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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Quit Now NC--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,371	4,379	48.1	46.8-49.4	5,992	51.9	50.6-53.2
GENDER
Male	4,002	1,717	48.4	46.4-50.4	2,285	51.6	49.6-53.6
Female	6,369	2,662	47.9	46.2-49.5	3,707	52.1	50.5-53.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,714	3,571	47.2	45.8-48.6	5,143	52.8	51.4-54.2
No	1,627	798	51.6	48.5-54.6	829	48.4	45.4-51.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	160	***	***	***	***	***	***
Recommended Range	3,060	1,284	49.7	47.3-52.1	1,776	50.3	47.9-52.7
Overweight	3,529	1,500	47.9	45.8-50.1	2,029	52.1	49.9-54.2
Obese	2,990	1,300	48.4	46.0-50.7	1,690	51.6	49.3-54.0
Current Smoker
No	8,414	3,160	43.5	42.1-45.0	5,254	56.5	55.0-57.9
Yes	1,890	1,188	65.3	62.5-68.1	702	34.7	31.9-37.5
History of CVD**
Yes	1,271	474	40.2	36.7-43.7	797	59.8	56.3-63.3
No	9,011	3,876	49.1	47.7-50.4	5,135	50.9	49.6-52.3
Binge Drinker
No	9,119	3,752	46.6	45.2-48.0	5,367	53.4	52.0-54.8
Yes	923	492	59.0	55.1-62.9	431	41.0	37.1-44.9
Heavy Drinker
No	9,570	4,014	47.7	46.3-49.0	5,556	52.3	51.0-53.7
Yes	449	207	55.2	49.4-60.9	242	44.8	39.1-50.6
COPD
Yes	929	431	50.4	46.2-54.7	498	49.6	45.3-53.8
No	9,388	3,933	48.0	46.7-49.3	5,455	52.0	50.7-53.3
Current Asthma
Yes	826	381	54.1	49.3-58.9	445	45.9	41.1-50.7
No	9,481	3,971	47.6	46.3-49.0	5,510	52.4	51.0-53.7
Diabetes
Yes	1,404	519	40.1	36.7-43.6	885	59.9	56.4-63.3
No	8,952	3,856	49.1	47.8-50.5	5,096	50.9	49.5-52.2
Disability
Yes	2,844	1,110	44.2	41.8-46.6	1,734	55.8	53.4-58.2
No	7,478	3,248	49.2	47.7-50.7	4,230	50.8	49.3-52.3
Housing Stress***
Yes	1,383	703	53.6	50.2-56.9	680	46.4	43.1-49.8
No	8,988	3,676	47.2	45.8-48.6	5,312	52.8	51.4-54.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,371

4,379

48.1

46.8-49.4

5,992

51.9

50.6-53.2

GENDER

Male

4,002

1,717

48.4

46.4-50.4

2,285

51.6

49.6-53.6

Female

6,369

2,662

47.9

46.2-49.5

3,707

52.1

50.5-53.8

Have Health Insurance

Yes

8,714

3,571

47.2

45.8-48.6

5,143

52.8

51.4-54.2

1,627

798

51.6

48.5-54.6

829

48.4

45.4-51.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

160

***

Recommended Range

3,060

1,284

49.7

47.3-52.1

1,776

50.3

47.9-52.7

Overweight

3,529

1,500

47.9

45.8-50.1

2,029

52.1

49.9-54.2

Obese

2,990

1,300

48.4

46.0-50.7

1,690

51.6

49.3-54.0

Current Smoker

8,414

3,160

43.5

42.1-45.0

5,254

56.5

55.0-57.9

Yes

1,890

1,188

65.3

62.5-68.1

702

34.7

31.9-37.5

History of CVD**

Yes

1,271

474

40.2

36.7-43.7

797

59.8

56.3-63.3

9,011

3,876

49.1

47.7-50.4

5,135

50.9

49.6-52.3

Binge Drinker

9,119

3,752

46.6

45.2-48.0

5,367

53.4

52.0-54.8

Yes

923

492

59.0

55.1-62.9

431

41.0

37.1-44.9

Heavy Drinker

9,570

4,014

47.7

46.3-49.0

5,556

52.3

51.0-53.7

Yes

449

207

55.2

49.4-60.9

242

44.8

39.1-50.6

COPD

Yes

929

431

50.4

46.2-54.7

498

49.6

45.3-53.8

9,388

3,933

48.0

46.7-49.3

5,455

52.0

50.7-53.3

Current Asthma

Yes

826

381

54.1

49.3-58.9

445

45.9

41.1-50.7

9,481

3,971

47.6

46.3-49.0

5,510

52.4

51.0-53.7

Diabetes

Yes

1,404

519

40.1

36.7-43.6

885

59.9

56.4-63.3

8,952

3,856

49.1

47.8-50.5

5,096

50.9

49.5-52.2

Disability

Yes

2,844

1,110

44.2

41.8-46.6

1,734

55.8

53.4-58.2

7,478

3,248

49.2

47.7-50.7

4,230

50.8

49.3-52.3

Housing Stress***

Yes

1,383

703

53.6

50.2-56.9

680

46.4

43.1-49.8

8,988

3,676

47.2

45.8-48.6

5,312

52.8

51.4-54.2

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**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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