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Chronic Disease and Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Unit

The Chronic Disease/MCH Epidemiology Unit works to understand the risk factors and issues surrounding chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, as well as diseases and conditions that affect pregnant women, children and adolescents.

Contact Info:

Joseph Grandpre
Chronic Disease/Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Unit Manager
122 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-8654

2011 DATA

The data tabs below represent the most frequently requested data points for Wyoming BRFSS data.  Please remember that not every question is asked every year.  For example, question on mammograms and other cancer screening tests are only asked in even number years (i.e., 2012 and 2014).  If you need BRFSS data that is not listed listed below, please call Joe Grandpre at 307-777-8654 or email your request to joe.grandpre@wyo.gov

Note: Changes were made in how the BRFSS data was weighted and raked starting in 2011, great care should be taken in comparing data points prior to and after 2011.

2011 DATA

Current cigarette smoking.  Wyoming adults reporting having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and are currently smoking every day or some days.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 23.0 21.5-24.6
Gender
Males 24.2 22.0-26.6
Females 21.8 19.8-24.0
Age (years)
18-24 25.4 20.5-30.9
25-34 29.2 25.4-33.3
35-44 24.6 21.0-28.5
45-54 25.3 21.7-29.2
55-64 21.9 18.6-25.5
65+ 11.8 9.8-14.2
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 22.4 20.8-24.0
Hispanic 26.8 20.4-34.3
American Indian 33.7 22.5-47.1
Other 32.4 19.9-48.1

 

