BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (During the past year, has the person you care for experienced changes in thinking or remembering?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past year, has the person you care for experienced changes in thinking or remembering?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,462	836	53.0	48.9-57.2	626	47.0	42.8-51.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,289	744	54.0	49.5-58.5	545	46.0	41.5-50.5
No	172	91	45.8	35.5-56.6	81	54.2	43.4-64.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	22	14	52.4	25.3-78.2	8	47.6	21.8-74.7
Recommended Range	414	236	51.3	43.5-59.0	178	48.7	41.0-56.5
Overweight	509	280	52.2	45.8-58.6	229	47.8	41.4-54.2
Obese	463	271	55.7	47.9-63.2	192	44.3	36.8-52.1
Current Smoker
No	1,146	634	49.4	44.9-54.0	512	50.6	46.0-55.1
Yes	312	201	64.1	54.7-72.6	111	35.9	27.4-45.3
History of CVD**
Yes	122	73	64.8	50.0-77.2	49	35.2	22.8-50.0
No	1,328	757	52.2	47.9-56.4	571	47.8	43.6-52.1
Binge Drinker
No	1,345	766	52.3	48.0-56.5	579	47.7	43.5-52.0
Yes	108	66	63.1	48.7-75.5	42	36.9	24.5-51.3
Heavy Drinker
No	1,387	793	53.1	48.8-57.3	594	46.9	42.7-51.2
Yes	57	34	57.7	39.2-74.2	23	42.3	25.8-60.8
Poor Sleep***
Yes	210	134	63.6	53.2-72.9	76	36.4	27.1-46.8
No	1,233	690	50.7	46.3-55.2	543	49.3	44.8-53.7
Current Asthma
Yes	147	87	49.6	36.5-62.7	60	50.4	37.3-63.5
No	1,309	743	53.2	48.9-57.6	566	46.8	42.4-51.1
Diabetes
Yes	182	118	72.4	63.3-80.0	64	27.6	20.0-36.7
No	1,278	718	51.0	46.6-55.4	560	49.0	44.6-53.4
Disability
Yes	528	327	60.6	53.5-67.3	201	39.4	32.7-46.5
No	925	502	48.7	43.7-53.7	423	51.3	46.3-56.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,462

836

53.0

48.9-57.2

626

47.0

42.8-51.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,289

744

54.0

49.5-58.5

545

46.0

41.5-50.5

172

45.8

35.5-56.6

54.2

43.4-64.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

52.4

25.3-78.2

47.6

21.8-74.7

Recommended Range

414

236

51.3

43.5-59.0

178

48.7

41.0-56.5

Overweight

509

280

52.2

45.8-58.6

229

47.8

41.4-54.2

Obese

463

271

55.7

47.9-63.2

192

44.3

36.8-52.1

Current Smoker

1,146

634

49.4

44.9-54.0

512

50.6

46.0-55.1

Yes

312

201

64.1

54.7-72.6

111

35.9

27.4-45.3

History of CVD**

Yes

122

64.8

50.0-77.2

35.2

22.8-50.0

1,328

757

52.2

47.9-56.4

571

47.8

43.6-52.1

Binge Drinker

1,345

766

52.3

48.0-56.5

579

47.7

43.5-52.0

Yes

108

63.1

48.7-75.5

36.9

24.5-51.3

Heavy Drinker

1,387

793

53.1

48.8-57.3

594

46.9

42.7-51.2

Yes

57.7

39.2-74.2

42.3

25.8-60.8

Poor Sleep***

Yes

210

134

63.6

53.2-72.9

36.4

27.1-46.8

1,233

690

50.7

46.3-55.2

543

49.3

44.8-53.7

Current Asthma

Yes

147

49.6

36.5-62.7

50.4

37.3-63.5

1,309

743

53.2

48.9-57.6

566

46.8

42.4-51.1

Diabetes

Yes

182

118

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

1,278

718

51.0

46.6-55.4

560

49.0

44.6-53.4

Disability

Yes

528

327

60.6

53.5-67.3

201

39.4

32.7-46.5

925

502

48.7

43.7-53.7

423

51.3

46.3-56.3

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These questions are asked only of caregivers.

**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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