2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,911 1,613 85.7 83.8-87.5 298 14.3 12.5-16.2
GENDER
Male 997 813 84.0 81.1-86.5 184 16.0 13.5-18.9
Female 914 800 87.8 85.0-90.1 114 12.2 9.9-15.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 509 441 88.6 85.0-91.3 68 11.4 8.7-15.0
Overweight 615 521 85.2 81.6-88.2 94 14.8 11.8-18.4
Obese 592 505 87.5 83.9-90.4 87 12.5 9.6-16.1
Current Smoker
Yes 300 214 72.6 65.8-78.4 86 27.4 21.6-34.2
No 1,543 1,348 88.9 87.0-90.6 195 11.1 9.4-13.0
History of CVD**
Yes 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,847 1,561 85.7 83.7-87.5 286 14.3 12.5-16.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 334 275 86.9 82.4-90.5 59 13.1 9.5-17.6
No 1,425 1,232 87.1 84.9-89.1 193 12.9 10.9-15.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 137 111 83.5 75.1-89.4 26 16.5 10.6-24.9
No 1,611 1,388 87.3 85.2-89.1 223 12.7 10.9-14.8
COPD
Yes 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,857 1,571 86.0 84.0-87.7 286 14.0 12.3-16.0
Current Asthma
Yes 139 116 87.0 79.8-91.9 23 13.0 8.1-20.2
No 1,767 1,493 85.6 83.5-87.4 274 14.4 12.6-16.5
Diabetes
Yes 127 103 81.4 70.3-89.0 24 18.6 11.0-29.7
No 1,788 1,513 86.0 84.0-87.8 275 14.0 12.2-16.0
Functional Disability
Yes 291 222 75.7 68.9-81.3 69 24.3 18.7-31.1
No 1,563 1,346 88.1 86.2-89.8 217 11.9 10.2-13.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 270 225 85.8 79.5-90.4 45 14.2 9.6-20.5
No 1,645 1,391 85.7 83.6-87.6 254 14.3 12.4-16.4

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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.

†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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