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| Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 5,487 | 4,078 | 72.9 | 71.4-74.4 | 917 | 17.5 | 16.2-18.8 | 161 | 3.2 | 2.6- 3.9 | 76 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 255 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,424 | 1,751 | 70.6 | 68.2-72.8 | 429 | 18.6 | 16.8-20.7 | 75 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.3 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 | 143 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.8 |
| Female | 3,063 | 2,327 | 75.0 | 73.0-76.9 | 488 | 16.4 | 14.8-18.1 | 86 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.0 | 50 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 112 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.6 |
| Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 4,866 | 3,757 | 76.3 | 74.8-77.8 | 760 | 16.2 | 14.9-17.5 | 93 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.5 | 47 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 209 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.4 |
| No | 606 | 313 | 50.9 | 45.9-55.9 | 153 | 25.4 | 21.2-30.2 | 65 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.8 | 29 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 46 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
| Underweight | 75 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Recommended Range | 1,504 | 1,118 | 73.2 | 70.3-75.9 | 257 | 17.7 | 15.4-20.2 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 74 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.5 |
| Overweight | 1,822 | 1,353 | 72.9 | 70.3-75.4 | 315 | 18.0 | 15.8-20.3 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.8- 5.0 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 77 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 |
| Obese | 1,703 | 1,270 | 72.9 | 70.2-75.6 | 266 | 16.6 | 14.4-19.0 | 54 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.7 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 86 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 |
| Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 932 | 616 | 64.3 | 60.2-68.2 | 182 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.7 | 44 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.5 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 56 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.5 |
| No | 4,530 | 3,441 | 74.8 | 73.1-76.3 | 733 | 16.7 | 15.4-18.1 | 116 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 42 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 198 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.6 |
| History of CVD** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 697 | 477 | 69.4 | 64.9-73.6 | 138 | 18.6 | 15.3-22.3 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 |
| No | 4,739 | 3,571 | 73.5 | 71.9-75.1 | 767 | 17.2 | 15.9-18.7 | 134 | 3.2 | 2.6- 3.9 | 52 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 215 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.8 |
| Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 612 | 448 | 71.4 | 66.7-75.7 | 107 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.2 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.1 | *** | *** | *** | 32 | 6.8 | 4.6-10.0 |
| No | 4,680 | 3,516 | 73.8 | 72.1-75.4 | 756 | 17.0 | 15.6-18.4 | 131 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 212 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 |
| Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 326 | 247 | 73.5 | 67.0-79.1 | 58 | 19.4 | 14.5-25.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,943 | 3,703 | 73.5 | 71.9-75.0 | 802 | 17.1 | 15.8-18.5 | 141 | 3.2 | 2.6- 3.9 | 67 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 230 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.8 |
| COPD | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 476 | 300 | 62.3 | 56.6-67.7 | 94 | 19.4 | 15.4-24.2 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.6 | 27 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.3 | 30 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.8 |
| No | 4,997 | 3,769 | 73.9 | 72.3-75.4 | 822 | 17.3 | 16.0-18.7 | 133 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.6 | 48 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 225 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 |
| Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 445 | 314 | 71.2 | 65.6-76.3 | 72 | 14.4 | 10.9-18.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 |
| No | 5,017 | 3,749 | 73.2 | 71.6-74.7 | 842 | 17.8 | 16.5-19.2 | 134 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.6 | 58 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 234 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 |
| Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 804 | 578 | 70.5 | 66.3-74.3 | 146 | 18.7 | 15.5-22.3 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | *** | *** | *** | 39 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.6 |
| No | 4,679 | 3,499 | 73.3 | 71.7-74.9 | 771 | 17.3 | 16.0-18.7 | 135 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.7 | 60 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.8 | 214 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.9 |
| Disability1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,537 | 1,056 | 65.9 | 62.7-69.0 | 293 | 20.2 | 17.6-23.0 | 66 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 75 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 |
| No | 3,932 | 3,014 | 75.4 | 73.7-77.1 | 618 | 16.4 | 15.0-17.9 | 94 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 | 28 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 178 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.8 |
| Functional Disability1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,682 | 1,094 | 62.6 | 59.5-65.5 | 354 | 22.4 | 19.9-25.1 | 83 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 | 56 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 | 95 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 |
| No | 3,787 | 2,970 | 76.9 | 75.2-78.6 | 560 | 15.5 | 14.1-17.0 | 78 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 | 159 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.7 |
| Has two or more chronic diseases† | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,811 | 1,284 | 68.7 | 65.9-71.4 | 334 | 19.0 | 16.9-21.4 | 68 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.0 | 76 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 |
| No | 3,678 | 2,795 | 74.6 | 72.8-76.3 | 584 | 16.8 | 15.4-18.4 | 93 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 179 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.2 |
**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.
†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
1Disability Status phasing out next year, being replaced by Functional Disability.
^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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