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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,786 | 1,134 | 16.5 | 15.4-17.7 | 845 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.1 | 1,879 | 27.0 | 25.6-28.4 | 1,074 | 14.5 | 13.5-15.6 | 1,854 | 29.9 | 28.4-31.4 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,523 | 451 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.3 | 354 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.6 | 655 | 25.4 | 23.3-27.7 | 333 | 12.2 | 10.7-13.8 | 730 | 32.0 | 29.6-34.5 |
Female | 4,263 | 683 | 15.7 | 14.4-17.1 | 491 | 11.4 | 10.2-12.6 | 1,224 | 28.3 | 26.6-30.0 | 741 | 16.5 | 15.2-17.9 | 1,124 | 28.1 | 26.4-29.9 |
Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 6,138 | 1,091 | 17.8 | 16.6-19.0 | 814 | 13.0 | 11.9-14.1 | 1,796 | 29.1 | 27.6-30.6 | 992 | 15.1 | 14.0-16.2 | 1,445 | 25.1 | 23.7-26.6 |
No | 635 | 42 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.4 | 30 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 | 78 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.3 | 82 | 10.6 | 8.0-13.7 | 403 | 67.4 | 62.7-71.8 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 96 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 18.0 | 10.2-29.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Recommended Range | 1,935 | 279 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.3 | 236 | 12.2 | 10.4-14.3 | 537 | 28.0 | 25.5-30.6 | 334 | 16.2 | 14.4-18.3 | 549 | 30.2 | 27.6-32.9 |
Overweight | 2,434 | 416 | 16.0 | 14.3-17.9 | 312 | 12.7 | 11.1-14.5 | 669 | 26.2 | 24.0-28.5 | 375 | 14.0 | 12.5-15.8 | 662 | 31.1 | 28.6-33.6 |
Obese | 1,983 | 370 | 19.8 | 17.7-22.2 | 264 | 12.1 | 10.4-13.9 | 558 | 27.7 | 25.1-30.4 | 294 | 13.3 | 11.6-15.2 | 497 | 27.1 | 24.4-29.9 |
Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 5,727 | 965 | 16.5 | 15.3-17.7 | 718 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.2 | 1,662 | 28.6 | 27.1-30.2 | 942 | 15.5 | 14.4-16.7 | 1,440 | 27.3 | 25.7-28.8 |
Yes | 1,009 | 159 | 16.8 | 14.0-20.0 | 122 | 11.9 | 9.4-15.0 | 202 | 17.9 | 15.2-21.0 | 126 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.8 | 400 | 43.7 | 39.6-47.8 |
History of CVD** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,203 | 218 | 20.8 | 17.8-24.1 | 174 | 13.5 | 11.3-15.9 | 324 | 26.4 | 23.3-29.7 | 185 | 14.3 | 12.2-16.7 | 302 | 25.1 | 22.1-28.4 |
No | 5,516 | 903 | 15.6 | 14.5-16.9 | 660 | 11.7 | 10.7-12.9 | 1,545 | 27.2 | 25.7-28.8 | 879 | 14.6 | 13.5-15.8 | 1,529 | 30.8 | 29.2-32.5 |
Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 6,246 | 1,036 | 16.3 | 15.2-17.5 | 781 | 12.3 | 11.3-13.3 | 1,751 | 27.5 | 26.1-28.9 | 1,008 | 14.8 | 13.7-15.9 | 1,670 | 29.2 | 27.7-30.7 |
Yes | 326 | 55 | 15.4 | 11.2-20.8 | 38 | 11.2 | 7.5-16.3 | 70 | 20.0 | 15.2-25.8 | 44 | 13.5 | 9.3-19.1 | 119 | 40.0 | 33.4-46.9 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
No | 6,304 | 1,050 | 16.4 | 15.3-17.6 | 785 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.2 | 1,754 | 27.2 | 25.8-28.7 | 1,007 | 14.8 | 13.7-15.9 | 1,708 | 29.5 | 27.9-31.0 |
Yes | 272 | 39 | 14.3 | 10.0-20.0 | 35 | 12.5 | 8.2-18.7 | 71 | 22.4 | 17.1-28.9 | 45 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.6 | 82 | 37.3 | 30.2-44.9 |
COPD | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 786 | 165 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.5 | 115 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.4 | 170 | 19.1 | 16.0-22.7 | 125 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.6 | 211 | 29.9 | 25.5-34.7 |
No | 5,956 | 958 | 15.7 | 14.6-16.9 | 724 | 11.9 | 10.9-13.0 | 1,700 | 28.0 | 26.5-29.5 | 940 | 14.5 | 13.5-15.6 | 1,634 | 29.9 | 28.3-31.5 |
Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 549 | 124 | 23.2 | 18.9-28.1 | 84 | 14.4 | 11.0-18.6 | 123 | 19.3 | 15.7-23.6 | 76 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.2 | 142 | 30.4 | 25.0-36.4 |
No | 6,195 | 1,008 | 16.1 | 14.9-17.2 | 754 | 11.9 | 10.9-12.9 | 1,739 | 27.5 | 26.0-28.9 | 989 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.8 | 1,705 | 30.0 | 28.4-31.5 |
Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,254 | 252 | 21.3 | 18.5-24.5 | 167 | 12.5 | 10.3-15.0 | 340 | 26.1 | 23.1-29.4 | 181 | 13.3 | 11.3-15.7 | 314 | 26.8 | 23.6-30.2 |
No | 5,520 | 882 | 15.4 | 14.3-16.7 | 676 | 12.0 | 11.0-13.1 | 1,535 | 27.2 | 25.7-28.7 | 891 | 14.8 | 13.7-16.0 | 1,536 | 30.6 | 29.0-32.3 |
Disability | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,339 | 436 | 18.6 | 16.7-20.7 | 303 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.4 | 634 | 26.6 | 24.3-29.0 | 349 | 14.0 | 12.4-15.8 | 617 | 28.3 | 25.8-30.9 |
No | 4,413 | 696 | 15.6 | 14.3-17.0 | 538 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.1 | 1,236 | 27.2 | 25.5-28.9 | 717 | 14.7 | 13.5-16.0 | 1,226 | 30.6 | 28.8-32.5 |
Housing Stress*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 722 | 121 | 16.3 | 13.0-20.1 | 70 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.0 | 158 | 23.2 | 19.1-27.9 | 103 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.9 | 270 | 38.3 | 33.7-43.1 |
No | 6,064 | 1,013 | 16.5 | 15.4-17.7 | 775 | 12.5 | 11.5-13.6 | 1,721 | 27.5 | 26.0-28.9 | 971 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.8 | 1,584 | 28.8 | 27.3-30.4 |
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*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
**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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