Current male smokeless tobacco use.  Wyoming men reporting currently using smokeless tobacco products everyday or some days.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 17.9 16.0 – 19.9
Gender
Males 17.9 16.0 – 19.9
Age (years)
18-24 21.8 16.0 – 29.0
25-34 27.1 22.3 – 32.5
35-44 19.3 15.0 – 24.4
45-54 17.8 13.9 – 22.6
55-64 11.8 8.4 – 16.3
65+ 8.3 5.5 – 12.3
Race/Ethnicity
White 17.6 15.7 – 19.7
Hispanic 13.7 7.8 – 22.8
American Indian 32.4 18.4 – 50.6
Other — —
Binge drinking (new definition).  Wyoming adults reporting consuming 5 or more drinks (4 or more for females) on an occasion at least once in the last 30 days
Population group Percent 95% CI
Total 18.9 17.5 – 20.4
Gender
Males 26.7 24.4 – 29.1
Females 11.0 9.5 – 12.6
Age (years)
18-24 27.9 22.7 – 33.9
25-34 33.7 29.7 – 37.9
35-44 21.2 17.7 – 25.0
45-54 16.6 13.8 – 19.9
55-64 11.9 9.4 – 14.9
65+ 3.2 2.3 – 4.4
Race/Ethnicity
White 18.5 17.1 – 20.1
Hispanic 20.4 14.7 – 27.7
American Indian 28.3 16.9 – 43.2
Other 22.3 11.9 – 37.9
Obesity.  Wyoming adults reporting body mass index (weight in kg/height in meters squared) >=30.0.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 25.0 23.5-26.6
Gender
Males 26.1 23.9-28.4
Females 23.8 21.7-26.0
Age (years)
18-24 12.6 8.9-17.6
25-34 25.1 21.6-29.1
35-44 28.5 24.6-32.6
45-54 29.3 25.6-33.3
55-64 32.4 28.8-36.3
65+ 20.4 17.9-23.2
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 24.8 23.3-26.5
Hispanic 26.0 20.1-32.9
American Indian 34.8 23.5-48.1
Other 12.4 5.0-27.9
Overweight or obese.  Wyoming adults reporting body mass index (weight in kg/height in meters squared) >= 25.0.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 61.3 59.5-63.0
Gender
Males 68.7 66.2-71.1
Females 53.1 50.6-55.6
Age (years)
18-24 37.5 31.5-43.8
25-34 58.7 54.4-62.8
35-44 66.4 62.0-70.5
45-54 70.0 66.1-73.5
55-64 71.1 67.4-74.4
65+ 59.9 56.6-63.1
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 60.1 58.3-61.9
Hispanic 73.7 65.6-80.4
American Indian 65.1 49.6-78.0
Other 63.1 47.4-76.5
No health insurance.  Wyoming adults reporting not having any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMO’ or governemnt plans such as Medicare.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 21.0 19.4 – 22.6
Gender
Males 21.4 19.2 – 23.8
Females 20.5 18.4 – 22.8
Age (years)
18-24 27.1 21.9 – 33.0
25-34 28.9 25.2 – 33.0
35-44 24.4 20.3 – 29.0
45-54 20.5 17.2 – 24.3
55-64 22.9 19.4 – 26.8
65+ 2.8 1.8 – 4.2
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 18.9 17.4 – 20.5
Hispanic 44.1 36.5 – 51.9
American Indian 30.1 18.0 – 45.8
Other 24.4 13.1 – 40.8
No personal doctor.  Wyoming adults reporting they do not have one or more persons they think of as their personal doctor or health care provider.
Population group Percent 95% CI
Total 31.0 29.3 – 32.7
Gender
Males 37.3 34.8 – 39.9
Females 24.4 22.2 – 26.8
Age (years)
18-24 51.7 45.5 – 57.8
25-34 47.2 43.0 – 51.4
35-44 29.5 25.6 – 33.8
45-54 25.0 21.6 – 28.8
55-64 22.9 19.5 – 26.7
65+ 11.9 9.8 – 14.3
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 30.0 28.3 – 31.8
Hispanic 42.1 34.5 – 50.0
American Indian 31.0 18.7 – 46.6
Other 42.1 27.8 – 57.9
No leisure time physical activity.  Wyoming adults reporting no physical activity in past 30 days other than their regular job.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 25.5 24.0-27.1
Gender
Males 26.6 24.3-28.9
Females 24.3 22.3-26.5
Age (years)
18-24 15.3 11.3-20.4
25-34 22.4 18.9-26.3
35-44 22.7 19.0-26.7
45-54 24.1 20.7-27.8
55-64 29.5 25.9-33.3
65+ 36.6 33.4-39.8
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 24.9 23.3-26.5
Hispanic 31.5 24.7-39.3
American Indian 21.8 13.0-34.4
Other 28.4 16.7-44.0
Always uses seatbelts.  Wyoming adults reporting that they always use seatbelts when they drive or ride in a car (from choices of always, nearly always, sometimes, seldom, or never). Denominator excludes person who never ride in a car.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 69.3 67.6 – 70.9
Gender
Males 61.9 59.3 – 64.4
Females 76.8 74.7 – 78.8
Age (years)
18-24 58.7 52.3 – 64.8
25-34 67.6 63.5 – 71.4
35-44 69.8 65.6 – 73.6
45-54 71.3 67.5 – 74.9
55-64 70.8 67.1 – 74.3
65+ 75.5 72.5 – 78.4
Race/Ethnicity
White 69.1 67.3 – 70.8
Hispanic 72.8 65.3 – 79.2
American Indian 65.3 51.0 – 77.3
Other 62.3 46.0 – 76.3
Disability.  Wyoming adults reporting they are limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems or they have a health problem that requires the use of special equipment such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed, or special telephone.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 25 23.5 – 26.6
Gender
Males 23.7 21.6 – 26.0
Females 26.3 24.3 – 28.4
Age (years)
18-24 12.2 8.7 – 16.8
25-34 13.5 10.8 – 16.6
35-44 17.9 14.6 – 21.8
45-54 27.3 23.6 – 31.3
55-64 36.5 32.8 – 40.4
65+ 40.9 37.6 – 44.2
Race/Ethnicity
White 25.1 23.6 – 26.8
Hispanic 21.0 15.6 – 27.7
American Indian 29.5 18.9 – 42.8
Other 22.5 12.7 – 36.8
Ever tested for HIV, age 18-64.  Wyoming adults age 18-64 reporting having been tested for HIV, not counting tests as part of a blood donation.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 34.0 32.0 – 36.0
Gender
Males 31.9 29.3 – 34.7
Females 36.1 33.3 – 39.0
Age (years)
18-24 25.3 20.3 – 31.0
25-34 52.0 47.6 – 56.3
35-44 45.9 41.4 – 50.5
45-54 26.5 23.0 – 30.3
55-64 18.3 15.4 – 21.6
Race/Ethnicity
White 33.4 31.3 – 35.4
Hispanic 31.4 24.0 – 39.9
American Indian 55.5 39.6 – 70.4
Other — —
Diabetes.  Wyoming adults reporting they were told by a doctor they have diabetes. Women who were only told this during pregnancy are counted as not having diabetes.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 8.2 7.3 – 9.2
Gender
Males 8.3 7.1 – 9.8
Females 8.1 6.9 – 9.5
Age (years)
18-24 1.7 0.6 – 5.3
25-34 1.7 0.9 – 3.4
35-44 4.6 3.1 – 6.8
45-54 9.5 7.2 – 12.4
55-64 12.9 10.4 – 16.0
65+ 18.0 15.5 – 20.9
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 7.9 6.9 – 8.9
Hispanic 8.6 5.7 – 12.8
American Indian 17.6 10.0 – 29.1
Other 4.7 1.6 – 13.5
Depressive disorder (diagnosed).  Wyoming adults reporting they have ever been told by a healthcare provider that they have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 19.0 17.7 – 20.5
Gender
Males 13.9 12.2 – 15.9
Females 24.3 22.3 – 26.4
Age (years)
18-24 17.2 13.1 – 22.3
25-34 20.4 17.3 – 24.0
35-44 19.6 16.3 – 23.4
45-54 22.2 18.8 – 26.0
55-64 22.3 19.3 – 25.7
65+ 12.6 10.7 – 14.7
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 19.1 17.6 – 20.6
Hispanic 17.3 12.5 – 23.6
American Indian 21.3 12.1 – 34.8
Other 19.4 10.8 – 32.4
Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption.  Wyoming adults reporting consuming fruits and vegetables less than five times per day, in response to six questions about consumption of separate items.
Population Group Percent 95% CI
Total 82.7 81.3-84.0
Gender
Males 87.9 86.1-89.5
Females 77.4 75.3-79.4
Age (years)
18-24 86.7 81.6-90.6
25-34 80.3 76.7-83.4
35-44 82.6 78.8-85.8
45-54 82.8 79.4-85.7
55-64 81.1 77.7-84.0
65+ 83.4 80.9-85.5
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 83.0 81.6-84.3
Hispanic 76.5 68.9-82.6
American Indian 84.8 73.7-91.8
Other 87.1 72.3-94.6

