2020 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,590 4,729 83.5 82.2-84.7 861 16.5 15.3-17.8
GENDER
Male 2,524 2,082 81.2 79.2-83.1 442 18.8 16.9-20.8
Female 3,066 2,647 85.6 83.9-87.1 419 14.4 12.9-16.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,846 4,198 86.2 84.9-87.4 648 13.8 12.6-15.1
No 727 518 67.6 63.1-71.9 209 32.4 28.1-36.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,461 1,190 80.8 78.3-83.2 271 19.2 16.8-21.7
Overweight 1,846 1,574 83.6 81.3-85.6 272 16.4 14.4-18.7
Obese 1,707 1,468 84.9 82.4-87.0 239 15.1 13.0-17.6
Current Smoker
Yes 861 *** *** *** 861 100 . - .
No 4,729 4,729 100 . - . *** *** ***
History of CVD**
Yes 621 491 78.3 74.0-82.1 130 21.7 17.9-26.0
No 4,924 4,201 84.1 82.8-85.4 723 15.9 14.6-17.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 671 495 73.7 69.6-77.4 176 26.3 22.6-30.4
No 4,670 4,041 85.5 84.1-86.8 629 14.5 13.2-15.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 300 210 67.8 61.1-73.9 90 32.2 26.1-38.9
No 5,031 4,314 84.7 83.4-86.0 717 15.3 14.0-16.6
COPD
Yes 418 255 59.3 53.0-65.4 163 40.7 34.6-47.0
No 5,157 4,464 85.3 84.0-86.5 693 14.7 13.5-16.0
Current Asthma
Yes 464 363 78.8 74.2-82.8 101 21.2 17.2-25.8
No 5,102 4,344 83.9 82.5-85.1 758 16.1 14.9-17.5
Diabetes
Yes 753 624 82.8 79.0-86.1 129 17.2 13.9-21.0
No 4,827 4,096 83.6 82.2-84.9 731 16.4 15.1-17.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,638 1,269 75.1 72.2-77.8 369 24.9 22.2-27.8
No 3,931 3,442 86.7 85.3-87.9 489 13.3 12.1-14.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,721 1,363 77.9 75.3-80.4 358 22.1 19.6-24.7
No 3,866 3,363 85.5 84.0-86.9 503 14.5 13.1-16.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

**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 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 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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