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| Total Respond.# |
Less than 1 month | Less than 1 year | 1 to 5 yrs | 5 to 10 yrs | 10+ yrs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 644 | 16 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 | 55 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.7 | 220 | 35.4 | 29.7-41.4 | 107 | 17.7 | 13.3-23.2 | 246 | 37.6 | 31.8-43.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 228 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.4- 6.8 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.5 | 77 | 34.4 | 25.3-44.8 | 39 | 16.9 | 11.0-25.1 | 92 | 42.6 | 32.8-53.0 |
| Female | 416 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.7 | 40 | 9.8 | 6.3-15.0 | 143 | 36.1 | 29.5-43.4 | 68 | 18.4 | 12.4-26.3 | 154 | 33.6 | 27.1-40.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 493 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.8 | 48 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.1 | 164 | 32.8 | 26.6-39.6 | 85 | 18.7 | 13.6-25.2 | 186 | 38.4 | 31.7-45.5 |
| African American | 117 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.2 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.0-13.0 | 42 | 45.1 | 31.6-59.4 | 19 | 17.7 | 8.9-32.2 | 45 | 29.5 | 19.2-42.3 |
| Other Minorities | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-14.7 | 6 | 34.1 | 12.1-66.0 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.0-12.5 | 13 | 60.1 | 29.8-84.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.0 | 0.6-30.6 | 5 | 56.2 | 19.8-86.9 | 1 | 26.2 | 4.0-75.0 | 2 | 12.6 | 2.1-48.9 |
| No | 635 | 16 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 54 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.7 | 215 | 35.2 | 29.5-41.3 | 106 | 17.7 | 13.2-23.2 | 244 | 37.8 | 32.0-44.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 22 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-11.2 | 3 | 8.1 | 1.7-31.4 | 8 | 23.8 | 9.1-49.4 | 2 | 25.8 | 6.1-65.3 | 8 | 40.7 | 15.6-71.9 |
| 25-34 | 50 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.1-28.9 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.6 | 21 | 45.4 | 24.3-68.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.4-13.3 | 19 | 42.2 | 21.2-66.5 |
| 35-44 | 86 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 | 6 | 13.3 | 5.4-29.2 | 28 | 37.8 | 23.8-54.1 | 16 | 10.4 | 5.3-19.4 | 34 | 37.4 | 22.6-55.0 |
| 45-54 | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 8.6 | 4.1-17.1 | 50 | 37.3 | 25.0-51.4 | 26 | 16.1 | 9.7-25.5 | 57 | 38.0 | 26.6-50.9 |
| 55-64 | 115 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.7 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.3 | 37 | 37.1 | 25.1-50.8 | 21 | 22.0 | 12.4-35.9 | 45 | 35.9 | 24.2-49.6 |
| 65+ | 216 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.2 | 19 | 8.4 | 4.5-14.9 | 75 | 31.5 | 23.7-40.6 | 37 | 20.8 | 13.7-30.2 | 80 | 36.8 | 28.2-46.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 161 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.3 | 54 | 35.8 | 25.4-47.6 | 29 | 19.1 | 11.7-29.7 | 66 | 40.7 | 29.9-52.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 189 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.8 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.6 | 72 | 41.1 | 30.0-53.1 | 27 | 18.4 | 9.8-31.9 | 64 | 32.9 | 22.4-45.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 168 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.5 | 13 | 12.4 | 6.1-23.4 | 60 | 30.6 | 21.5-41.6 | 31 | 15.3 | 9.5-23.7 | 61 | 40.9 | 29.8-53.0 |
