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| Total Respond.# |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,156 | 5,003 | 82.0 | 80.4-83.4 | 349 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.9 | 306 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.4 | 234 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.2 | 264 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,368 | 2,021 | 85.9 | 83.7-87.8 | 109 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 | 81 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.3 | 65 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 | 92 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.3 |
| Female | 3,788 | 2,982 | 78.4 | 76.2-80.4 | 240 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.8 | 225 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.1 | 169 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.3 | 172 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,666 | 3,786 | 82.6 | 80.8-84.2 | 281 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.4 | 238 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.1 | 160 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 201 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.1 |
| African American | 1,132 | 929 | 79.8 | 75.9-83.2 | 52 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 45 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 59 | 6.3 | 4.4- 8.8 | 47 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.9 |
| Other Minorities | 262 | 218 | 83.5 | 75.2-89.4 | 11 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.4 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.5- 9.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 143 | 82.9 | 72.2-90.0 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.5 | 16 | 9.6 | 4.6-19.0 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.3-14.9 |
| No | 5,969 | 4,848 | 81.9 | 80.4-83.4 | 343 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.1 | 288 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 | 230 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 | 260 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 548 | 467 | 86.8 | 82.3-90.3 | 38 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.1 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| 25-34 | 1,156 | 959 | 81.4 | 77.1-85.0 | 100 | 10.1 | 7.2-13.9 | 60 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,285 | 1,041 | 81.6 | 78.3-84.5 | 99 | 8.4 | 6.4-11.0 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 | 50 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 | 34 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,128 | 916 | 83.6 | 80.1-86.5 | 48 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 53 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 | 48 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 63 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.6 |
| 55-64 | 812 | 657 | 83.9 | 79.9-87.2 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 38 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 39 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 | 50 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.4 |
| 65+ | 1,167 | 910 | 75.7 | 71.8-79.2 | 35 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.8 | 59 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.0 | 61 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 | 102 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 816 | 591 | 74.4 | 69.7-78.6 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 | 45 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.0 | 68 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.7 | 94 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,843 | 1,495 | 82.6 | 79.8-85.0 | 94 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.0 | 88 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 86 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 | 80 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,581 | 1,303 | 84.2 | 81.4-86.6 | 98 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.6 | 85 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 | 44 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 | 51 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,885 | 1,589 | 83.5 | 80.5-86.1 | 138 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.2 | 88 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.6 | 35 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 | 35 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 579 | 377 | 66.8 | 60.5-72.6 | 25 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.4 | 45 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 | 58 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 74 | 12.9 | 9.0-18.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,004 | 779 | 80.4 | 76.6-83.7 | 48 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.5 | 59 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 60 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.0 | 58 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 882 | 737 | 84.9 | 81.1-88.0 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.8 | 27 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 967 | 815 | 84.2 | 80.6-87.3 | 71 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 30 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.9 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,586 | 1,364 | 86.0 | 82.8-88.7 | 110 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 68 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 29 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 421 | 327 | 78.1 | 73.2-82.4 | 20 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 | 36 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.9 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 |
| Cumberland | 427 | 351 | 84.1 | 78.7-88.3 | 24 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.1 | 14 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.2 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.9 | 22 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.3 |
| Durham | 393 | 321 | 85.2 | 81.1-88.6 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 | 12 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 |
| Forsyth | 455 | 374 | 83.7 | 79.5-87.1 | 25 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.6 | 22 | 4.4 | 2.8- 7.0 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 |
| Gaston | 461 | 363 | 80.1 | 75.7-83.9 | 28 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 24 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 19 | 3.5 | 2.0- 5.8 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 |
| Guilford | 415 | 346 | 84.9 | 80.8-88.3 | 22 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.6 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.2 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 427 | 356 | 83.9 | 79.5-87.4 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.6 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 |
| New Hanover | 402 | 323 | 81.4 | 76.7-85.4 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.4 | 22 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.5 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 |
| Onslow | 434 | 356 | 80.8 | 73.3-86.6 | 23 | 8.3 | 3.8-17.3 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.8 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 |
| Wake | 427 | 356 | 83.4 | 78.8-87.2 | 26 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.3 | 22 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.3 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 |
| Western NC | 614 | 499 | 83.3 | 80.0-86.2 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 30 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 | 25 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 36 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 664 | 533 | 80.5 | 76.6-83.9 | 41 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 30 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 33 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.8 |
| Eastern NC | 616 | 498 | 81.0 | 76.8-84.6 | 29 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 31 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 27 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 | 31 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.5 |
* Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.
#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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