2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
GENDER
Male 1,972 124 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,848 94.0 92.7-95.1
Female 2,339 173 7.3 6.1- 8.7 2,166 92.7 91.3-93.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,808 278 7.1 6.2- 8.2 3,530 92.9 91.8-93.8
No 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,124 66 5.6 4.2- 7.3 1,058 94.4 92.7-95.8
Overweight 1,359 97 6.6 5.2- 8.4 1,262 93.4 91.6-94.8
Obese 1,355 113 8.4 6.8-10.4 1,242 91.6 89.6-93.2
Current Smoker
Yes 453 94 18.6 14.7-23.1 359 81.4 76.9-85.3
No 3,691 199 5.3 4.4- 6.2 3,492 94.7 93.8-95.6
History of CVD**
Yes 445 91 19.2 15.1-24.0 354 80.8 76.0-84.9
No 3,828 204 5.4 4.6- 6.3 3,624 94.6 93.7-95.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 504 24 4.7 3.0- 7.4 480 95.3 92.6-97.0
No 3,512 261 7.1 6.2- 8.2 3,251 92.9 91.8-93.8
Heavy Drinker
Yes 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,848 271 6.7 5.8- 7.7 3,577 93.3 92.3-94.2
COPD
Yes 297 297 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 4,014 *** *** *** 4,014 100 . - .
Current Asthma
Yes 407 92 19.9 15.9-24.6 315 80.1 75.4-84.1
No 3,884 202 5.3 4.5- 6.3 3,682 94.7 93.7-95.5
Diabetes
Yes 579 81 13.4 10.3-17.2 498 86.6 82.8-89.7
No 3,729 216 5.6 4.8- 6.6 3,513 94.4 93.4-95.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,305 191 13.7 11.7-16.1 1,114 86.3 83.9-88.3
No 2,860 100 3.6 2.9- 4.6 2,760 96.4 95.4-97.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,320 268 20.9 18.3-23.7 1,052 79.1 76.3-81.7
No 2,991 29 1.1 0.7- 1.7 2,962 98.9 98.3-99.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 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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