| College Graduate | 124 | 5 | 7.8 | 2.6-21.2 | 12 | 8.2 | 3.7-17.2 | 34 | 30.1 | 19.1-44.0 | 19 | 16.5 | 8.7-29.1 | 54 | 37.4 | 26.4-49.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 127 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.1 | 48 | 32.8 | 22.4-45.2 | 21 | 14.0 | 7.7-24.1 | 47 | 47.9 | 34.8-61.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 132 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 13 | 6.4 | 2.8-13.9 | 37 | 27.9 | 18.1-40.3 | 26 | 24.3 | 14.5-37.7 | 53 | 40.7 | 27.4-55.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 92 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 6 | 8.4 | 2.6-24.1 | 38 | 40.0 | 26.2-55.7 | 14 | 12.4 | 6.4-22.6 | 33 | 38.8 | 25.2-54.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 63 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.8-29.6 | 5 | 11.2 | 3.5-30.4 | 18 | 38.1 | 20.7-59.2 | 12 | 17.5 | 7.5-35.9 | 27 | 27.8 | 15.3-45.2 |
| $50,000+ | 102 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.3-17.1 | 11 | 12.3 | 5.5-25.3 | 33 | 33.1 | 20.1-49.4 | 13 | 13.4 | 6.2-26.7 | 42 | 36.1 | 24.4-49.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 19.4 | 9.5-35.6 | 12 | 27.5 | 15.7-43.7 | 8 | 19.1 | 8.9-36.5 | 16 | 33.9 | 20.8-50.1 |
| Cumberland | 48 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 19 | 38.5 | 24.3-55.0 | 10 | 21.1 | 11.0-36.7 | 17 | 38.0 | 23.9-54.5 |
| Durham | 46 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.9-16.4 | 5 | 12.3 | 4.7-28.4 | 20 | 45.9 | 29.3-63.4 | 7 | 10.6 | 4.8-21.9 | 12 | 27.1 | 14.8-44.4 |
| Forsyth | 54 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.1-21.4 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.8-17.3 | 18 | 34.3 | 21.3-50.1 | 9 | 15.5 | 7.7-28.8 | 22 | 39.4 | 26.2-54.3 |
| Gaston | 48 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-16.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.7-17.6 | 18 | 36.2 | 22.6-52.5 | 8 | 12.8 | 6.0-25.2 | 18 | 42.8 | 28.0-59.0 |
| Guilford | 39 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.9-13.8 | 8 | 16.3 | 7.6-31.6 | 9 | 23.8 | 11.9-41.7 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.4-25.1 | 16 | 46.5 | 29.2-64.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 7.3 | 1.6-27.8 | 8 | 34.9 | 17.4-57.6 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.4-22.3 | 12 | 51.8 | 30.5-72.5 |
| New Hanover | 37 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.4 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.6-23.0 | 12 | 34.5 | 20.1-52.6 | 8 | 21.8 | 10.7-39.4 | 13 | 33.9 | 19.6-51.9 |
| Onslow | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 6.7 | 2.0-20.4 | 15 | 37.5 | 23.6-53.9 | 4 | 10.9 | 3.6-28.5 | 22 | 44.9 | 30.1-60.6 |
| Wake | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 16.0 | 5.9-36.7 | 7 | 29.2 | 13.8-51.4 | 4 | 9.0 | 3.0-24.1 | 10 | 45.8 | 26.5-66.6 |
| Western NC | 83 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.4 | 6 | 7.3 | 2.5-19.7 | 27 | 33.3 | 23.1-45.3 | 16 | 18.2 | 10.9-28.6 | 32 | 39.2 | 28.2-51.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 68 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.0-12.2 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.8-15.2 | 25 | 39.4 | 26.1-54.3 | 15 | 24.7 | 13.7-40.4 | 20 | 26.9 | 15.4-42.6 |
| Eastern NC | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 6.9 | 3.0-14.9 | 30 | 34.0 | 23.1-46.9 | 12 | 15.1 | 8.3-26.1 | 36 | 44.0 | 31.6-57.1 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
* This question was asked to respondents who reported having any type of disability. See questions 14.1, 14,2 in the core and the questions 1 and 5 in the disability section (page 53) of the BRFSS 2001 questionnaire.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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