2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,083 1,300 48.9 46.7-51.1 287 11.1 9.6-12.6 1,101 27.5 25.7-29.5 191 6.9 5.8- 8.2 170 4.8 3.9- 5.7 34 0.9 0.6- 1.3
GENDER
Male 1,350 579 50.3 46.9-53.6 136 12.2 10.0-14.7 442 24.5 21.9-27.3 58 4.6 3.5- 6.2 120 7.5 6.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
Female 1,733 721 47.8 44.8-50.8 151 10.1 8.4-12.2 659 30.1 27.5-32.8 133 8.8 7.1-10.8 50 2.4 1.7- 3.4 19 0.8 0.5- 1.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 815 334 47.7 43.5-52.0 89 13.9 10.9-17.7 297 26.5 23.1-30.3 48 6.8 4.8- 9.7 38 4.1 2.8- 5.9 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,042 433 49.7 45.9-53.6 99 10.2 8.2-12.7 391 30.3 27.0-33.9 43 4.0 2.8- 5.8 68 5.0 3.7- 6.6 *** *** ***
Obese 990 440 49.7 45.8-53.7 81 10.1 7.7-13.0 325 25.8 22.6-29.3 73 7.7 5.9-10.1 57 5.6 4.0- 7.8 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
Current Smoker
Yes 455 158 40.3 34.6-46.2 45 11.8 8.1-16.8 154 28.2 23.2-33.9 68 15.2 11.3-20.1 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
No 2,605 1,132 50.5 48.1-52.9 239 11.0 9.5-12.7 940 27.5 25.5-29.6 122 5.3 4.3- 6.5 144 4.9 4.0- 6.1 28 0.9 0.6- 1.3
History of CVD**
Yes 453 77 20.6 15.7-26.5 21 5.0 3.1- 8.1 285 60.7 54.3-66.8 41 7.4 5.1-10.5 27 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** ***
No 2,611 1,221 53.3 50.9-55.6 265 11.9 10.4-13.7 801 22.5 20.7-24.3 150 6.9 5.7- 8.3 142 4.5 3.7- 5.5 32 1.0 0.6- 1.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 318 183 63.5 56.9-69.6 37 13.9 9.5-19.8 53 11.8 8.6-16.1 *** *** *** 25 6.1 3.8- 9.5 *** *** ***
No 2,661 1,082 46.9 44.5-49.3 243 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,004 29.5 27.5-31.7 165 7.2 6.0- 8.6 138 4.6 3.7- 5.7 29 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 155 75 51.1 41.4-60.6 21 16.5 10.4-25.1 38 19.8 13.6-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,820 1,189 49.0 46.6-51.3 258 10.9 9.4-12.6 1,020 27.8 25.8-29.8 173 6.9 5.7- 8.2 148 4.6 3.8- 5.6 32 0.9 0.6- 1.4
COPD
Yes 314 43 14.1 9.7-20.0 19 5.8 3.4- 9.7 185 60.1 52.9-66.9 43 14.3 10.1-19.8 21 4.8 2.9- 7.7 *** *** ***
No 2,760 1,256 52.5 50.1-54.8 268 11.6 10.1-13.3 911 24.2 22.4-26.1 146 6.1 5.0- 7.4 148 4.8 3.9- 5.8 31 0.8 0.6- 1.3
Current Asthma
Yes 290 92 39.7 32.5-47.5 21 7.0 4.2-11.5 118 34.6 27.8-42.1 39 13.6 9.3-19.5 18 4.2 2.5- 7.1 *** *** ***
No 2,780 1,203 49.8 47.5-52.1 264 11.5 10.0-13.2 980 26.8 24.9-28.8 149 6.1 5.0- 7.5 152 4.8 4.0- 5.9 32 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Diabetes
Yes 527 127 28.3 23.4-33.9 30 6.1 4.1- 9.0 285 50.1 44.4-55.9 47 7.5 5.4-10.4 32 6.6 4.0-10.8 *** *** ***
No 2,557 1,174 52.6 50.1-55.0 257 11.9 10.3-13.7 816 23.5 21.7-25.5 144 6.8 5.6- 8.2 138 4.4 3.6- 5.4 28 0.8 0.5- 1.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,025 222 25.6 22.2-29.3 65 8.8 6.5-11.7 535 45.7 41.8-49.7 115 12.2 9.8-15.1 81 7.3 5.4- 9.6 *** *** ***
No 2,048 1,073 59.1 56.4-61.7 221 12.0 10.3-14.0 565 19.7 17.8-21.8 75 4.6 3.5- 6.0 88 3.6 2.8- 4.6 26 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,178 270 28.0 24.6-31.7 66 6.1 4.5- 8.1 644 49.8 46.0-53.5 105 9.1 7.2-11.4 81 6.2 4.6- 8.4 *** *** ***
No 1,906 1,031 59.3 56.6-62.0 221 13.5 11.6-15.7 457 16.5 14.7-18.5 86 5.8 4.5- 7.4 89 4.0 3.2- 5.1 22 0.8 0.5- 1.4

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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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