7 1,426 19.4 18.3-20.5
Housing Stress***
Yes 1,488 968 61.8 58.5-64.9 520 38.2 35.1-41.5
No 10,239 8,605 81.8 80.8-82.8 1,634 18.2 17.2-19.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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

***Housing stress includes those who report always or usually worried about rent or mortgage payment.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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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