Table 1.
Variables of respondents, BRFSS 2010 and 2012
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 33,852 | 100 |
| Vulnerable 1 | ||
| Heart attack and uses equipment | 667 | 1.30 |
| Heart attack does not use equipment | 2016 | 3.92 |
| No heart attack and uses equipment | 3371 | 7.44 |
| No heart attack and does not use equipment | 27,798 | 87.33 |
| Vulnerable 2 | ||
| CHD and uses equipment | 846 | 1.75 |
| CHD and does not use equipment | 1808 | 4.41 |
| No CHD and uses equipment | 3192 | 7.00 |
| No CHD and does not use equipment | 28,006 | 86.84 |
| Vulnerable 3 | ||
| Stroke and uses equipment | 1775 | 3.35 |
| Stroke and does not use equipment | 5263 | 10.13 |
| No stroke and uses equipment | 2263 | 5.40 |
| No stroke and does not use equipment | 24,551 | 81.12 |
| Vulnerable 4 | ||
| Asthma and uses equipment | 1242 | 2.85 |
| Asthma and does not use equipment | 4483 | 12.94 |
| No asthma and uses equipment | 2796 | 5.90 |
| No asthma and does not use equipment | 25,331 | 78.31 |
| Vulnerable 5 | ||
| Diabetes and uses equipment | 1295 | 2.84 |
| Diabetes and does not equipment | 3682 | 8.75 |
| No diabetes and uses equipment | 2743 | 5.91 |
| No diabetes and does not use equipment | 26,132 | 82.50 |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 27,132 | 72.00 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 3751 | 17.85 |
| Hispanic | 693 | 4.64 |
| Other | 2276 | 5.51 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 12,980 | 48.05 |
| Female | 20,872 | 51.95 |
| Education | ||
| Less than HS | 3378 | 13.08 |
| HS graduate | 10,335 | 30.59 |
| Some college | 9408 | 28.91 |
| College graduate | 10,731 | 30.69 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 18,820 | 58.83 |
| Divorced/separated | 5590 | 11.83 |
| Widowed | 4931 | 6.53 |
| Never married | 3909 | 20.01 |
| Member of unmarried couple | 602 | 2.73 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 1236 | 12.38 |
| 25–34 | 2985 | 16.30 |
| 35–44 | 4212 | 16.67 |
| 45–54 | 6212 | 17.57 |
| 55–64 | 8103 | 18.37 |
| ≥65 | 11,104 | 18.71 |
| Income | ||
| <$15,000 | 4022 | 9.92 |
| $15,000–$25,000 | 5877 | 15.87 |
| $25,000–$35,000 | 3863 | 10.27 |
| $35,000–$50,000 | 4720 | 12.52 |
| >$50,000 | 11,061 | 35.87 |
| Do not know/missing | 4309 | 15.54 |
| Health insurance status | ||
| Yes | 29,448 | 81.38 |
| No | 4404 | 18.62 |
| States | ||
| Alabama | 14,488 | 58.32 |
| North Carolina | 11,162 | 29.34 |
| Montana | 8202 | 12.33 |
| General preparedness | ||
| Yes | 28,834 | 85.23 |
| No | 5018 | 14.77 |