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| Total Respond.^ |
Never | Past 12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5+ years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,448 | 338 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.8 | 3,528 | 76.9 | 75.2-78.4 | 378 | 9.2 | 8.1-10.3 | 153 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.1 | 51 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,047 | 202 | 12.4 | 10.6-14.5 | 1,552 | 73.3 | 70.8-75.7 | 188 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.2 | 78 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.7 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 |
| Female | 2,401 | 136 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.5 | 1,976 | 80.1 | 77.9-82.2 | 190 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.5 | 75 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.2 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| Have Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 3,981 | 217 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.5 | 3,294 | 80.4 | 78.7-82.0 | 318 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.7 | 117 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.8 | 35 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| No | 379 | 101 | 28.5 | 23.2-34.6 | 178 | 44.9 | 39.0-51.0 | 50 | 15.4 | 11.3-20.7 | 35 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||
| Underweight | 48 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Recommended Range | 1,131 | 108 | 12.3 | 9.9-15.2 | 859 | 73.8 | 70.4-76.9 | 109 | 9.7 | 7.8-12.0 | 46 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Overweight | 1,411 | 100 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.6 | 1,127 | 76.8 | 73.8-79.6 | 117 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.3 | 50 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| Obese | 1,457 | 74 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.8 | 1,223 | 81.6 | 78.8-84.1 | 109 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| Current Smoker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 567 | 62 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.4 | 425 | 70.6 | 65.6-75.1 | 51 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.9 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,784 | 265 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.1 | 3,035 | 78.0 | 76.3-79.7 | 316 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.3 | 125 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.0 | 43 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| History of CVD** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 504 | *** | *** | *** | 474 | 93.4 | 90.1-95.7 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,905 | 330 | 10.5 | 9.2-11.9 | 3,023 | 75.0 | 73.2-76.7 | 358 | 9.8 | 8.7-11.1 | 143 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.3 | 51 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.6 |
| Binge Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 584 | 73 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.4 | 390 | 64.3 | 59.5-68.8 | 75 | 14.1 | 10.8-18.2 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
| No | 3,592 | 226 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.7 | 2,940 | 79.5 | 77.7-81.2 | 279 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.6 | 116 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 31 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| Heavy Drinker | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 218 | 26 | 14.2 | 9.5-20.8 | 150 | 65.9 | 58.1-72.8 | 26 | 12.0 | 7.8-18.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,948 | 272 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.2 | 3,173 | 77.9 | 76.1-79.5 | 326 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.3 | 137 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.1 | 40 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| COPD | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 341 | *** | *** | *** | 297 | 87.8 | 83.1-91.4 | 26 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,089 | 326 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.5 | 3,215 | 75.9 | 74.1-77.6 | 350 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.5 | 149 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 | 49 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 |
| Current Asthma | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 394 | 28 | 8.1 | 5.4-11.9 | 326 | 82.5 | 77.7-86.5 | 31 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 4,041 | 309 | 9.7 | 8.5-11.1 | 3,194 | 76.4 | 74.6-78.0 | 345 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.5 | 148 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 | 45 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 653 | *** | *** | *** | 618 | 95.0 | 92.4-96.7 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,793 | 330 | 11.0 | 9.7-12.5 | 2,909 | 73.9 | 72.1-75.7 | 357 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 147 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.6 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 |
| Functional Disability | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,381 | 82 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 1,159 | 80.8 | 77.9-83.4 | 101 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.3 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 2,978 | 247 | 10.3 | 8.9-11.9 | 2,304 | 75.4 | 73.3-77.3 | 267 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.6 | 122 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 38 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| Has two or more chronic diseases† | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,435 | 34 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 1,299 | 90.2 | 88.1-91.9 | 76 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 3,012 | 304 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.2 | 2,229 | 71.3 | 69.2-73.4 | 301 | 10.6 | 9.3-12.1 | 135 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.3 | 43 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.8 |
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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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