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| Total Respond.^ |
Never | Past 12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5+ years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,647 | 341 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.6 | 3,510 | 71.3 | 69.5-73.1 | 382 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.6 | 242 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.1 | 172 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,061 | 188 | 11.1 | 9.3-13.1 | 1,474 | 67.9 | 65.2-70.5 | 172 | 9.3 | 7.8-11.1 | 122 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 105 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.5 |
| Female | 2,586 | 153 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.6 | 2,036 | 74.4 | 71.9-76.7 | 210 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.2 | 120 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 | 67 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 |
| Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 4,086 | 243 | 7.7 | 6.6- 9.0 | 3,252 | 76.3 | 74.5-78.1 | 315 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.1 | 181 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.8 | 95 | 2.3 | 1.8- 3.0 |
| No | 547 | 96 | 18.9 | 15.0-23.6 | 249 | 41.8 | 36.5-47.2 | 65 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.4 | 61 | 13.6 | 10.0-18.3 | 76 | 13.4 | 10.2-17.6 |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
| Underweight | 65 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Recommended Range | 1,272 | 123 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 | 915 | 66.3 | 62.5-69.8 | 111 | 9.5 | 7.5-11.8 | 73 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.0 | 50 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.3 |
| Overweight | 1,527 | 101 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.3 | 1,148 | 72.6 | 69.4-75.5 | 130 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.6 | 82 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.4 | 66 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.6 |
| Obese | 1,391 | 72 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 | 1,123 | 76.6 | 73.3-79.5 | 105 | 8.7 | 6.9-11.0 | 57 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 34 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 |
| Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 709 | 70 | 11.2 | 8.2-15.2 | 477 | 63.7 | 58.8-68.4 | 56 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.0 | 54 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.2 | 52 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.2 |
| No | 3,778 | 256 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.4 | 2,918 | 73.2 | 71.2-75.1 | 313 | 9.5 | 8.3-10.9 | 177 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 114 | 3.1 | 2.4- 3.9 |
| History of CVD** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 536 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 | 477 | 87.6 | 83.1-91.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,071 | 317 | 9.9 | 8.6-11.3 | 3,000 | 69.5 | 67.6-71.4 | 359 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.3 | 230 | 6.4 | 5.5- 7.6 | 165 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.1 |
| Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 539 | 69 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.7 | 313 | 55.2 | 49.9-60.3 | 69 | 14.3 | 10.9-18.5 | 57 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.1 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.4 |
| No | 3,733 | 241 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.7 | 2,920 | 74.2 | 72.2-76.1 | 285 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.1 | 163 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 124 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 |
| Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 226 | 25 | 13.6 | 8.5-21.2 | 150 | 64.8 | 56.4-72.5 | 21 | 9.6 | 5.6-15.8 | 18 | 8.8 | 5.1-14.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,031 | 282 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.3 | 3,075 | 71.9 | 70.0-73.8 | 330 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.9 | 203 | 5.9 | 5.0- 7.0 | 141 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.5 |
| COPD | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 429 | 27 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.5 | 356 | 78.4 | 72.5-83.3 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.7- 8.0 | 16 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,194 | 314 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.0 | 3,133 | 70.6 | 68.7-72.5 | 363 | 9.9 | 8.7-11.2 | 224 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.2 | 160 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 |
| Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 439 | 28 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.3 | 347 | 73.8 | 67.7-79.1 | 32 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.2 | 23 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,183 | 313 | 9.5 | 8.3-10.9 | 3,143 | 71.1 | 69.2-72.9 | 349 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.7 | 217 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.1 | 161 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 |
| Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 641 | *** | *** | *** | 593 | 90.2 | 86.4-93.1 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,998 | 324 | 10.1 | 8.8-11.6 | 2,909 | 68.7 | 66.7-70.7 | 361 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 235 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.9 | 169 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.2 |
| Functional Disability | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,445 | 93 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 1,174 | 76.1 | 72.7-79.2 | 82 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.5 | 50 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.5 | 46 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.4 |
| No | 3,045 | 234 | 9.3 | 7.9-10.9 | 2,220 | 69.6 | 67.4-71.8 | 289 | 10.7 | 9.3-12.2 | 182 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.0 | 120 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 |
| Has two or more chronic diseases† | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,500 | 66 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.4 | 1,294 | 83.2 | 80.2-85.8 | 75 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 | 42 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 23 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.0 |
| No | 3,145 | 276 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.2 | 2,213 | 66.7 | 64.5-68.9 | 307 | 10.8 | 9.4-12.4 | 200 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.4 | 149 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.8 |
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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.
**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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 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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