2011 SELECTED GRAPHS

Explanation of Tables

Explanation of Tables:

Selected results are now available from this website in the form of demographic tables. These tables include the prevalence estimates, and the 95% confidence intervals. The 95% confidence interval defines the margin of error for the prevalence estimate and is largely based on sample size. When the sample size is small for a particular demographic group, the corresponding margins of error are large and appropriate care should be taken when interpreting those results. When observing differences between two estimates for a particular indicator, confidence intervals which do not overlap will usually indicate a statistically significant difference.

Data that are not available are indicated by “—“. Percents and confidence intervals that are not reported due to inadequate sample size are also indicated by “—“.

County and race/ethnicity categories. On a annual basis, BRFSS cannot provide estimates by county or race/ethnicty due to the small size of many counties and some race/ethnicity groups. For those indicators that regularly appear on the questionnaire, 5 years of data are combined to produce estimates for every county and 5 race/ethnicity groups. These estimates are updated every 2 years.

Limitations of the data. Data are self-reported and subject to recall difficulties and misrepresentation. People excluded from the survey: those without telephones, those with only cell phones (through 2008), those living in nursing homes, prisons, other institutions, dormitories, other large group homes. Response rates for BRFSS and all telephone surveys have been declining in recent years making non-response bias a possible concern.

Inquiries. Further information about BRFSS can be obtained by contacting Joe Grandpre PhD., MPH, BRFSS Coordinator, Wyoming Department of Health, 6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 510, Cheyenne, WY 82001, 307-777-8654, and at joe.grandpre@wyo.gov.