2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,331 3,539 78.6 76.9-80.2 792 21.4 19.8-23.1
GENDER
Male 1,923 1,546 76.7 74.1-79.1 377 23.3 20.9-25.9
Female 2,408 1,993 80.8 78.6-82.7 415 19.2 17.3-21.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,278 1,044 77.2 73.8-80.3 234 22.8 19.7-26.2
Overweight 1,457 1,234 82.1 79.5-84.5 223 17.9 15.5-20.5
Obese 1,285 1,034 79.1 76.0-81.8 251 20.9 18.2-24.0
Current Smoker
No 3,439 2,915 81.7 79.9-83.5 524 18.3 16.5-20.1
Yes 837 581 66.4 62.3-70.4 256 33.6 29.6-37.7
History of CVD**
Yes 155 121 71.7 62.0-79.7 34 28.3 20.3-38.0
No 4,156 3,405 78.9 77.2-80.5 751 21.1 19.5-22.8
Binge Drinker
No 3,524 2,922 79.8 77.9-81.6 602 20.2 18.4-22.1
Yes 629 485 74.0 69.6-77.9 144 26.0 22.1-30.4
Heavy Drinker
No 3,911 3,226 79.2 77.4-80.9 685 20.8 19.1-22.6
Yes 220 166 74.7 67.4-80.8 54 25.3 19.2-32.6
COPD
Yes 142 105 70.0 60.1-78.3 37 30.0 21.7-39.9
No 4,175 3,423 78.9 77.2-80.5 752 21.1 19.5-22.8
Current Asthma
Yes 278 222 76.5 69.3-82.4 56 23.5 17.6-30.7
No 4,037 3,305 78.8 77.0-80.4 732 21.2 19.6-23.0
Diabetes
Yes 280 236 81.8 75.2-87.0 44 18.2 13.0-24.8
No 4,044 3,300 78.5 76.8-80.2 744 21.5 19.8-23.2
Disability
Yes 467 380 79.2 74.1-83.5 87 20.8 16.5-25.9
No 3,825 3,129 78.7 76.9-80.3 696 21.3 19.7-23.1
Housing Stress***
Yes 516 340 63.4 58.2-68.3 176 36.6 31.7-41.8
No 3,815 3,199 80.7 78.9-82.3 616 19.3 17.7-21.1

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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.

***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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