2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Daily Weekly Monthly Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,492 1,417 37.5 35.5-39.6 183 5.9 4.9- 7.0 49 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,843 55.1 53.0-57.2
GENDER
Male 1,565 539 31.2 28.4-34.1 82 5.6 4.3- 7.4 29 2.0 1.3- 3.0 915 61.2 58.1-64.2
Female 1,927 878 42.8 40.0-45.7 101 6.1 4.8- 7.6 20 1.1 0.7- 1.8 928 50.0 47.1-52.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,022 1,283 38.8 36.7-41.0 159 6.0 5.0- 7.3 32 1.1 0.8- 1.7 1,548 54.0 51.8-56.3
No 467 135 30.2 25.1-35.9 23 4.9 3.0- 8.0 17 3.8 2.2- 6.3 292 61.1 55.3-66.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 905 370 35.9 32.2-39.9 54 6.4 4.6- 8.7 *** *** *** 469 56.4 52.3-60.4
Overweight 1,165 483 38.4 34.9-42.0 69 6.7 5.0- 8.9 15 1.5 0.9- 2.6 598 53.4 49.8-57.0
Obese 1,127 431 35.7 32.2-39.4 49 5.0 3.5- 7.1 20 2.0 1.2- 3.3 627 57.2 53.5-60.9
Current Smoker
Yes 581 190 29.2 24.7-34.2 26 4.8 2.9- 7.9 *** *** *** 356 64.2 59.0-69.1
No 2,884 1,217 39.1 36.9-41.3 156 6.1 5.1- 7.4 40 1.5 1.0- 2.1 1,471 53.3 51.0-55.6
History of CVD**
Yes 484 246 48.0 41.9-54.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 216 46.2 40.2-52.4
No 2,989 1,161 36.0 33.9-38.2 164 6.0 5.0- 7.2 44 1.5 1.1- 2.2 1,620 56.4 54.2-58.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 389 111 25.7 20.7-31.4 24 7.6 4.7-12.1 *** *** *** 246 64.6 58.5-70.4
No 2,948 1,250 39.5 37.3-41.8 157 5.8 4.8- 7.0 37 1.3 0.9- 1.9 1,504 53.3 51.0-55.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 185 55 27.3 20.1-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 64.7 55.7-72.7
No 3,145 1,303 38.4 36.2-40.6 168 6.0 5.0- 7.2 43 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,631 54.2 51.9-56.4
COPD
Yes 350 153 42.2 35.4-49.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 178 50.4 43.5-57.3
No 3,135 1,262 37.1 35.0-39.2 167 5.9 4.9- 7.0 45 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,661 55.6 53.4-57.8
Current Asthma
Yes 327 129 35.6 29.0-42.7 19 7.4 4.3-12.6 *** *** *** 175 55.5 48.3-62.4
No 3,152 1,283 37.7 35.6-39.8 160 5.5 4.6- 6.7 45 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,664 55.3 53.0-57.4
Diabetes
Yes 562 241 42.1 36.7-47.7 19 4.6 2.7- 7.7 *** *** *** 298 52.6 47.0-58.1
No 2,932 1,178 36.8 34.6-39.0 164 6.1 5.0- 7.3 45 1.6 1.2- 2.3 1,545 55.5 53.2-57.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,176 502 38.7 35.2-42.4 55 6.3 4.5- 8.7 *** *** *** 609 54.0 50.2-57.7
No 2,305 915 37.1 34.7-39.6 128 5.7 4.6- 7.0 39 1.8 1.2- 2.5 1,223 55.4 52.9-58.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,260 578 43.0 39.5-46.7 56 6.4 4.6- 8.9 *** *** *** 615 49.4 45.7-53.1
No 2,234 841 35.0 32.6-37.5 127 5.6 4.6- 6.9 38 1.7 1.2- 2.4 1,228 57.7 55.2-60.2

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**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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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