2019 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 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
GENDER
Male 903 736 81.2 78.1-84.0 167 18.8 16.0-21.9
Female 899 803 88.5 85.7-90.8 96 11.5 9.2-14.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,539 1,539 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 263 *** *** *** 263 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 420 357 84.1 79.4-87.9 63 15.9 12.1-20.6
Overweight 619 539 86.3 82.7-89.3 80 13.7 10.7-17.3
Obese 567 503 88.5 85.2-91.1 64 11.5 8.9-14.8
Current Smoker
Yes 289 214 73.7 67.3-79.2 75 26.3 20.8-32.7
No 1,465 1,288 87.4 85.2-89.2 177 12.6 10.8-14.8
History of CVD**
Yes 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,741 1,495 85.1 83.0-87.0 246 14.9 13.0-17.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 305 262 87.1 82.4-90.7 43 12.9 9.3-17.6
No 1,372 1,184 84.9 82.5-87.0 188 15.1 13.0-17.5
COPD
Yes 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,735 1,484 84.8 82.7-86.7 251 15.2 13.3-17.3
Current Asthma
Yes 137 123 89.4 81.7-94.1 14 10.6 5.9-18.3
No 1,659 1,412 84.4 82.2-86.3 247 15.6 13.7-17.8
Functional Disability
Yes 307 232 75.3 69.2-80.5 75 24.7 19.5-30.8
No 1,448 1,271 86.8 84.6-88.8 177 13.2 11.2-15.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 273 243 87.7 82.2-91.6 30 12.3 8.4-17.8
No 1,529 1,296 84.2 81.9-86.2 233 15.8 13.8-18.1

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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